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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/24/2012) MSNBC.com, Toyota’s New Markets

Posted: May 25, 2012 at 6:20 am

Toyota (NYSE: TM) announced it would move more aggressively into emerging markets. The Wall Street Journal reports that: Toyota, Japan’s biggest car maker by volume, plans to sell more than ...
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Media Digest (5/25/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 25, 2012 at 6:15 am

Four market markers involved in the Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) IPO lose $100 million combined. (Reuters) EU concerns push the euro to close to a two-year low. (Reuters) Goldman Sachs (NYSE: ...
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MSNBC.com Sale?

Posted: May 25, 2012 at 6:14 am

Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal operations is in talks with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to takeover the part of MSNBC.com which it does not already own. The rumor was reported in Adweek.Microsoft ...
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Usage-based Internet Charges Get Backing from FCC Chairman (CMCSA, NFLX, TWC, CVC, T, VZ, VOD)

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 8:52 am

At a meeting of cable industry executives in Boston yesterday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said the he supports usage-based pricing for Internet service to “help drive efficiency in the networks.” ...
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Media Digest (5/22/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, Financial Times

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 6:15 am

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) cuts revenue forecasts for Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) just ahead of its IPO. (Reuters) The U.S. allows China to buy treasuries directly without banker assistance. (Reuters) MF Global ...
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Comcast, Skype Team Up for What, Exactly?

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 2:44 pm

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has launched a high definition, Skype-based video calling plan for its Xfinity broadband customers. The plan costs $9.95/month and is available in Boston and Seattle today, ...
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FCC Still Concerned with Verizon’s Spectrum Acquisition (VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWX, PCS, S, DTEGY, LEAP, T)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 11:46 am

When Verizon Wireless made its initial $3.6 billion offer to acquire wireless spectrum from SpectrumCo LLC, most observers didn’t think the deal would run into any opposition. Which only goes ...
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Cable Companies’ Future is Online (CHTR, CMCSA, TWC, DIS, VZ, T, PCS, LEAP, FTR, NFLX, AAPL)

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 1:08 pm

The line between mobile wireless carriers and cable and satellite TV providers has been blurring for a couple of years and may be on the way to disappearing entirely before ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (CHK, COP, RSH, STM, AIZ, ABX, MRO, MA, AGN, AUY, TWX, CLX, RDC, RRD, MSO, IACI, FSLR, DSX, COCO, APA, OWW, WNR, CMCSA, SVNT)

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 4:09 pm

The major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following dismal reports from Europe on manufacturing (our coverage here) and unemployment (more coverage here). The ADP report on US unemployment ...
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Comcast: The Broadband Battle is Starting to Heat Up

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 11:27 am

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) reported first quarter earnings this morning that were better than analysts expectations, but a drop in video subscribers and a smaller-than-expected gain in voice subscribers are ...
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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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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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The Top Earnings Previews For The Week Ahead (NYX, ACI, ADM, BRCM, CHK, SIRI, VLO, AWK, NLY, CMCSA, FSLR, GRMN, HIG, MA, SYMC, V, WFM)

Posted: April 27, 2012 at 12:01 pm

Earnings season is in full swing and the coming week is going to be extremely active with big earnings reports.  24/7 Wall St. has tried to preview several top earnings for ...
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AOL Adopting TV Model for Online Video Ads (AOL, GOOG, YHOO, MSFT, CMCSA, NWS, DIS, TWX)

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 10:29 am

AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) will soon make advertisers an offer it hopes they can’t refuse. The company will give advertisers the opportunity to buy online advertising using the same model ...
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Google Makes an Offer it Hopes You Can’t Refuse (GOOG, VIAB, TWX, DIS, CMCSA)

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 1:02 pm

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has announced a deal with Paramount Pictures, owned by Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB), that will add 500 Paramount titles (including "The Godfather") to its video rental ...
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