Media Digest 8/6/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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By Douglas A. McIntyre Updated Published
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NewspaperAccording to Reuters, Freddie Mac (FRE) now has a negative net worth which means some investors think it should trade close to zero.

Reuters writes that AIG (AIG) posted a huge loss of over $5 billion on bad mortgage bets.

Reuters reports that Carl Icahn has joined the Yahoo! (YHOO) board and will begin to pressure the company to make a transaction.

Reuters writes that McDonald’s (MCD) may have to raise more prices.

Reuters reports that high oil prices are causing significant changes in consumer behavior.

Reuters reports the the fiscal 2008 US budget has a $400 billion deficit.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Chrysler and Nissan may team up to make mid-sized cars.

The Wall Street Journal reports that mortgages issued in the first half of 2007 are going bad much faster than those issued in 2006.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Barclay’s (BCS) net fell 35%.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Citigroup’s (C) deal to repay auction-rate securiteis customers may pressure other banks to do the same.

The Wall Street Journal reports that AOL remains a sticking point for Time Warner (TWX) earnings.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Sprint (S) posted a large loss.

The Wall Street Journal writes that GM (GM) is pressuring its ad agencies on costs.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Connecticut sued Countrywide for deceptive lending practices.

The Wall Street Journal reports that GM’s (GM) directors said they stand behind CEO Rick Wagoner.

The FT writes that large banks are seeking changes in the derivatives business to limit risks in the future.

Bloomberg reports that Toyota’s TM) net dropped by the largest amount in five years.

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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