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Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 6:43 am

The European Central Bank may begin to identify weak banks and deny them aid. (Reuters)Foxconn, once one of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) largest suppliers, says it needs additional time to ...
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Softbank Using Alibaba IPO to Thwart Dish Network Offer for Sprint

Posted: May 13, 2013 at 8:10 am

The saying is that all’s fair in love and war. Well, this cannot be love, so it must be war. The Financial Times this morning is citing “two people familiar ...
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Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 13, 2013 at 6:46 am

China's factory output misses expectations on the low side. (Reuters) Posting on Google+ has been low, hurting the chance for Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) to get ads for the service. ...
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Closing Bell for Thursday on Wall Street: Lower Opening and Close Despite Jobs Report

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 4:07 pm

U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning after the Bank of England left its key interest rate and asset purchase program unchanged (more coverage here). In Asia, China’s consumer ...
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Dish Network Earnings Cut by Slowing Satellite TV Subscriber Growth

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 7:35 am

Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The satellite TV provider posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.47 on revenues of $3.56 ...
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Closing Bell for Wednesday on Wall Street: Markets Open Lower, Stock Prices Rise All Day

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 4:05 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning on relatively little economic data. In Europe, Germany reported that industrial production rose 1.2%, while a house price index in the U.K.rose 1.1% ...
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Softbank Founder to Visit Sprint Shareholders

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 7:05 am

Softbank is worried enough about the counter bid made by Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) that its founder and chief will visit the United States. It ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 6:49 am

West Lashes Out at China The world has started to gang up on China. America's Defense Department published a report as part of its Annual Report to Congress. In "Military ...
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Dish Network Ready to Go All-In for Sprint

Posted: May 3, 2013 at 10:35 am

When Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) put in its bid of $25.5 billion for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), there could be little question that the satellite TV provider was ...
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Softbank Defends Its Sprint Nextel Buyout Bid

Posted: April 30, 2013 at 6:55 am

Although it is the frontrunner to buy out of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), Softbank could lose out. Its chief executive officer, Masayoshi Son, claims his offer is superior to ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (4/30/2013)

Posted: April 30, 2013 at 6:40 am

European Unemployment Unemployment in the euro area grew again in March, supporting the obvious conclusion that a lack of stimulus, terribly high unemployment and the crippling of the financial and ...
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Media Digest (4/26/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT

Posted: April 26, 2013 at 6:37 am

First-quarter gross domestic product probably will run about 3%, but the momentum likely has fallen off since. (Reuters) The Bank of Japan believes it can reach its inflation targets by 2015. ...
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Amazon’s Unfortunate Streaming Video Plans

Posted: April 25, 2013 at 6:41 am

If several media reports are true, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) will release a set-top box through which consumers can stream premier video content. Even with its huge customer base and ...
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Is It Still Worth Acquiring Sprint?

Posted: April 24, 2013 at 1:05 pm

If any other telecom company had turned it the earnings results we saw this morning from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), that company’s shares would have dropped at least 10% ...
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Media Digest (4/23/2013) Reuters, WSJ, Financial Times

Posted: April 23, 2013 at 6:42 am

The European Commission indicates that it will lower pressure on spending cuts among several nations as Spain and France miss budget targets. (Reuters) The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index for ...
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