Media Digest 5/1/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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According to Reuters, bank analysts are concerned that Citigroup’s (C) decision to raise money signals more trouble ahead for banks.

Reuters reports that Starbucks (SBUX) will sharply cut the number of stories it plans to open in the US.

Reuters reports that Paulson says he supports the moves by the Fed.

Reuters writes that the Fed cuts rates by a quarter of a point but may pause now.

Reuters writes that Ebay (EBAY) tried to take a more active role in Craigslist while the online classified site tried to push Ebay out as an owner..

Reuters writes that the head of Activision (ATVI) believes that video console makers will cut prices.

The Wall Street Journal writes that GM’s (GM) results show its turnaround has problems in the US

The Wall Street Journal writes that Microsoft (MSFT) is still undecided about its potential takeover of Yahoo! (YHOO).

The Wall Street Journal writes that AT&T (T) will launch a mobile TV product.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Cablevision (CVC) may make a bid for newpaper Newsday.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Continental (CAL) is in talks with AMR (AMR) and BA about an alliance.

According to The New York Times "The F.D.I.C. proposed permitting the Treasury Department to lend $50 billion directly to as many as a million homeowners to help ease the housing crisis."

The New York Times reports that Adobe (ADBE) plans to give away its Flash software for mobile devices.

The FT writes that Pimco has approached several Wall St. firms about hiring some of the people which they have laid off.

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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