Media Digest 2/29/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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According to Reuters, Paulson believes that the current proposal to help homeowners is too broad and may help speculators.

Reuters writes that Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has cut the price of Vista to encourage upgrades.

Reuters writes that AIG (AIG) posted a $5.3 billion loss.

Reuters reports that ad company WPP believes that 2008 will be a better year than 2007.

Reuters writes that the Sony (SNE) PS3 should have a strong year due to lower retail prices and new games for the console.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the net at Dell (DELL) slipped as the company tries to deal with costs.

The Wall Street Journal says that Microsoft knew that lowering the requirements on PCs that run Vista was a mistake.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Bain will resubmit its offer to buy 3COM (COMS).

The Wall Street Journal writes that Ebay (EBAY) has settled a major patent dispute.

The Wall Street Journal reports that "the Financial Accounting Standards Board will re-examine rules that allow banks to keep assets in special financing vehicles, off the books."

The Wall Street Journal writes that Providence Equity has sued Wachovia (WB) over closing a deal to by TV stations from Clear Channel (CCU)

The Wall Street Journal writes that the surge in oil makes it more likely that OPEC will hold production steady.

The New York Times writes that Viacom (VIA) profits rose on the strength of it studio results.

The FT reports that private equity firms are raising tens of billion of dollars despite a tough economy.

Bloomberg reports that auction-rate bond failures have lead to the worst month for munis since 2003.

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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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