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

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According to Reuters. Warren Buffett says that US is in a recession and large banks will face more pain.

Reuters writes that Yahoo! (YHOO) may face lawsuits after rejecting an offer from Microsoft (MSFT).

Reuters writes that, because of FDA action, the future of several major cholesterol drugs is up in the air.

Reuters write that Alan Greenspan say that the US in in a "pale" mild recession.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft (MSFT) will have to find a new strategy for rapidly expanding its online operations, that AOL may still be bought by Yahoo!, and that Yahoo! will have a tough time reassuring skeptics.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Deutsche Telecom (DT) is looking at a possible buy-out of Sprint (S).

The Wall Street Journal reports that United (UAUA) is stepping up merger talks with US Air (LCC).

The Wall Street Journal writes that "Iron Man" produced by Marvel (MVL) brought in $100 million in the US over the weekend.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the dollar may be ready for a rally.

The New York Times writes that cellphone based mobile TV is spreading but it may not be able to make money.

The FT writes that United Air may ask creditors to revise terms of key lending agreements.

UBS (UBS) may cut 8,000 jobs after its first quarter loss.

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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