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Media Digest 4/20/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Barron’s

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According to Reuters, the former CEO of Qwest (Q) was found quity of insider trading.

Reuters writes that a software upgrade caused the outage of the Research In Motion (RIMM) network.

Reuters also writes that Google’s (GOOG) net income topped expectations and the stock rose after hours.

Reuters reports that the Nintendo Wii outsold the Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox 360 and Sony (SNE) Playstation 3 in the US market during March.

Reuters writes that No.4 handset manufacturer SonyEricsson missed profit targets as it sold more inexpensive phones.

The Wall Street Journal reports that AMD (AMD) had a larger than expected $611 million loss.

The Wall Street Journal also reports that the chairman of Siemens (SI) has stepped down amid corruption investigations at the company.

The WSJ writes that GM’s (GM) China partner, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp, could use the knowledge it has gained in joint ventures to compete with the US company.

The WSJ also writes that the UAW is looking at whether it should make bid for DaimlerChrysler (DCX) Chrysler.

The WSJ reports that Amgen (AMGN) said that its top-selling Aranesp drug didn’t worsen survival chances in a trial of lung-cancer patients

The New York Times reports that Yahoo! (YHOO), Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT) have begun and effort to get share for their search products on cell phones.

FT writes that Nokia (NOK) sees improvement in the US market in 2008.

Barron’s reports that SiRF Technology Holdings (SIRF) missed earnings estimates and the stock fell after hours.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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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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Media Digest 1/31/2007 Reuters, NYTimes, WSJ, FT, Barron’s

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Media Digest 2/5/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

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Media Digest 7/25/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

According to Reuters, Amazon’s (AMZN) sales and earnings rose and the stock was up almost 20% after hours. Reuters writes…
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Media Digest 9/18/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

According to Reuters, Nokia (NOK) said the the ITC has begin an investigation into Qualcomm (QCOM) trade practives and patent…
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Media Digest 1/23/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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Media Digest 5/3/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

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