Media Digest 6/14/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

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According to Reuters, Ebay (EBAY) has pulled its business from the Google (GOOG) AdWords program.

Reuters writes that, according to analysts a bid by IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) for CBOT (BOT) now faces an uphill battle.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the Big Three will seek extremely large concessions from the UAW to narrow their cost disadvantage with Asia rivals.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Liberty Media (LCAPA) and EchoStar (DISH) could make a $5.5 billion bid for satellite communications provider Intelstat.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Sprint (S) is seeking partnerships to finance its huge WiMax network. The candidate may include Craig McCaw who founded WiMax provider Clearwire (CLWR). Sprint may also spin-off its WiMax unit to shareholders.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Southwest Air (LUV) has alerted investors that its growth is slowing.

The FDA has rejected an obesity drug from Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) because of possible psychiatric side-effects, according to The New York Times.

FT reports that the mobile phone industry will launch a service aimed a the Apple (AAPL) iPhone. It will be a low-cost, flat-rate music service that can be accessed on most handsets in Europe and Asia. The project is supported Motorola (MOT), Nokia (NOK), Samsung, and Sony Ericsson and has the backing of four major music publishers.

Barron’s reports that, despite improvements in its LCD business, turning around Sony (SNE) will take longer than many investors anticipate.

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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