Media Digest 5/28/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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According to Reuters, merger talks between United (UAUA) and US Air (LCC) has slowed.

Retuers writes that NetFlix (NFLX) and Blockbuster (BBI) held competing analysts meetings on the same day.

Reuters reports that GE (GE) named LG as one of the companies bidding on its appliance unit.

Reuters writes that Exxon (XOM) will face shareholders who want changes to the company at its annual shareholder meeting.

Reuters reports that InBev is considering a bid for Anheuser-Busch (BUD) but there have been no talks.

Reuters writes that Google (GOOG) has come out with pricing for its Apps engine.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Microsoft (MSFT) demonstrated a touchscreen version of its PC software.

The Wall Street Journal reports that JetBlue (JBLU) will delay the deliver of new jets.

The Wall Street Journal reports that cable companies have agreed to offer service without providing their own set-top boxes.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Moody’s (MCO) may fire some employees involved with its credit rating problems.

The New York Times reports that a guessing game has begun about the new Apple (AAPL) iPhone.

The FT writes that UBS (UBS) told executives in charge of its private client group not to travel to the US.

The FT reports that investment banks are divided over whether the Fed should keep open a lending facility which involves more regulation of the industry.

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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