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Will DirecTV Have to Kill or Tame Creepy Loser Alter-Ego Rob Lowe Ads?
The Rob Lowe ads for DirecTV may soon have a different message, if a report at the LA Times is correct.
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8:28am ET
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‘Furious 7’ Blows Franchise Past $1 Billion
On its Friday, "Furious 7" opened with $67.3 million in domestic ticket sales to add to the $938 million the franchise had already grossed, pushing the series to more than $1 billion…
Paul Ausick 7:45am ET
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‘Furious 7’ to Pull Franchise Over $1 Billion in US Ticket Sales
The latest installment of the Fast and Furious franchise is expected to sell $110 million in domestic tickets for the three-day weekend.
Paul Ausick 8:05am ET
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‘Furious 7’ Debuts on 800 IMAX, 3,900 Total Screens
Wide release for the latest installment of the Fast and Furious franchise is set for Friday on more than 800 IMAX screens worldwide, the widest-ever global IMAX release.
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Charter Deal for Bright House Depends on Comcast-Time Warner Merger
Charter Communications, the nation’s fourth-largest cable operator, has announced that it agreed to acquire Bright House Networks, the sixth-largest U.S. cable operator.
6:37am ET
Investing
The Most Shorted Nasdaq Stocks List Now Topped by Intel
Intel rose to the top of the list of the most heavily shorted stocks traded on the Nasdaq between the February 27 and March 13 settlement dates, displacing Sirius XM.
9:00am ET
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Nearly Half of All Americans Watched a Google Video in February
Almost 60% of the entire U.S. population watched an online video last month, and almost half watched a video streamed by Google.
6:55am ET
Investing
10 Most Shorted Nasdaq Stocks List Still Topped by Sirius XM
Despite a shrinking number of shares short in many of them, the usual suspects remain at the top of the list of the most heavily shorted stocks traded on the Nasdaq in…
1:15pm ET
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Does Comcast Dare Cannibalize Its Own Business?
Comcast will launch a streaming video service later this year, perhaps cannibalizing its existing business to take a chance on an entirely new way of doing business.
Paul Ausick 10:10am ET
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4 Top Merrill Lynch Media Stock Picks to Buy Now
Merrill Lynch speculation of a recombination of CBS and Viacom prompted us to scan the firm's list of media stocks rated Buy that could also hold big value for investors now.
9:05am ET
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‘Focus’ Steals Weekend Box Office for Warner
Warner Bros. took over the top spot in this past weekend’s U.S. box office sweepstakes with an estimated $19.1 million opening for “Focus.”
7:27am ET
Investing
The 5 Most Shorted Nasdaq Stocks in February
There was no change in the ranking of the most heavily shorted stocks traded on the Nasdaq in early February, even though two of them saw significant drops.
9:00am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Coeur, Comcast, First Solar, Marvell, ONEOK, Whole Foods and More
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Coeur Mining, Comcast, First Solar, Marvell Technology, ONEOK and Whole Foods.
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Have Illegal Downloads Cost ‘50 Shades of Grey’ Producers $5 Million?
More than 450,000 electronic versions of "50 Shades of Grey" were downloaded on February 14, the day the movie opened.
Douglas A. McIntyre 8:30am ET
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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Lives Up to Weekend Hopes
Universal Studios scored the biggest international opening weekend ever for an R-rated movie with “Fifty Shades of Grey,” which also posted a new Valentine’s Day record.