Media Digest 3/18/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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By Douglas A. McIntyre Updated Published
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According to Reuters, the Fed is opening up its own balance sheet to poisonous securities it may get from banks in exchange for cash.

Reuters writes that JP Morgan (JPM) bought Bear Stearns (BSC) for $2 as the Fed opened up lending to primary dealers.

Reuters reports that Credit Suisee kept its estimates on JP Morgan constant.

Reuters writes that Google (GOOG) says the Yahoo! (YHOO) sale might hurt the internet.

Reuters reports that Siemens (SI) issued a profit warner after an audit of some of its projects.

Reuters writes that the Saudis will invest $40 billion into improving the water supply to the country.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Citigroup (C) replaced the head of its investment banking unit.

The Wall Street Journal reports that CME Group moved closer to an agreement to acquire Nymex Holdings.

The Wall Street Journal reports that a number of companies are pushing into online car sales.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Microsoft (MSFT) and Intel (INTC) are working on solving problems to build powerful microband chips.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Motorola (MOT) replaced two more senior executives.

The New York Times reports that there is a fear that markets could sell off on concerns that the problems at Bear Stearns might spread.

The New York Times writes that magazines and newspapers are using their archives as a way to bring in readers and advertisers.

The New York Times reports that gold moved up 3% to $1,030.

The FT writes that many investors are betting that oil will remain above $100 until 2016.

The FT writes that tech companies are making fewer, larger bets on R&D.

Bloomberg reports that the dollar dropped to a 12-year low.

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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