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Media Digest (12/8/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:23 am

S&P may downgrade the EU and the largest eurozone banks. (Reuters) France and Germany continue to press new eurozone treaty measures that would help trigger new financing for the region. (Reuters) ...
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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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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ATVI, AMR, AMD, AWK, CAH, DISCA, GME, HRBN, IVZ, JBLU, PHG, LM, MA, OXY, RCL, V, DIS, WWW, WYNN)

Posted: October 7, 2011 at 8:26 am

These are some of this Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Started as Outperform at ...
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The Great Overlooked Dividend Hikes During the Panic (COV, CXS, DISCA, FITB, F, HST, LVS, LMT, MCD, MSFT, NEM, O)

Posted: September 23, 2011 at 2:20 pm

This was no good week for stocks even if the markets have bounced off the lows numerous times on Friday.  The low of the DJIA on Friday morning of 10,638 ...
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August’s New Massive Stock Buybacks… Over $30 Billion (LOW, CVS, CELG, COV, INTU, DISCA, HRS, LMT, RSG, LOW, ABC, MXIM, ANR, AVT, JAH, LUV, STJ, ECL, IPG, FRX, ACE, CLF, CTSH, KBR, NWL, VRX, AKAM, AOL, DLB, URBN, ACM, CHTR, MYGN, PFG, HSIC)

Posted: August 31, 2011 at 3:00 pm

The pace of stock buyback announcements in the month of August was almost unbelievable.  The pace was stronger at the start of the month when earnings were still coming in ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADBE, ALU, ARMH, BBBY, BP, BRCM, BRCD, LFC, DISCA, EIX, FFIV, LPS, ERIC, M, NKA, ORCL, SLM, HOT)

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 8:23 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Underperform at RBC. ...
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The 25 Companies Spending Billions On Buybacks (ACE, AKAM, ABC, AOL, AVT, CBOE, CHTR, CSCO, COV, DISCA, DLB, XOM, CVX, HRS, HUN, JASO, JAH, NWSA, RDC, LUV, STJ, BSX, MSI, V, HPQ)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 12:56 pm

It is no secret that the market volatility has many investors rattled.  What is very counter-intuitive is that many companies are continuing with most or all of their investor friendly ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BBBY, BRCM, DISCA, DANG, FDX, FFIV, FSLR, HUB-B, ICON, NLC, RPTP)

Posted: June 23, 2011 at 8:26 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) Reiterated Buy and ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BX, COP, DISCA, GGP, HOLX, AGN, NVDA, STRA, TKC, UNH, URI, WM, WLP)

Posted: March 3, 2011 at 8:02 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) Started as Buy at ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMD, BIDU, CHC, GLW, CTRP, CSX, DISCA, FSLR, GME, HON, HGSI, KEY, NSC, PWRD, SVVS, SHLD, SINA, SBIB)

Posted: November 17, 2010 at 8:25 am

These are some of this Wednesday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Cut to Market Perform at JMP ...
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Endless Dollars For Share Buyback Plans (GPS, HPQ, MRVL, INTU, JWN, RSH, RL, DTV, DISCA, AMTD, IT)

Posted: September 1, 2010 at 9:05 am

Buybacks may not be considered the best return of capital by many investors and market pundits, but they are M&A-alternatives for management of companies.  The amount of share buybacks announced ...
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Over $100 Billion in Buybacks and M&A in August (HPQ, INTU, LO, VRSN, DTV, DISCA, GPS, JWN, MRVL, RSH, PAR, GENZ, POT, INTC, SCHW, MMM, DYN, SNY, BHP)

Posted: August 31, 2010 at 7:57 am

$100 billion... That is roughly the combined tally of August share buyback announcements and merger announcements.  This may not be a record, but it has to be one of the ...
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Over $8 Billion in New Stock Buyback Plans (RL, APEI, DTV, EMN, SWKS, WBMD, ATML, GD, OC, PCL, AUTC, DISCA, FMCN, CVLT, WRB, WMS, VRSN)

Posted: August 6, 2010 at 11:36 am

2010 has been called the year of dividend by us, but it seems that share buybacks in earnings season are still alive and well.  Of the buybacks we have tracked ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BRCD, GLW, DISCA, FSLR, KFT, MIR, PAAS, PALM, RIMM, TKC)

Posted: February 23, 2010 at 8:47 am

These are this morning's top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Tuesday: Brocade Communications (NASDAQ: BRCD) Cut to Hold at Jefferies; Cut to ...
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Discovery Says Amazon Kindle Infringes Its Patent (DISCA, DISCB, DISCK, AMZN)

Posted: March 17, 2009 at 11:40 am

Discovery Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) has filed a patent infringement suit against Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)  regarding the Amazon Kindle e-book reader. (more...) ...
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