Media Digest 8/15/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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By Douglas A. McIntyre Updated Published
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NewspaperAccording to Reuters, Ford (F) will build a news luxury crossover vehicle.

Reuters writes that Merrill Lynch (MER) will freeze all hiring through the end of the year.

Reuters reports that the FAA proposes a $7.1 million fine against AMR (AMR).

Reuters reports the consumer prices were up sharply as employment softened.

Reuters reports that Morgan Stanley (MS) and JP Morgan (JPM) hsa settled their auction-rate probes.

Reuters writes the Pickens stands by his alternative energy plan despite falling oil.

Reuters reporsts the Wachovia (WB) may need capital and could sell its money management unit.

The Wall Street Journal writes that four of the world’s top economies may be falling into recession.

The Wall Street Journal reports that more speculation is being seen in the oil market.

The Wall Street Journal reports that UBS (UBS) is being accused of auction-rate fraud by the NH AG

The Wall Street Journal writes that Harbinger Capital has bought 4.9% of Cablevision (CVC) probably to press for changes

The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple (AAPL) is working on solutions for dropped iPhone calls.

The Wall Street Journal reports that a court decision set a high bar for record labels that want to claim damages from file-sharing services.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Gannett (GCI) eliminated 1,000 jobs.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Toyota (TM) will see US sales recover slowliy

TheWall Street Journal reports that the US governement is pressuring Delphi on its pension obligations.

The Wall Street Journal reports that T-Mobile will offer the first Google-powered smartphone.

The Wall Street Journal reports that GM’s (GM) hybrid is nearly ready for testing.

The FT reports that Merrill Lynch may avoid a $29 billion UK tax bill because of losses.

Bloomberg reports that US consumers spent more on gas than cars for first time in 26 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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