Media Digest 4/2/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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According to Reuters, the G-20 began the work of addressing the economic crisis.

Reuters reports that US auto sales may have bottomed.

Reuters reports that the House backed new laws for pay curbs at bailed out firms.

Reuters reports that Hank Greeenberg said AIG’s (AIG) problems are not his fault.

Reuters reports that CEOs often wait too long to file bankruptcy.

Reuters reports that Netflix (NFLX) delivered its 2 billionth movie.

Reuters reports that the US is facing danger of a second recession next year.

Reuters reports that Costco (COST) closed its home service stores.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Qwest (Q) may sell its long haul unit.

The Wall Street Journal reports that RIM (RIMM) launched a Blackberry software store.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the United Arab Emirates is developing nuclear power with US help.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Europe may be slow to recover because it has spent too little on economic stimulus plans.

The Wall Street Journal reports that individual investors are buying shares in Citigroup (C)

The Wall Street Journal reports that China’s SAIC car company is using US parts in its hybrid.

The Wall Street Journal reports that GM’s (GM) finance arm is trying to drum up sales.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Intel (INTC) and GE (GE) will team up on healthcare solutions.

The New York Times reports that netbooks are shaping the future of the US computer industry.

The New York Times reports that the EU carbon trading system may be working.

The FT said that the head of the IMF accused the G-20 of allowing the spread of toxic assets.

The FT says banks are raising money to pay off junior debt, which helps earnings.

The FT reports that US banks will benefit from a change in the accounting rules.

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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