Media Digest 8/21/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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By Douglas A. McIntyre Updated Published

NewspaperAccording to Reuters, Nissan says it will start exporting cars from it China joint venture.

Reuters reports that Micorosft (MSFT) will enlist Seinfeld for its new ad campaign.

Reuters reports that the NY Attorney General will step up his auction-rate probe.

Reuters writes that Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) fell on concerns of a bail-out.

Reuters reports that US buy-out money is moving abroad because of few deals in the US.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Fed checked with Credit Suisse (CS) to see if it had pulled funds from Lehman (LEH) which had been the subject of a rumor.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Boeing (BA) is in tough talks with one of its unions.

The Wall Street Journal reports that IAC (IACI) is hoping for an increase in its stock now that it has spun off other units.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the FDIC faces issues with replenishing its fund.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the IATA believes airlines face $6 billion in losses this year.

The Wall Street Journal reports that a start-up says Nintendo violated its patents.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Yahoo! (YHOO) and Intel (INTC) has created a new service for internet TV.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have to roll-over $225 billion in loans by the end of the quarter.

The New York Times reports that Intel is making progress on a wireless method for recharging battery-powered devices.

The New York Times reports that Comcast (CMCSA) will slow web service to heavy users when its network is congested.

The FT reports that Lehman’s (LEH) efforts to sell part of the company to interests in Korea and China fell through.

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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