Media Digest 9/18/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

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According to Reuters, Nokia (NOK) said the the ITC has begin an investigation into Qualcomm (QCOM) trade practives and patent infringements.

Reuters writes that Boeing (BA) is estimating that China will need $340 billion in planes over the next 20 years.

According to The Wall Street Journal, IBM (IBM) is launching a free software package on the Wsb. Call Symphony, it has many of the features of Microsoft (MSFT) Office

The Wall Street Journal reports that E*Trade (ETFC) has cut its financial income target by31% as it exits the mortgage business.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Nasdaq (NDAQ) is considering selling a part of itself to a large investor to fund its deal to buy OMX.

The Wall Streett Journal writes that Ford (F) may accelerate cuts if the slowing economy threatens it 2008 and 2009 financial plans.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Facebook will offer grants to developers.

The Wall Street Journal also writes that IACI (IACI) is taking a stake in game developer GarageGames.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the EU court ruling against Microsoft (MSFT) could affect cases against Intel (INTC) and Apple (AAPL).

The Wall Street Journal writes that NY State has sued Merck (MRK) over dangers from its drug Vioxx.

The New York Times reports that Google (GOOG) is starting to sell advertising that works on mobile phones.

The FT writes that Microsoft (MSFT) could face new antitrust probes if it does not comply with an EU antitrust ruling immediately.

The FT reports that AMD (AMD) will launch a new three core chip for PCs.

The FT also writes that Moody’s may change it ratings to include new views of risk in the event that markets become volatile.

Barron’s writes that Adobe (ADBE) out-performed Wall St. expectations for its last quarter.

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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