Media Digest 5/15/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Photo of Douglas A. McIntyre
By Douglas A. McIntyre Published
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them.

According to Reuters, profits fell at Barclays (BCS) due to large write-offs.

Reuters writes that Carl Icahn has decide to begin a proxy fight against Yahoo! (YHOO)

Reuters reports that Sony (SNE) rose 10% after a good earnings report.

Reuters writes that sales of the Toyota (TM) Prius have hit one million units worldwide.

The Wall Street Journal writes that GE (GE) will sell its appliance division.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the US government is seeking the names of wealthy UBS (UBS) clients who may have used the company to avoid taxes.

The Wall Street Journal writes that  Paul Volcker is worried about the Fed’s balance sheet.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the rising price of steel is halting some construction projects.

The Wall Street Journal writes that IAC (IACI) will buy Lexico Publishing,, the owner of Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com.

The Wall Street Journal writes that a suit against Countrywide’s (CFC) officers and directors will continue.

The Wall Street Journal writes that sales of Sony’s (SNE) PS3 are out-pacing sales of Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox 360.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Comcast (CMCSA) will by online networking site Plaxo.

The New York Times writes the Turner Entertainment will launch a product to match ads to relevant moments in the shows that they interrupt.

The FT writes that there may be signs that the rise of food prices is slowing.

Bloomberg reports that China factory and property spending rose almost 26% adding to concerns that its economy is overheating

Douglas A. McIntyre

Photo of Douglas A. McIntyre
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.

Featured Reads

Our top personal finance-related articles today. Your wallet will thank you later.

Continue Reading

Top Gaining Stocks

CBOE Vol: 1,568,143
PSKY Vol: 12,285,993
STX Vol: 7,378,346
ORCL Vol: 26,317,675
DDOG Vol: 6,247,779

Top Losing Stocks

LKQ
LKQ Vol: 4,367,433
CLX Vol: 13,260,523
SYK Vol: 4,519,455
MHK Vol: 1,859,865
AMGN Vol: 3,818,618