Media Digest 2/25/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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newspaper15According to Reuters, Obama is pushing for a new health-care plan which will take ten years to fully take effect.

Reuters says Obama is pushing for quick Wall St. reform.

Reuters reports that Citigroup (C) is close to reaching a deal with the government for a new investment in the bank

Reuters writes that the US may break up AIG (AIG)

Reuters writes that money managers were accused of running a $550 million scheme.

Reuters reports that RBS (RBS) unveiled a $34 billion loss.

Reuters reports that the CFO of Yahoo! (YHOO) said the company was not opposed to selling its search business to Microsoft (MSFT).

Reuters reports that UBS (UBS) appointed the former head of Credit Suisse (CS) as its new CEO.

Reuters reports that Bank of America (BAC) may sell one part of Merrill Lynch.

Reuters writes that Intel’s (INTC) CEO said that the company’s outlook was becoming more predictable.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the government has begun its “stress test” of banks.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Exelon said its $6 billion tender offer for NRG drew more than 51% of the shares outstanding.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Chrysler executives met with the Obama car task force.

The Wall Street Journal reports that home resales and prices dropped.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the first layoffs at Cisco (CSCO) began.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Nortal cut 3,200 more jobs.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Obama asked for a $312 billion tax bill mostly to raise the burden on the rich.

The Wall Street Journal reports that investors will turn their focus to GM (GM) earnings.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the Fed’s plans to loosen credit may be keeping some firms with large pools of toxic asset in business.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Nasdaq (NASD) is trying hard to get  listings from The New York Stock Exchange (NYX).

The Wall Street Journal reports that HSBC (HBC) earnings could show what is happening in the Asia economy.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Chinese pensions funds plan to increase foreign investments.

The Wall Street Journal reports that crude rose above $43 a barrel.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple’s (AAPL) defended the limited disclosure on the health of  Steve Jobs.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Visteon’s chances of a bankruptcy are increasing.

The Wall Street Journal reports that global chip sales are seen falling sharply.

The Wall Street Journal reports that sales of digital cameras are off 12%.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Gannett (GCI) cut its dividend by 90%.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the net at The Washington Post (WPO) plunged.

The New York Times reports that cities may not be prepared for the money for energy savings coming their way.

The New York Times reports that the US charged Forest Laboratories with fraud.

The New York Times reports that the FDA is considering much more disclosures on drug effects.

The FT reports that Saks will cut discounts on prestige brands.

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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