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Disney Goes Big On Dividend Hike (DIS)

Posted: November 30, 2011 at 5:08 pm

We recently gave a breakdown of each and every DJIA component as far as which companies were and were not likely to raise their dividend payouts in the very near ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (11/16/2011) Dell’s Problems, BMW Sales

Posted: November 16, 2011 at 6:32 am

BMW said its expects double-digit percentage growth in the U.S. in 2012. And Cadillac says it will launch two new models to compete with BMW next year. Both brands have ...
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Media Digest (11/16/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, Bloomberg

Posted: November 16, 2011 at 6:11 am

Facebook hit by a bug that put porn and graphic violence images onto many pages. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) names Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO Robert Iger to its board. ...
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All 30 DJIA Dividend Trends into 2012, Stock by Stock (DIA, AA, AXP, T, BAC, BA, CAT, CVX, CSCO, KO, DD, XOM, GE, HD, HPQ, IBM, INTC, JNJ, JPM, KFT, MCD, MMM, MRK, MSFT, PFE, PG, TRV, UTX, VZ, WMT, DIS)

Posted: November 15, 2011 at 2:17 pm

The economic choppiness is coming to a head with the age of dividend hikes. The pressure is going to remain for companies to continue returning capital to shareholders while also ...
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Disney Theme Parks as a Proxy for the Middle Class

Posted: November 11, 2011 at 6:33 am

The ability to afford theme park visits is a good proxy for the financial health of the middle class. The parks that Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) runs require the visitor ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/7/2011) New Nook, Disney And YouTube

Posted: November 7, 2011 at 8:31 am

Updated throughout the day Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) may release a new Nook, and drop prices on some of the e-readers (Reuters) Walt Disnet (NYSE: DIS) and Google's (NASDAQ: ...
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Media Digest (11/7/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes

Posted: November 7, 2011 at 6:18 am

There is concern that the new Greek government will not be stable enough to run the nation. (Reuters) As finances in Italy deteriorate, concerns grow about the ability of the ...
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Top Earnings & Economic Events In The Week Ahead (PCLN, AONE, ATVI, PAAS, TM, CSCO, CSC, GM, GMCR, M, SLW, MCP, JWN, NVDA, DIS)

Posted: November 4, 2011 at 2:51 pm

Earnings season has peaked, but we still have many key earnings reports and economic events coming in the week ahead.  24/7 Wall St. has featured a calendar with events scheduled ...
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Time Warner Leads Off Media Earnings (TWX, SNE, DIS, CBS, CMCSA, NFLX, AMZN)

Posted: November 2, 2011 at 9:30 am

Media producer Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) this morning posted adjusted EPS of $0.79 on $7.07 billion in revenues. Consensus estimates called for EPS of $0.76 on revenues of $6.97 ...
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Media Digest (11/1/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, Bloomberg

Posted: November 1, 2011 at 6:15 am

Greeks will vote on planned austerity, which could wreck the chances of a conclusion to the bailout. (Reuters) China’s PMI falls to the lowest level since early 2009. (Reuters) Chemical ...
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Expected Price Gains for Network and Cable TV Operators (CBS, DIS, CMCSA, TWC, DISH, DTV, VIA, LSTZA, DISCA, CHTR)

Posted: October 31, 2011 at 2:12 pm

There are plenty of challenges facing the network and cable TV industry these day, not the least of which is the growth in streaming video. The well-known troubles of ...
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Hulu is No Longer for Sale (NWS, DIS, CMCSA, YHOO, GOOG, DISH, AMZN, NFLX, AAPL)

Posted: October 14, 2011 at 11:17 am

Streaming video provider Hulu LLC has been taken off the auction block by owners News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), among others. Rumored ...
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Media Digest (10/14/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 14, 2011 at 6:21 am

When the G20 meets, the focus will be on the EU crisis. (Reuters) Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Q3 numbers kill concerns about U.S. ad markets. (Reuters) JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) earnings pull ...
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Six Brands That Have Come Back From the Dead

Posted: October 14, 2011 at 5:39 am

It is not unusual for brands to disappear. It is unusual to see major brands resurrected. Scores of brands like New Coke, Circuit City, and Borders are likely to be ...
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12 Stocks Expected To Outperform Apple Ahead (AAPL, CAT, DD, EMC, FDX, GE, GOOG, GMCR, QCOM, SNDK, SPLS, URBN, DIS, NFLX, OPEN, FSLR)

Posted: October 12, 2011 at 8:28 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is often considered the king of stocks.  Even after the death of Steve Jobs, Apple remains the most valuable company by market cap and shares recently ...
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