courtesy of Facebook Inc.The future often seems to knock at the door when you may not be ready. Facebook aficionados recently received a message from founder Mark Zuckerberg explaining that the social…
thinkstockWhere you come down in the current debate (war?) over which industry will control the living room TV set depends largely on whether you believe that entertainment is a top-down or a…
ThinkstockCharter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) may have a checkered past, but the cable television service provider likely will be next on the block of the cable and TV media mergers. Time Warner…
Investors and traders often look for new research ideas that can generate higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls each morning to find great ideas from…
ThinkstockAlpha is one of those confusing terms that is used in the financial industry but rarely defined. It is basically a performance measurement on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility or…
ThinkstockEver since Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) introduced its ad-skipping technology called the “Hopper”, network TV operators have been seeking to kill the beast. No luck so far, though, as a federal…
Wikimedia CommonsAT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) earnings for the second quarter where generally considered mediocre. But just below the surface of the top line numbers, investors could draw the inescapable conclusion that the…
ThinkstockThe fate of Hulu and the online media content has been up for grabs and many firms were reportedly interested in buying the asset. The problem is that the bidding was a very…
ThinkstockToday’s announced acquisition of Local TV Holdings and its 19 TV stations by The Tribune Company follows a script mapped out earlier this year by other TV station owners like Sinclair Broadcasting…
ThinkstockAfter markets closed on Friday, News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) formally split itself into two pieces: a publishing company still to be called News Corp. and a movie and TV company named Twenty-First…
ThinkstockWireless is a $200 billion market, and the largest players have margins that approach 50%. In a new report, the telecommunications team at Jefferies estimates the cable operators actually carry more consumer…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning not on any particular news, but likely more influenced by tomorrow’s start of the Fed’s June meeting and Wednesday’s announcement of interest rates. Shares traded…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Monday, June 17, 2013. They include ChannelAdvisor, Comcast, Tesla Motors and Koninklijke Philips.
thinkstockStreaming video service Hulu is owned by a consortium that includes Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) and Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA). This is not the first time that…
ThinkstockClearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) is getting the higher buyout price offer from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) that has been rumored to be coming. The new increased offer is at $3.40 per…
