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Media Digest (4/2/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 6:37 am

After a record first quarter, investors will look more carefully at financial data and earnings. (Reuters) Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) to open a division to handle the ultra-rich. (Reuters) Strong ...
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Verizon Could Offer Mobile Video If Spectrum Deal is Approved (VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWC, AAPL)

Posted: March 30, 2012 at 1:53 pm

Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone Group plc (NASDAQ: VOD) could be ready to offer cable TV subscribers access to programming on their ...
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National Sports Network on Tap for News Corp.? (NWS, DIS, CMCSA, CBS)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 1:31 pm

News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) is considering the launch of a new national sports network to compete with the 600-pound gorilla, ESPN, owned by Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), and the ...
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Xbox Live to Add Comcast, HBO Go Today (MSFT, CMCSA, TWX, AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: March 27, 2012 at 7:22 am

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) will roll out new applications for its Xbox 360 platform today, including one for the Xfinity video-on-demand platform from Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), another for HBO ...
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Media Digest (3/22/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 22, 2012 at 6:37 am

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) tries to end a legal case concerning fraud in its CDO sales. (Reuters) China’s factory activity slows, as evidenced by the HSBC flash PMI of 48.1, a low reading. ...
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YouTube Crushes Online Video Competitors (GOOG, NFLX, YHOO, VIA, AOL, MSFT, CMCSA, NWS, DIS, TWX)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 1:51 pm

Not only is Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) the 600-pound gorilla in the search business, the company’s YouTube streaming video service holds a similar position in the streaming video business. According ...
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Media Digest (3/9/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 9, 2012 at 6:20 am

The Fed is unlikely to act with bond purchases if February unemployment figures are good. (Reuters) Low inflation in China could drive banks there to ease capital requirements to increase ...
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Opposition Mounts to Verizon Spectrum Acquisition (VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWC, S, PCS, DTV, DTEGY)

Posted: February 22, 2012 at 2:31 pm

The $3.6 billion acquisition by Verizon Wireless of advanced wireless services licenses from SpectrumCo LLC is generating some stiff opposition from Verizon’s competitors. Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon ...
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Comcast Streaming Media — More and More and More VOD

Posted: February 22, 2012 at 6:23 am

Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) announced that it will offer a new streaming service to current TV and internet subscribers. The service, called Xfinity Streampix, will have a library of 75,000 television shows ...
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Media Digest (2/22/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 22, 2012 at 6:21 am

President Obama may propose a new corporate tax rate. (Reuters) The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will examine overdraft fees. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will hold its annual meeting with the ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (CHK, WYN, CMCSA, RL, DELL, CEG, ENB, SPWR, HNZ, CPB, DMD, BDCO, CTIC, GILD, SCON)

Posted: February 17, 2012 at 4:06 pm

US stocks opened mixed this morning, with the Nasdaq opening lower than both the DJIA and the S&P 500. The Nasdaq briefly crossed into positive territory this morning, but has ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ACOR, MT, BBBY, CHK, CLF, CMCSA, DELL, EMN, EPD, LEAP, PBR, RL, VLO, WYNN, ZNGA)

Posted: February 17, 2012 at 8:09 am

These are some of this Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACOR) Cut to Neutral at Citigroup. Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MO, AMZN, UHAL, AMLN, ACI, CAJ, CMCSA, DE, DLR, ENS, EQIX, INCY, LO, WFR, NWL, NVDA, PM, RENN)

Posted: February 16, 2012 at 8:11 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Thursday morning. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) Started as Hold ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (DELL, KMB, SWY, RAX, BAC, ANF, CMCSA, XEC, DE, DVN, INCY, NOR, TEVA, ZNGA, BPAX, CSKI, IPSU, ALNY, CYBI)

Posted: February 15, 2012 at 4:07 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened slightly higher this morning, but the DJIA almost immediately turned south and remained in negative territory all session. The Nasdaq composite and S&P ...
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Top Earnings & Economic Previews For The Day Ahead (ANF, A, NILE, CLWR, CMCSA, NVDA, PCG, DVN, DE, GG, WFR, NTAP, TEVA)

Posted: February 14, 2012 at 11:28 am

Wednesday is a fairly busy day for earnings expectations.  We are expecting the following reports: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF); Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A); Blue Nile Inc. (NASDAQ: NILE); ...
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