Media Digest 8/8/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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By Douglas A. McIntyre Updated Published

NewspaperAccording to Reuters, RBS (RBS) had $1.35 billion loss due to write-downs.

Reuters reports that Google (GOOG) says its investment in AOL may be impaired.

Reuters writes that Citigroup (C) and Merrill Lynch (MER) have settled claims over the auction-rate securities they sold.

Reuters reports that GM (GM) will spend $900 million to make adjustments to its capacity.

Reuters writes that the CEO of AIG (AIG) will start making cuts at the insurance company.

Reuters writes that banks have asked that the prohibitions on short sales of their stocks be expanded.

Reuters writes that a new study says a supply drop could bring $200 oil within five years.

The Wall Street Journal writes that new airplanes form Airbus and Boeing (BA) are being delayed because of lack of seat.

The Wall Street Journal reports that grain prices are forcing companies to raise food prices for customers.

The Wall Street Journal says Nokia (NOK) sees more growth in China.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Sprint (S) has canceled a $3 billion convertible-preferred-stock because it did not like the pricing of the deal.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Cablevision (CVC) will meet with large shareholders to improve relations.

The Wall Street Journal reports that GM (GM) will advance parts company Delphi more money.

The New York Times reports that retailers will have a tough back-to-school season.

The FT writes that Wal-Mart (WMT) sees its new MarketSide chain as a $10 billion business.

Bloomberg writs that UBS (UBS) may face higher costs for buying back its auction-rate securities that Merrill Lynch or Citigroup did.

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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