Media Digest 5/6/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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newspaper9According to Reuters, Bank of America (BAC) will have to raise billions of dollars.

Reuters reports that a judge has approved a quick auction of Chrysler assets over the objections of creditors.

Reuters reports that the US will give banks guidelines for conditions for paying back TARP funds.

Reuters reports that more than one in five homes in the US is “underwater.”

Reuters reports the GM (GM) presented a plan to wipe out current shareholders.

Reuters reports that Citigroup (C) may need $5 billion to $10 billion.

Reuters reports that the Fed’s Stern says the US must solve the too-big-to-fail problem.

Reuters reports that Roubini says global markets are in a bear market rally.

Reuters reports that Wal-Mart has entered the convenience store business in China.

Reuters reports that the Fed’s Yellen says the economy’s recovery will be slow

The Wall Street Journal reports that Bank of America (BAC) must raise $35 billion.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the SEC has opened its first case against the insider trading of credit default swaps.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Chrysler is looking at which dealers in its network to close.

The Wall Street Journal reports that junk bonds are selling well again.

The Wall Street Journal reports that earnings from BNP Paribas beat estimates.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Senate is still debating curbs on credit cards.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Sirius (SIRI) is broadening the applications of its products.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Ford (F) is bringing a new focus to the small car market.

The Wall Street Journal reports the Electronic Arts (ERTS) narrowed its losses due to cost cutting.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Cisco (CSCO) earnings will show whether the tech sector can help keep the market moving higher.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the prices of leveraged loans are at pre-Lehman levels.

The Wall Street Journal reports that some bank stocks are trading as if the banks had put most of their problems in the past.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Disney (DIS) reported bad earnings but said its businesses were stabilizing.

The Wall Street Journal reports that CVS (CVS) says it Caremark deal is paying off.

The Wall Street Journal reports that GM (GM) sales in China moved up sharply.

The Wall Street Journal reports that ADM (ADM) earnings hit a headwind.

The New York Times reports that Bank of America (BAC) needs a $33.9 billion cushion.

The New York Times reports that hiring is picking up in some sectors.

The New York Times reports that the government may ask banks to be able to raise debt without government help before they can pay back TARP funds.

The FT reports that Bank of America may sell its CCB shares for as much as $8 billion.

The FT reports that Kraft’s (KFT) sales of macaroni are way up.

Bloomberg reports that Ford (F) may suffer as GM (GM) and Chrysler shut down suppliers.

Bloomberg reports that PetroChina (PTR) needs to raise $22 billion due to declines in cash flow.

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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