Media Digest 12/4/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

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According to Reuters, the Henry Paulson said that a plan would be ready this week to spare some homeowners from mortgage resets.

Reuters writes that November auto sales were weak with GM’s (GM) sales dropping 11%.

Reuters reports that the chief technology officer has left Motorola (MOT)

Reuters writes that the CEO of Countrywide (CFC) does not see the mortgage company going bankrupt.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Yahoo Japan and Ebay (EBAY) will link up to create an auction sit in Japan.

The Wall Street Joural writes that Chinese car maker Chery is preparing to compete with global car makers outside its home market.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Thomson may be buying Reuters (RTRSY) at the peak of its profit cycle.

The Wall Street Journal writes that GM (GM) will cut its 2008 production due to falling demand.

The New York Times writes that Genentech’s (DNA) drug Avastin did not help women with breast cancer live longer but did have negative side effects

The New York Times writes that Nokia (NOK) expects to target handset margins of 20% for next year.

The New York Times reports that top China steelmaker Baosteel is considering a bid for Rio TInto (RTP).

CNN Money writes that Fannie Mae (FNM) could face another $5 billion in writedowns.

Bloomberg writes that Nokia believes that global cell phone sales will grow 10% next year and that there will be 4 billion handset users by 2009.

Barron’s reports that the FTC is likely to approve Google’s (GOOG) purchase of DoubleClick

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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