Media Digest 6/27/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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According to Reuters, M&A activity is down sharply.

Reuters writes that Anheuser-Busch (BUD) turned down an offer from InBeve.

Reuters reports that Yahoo! (YHOO) has realigned its senion management

Reuters reports that China Mobile (CHL) said it was making progress with Apple (AAPL) on iPhone distribution.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Mozilo of Countrywide (CFC) helped many people get loans.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the Fed will make it easier for private equity firms to invest in banks.

The Wall Street Journal writes that IACI (IACI) will take a $300 million goodwill hit.

The Wall Street Journal write that the new Centro did not keep Palm (PALM) from a big loss.

The New York Times writes that a suit claims that UBS (UBS) misled investors.

The New York Times writes that Sony (SNE) has put together a plan to improve returns in its electronics businesses.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Ford (F) is offering buy-outs at some of its plants.

The Wall Street Journal reports that a memo from Microsoft’s (MSFT) Ballmer offers clues about what he will do with the company.

The New York Times writes that Chrysler brought back Lee Iacocca to give employess a pep talk.

The FT writes that Verizon (VZ) is pressing Vodafone (VOD) to exit its piece of Verizon Wireless.

Bloomberg writes that AIG (AIG) is facing another $5 billion in write-downs.

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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