Media Digest 8/26/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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By Douglas A. McIntyre Updated Published

NewspaperAccording to Reuters, Singapore sovereign fund Temasek say it sees value in US and UK stocks.

Reuters writes that two large bond investors may get involved in raising capital for Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE), if the Treasury is involved.

Reuters reports that Deltal (DAL) has tapped a $1 billion loan ahead of its merger with Northwest (NWA).

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Reuters reports that MGM says it is not for sale.

Reuters reports that a successful debt sale by Freddie Mac has eased concerns about nationalization of the company.

Reuters reports that JP Morgan (JPM) has taken a hit of $500 million on its investment in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Reuters writes that bank regulators have put a number of firm on notice to fix their problems or face failure.

The New York Times writes that several cities are buying foreclosed homes to maintain them in good condition.

The New York Times reports that Honda (HMC) is remaining true to its fuel-efficient roots.

The New York Times writes that Gulf states will keep their currency pegs with the US dollar.

The New York Times reports that first half profits at PetroChina (PTR) are expected to fall by a third on the rising price of oil.

The FT writes that HP (HPQ) has renewed it challenge to IBM (IBM) with its buy-out of EDS.

Bloomberg reports that Bank of England may cut interest rates by the end of the year.

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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