Media Digest 9/17/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

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According to Reuters, GM (GM) and the UAW have broken off talks and will resume them late Monday.

Reuters writes that Nokia (NOK) said on Monday it had agreed to buy privately held U.S. mobile advertising firm Enpocket.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Europe’s second highest court denied Microsoft’s (MSFT) appeal in an antitrust case brought by the EU and upheld at $613 million fine.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Qatar’s investment arm is close to buying Nasdaq’s (NDAQ) 30% interest in the London Stock Exchange.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Boeing (BA) has assured its customers that its 787 will be delivered on time.

The Wall Street Journal writes that CBS (CBS) is adding shows to its Fall line-up that should attract younger viewers.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Yahoo! (YHOO) is starting its own social network.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Baidu (BIDU) is starting a video advertising service.

The New York Times writes that GM talks with the UAW are going badly and may break down.

The New York Times writes that at 25, USA Today faces readers leaving it for the internet.

Barron’s writes that shares of Nokia (NOK) may be undervalued.

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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