New Digest 9/10/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

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By Douglas A. McIntyre Published

According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) will list its shares on the Japanese stock market as early as November.

Reuters writes that Capgemini, Europe’s largest computer consultancy, will start to incorporate Google (GOOG) Apps into its offerings for clients.

Reuters reports that most OPEC ministers support holding oil prices at current levels.

Reuters reports that AMD (AMD) has launched its Barcelona chip in an effort to improve its competitive position against Intel (INTC).

Reuters writes that Australian authorities are looking into Google’s bid for Doubleclick due to concerns about antitrust.

The Wall Street Journal writs that KKR is willing to make concessions to its banks on its purchase of First Data (FDC) agreeing to performance criteria on First Data’s debt.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Yahoo! (YHOO) has considered outsourcing its search functions to Google (GOOG).

The Wall Street Journal writes that PC maker Lenovo will introduce laptop and desktop computers for its new consumer segment.

The New York Times writes that Disney (DIS) will test toys based on its characters to make certain that they are safe.

The FT writes that hedge funds are concerned about large redemptions in September due to poor August performance.

The FT reports that credit agencies could face lawsuits over their ratings of sub-prime debt.

Barron’s writes that Berkshre Hathaway (BRK.A) was the most admired company in recent poll of professional investors.

Douglas A. McInyre

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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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