Media Digest 3/2/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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newspaperAccording to Reuters, AIG (AIG) will receive as much as $30 billion from the government in a deal which pieces of some of the insurance company will be owned by the Fed.

Reuters reports that HSBC (HBC) announced a $17.8 billion rights offering.

Reuters reports that the GM (GM) “culture” may be too big a problem to overcome.

Reuters reports that Sony’s (SNE) shares rose after the CEO took more control of the company.

Reuters reports that memory chip company Spansion filed for Chapter 11.

Reuters reports that it will take UBS (UBS) two to three years before it has sustainable profits.

The Wall Street Journal reports that American Express (AXP) is returning to its roots as a charge card company for the well to do.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the EU rejected give aid to Eastern Europe.

The Wall Street Journal says that KKR’s  holdings lost 32% of their value last quarter.

The Wall Street Journal reports that NYSE (NYX) will speed its trades to keep up with competitors.

The Wall Street Journal reports that withdrawals are hurting hedge funds.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Harrah’s plans to cut it debt.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon (AMZN) has changed its audio features.

The Wall Street Journal reports that an upturn in stocks would be a good sign that the recession has bottomed.

The Wall Street Journal writes that RBS (RBS) is in talks with ANZ to sell some Asia assets.

The Wall Street Journal reports that China is targeting more economic stimulus.

The Wall Street Journal reports that some cable stocks are at bargain prices.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Obama may release crude from the Strategic Oil Reserve to keep down crude prices.

The Wall Street Journal reports that GM (GM) may sell parts of Opel to raise money in Europe.

The New York Times reports that India may be doing better than other economies due to its protectionism.

The New York Times reports that Intel (INTC) and Microsoft (MSFT) are building projects for an artificial intelligence future.

The FT reports that Motorola (MOT) is upbeat about its mobile unit’s future.

Bloomberg reports that oil is being pushed down by the US recession.

Bloomberg reports that the future of the Toyota (TM) Prius hybrid is being hurt by falling car sales and competition from Honda (HMC).

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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