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…
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…
ThinkstockInsiders are using the recent market sell-off to purchase weak shares, at least that is the case for these stocks. Insiders can sell shares for a multitude of reasons. But when they buy…
Mark Hirschey / Wikimedia CommonsBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings. Many changes had been made in the June quarter…
Sirius XMMel Karmazin had already telegraphed that his days were likely numbered at SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI). That fight for control from Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA) is likely coming…
Sirius XMSIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) must have thought that they needed to get subscriber data out before its earnings report. The satellite radio leader just release a report showing that…
The founder of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is well along with an $11 billion buyout plan. (Reuters) As some companies leave Spain, the nation’s tax base falls. (Reuters) China’s services…
Sirius XMSIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is always interesting when you see an analyst cover it, in part because it is such a battleground stock. But now we have a research…
Sirius XMSirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) now are at a crossroads about their future. Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA) is now even closer to getting that 50% plus one vote that…
The Federal Reserve likely will release plans for a stimulus package after members meet today. (Reuters) EADS and BAE hold merger talks. (Reuters) Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 may have more…
China’s official PMI hits a nine-month low in August. (Reuters) WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) CEO Braly steps down. (Reuters) General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) to invest $1 billion in Russia within five…
Standard Chartered pays a New York bank regulator $340 million to settle money laundering charges that involved Iran. (Reuters) The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) names BBC General Director Mark Thompson…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings showing that there have been some significant changes in the positions of the Berkshire…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday morning. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) raised to…
News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) takes a $2.85 billion write-down, mostly on its publishing properties, as it prepares to spin them off. (Reuters) Standard Chartered pushes back on allegations about money laundering, portraying…
Sirius XMSIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) hit a new 52-week high today. Make that a multi-year high of $2.50 per share. The question is whether or not the satellite radio monopoly…