Media Digest 6/4/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes FT, Bloomberg

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Reuters:   More doubts about the global economy arose as the G20 prepares to meet.

Reuters:   American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is not sure about the future of AIA.

Reuters:   Census hiring will improve unemployment numbers for May.

Reuters:   Some members of the Fed want to raise rates soon.Reuters:   The oil industry be beginning to be affected by prices and new risks.

Reuters:   Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone may not get a strong reception.

Reuters:   Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO said changing markets are not a problem.

Reuters:   Booz and AT Kearney are in talks to merge.

WSJ:   A global bank capital deal is making progress.

WSJ:   High-speed traders are gaining advantages over the rest of the market.

WSJ:   McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) is recalling 12 million glasses.

WSJ:   New, strong crops allow farmers to spray for weeds.

WSJ:   Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) is betting a new bone drug will help sales.

WSJ:   The IPO of Agricultural Bank of China, which could raise $30 billion, will test the Chinese markets.

WSJ:   Credit rating agencies will hold new opinions on banks until financial reform has passed.

WSJ:   AOL (NYSE: AOL) is in talk with search firms about its future partnership.

WSJ:   Ballmer says the age of the PC is not over.

WSJ:   BP’s joint venture in Russia has filed for bankruptcy.

WSJ:   Fifteen year mortgages hit a record low.

NYT:   A report for Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) in 1995 warned of gender discrimination.

NYT:   Wal-Mart will offer its workers access to a college education.

NYT:   Bernanke urged banks to lend more to small businesses.

FT:   Google (NASDAQ:   GOOG) will hand over data intercepted by WiFi networks.

FT:   US manufacturers are still cautious.

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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