Media Digest 3/18/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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newspaper15According to Reuters, AIG (AIG) will have to pay taxpayers back for bonuses it paid out before it can get its next $30 billion in loans.

Reuters reports that Coke (KO) is being blocked by the Chinese government from buying a juice company there.

Reuters writes that the head of GM (GM) says the Ford (F) deal with UAW will not work for the No.2 US car company.

Reuters reports that the World Bank wants the G20 to take a harder stance against protectionism

Reuters writes that the US economy is showing signs of coming out of its hole.

Reuters reports that investors in Starbucks (SBUX) want to see more savings.

Reuters reports that Apple (AAPL) released more applications for the iPhone.

Reuters reports that a House committee is looking into Merrill bonuses.

Reuters reports that the head of MasterCard (MA) is seeing growth overseas.

The Wall Street Journal reports that IBM (IBM) is in talks to buy Sun (JAVA).

The Wall Street Journal writes that hedge funds may have received AIG cash.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the World Bank has cut its outlook for China.

The Wall Street Journal reports that some CEOs are benefiting as the companies falter.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the CEO of GM (GM) is softening his position on Chapter 11.

The Wall Street Journal reports that a privacy group is faulting Google (GOOG).

The Wall Street Journal writes that regulators did not take action on what they felt were weaknesses in risk management at some financial firms.

The Wall Street Journal reports that a company has filed a patent suit against Amazon (AMZN) over the Kindle.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Google and WPP will fund web ad research.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the EU is worried unemployment in the region will go over 10%.

The Wall Street Journal reports that GE (GE) will meet with analysts about its financial division.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Japan is working to stop a credit crunch.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Nissan is planning a $1.5 billion bond sale.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Fannie Mae (FNM) is tightening its rules for condo mortgages.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Goldman Sachs (GS) says it would not have been hurt by an AIG bankruptcy.

The Wall Street Journal reports that oil is near $50.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Sina’s (SINA) earnings were good but its outlook is not.

The New York Times reports that Obama is trying to draw up an inclusive energy plan.

The FT reports that Geithner faces tough questions about his bank bailout plan.

The FT reports that some hedge funds are lifting withdrawals rules sooner than planned.

The FT reports that Germany is open to Opel bailout funds.

Bloomberg reports that the government will accelerate its restructuring of AIG.

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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