Media Digest 4/14/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTime, FT, Barron’s

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newspaper12According to Reuters, Ebay’s (EBAY) shares are cheap by many measures but investors are avoiding the company, while Amazon’s (AMZN) are so expensive that investors are concerned.

Reuters reports that the SEC will examine whether Bank of America (BAC) broke the law by failing to disclose Merrill Lynch bonuses.

Reuters reports that Obama will tap the Fannie Mae (FNM) CEO to run the TARP.

Reuters writes that Fed official Fisher says the China will not do anything to hurt the US economy because of the critical bonds between them

Reuters reports that Chrysler creditors may ask for equity in a company that combines it with Fiat.

Reuters reports that Goldman Sachs (GS) beat forecasts and will raise $5 billion to pay TARP obligations.

Reuters writes that GM’s (GM) shares fell in Frankfurt on bankruptcy concerns.

Reuters reports that the SEC is looking into whether firms gave New York pension funds kick-backs to get business.

Reuters reports that Philips Q1 swung to a loss.

The Wall Street Journal reports that consumer spending driven by tax refunds could stop in the next few weeks.

The Wall Street Journal reports that “The state of Oregon sued OppenheimerFunds over a college-savings plan, alleging it understated the investment risks being taken.”

The Wall Street Journal reports that pressure is mounting on General Growth.

The Wall Street Journal reports that HSBC (HBC) plans to sell its headquarters.

The Wall Street Journal reports that construction firms are making low bids for state highway projects to fine work.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Met Life (MET) will turn down federal funds.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Royal Dutch Shell and two Chinese firms may bid to develop and oil field in Iraq.

The Wall Street Journal reports that drug companies and medical device companies are worries about legislation that will limit patient options.

The Wall Street Journal reports that in China property sales are beginning to pick up.

The Wall Street Journal reports that “poison pills” are undercutting merger activity.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Japanese firms may be forced to take huge write-downs from Q1 results.

The Wall Street Journal writes that “American Airlines is mired in contentious labor negotiations with employees.” (AMR)

The Wall Street Journal reports that Seagate (STX) sees some hope in sales.

The Wall Street Journal reports that global ad spending may drop as much as 7%.

The New York Times reports that Disney (DIS) is using science to draw young male viewers.

The New York Times reports that Twitter is a good way to find out public opinion.

The New York Times reports that small cars do not do well in crash tests.

The New York Times reports that some brand names live after stores close.

The FT reports that Marriott (MAR) will stop delivering newspapers to hotel rooms.

Bloomberg reports that the US may take an equity stake in GM (GM).

Bloomberg reports that OPEC prices are being undermined by Russia and Brazil sales to the US.

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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