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Media Digest (5/8/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 6:30 am

The GAO says the government could make $15.1 billion on its AIG (NYSE: AIG) bailout investment. (Reuters) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg begins the company’s IPO road show. (Reuters) Comscore says ...
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Netflix to Lose Exclusive on Viacom Content (NFLX, VIAB, AMZN)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 4:30 pm

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) could be about to lose its exclusive right to carry content from the Epix channel, owned by Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB). The cable channel’s CEO indicated ...
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iPad Market Share Up, Tablet Shipments Down (AAPL, GOOG, AMZN, BKS, MSFT)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 12:22 pm

International Data Corp. (IDC) this morning released data on first quarter 2012 shipments of media tablets. These include the iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and tablets that use the ...
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What ‘The Scream’ Record Sale Means For Art & Collectibles (BID, AMZN, EBAY)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 11:06 am

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) is almost magically trading lower this morning on a sell-the-news reaction after the auction house (and oldest listed company on the NYSE) posted a record auction price of ...
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Media Digest (5/3/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 6:51 am

The European Central Bank will not act to help growth in the region, but it will seek solutions to Spain’s problems. (Reuters) Nokia (NYSE: NOK) promises to build new handsets ...
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Amazon to Develop Sitcoms, Kids Shows (AMZN, NFLX, DIS, TWX, CBS, VIAB)

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 1:17 pm

Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced that it plans to expand its offerings of original programming to include comedy shows and kids programming, in addition to its existing ...
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Target Dumps Kindle Devices (TGT, AMZN, AAPL, BKS, MSFT, GOOG)

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 12:39 pm

Retailing giant Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) will discontinue selling the Kindle family of tablets and e-readers by this summer. The Kindle devices are made by Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and ...
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The Least Powerful CEOs in America

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 6:50 am

It is not unusual for large American public companies to be controlled by a founder, a founding family or a corporation that bought out the large majority of shareholders at ...
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The Most Powerful CEOs in America

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 6:49 am

Several CEOs and founders of well-known American companies have complete control over their companies. Through voting power, they control the boards and strategic decisions of these corporations. The best current ...
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Can Microsoft Save Cursed Barnes & Noble? No

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 6:38 am

Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) decision to invest in the e-commerce arm of Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) will do nearly nothing for the bricks-and-mortar book company. The challenge the two companies ...
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Nook, Windows 8 Pairing Doubles B&N Stock Price

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 8:11 am

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) announced this morning that the two companies were forming a “strategic partnership,” called ‘Newco’ for purposes of the announcement, ...
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American Companies with the Most Customers

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 6:37 am

Last week, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that it sold 35.1 million iPhones worldwide in the latest quarter. The figure is large, but not extraordinary. Some consumer products and consumer electronics ...
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Media Digest (4/30/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 6:34 am

Philp Falcone receives extensions from creditors owed money by his high-speed wireless company LightSquared. (Reuters) Social gifting is a growing part of e-commerce. (Reuters) Barron’s says Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) ...
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24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades Of The Week

Posted: April 28, 2012 at 7:01 am

This last week had many top analyst calls, but each week we review all of the calls looking for those which were very bold calls or that go against the ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (PM, SNDK, BIDU, AMZN, ALU, ELY, CLWR, DECK, WY, TRP, GT, PG, NWL, MRK, HELE, F, COV, CVX, MDRX, EXPE, WDC)

Posted: April 27, 2012 at 4:05 pm

Markets opened higher this morning following a lower-than-expected GDP growth estimate of 2.2%. That was weaker, but not awful (our coverage here). The consumer sentiment survey rose a couple of ...
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