Media Digest 10/17/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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NewspaperAccording to Reuters, policy makers around the world are trying to deal with the fact that the economy is moving into a deep recession.

Reuters writes that Google (GOOG) exceeded forecasts and its shares rose.

Reuters reports that banks borrowed $438 billion a day from the Fed last week, a record.

Reuters reports that many executives saw conditions weakening before the crash.

Reuters reports that IBM (IBM) had impressive earnings and said it was looking to emerging markets for growth.

Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) asset sales are not going well.

Reuters writes that Cerberus is in talks with GM (GM) and Renault about the future of Chrysler.

Reuters reports that Microsoft (MSFT) said an ad deal with Yahoo! (YHOO) may still make sense.

Reuters writes that a weakening US jobs market points to a recession.

Reuters writes that large institutional investors are slowly pushing up their stock purchases.

The Wall Street Journal reports that lenders to GM (GM) and Chrysler are eager for a merger.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the door is open for the Fed to cut rates further.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the financial crisis may diminish the US sway over the international economy.

The Wall Street Journal reports that more hedge funds are being forced to liquidate positions to handle redemptions.

The Wall Street Journal reports that AIG (AIG) and NY Attorney General Cuomo have come to an agreement about investigating compensation at the insurance company.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Nike (NKE) says that Wal-Mart (WMT) copied it shoes.

The Wall Street Journal reports that fuel hedges hurt some airline results

The Wall Street Journal reports that the economic crisis is dropping the price of oil.

The Wall Street Journal reports that housing starts were probably lower in September.

The Wall Street Journal reports that consumer sentiment is likely to take a hit.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Schlumberger (SLB) earnings may take a hit on oil prices.

The Wall Street Journal reports that some mutual funds hung on to financial shares and were hurt.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Toyota (TM) will push "no interest" loans.

The Wall Street Journal reports that AMD (AMD) narrowed its loss.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Medtronic’s (MDT) new stent was found not to be effective.

The New York Times reports that banks are likely to hand on to bailout money and not improve lending.

The New York Times writes that Southwest (LUV) had its first loss in 17 years.

The FT reports that the IMF is ready to stabilize Ukraine

The FT reports that hedge funds are in the grip of a vicious selling cycle.

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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