Media Digest 10/6/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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newspaperReuters:   The pay czar plans to rework employee pay at large banks.

Reuters:   Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) may enter the tech M&A frenzy.

Reuters:   Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) says some Hotmail passwords were exposed.

Reuters:   The US called for rigorous IMF surveillance to spot new investment bubbles.

Reuters:   Roubini said the Fed has to carry out an exit strategy.

WSJ:   Apartment vacancies rose to 7.8%.

WSJ:   The pay czar will cut base salaries and rely more on stock.

WSJ:   Australia raised interest rates.

WSJ:   Societe Generale will raise $7 billion to repay government loans.

WSJ:   Chrysler shifted several key managers.

WSJ:   Mazda will raise $1 billion.

WSJ:   The US will seek to restrict gifts given to bloggers for endorsements.

WSJ:   MGM Mirage (NYSE:MGM) cut condo prices in Las Vegas.

WSJ:   The president of American Express (NYSE:AXP) is leaving.

WSJ:   Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) predicted a slow rebound.

WSJ:   Verizon (NYSE:VZ) merged its wireless units.

WSJ:   Five investment funds will have $12.27 billion to spend on troubled assets through the Treasury’s PPIP.

WSJ:   Bond ETFs are becoming more popular.

WSJ:   Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) and other banks benefitted from an analyst upgrade.

WSJ:   Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is in talks to amend the terms of a financial package with CIT (NYSE:CIT).

WSJ:   Japan put its talks with Delta (NYSE:DAL) and AMR (NYSE:AMR) on hold.

WSJ:   Disney (NYSE:DIS) moved its cable TV chief to run its studio operation.

NYT:   Problems at aircraft leasing companies could mean higher prices.

NYT:   Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is revamping its wireless software marketing.

NYT:   With job losses rising Obama is trying to fix the social safety net.

NYT:   Airlines are seeking global alliances to expand.

FT:   Citigroup will outsource some of its investment services.

FT:   Holiday sales are set to fall.

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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