Media Digest 1/23/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

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According to Reuters, Apple’s (AAPL) forecast for its next quarter disappointed Wall St. sending shares down 13%.

Reuters writes that Texas Instruments (TXN) posted higher profits.

Reuters reports that Big Oil’s rally may be threatened by the recession.

Reuters reports that the head of PepsiCo (PEP) says that comfort food sales will not be hurt by the recession.

Reuters writes that Microsoft (MSFT) and Dell (DELL) will jointly market computers with part of the sales price going to donating AIDS-fight drugs in Africa.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the government’s stimulus plan could be broadened.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Starbucks (SBUX) will test a $1 cup of coffee.

The Wall Street Journal writes that a turnaround at Sears (SHLD) may include a spin-off of its real estate holdings.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the fall in the stock market could kill some LBO deals like those for Clear Channel and BCE.

The New York Times writes that Ambac (ABK) is looking for alternative financing after posting a large loss.

The New York Times writes that more than half of Wal-Mart’s workers have enrolled in its healthcare plan.

The FT writes that some officials are telling sovereign funds that they should adopt a common code for disclosures as they invest in overseas companies.

Barron’s reports that STMicro (STM) reported in line earnings.

Bloomberg writes that an investment strategist concludes that stocks need to drop 4% more to price in a recession.

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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