Media Digest 10/24/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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TelevisionAccording to Reuters, Greenspan said he was shocked by the credit meltdown.

Reuters reports that the value of Bear Stearns $30 billion mortgage portfolio fell 9%.

Reuters writes that Asia and Europe are turning to China for economic fixes.

Reuters writes that Microsoft’s earnings forecast was better than expected.

Reuters writes that a wave of job layoffs swept across the US.

Reuters said the SEC chairman Cox supports a merger with the CFTC.

Reuters writes that Sony (SNE) shares dropped 13% after a profit warning.

Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) will tap the government’s loan facility again.

Reuters writes that Samsung unveiled a grim forecast for future earnings.

Reuters reports that the credit crisis may cause it to revisit the terms of the Anheuser Busch (BUD) buyout.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Cerberus would look for a significant stake if GM (GM) and Chrysler merged.

The Wall Street Journal reports that shipping firms are reporting sharply lower volumes.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Congress may go further than current plans to help homeowners.

The Wall Street Journal writes that China is pushing new measures to encourage home ownership in a slowing economy.

The Wall Street Journal reports that job cuts will make the slump worse.

The Wall Street Journal reports that OPEC faces a tough call on oil production cuts during a recession.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the economic crisis has set back economies in emerging markets, perhaps by years.

The Wall Street Journal reports that few banks have increased loan loss reserves even as the economy falters.

The Wall Street Journal reports that airlines posted big losses, but said that their conditions may improve soon.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Xerox (XRX) cut jobs.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Google (GOOG) was blocked from buying an advertising company by the Russian government.

The Wall Street Journal reports that The New York Times (NYT) may cut its dividend.

The Wall Street Journal reports that profits are up at defense firms.

The New York Times reports that the West is in talks to help poorer nations.

The New York Times reports that Canada will guarantee bank loans.

The New York Times reports that nuclear power may be making a comeback.

The New York Times reports that GM and Chrysler are planning more cutbacks.

The New York Times reports that jobless claims exceeded forecasts.

The FT writes that the ECB signaled further interest rate cuts.

The FT reports that oil markets are betting against and OPEC production cut.

Bloomberg reports that ten-year Treasuries will have their biggest weakly gain since 1995.

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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