Media Digest 7/2/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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According to Reuters, US car sales hit a 15 year low.

Reuters writes that Paulson said the US is facing a tough Q2.

Reuters reports that Starbucks (SBUX) will close 600 stores and cut 12,000 people.

Reuters reports that the Nikkei hit its longest losing streak in 43 years.

Reuters reports that a judge ruled that Wal-Mart (WMT) violated Minnesota labor laws.

Reuters reports that Cisco (CSCO) will invest in Russian tech start-ups.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Microsoft (MSFT) is seeking buyers to put together a new deal to buy Yahoo! (YHOO).

The Wall Street Journal reports that GM (GM) stock has dropped 73% since Rick Wagoneer took over as CEO.

The Wall Street Journal writes that construction loans are starting to hurt banks.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Deustche Bank (DB) expects a profit in Q2.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Moody’s disciplined a number of employees

The Wall Street Journal reports that Blockbuster (BBI) dropped its bid for Circuit City (CC).

The Wall Street Journal writes that the Dish Network with AT&T (T) will end.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Microsoft (MSFT) bought search start-up Powerset Inc

The Wall Street Journal says AT&T (T) will offer an Apple (AAPL) iPhone without a contract.

The New York Time writes that a falling economy will hurt the labor market well into 2009.

The New York Times reports that the International Energy Agency says demand for oil will grow despite high prices.

The New York Times writes that a Google (GOOG) deal with Yahoo! will face antitrust review.

The FT reports that the former head of AIG (AIG) will get $47 million.

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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