Media Diges 9/3/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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NewspaperAccording to Reuters, oil fell another $1 to $109.

Reuters writes that Coca-Cola (KO) will pay $2.5 billion for Chinese juice maker Huiyuan,

Reuters writes that Google (GOOG) believes the its new browser will replace desktop software.

Reuters reports that HSBC (HBC) and a Chinese bank may be interested in putting money into Lehman (LEH)

Reuters writes the Kraft (KFT) will focus on only ten brands overseas.

Reuters writes that Morgan Stanley (MS) is raising a $10 billion property fund.

Reuters writes that if oil drops below $100, OPEC may make production cuts.

Reuters reports that Rupert Murdoch would like to buy The New York Times (NYT),

The Wall Street Journal writes that the IMF said the world’s largest sovereign-wealth funds reached a "preliminary agreement" to follow principles for commercial investment.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Chinese funds have cut their position in Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE).

The Wall Street Journal reports that US companies are helping China’s new jet maker.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple (AAPL) is hinting it will bring out new versions of its iPod.

The Wall Street Journal reports that top talent at Motorola (MOT) is leaving.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Dell (DELL) plans to offer a "netbook" with limited features.

The Wall Street Journal reports that top Russion carriers will begin to sell the Apple iPhone.

The New York Times reports that drops in oil prices are doing little to help consumers.

The New York Times reports that Boeing (BA) is waiting for the results of a union vote to strike.

The New York Times writes that protests have kept Tata Motors from opening its plant set to build the cheapest car in the world.

The FT writes that $100 oil is on the horizon.

The FT writes that Abu Dhabi will put another $1 billion into movie production partnerships.

Bloomberg reports that British consumer confidence is at a four-year low.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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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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