Media Digest 7/1/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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According to Reuters, global companies may start to issue profit warnings as business slows overseas.

Reuters reports that InBev is sticking to it offer to buy Anheuser-Bush (BUD).

Reuters reports that Chrysler is shutting minivan plants.

Reuters writes that financial executives are still looking for companies that they can buy cheap and improve.

Reuters reports that Lehman (LEH) rose after Morgan Stanley gave the brokerage a positive rating.

Reuters reports that Florida has sued Countrywide over its mortgage practices.

Reuters reports that Ford (F) was in talks to sell Volvo to Renault.

The Wall Street Journal writes that federal authorities want the names of UBS (UBS) clients who may have used the bank to dodge taxes.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Sirius (SIRI) put out financial forecasts for the firm once it combines with XM Radio (XMSR).

The Wall Street Journal writes that the US corn crop is mostly intact even after Midwest flooding.

The Wall Street Journal reports that UBS is likely to issue another profit warning.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Starbucks (SBUX) new coffee has attracted new customers and some critics.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Ford (F) is trying to maintain the vitality of its flagship product, the F-Series pick-up.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Teva (TEVA) has begun to ship a generic version of schizophrenia treatment Risperdal.

The New York Times reports that the Saudi Khurais oil field, one of the largest in the world, may not do as well as many had hoped.

The New York Times writes that business activity in the Midwest remained weak in June.

The FT reports that Warner Music (WMG) has signed up for Nokia’s (NOK) music service.

Bloomberg reports that Eli Broad says the current recession is the worst since WWII and believes the housing market will not recover for years.

Bloomberg writes that Bank of America (BAC) will pay about one-third less for Countrywide (CFC) than it had planned.

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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