Financial New Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the FBI investigate a cyber crime group. (Reuters)

PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP) will buy SodaStream International Ltd. (NASDAQ: SODA) for $2.2 billion. (Reuters)

Edmunds.com begins a program to cut back on the practice of haggling over car prices. (WSJ)

Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) sets up four divisions with the head of each a possible candidate as the next CEO. (WSJ)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) could have trouble with a patent ruling against the smartphone company because the telecom sells older version of its phones. (WSJ)

Microsoft will discount Windows 8 on more tablets in an effort to speed adoption. (WSJ)

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) says the Carl Icahn bid was lower than it appears because of trouble with the funding mechanism. (NYT)

Food demand in China pushes up global grain prices. (FT)

Over $1 trillion in student loans have limited job options for many young Americans. (Bloomberg)

Filed under: 24/7 Wall St. Wire, Press Digest Tagged: AAPL, DELL, MSFT, PEP, PG, SODA, T