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Media Digest (12/11/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 11, 2012 at 6:15 am

HSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) pays a $1.92 billion fine to the U.S. government to settle a money laundering probe. (Reuters) The cost of outside products necessary to run Apple Inc. ...
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Cable TV Costs Too Much (TWC, DISH, DTV, LMCA, DIS, NWS, NFLX)

Posted: December 3, 2012 at 1:41 pm

The CEO of Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) today told an investor conference that programming is “just starting to cost too much,” and that his company will be taking ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AAPL, BIDU, DTV, LLY, EPD, EVER, FB, ITW, JNJ, INTC, IPG, LAZ, NFLX, OPTR, PIR, RSH, TSM, VRTX)

Posted: October 9, 2012 at 8:07 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reiterated Outperform with $750 target at Credit ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALU, BLK, BBVA, CMCSA, DTV, DISH, TWC, HMC, KEY, LNKD, MXIM, ONXX, PNRA, PSX, RUSHA, TYC)

Posted: October 8, 2012 at 8:54 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday. Today's calls are light perhaps due to the Columbus Day holiday. ...
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Netflix Threatened with Another Loss of Content (NFLX, DIS, CMCSA, LMCB, AMZN, TWC, DTV)

Posted: September 17, 2012 at 11:34 am

Streaming and rental video provider Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is currently involved in a negotiation with A&E Networks for a license to distribute the network’s content. The existing license expires ...
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Dish Network Misses Estimates on Rising Subscriber Costs

Posted: August 8, 2012 at 7:24 am

Disappointing average revenue per user resulted in an earnings miss for Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH). The second-largest U.S. satellite-television provider said this morning that its quarterly earnings came to ...
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Advertising Revenue Decline Sinks Viacom

Posted: August 3, 2012 at 8:11 am

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) reported third fiscal quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $0.99 and $3.24 billion in revenue before markets opened today. EPS for the same period a year ...
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Amazon, Warner Bros. Announce Exclusive Content Deal

Posted: July 20, 2012 at 11:27 am

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Warner Bros. on Friday jointly announced a licensing agreement to add TV shows such as Fringe and The West Wing to its Prime Instant Video catalog, making those ...
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DirecTV and Viacom Settle Program Dispute

Posted: July 20, 2012 at 6:53 am

DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) and Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA) announced they have settled a battle over the fees DirecTV is paid to carry the channels. The firms announced: DIRECTV has reached a new long-term ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (7/18/2012) DirecTV and Viacom

Posted: July 18, 2012 at 8:27 am

Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire: DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) has come close to a deal with Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA) about financial arrangements to carry the networks' programs. ...
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Media Digest (7/18/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 18, 2012 at 6:28 am

Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) profits fall slightly. (Reuters) Intel’s (NASDAQ: INTC) forecast implies PC sales will be weak. (Reuters) The head of the holding company for British Air and Iberia says ...
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Media Digest (7/12/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 12, 2012 at 6:13 am

U.S. foreclosures rise for the second straight month. (Reuters) Twitter’s ad business may have hurt new product development. (Reuters) Peugeot will cut 8,000 jobs. (WSJ) SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) puts itself ...
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Media Digest (7/11/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT

Posted: July 11, 2012 at 6:13 am

Italy may turn to the eurozone as it weighs options for its debt. (Reuters) AMR, still in Chapter 11, will consider mergers with other airlines, which could include US Airways (NYSE: LCC), ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AIG, APOL, MT, AV, BHI, BBEP, DTV, FB, LDK, NWSA, SBAC, YNDX)

Posted: June 27, 2012 at 8:30 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Reiterated Hold at Stifel Nicolaus. Apollo ...
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Most Likely Stock Purchases By Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B, CVS, DVA, DTV, DG, GD, INTC, IBM, LMCA, V, WFC)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 12:04 pm

Warren Buffett hosted the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) over the weekend and this Monday morning he gave a long interview to CNBC.  In the interview Mr. Buffett noted how ...
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