Media Digest 4/3/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

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According to Reuters, The Treasury said that regulators saved Bear Stearns (BSC) to help the markets.

Reuters writes that Sony (SNE) will cut costs and boost order to fight the strong yen.

Reuters writes that LG Telecom may offer 3G service on a Google (GOOG) platform.

Reuters reports that RIM (RIMM) earnings did much better than expected.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the Senate agreed on a $15 billion housing stimulation bill.

The Wall Street Journal writes that GM (GM) may do more to help Delphi out of bankruptcy.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Live Nation (LYV) is near a $150 million deal with rapper Jay-Z.

The Wall Street Journal reports that AT&T (T) plans to use Google Android in some of its hansets.

The Wall Street Journal writes that an activist investor has called the Circuit City (CC) turnaround a disaster.

The Wall Street Journal writes that a judge ordered a probe of lending practices at Countrywide (CFC).

The Wall Street Journal reports that analysts say that sell-off in cable shares was overdone.

The Wall Street Journal reports corn is near the $6 level.

The New York Times writes that a bill for the FDA to regulate tobacco is going to the full House for a vote.

The FT writes that as nornal source of home loans have fallen Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) are driving new mortgages.

Bloomberg writes that George Soros sees the current downturn as the worst since the Depression.

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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