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Media Digest (2/8/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 6:43 am

The Greeks try to get a financial aid package while some regional leaders say the eurozone does not need the southern European nation. (Reuters) A House committee pushes through plans ...
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Yahoo! and the Temptation to Merge with a Major Media Firm

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 6:37 am

Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) earnings were weak, which raised the matter of a business combination with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) or Aol (NYSE: AOL) again. A more suitable merger would be with ...
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Media Digest (12/6/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT

Posted: December 6, 2011 at 6:21 am

S&P’s threat of a downgrade of eurozone nations puts huge pressure on the region’s leaders. (Reuters) An independent panel that reviewed the financial activity of Olympus suggests legal action ...
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November Share Buybacks Already Nearing $30 Billion (ALL, AIG, CBS, FIS, PFE, RAI, SBUX, SYY, TMO, VIA, VRX, PKW)

Posted: November 16, 2011 at 10:57 am

Some companies just want to keep bringing on new share buybacks whether they work or not.  Some are to stop dilution from acquisitions or employee stock options, while others are ...
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Media Digest (11/11/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 11, 2011 at 6:24 am

Italy to vote on sharp budget cuts as the U.S. calls for sharper ones. (Reuters) The State Department will look for a new route for the Keystone pipeline to satisfy ...
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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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Drop In Display Ads Will Hit Tier Of Sites Below Yahoo!

Posted: July 20, 2011 at 6:38 am

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) said its revenue fell last quarter to a large extent because of a drop in its display advertising. The trend will spread to other websites with smaller ...
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Media Digest (7/4/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 4, 2011 at 7:23 am

S&P warned Greece of default risks tied a rescue plan set by French banks (Reuters) Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) said one of it pipes leaked into a Yellowstone river (Reuters) ...
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Sony: The Tattered Legacy Of Sir Howard Stringer

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 4:56 am

The breach of the Sony PlayStation Network which exposed private records of up to 77 million customers is only one in a long line of failures which have occurred since ...
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Media Digest (4/8/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 8, 2011 at 3:32 am

The members of the Federal Reserve are more divided about what steps the central bank should take next to mute inflation and help the expansion. (Reuters) Americans are telling the ...
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The World’s Most Misunderstood Consumer Brands

Posted: March 23, 2011 at 6:13 am

The process of brand valuation is more an art than a science, or at least that is the conclusion of research done by 24/7 Wall St. The most well-regarded “brand ...
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Viacom Posts Lower Profit, Re-Signs Deal with Hulu (VIA, NWS, DIS, CMCSA)

Posted: February 3, 2011 at 12:28 pm

For its first fiscal quarter of 2011, Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA) reported that profit fell -12% and revenue fell by -4.8% due mainly to weakness in the company's film business. ...
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Media Digest 2/3/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 3, 2011 at 4:18 am

A judge said BP plc (NASDAQ: BP) $20 billion fund head Ken Feinberg is not independent of the oil company. (Reuters) Record snow will hurt retail sales. (Reuters) Poor weather ...
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Here’s Where Some of That Mountain of Corporate Cash is Going

Posted: November 15, 2010 at 3:01 pm

There have been plenty of stories in the past few weeks about the $2 trillion in cash that US corporations are sitting on. The money is not being invested in ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ADI, ASML, BIDU, HUM, IRM, ITRI, NBR, PTEN, PBR, SD, TSO, TXN, VIA, DIS)

Posted: October 6, 2010 at 8:05 am

These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) Started as Neutral at Sterne Agee. ASML ...
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