Media Digest 5/22/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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According to Reuters, the Fed lower growth expectations and noted rising inflation.

Reuters writes that AMR (AMR) will sharply cut the number of routes its serves and take certain planes out of service.

Reuters writes that AIG (AIG) faces a lawsuit from a Florida pension fund.

Reuters reports that Moody’s (MCO) launched an investigation into a computer problem which caused inaccurate ratings.

Reuters reports that a break-through in the success of mobile advertising may be years away.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the International Energy Agency has may cut its estimates of oil production, a move that may take oil prices higher.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Calprine has received a $22 billion offer to be bought by NRG.

The Wall Street Journal writes that a Canadian court rejected the buy-out of BCE (BCE) siding with sharedholders who think the deal is unfair.

The Wall Street Journal says that UBS (UBS) set its $15.5 billion rights issue at a share discount to it share price.

The Wall Street Journal says that the sale of its appliance units comes in a difficult economic period.

The Wall Street Journal say that the head of Boeing (BA) claims that the airline is making good progress with the 787.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Sallie Mae will continue its lending.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the prices of solar energy stocks may be getting ahead of themselves.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Pfizer’s (PFE) drug Chantix has been tied to heart problems.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Ford (F) will cut production of SUVs and pick-ups.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Senators are asking Sirius (SIRI) and XM (XMSR) to release some spectrum to create possible competition.

The New York Times writes that Senators had sharp questions for oil officials about the size of their profits.

The New York Times reports that high oil prices are increasing coal production.

The New York Times writes that Google (GOOG) will defend the competitive rationale of a tie-up with Yahoo! (YHOO).

The FT writes that British Airways has asked Continental (CAL) to join its alliance of global airlines.

The FT reports that mapping looks like the next big business on the internet.

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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