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Amazon Producing Sitcoms
In response to a request for ideas made last May, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and its Amazon Studios received more than 2,000 proposals from which it has now culled six to develop…
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Hulu Video Streaming Service Revenues Up 65% in 2012
ThinkstockHulu, the streaming video company jointly owned by The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS), expects revenues of $695 million in 2012, up 65%…
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Fallout from the Netflix-Disney Deal
Yesterday’s announcement that Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) would get exclusive rights from The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) for studio films beginning in 2016 sent Netflix shares sharply higher in the afternoon.…
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Media Digest (12/5/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve will begin a new round of bond buying in hopes of stimulating the economy. (Reuters) China shares reached a quarter-long high as government policy initiatives buoy investors. (Reuters) Nokia…
4:06pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — December 4, 2012: Markets Bounce Around, Remain Nearly Flat (DMD, IACI, LDK, ETN, DLTR, PBY, BIG, AZO, TOL, MTN, MFRM, P, FRAN, NOK, CHL, GPS, NFLX, DIS, UEPS)
U.S. equity markets opened essentially flat this morning on a day when not much new data was released. In Europe, unemployment data from Spain was awful, but not as bad as many…
2:14pm ET
Media
Netflix Snags Disney
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) appear to be rekindling at least some of their prior relationship. Disney Studios has just announced a multi-year premium Pay TV…
1:41pm ET
Media
Cable TV Costs Too Much (TWC, DISH, DTV, LMCA, DIS, NWS, NFLX)
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 a “hard…
1:44pm ET
Investing
Special Dividends Now Well Over $20 Billion … Much More to Come
The rate of special dividends from large great American companies is coming at an alarming rate. If the politicos in Washington D.C. are not paying attention to this about how taxes will…
1:36pm ET
Technology
Counting Website Visitors Gets More Sophisticated
The proliferation of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets has made life a bit trickier for advertisers to figure out just what they are receiving for their ad dollars. comScore Inc. (NASDAQ:…
4:04pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — November 12, 2012: Markets Open Today, But Not Much Action (GRMN, CHK, JCP, DIS, GRPN, CRDN, DHI, BAGL, JEC, WFT, DKS, HD, KORS, SKS, TJX, TIE, PCP, JEF, LUK, BZH)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning on a day when most government offices and banks are closed in observance of Veteran’s Day. Asian markets were muddled this morning as reports came…
8:09am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALU, ARMH, BBT, CHKP, CHK, C, CMA, DNDN, DEO, ETP, GRMN, GRPN, HIW, JCP, JNJ, NNI, PBR, RYAAY, SQNM, SIRI, SLG, TRIP, USM, VRTX, VNO, DIS)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) maintained Underperform at BofA/ML and maintained Hold at Argus,…
4:03pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — November 9, 2012: Market Holds Onto Slim Gain (CSCO, SBUX, FSLR, ATK, MMM, CECO, GRPN, KYAK, LGF, MCP, NVDA, DIS, FWLT, JCP, CRDN, BZH, DHI, SMRT, GRPN, ZIP, JRCC, WLT)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, but climbed out of their hole early with a boost from the strong showing on consumer sentiment. In Asia, China posted retail sales and industrial…
8:31am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ADT, AVAV, AL, ATK, CSCO, LLY, FSLR, GRPN, MMM, MRO, PANW, PCLN, QCOM, RYL, SPRD, SBUX, TUMI, DIS, ZLC)
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. ADT Corp. (NYSE: ADT) added to the U.S. Focus List at Credit Suisse.…
4:39pm ET
Media
Disney Results Not Thrilling, Not Chilling
courtesy of DisneyThe Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) reported fourth fiscal quarter and full-year 2012 earnings after markets closed today. For the quarter, the entertainment giant posted adjusted diluted earnings per share…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — November 8, 2012: Market Opens Up, Tracks Down All Day (EXC, KGC, CLWR, BAC, JNPR, ATVI, CTL, MNST, PAAS, WFM, CG, DF, KSS, WEN, MCD, CECO, GRPN, KYAK, LGF, MCP, NVDA, DIS, FWLT, JCP, SD, QCOM, INTC, WPRT)
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning, but by the end of the first hour stocks had turned south and remained in negative territory throughout the rest of the day. In…