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How Much Is Hulu Really Worth? (CMCSA, NWS-A, DIS, AMZN, DTV, GOOG, YHOO, SKM, NFLX)

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 3:00 pm

The bidding process for the online television service Hulu has taken a strange path.  The bidding has been delayed to the end of this week.  It sure seems as though ...
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Media Digest (8/25/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 6:15 am

Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and will be chairman. Tim Cook to take over as CEO. (Reuters) Gold falls sharply and may be hurt by CME ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARO, AGU, AGN, AIG, CI, DTV, DISH, DWA, GLGL, MMI, RIMM, RVBD, MOBI, S, RIG, VMW, DIS)

Posted: August 16, 2011 at 8:38 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) Raised to Hold at Jefferies. Agrium ...
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An Unexpected Blockbuster Resurrection

Posted: August 9, 2011 at 6:21 am

Blockbuster Inc. (BLOAQ.PK) is trading at price levels not seen since early spring, as traders responded enthusiastically to a published report that new owner, Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH), has ...
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Media Digest (8/6/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 6:17 am

The next challenge for Congress will be a tax deadlock. (Reuters) The Nikkei falls another 2% on news of a U.S. downgrade. (Reuters) Yields on Italian and Spanish bonds fall ...
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When Great Share Buybacks Are Clouded By Awful Buybacks, Dividends Rule (XOM, IBM, PG, EMC, COP, HPQ, DTV, TRV, KO, MCD, MSFT, CSCO, WMT, LOW, HD, PFE, GS)

Posted: June 29, 2011 at 2:39 pm

There are several ways in which companies can return money to shareholders, but the two most common methods of returning cash to shareholders are dividends and stock buybacks.  Dividends ...
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Top Earnings Previews For Thursday (ARG, CTL, CVS, DMD, DTV, EP, KFT, PMI, PCLN, V)

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 4:13 pm

Earnings season may have peaked but we still have some key sector moving stocks due to report earnings on Thursday morning.  We have offered previews and some basic color on ...
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Ten Hidden Gems in the Netflix Annual Report (NFLX, TWC, CMCSA, DTV, SATS, T, VZ, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, BBY, WMT, CSTR)

Posted: February 22, 2011 at 7:45 am

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) recently joined the waves and waves of public companies which filed their 10-K annual reports with the SEC.  We often dig through these and other reports ...
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Comcast Trumps Cablevision in Earnings (CMCSA, GE, CVC, T, VZ, DTV, DISH)

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 9:56 am

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) reported fourth quarter and full-year earnings this morning that both beat analysts' expectations. For the quarter, Comcast posted EPS of $0.36 on revenue of $9.7 billion, ...
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AT&T Deal for Dish Network Still Okay After EchoStar/Hughes Merger? (SATS, HUGH, DISH, T, VZ, DTV, CMCSA, TWC, CVC)

Posted: February 14, 2011 at 12:27 pm

EchoStar Corp. (NASDAQ: SATS) has agreed to acquire Hughes Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: HUGH) for about $2 billion, including debt, in a deal that would give EchoStar, which makes set-top boxes ...
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ESPN and Monday Night Football: The $2 Billion Cost (DIS, NWS, CBS, GE, DTV, SIRI)

Posted: January 7, 2011 at 7:21 am

The cost of carrying Monday Night Football is about to go from being expensive to off the charts.  We Americans probably never think of the costs behind carrying the game.  ...
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DIRECTV Expands Latin American Ambitions (DTV)

Posted: December 16, 2010 at 2:02 pm

DIRECTV Latin America, a subsidiary of DIRECTV (NYSE: DTV) is further expanding into Latin America, underscoring its ambition in such a high growth market. The company announced that it has ...
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Major Insider Selling To Set Records in December (AMZN, BRK-A, DDS, DTV, DG, EMC, EXPE, FDX, GPS, GENZ, INTC, JBHT, MSFT, JWN, ORCL, RL, CRM, SLB, SBUX, SCHW, VMW, WMT, WFMI, WYNN, DELL, LVS, GOOG)

Posted: November 24, 2010 at 8:02 am

Insider selling by millionaire and billionaire corporate insiders is already rising, but it is about to go through the roof.  Forget the politics and forget the morale left behind as ...
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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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