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China’s factory output misses expectations on the low side. (Reuters)

Posting on Google+ has been low, hurting the chance for Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) to get ads for the service. (Reuters)

A drop in network TV ratings hurts prices of the annual “upfront” buying process of ads. (Reuters)

Softbank asks some large U.S. financial firms not to back the Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) offer for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S). (Reuters)

Intial public offerings are set to increase as a taste for risk moves back into the markets. (WSJ)

“Iron Man 3” keeps its top spot at the U.S. box office, and “The Great Gatsby” finishes in second. (WSJ)

Chinese companies invest in businesses that supply the car industry in the United States. (NYT)

The least director of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Lee Raymond, may help decide the fate of chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon. (NYT)

Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) ABC will allow some viewers to watch shows live via a new app. (NYT)

Large hedge funds begin to invest in Greek bank debt. (FT)

The United States pressures EU leaders about the extent and seriousness of the recession in the region. (Bloomberg)

Sales at Yum! Brands Inc.’s (NYSE: YUM) KFC outlets in China are hurt as much by mistakes in store design and menu as by worry about the safety of chicken. (Bloomberg)

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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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