Media Digest 9/14/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

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According to Reuters, Intel (INTC) received antitrust charges from a branch of the South Korean government.

Reuters writes that Campbell (CPB) is seeking over $1 billion for its Godiva chocolate business.

Reuters writes that as Microsoft (MSFT) prepares for an antitrust decision for the EU, its rivals insist that the company has not changed its ways.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Goldman Sachs (GS) huge Global Alpha fund declined almost 23% in August.

The Wall Street Journal writees that the UAW picked GM (GM) as its laed negotiator meaning it will try to cur a deal with the car companies before moving to its rivals.

The Wall Street Journal writes that a group lead by the Royal Bank of Scotland is likely to win ABN Amro (ABN) over a bid from Barclays (BCS).

The Wall Street Journal reports that Verizon (VZ) has gone to court to challenege the right of the FCC to mandate that the new radio spectrum it will auction must be open to use by any device or cellphone applications.

The Wall Street Journal says Wal-Mart (WMT)  is using Subway to offer fast good in many of its stores and pushing out McDonald’s (MCD).

The Wall Street Journal reports that stents from Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) work better than products from Boston Scientific (BSX).

The Wall Street Journal wirtes that Exxon (XOP) will go to arbitration to get some of its assets out of Venezuela.

The union representing writers at Dow Jones (DJ) says it a  near a deal with the publisher.

The FT reports that Google (GOOG) will call for a global web privacy policy.

Barron’s writes that Dell (DELL) will delay its quarterly filing while it finishes work on restatements.

Barron’s writes that PC shipments are rising but sales of computers to consumers is pushing pricer per units down sharply.

CNNMoney writes that Hovnanian (HOV) will offer huge discounts to sell some of its home inventory.

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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