Media Digest 9/5/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

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According to Reuters, Mattel (MAT) recalled another 800,000 toys made in China due to high levels of lead paint.

Reuters writes that Intel (INTC) will respond to regulator’s questions about its joint venture with ST Micro (STM).

Reuters write that auto sales were down in the US during August, but sales at GM (GM) rose.

Reuters reports that Apple (AAPL) will announce a new line of iPods which may include one with wireless download features.

Reuters writes that NBC has reached a deal with Amazon (AMZN) to run its content on the web company’s new TV product.

The Wall Street Journal writes that federal and state regulators are urging banks to restructure mortgages to help homeowners avoid defaults.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Broadcom (BRCM) won the right to sue push its antitrust claims against Qualcomm (QCOM) in an appelate court ruling.

The New York Times writes that China is fighting back at critics of its product quality.

The New York Times reports that GM (GM) tightened production for the fourth quarter due to poor credit markets.

The New York Times writes that new studies of drug coated stents doe not resolve the issue of their safety.

Barron’s reports that Palm (PALM) has cancelled the launch of its laptop mobile system.

The FT reports that Microsoft (MSFT) lost a bid for part of its Office software to become an international standard.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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About the Author Douglas A. McIntyre →

Douglas A. McIntyre is the co-founder, chief executive officer and editor in chief of 24/7 Wall St. and 24/7 Tempo. He has held these jobs since 2006.

McIntyre has written thousands of articles for 24/7 Wall St. He is an expert on corporate finance, the automotive industry, media companies and international finance. He has edited articles on national demographics, sports, personal income and travel.

His work has been quoted or mentioned in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, Time, The New Yorker, HuffPost USA Today, Business Insider, Yahoo, AOL, MarketWatch, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, The Guardian and many other major publications. McIntyre has been a guest on CNBC, the BBC and television and radio stations across the country.

A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, McIntyre also was president of The Harvard Advocate. Founded in 1866, the Advocate is the oldest college publication in the United States.

TheStreet.com, Comps.com and Edgar Online are some of the public companies for which McIntyre served on the board of directors. He was a Vicinity Corporation board member when the company was sold to Microsoft in 2002. He served on the audit committees of some of these companies.

McIntyre has been the CEO of FutureSource, a provider of trading terminals and news to commodities and futures traders. He was president of Switchboard, the online phone directory company. He served as chairman and CEO of On2 Technologies, the video compression company that provided video compression software for Adobe’s Flash. Google bought On2 in 2009.

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