Media Digest 4/28/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

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According to Reuters, oil price moved toward $120 on fear for supply interruptions.

Reuters writes that Chrysler is trying to sell two of its North American plants.

Reuters reports that many Wall St. analysts believe that Microsoft (MSFT) will launch a hostile bid for Yahoo! (YHOO).

Reuters writes that Continental (CAL) will not merge with United (UAUA).

Reuters writest that the Fed will probably cut rates but pause from any further reductions.

Reuters reports that Qantas will raise fare due to higher fuel prices.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) and Mars are near at $22 billion to wuy Wrigley (WWY).

The Wall Street Journal reports that China may begin to launch satellite for foreign countries.

The Wall Street Journal reports that AMD (AMD) is making a push for getting more small business customers.

The Wall Street Journal writes that profits at China Life (CHL) fell 61%.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Big Oil should report huge profits this week.

The New York Times writes that Google (GOOG) is releasing new software for better image recognition.

The FT writes that investors are pulling huge finds out of large mutual funds.

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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