Media Digest 1/13/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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Water_liliesAccording to Reuters, Detroit’s efforts to build "green" cars may come too late.

Reuters reports that Obama is seeking the $350 billion still left in the TARP.

Reuters writes that prosecutors will appeal a ruling keeping Madoff out of jail.

Reuters reports that Russia has restarted gas flow through the Ukraine.

Reuters reports that Alcoa (AA) reported a loss due to the economy.

Reuters reports that Sony (SNE) may post a $1.1 billion operating loss.

Reuters reports that JP Morgan (JPM) will release financial results six days early.

Reuters reports that the cost of bankruptcy financial is rising.

Reuters reports that GM (GM) is planning to return to leasing cars in the US.

The Wall Street Journal reports that officials are looking into Banco Santander’s ties with Madoff.

The Wall Street Journal reports that stock brokers may be essential to a market recovery.

The Wall Street Journal reports that CEO firings are rising.

The Wall Street Journal reports that UAW talks are slowing the GM (GM) restructuring.

The Wall Street Journal reports that China’s imports and exports fell sharply.

The Wall Street Journal reports that AIG (AIG) faces hurdles in the sale of one of its units.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the UAW backs having a "car czar".

The Wall Street Journal reports that the head of Seagate stepped down.

The Wall Street Journal reports that November trade data is likely to reflect the global recession.

The Wall Street Journal reports that trade may begin to hurt the US GDP.

The Wall Street Journal reports that The Hartford is trying to take risk out of annuities.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the FDIC is pushing banks to show how they are using government aid to help homeowners.

The Wall Street Journal reports that The World Bank has blacklisted Wipro as a supplier.

The Wall Street Journal report that the FTC wants to restore the Wild Oats Brand.

The New York Times reports that Citigroup’s (C) deal to merge brokerage businesses with Morgan Stanley (MS) has brought back many old demons for investors in the bank.

The New York Times reports that Honda (HMC) released a hybrid to compete with the Toyota (TM) Prius.

The New York Times report that the big Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, are putting big money into green technology.

The New York Times reports that Germany is about to release a large stimulus package.

The FT reports that top traders hold the key to success at many banks.

The FT reports that part of the oil industry was hit by higher prices.

Bloomberg reports that the US economy may shrink 1.5% in 2009.

Bloomberg writes that IBM (IBM) and Accenture may take business fro struggling Stayam.

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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