Media Digest 10/30/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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NewspaperAccording to Reuters, investors and banks are in a struggle over whether financial companies should be able to change the way they value assets under accounting rules.

Reuters writes that improvements in Asia markets show that investors are returning to taking risks.

Reuters writes that GM (GM) and Chrysler have agreed to all major terms for a merger.

Reuters reports that Delta (DAL) has completed its merger with Northwest, creating the world largest airline.

Reuters reports that PNC (PNC) will save billions of dollars due to a tax ruling.

Reuters reports that Mazda profits dropped 20%, mostly due to the value of the yen.

Reuters writes that NY Attorney General Cuomo has asked for data on Wall St. bonuses.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Fed cut rates to their lowest level since 2003.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the IMF will offer as much as $100 billion to countries in need of funding based on new types of loans.

The Wall Street Journal reports that "borrowing costs for Fannie and Freddie are rising, instead of falling like the government had envisioned."

The Wall Street Journal reports that Wynn (WYNN) keeps building despite a slump in Vegas.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Wells Fargo (WFC) got $25 billion from the Treasury.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Netflix (NFLX) has set up a deal with Tivo (TIVO) to deliver movies to its DVRs.

The Wall Street Journal writes that HP (HPQ) is working on a deal to supply bundled service for netbooks.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the government may aid three million homeowners with more affordable mortgages.

The Wall Street Journal reports that US GDP is being hurt by falling exports.

The Wall Street Journal reports that grocery chains are pushing back against food company higher prices.

The Wall Street Journal reports that GM’s (GM) vehicle sales dropped 11% in Q3.

The Wall Street Journal writes that some of India’s biggest firms are preparing large job cuts.

The Wall Street Journal reports that a chip glut hurt Toshiba and NEC.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Qwest (Q) will cut 1,200 jobs.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Starbucks (SBUX) is seeing an improvement in average transactions per store.

The New York Times reports that governors are calling for federal rescue packages for states.

The New York Times reports that an activist investor wants Target (TGT) to sell some of the land under its stores.

The New York Times reports that as gas prices go down driving is going up.

The FT writes that US hospitals may have to buy back $8 billion in debt.

Bloomberg reports that Deutsche Bank (DB) posted a profit helped by new accounting rules.

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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