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Investing
Hulu Is Not Worth $1 Billion
courtesy of Time WarnerThe price point at which Hulu will sell may hit $1 billion. It is not worth that. As a matter of fact, in an extremely crowded video on demand…
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11:25am ET
Media
Amazon Adds NBCUniversal Video to Prime Offerings
ThinkstockIn another move to boost subscriptions to its Prime Instant Video service, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today said that it has signed a licensing agreement with the NBCUniversal division of Comcast Corp.…
6:24am ET
Media
YouTube Paid Content Will Fail
courtesy of YouTubeYouTube, the video operation of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), will enter a field in which it has no business being. It will offer consumers paid channels of premium video content.…
6:30am ET
Media
YouTube Promotes Audience Size, but Sales Are Wanting
courtesy of YouTubeThe Wall Street Journal reports that the management of Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) giant video site — YouTube — has started to promote its audience size. What management does not say is…
6:39am ET
Investing
Amazon May Not Make Much Money for Years
Wikimedia CommonsWall St. was mildly upset that Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) did not make more money than hoped for in the first quarter of the year. Add that to slowing sales, and…
6:41am ET
Media
Amazon’s Unfortunate Streaming Video Plans
Wikimedia CommonsIf several media reports are true, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) will release a set-top box through which consumers can stream premier video content. Even with its huge customer base and tremendous…
8:00am ET
Infrastructure
The Best Big Corporate Earnings Indicators This Earnings Season
Earnings season is still in overdrive. Many companies are meeting or just beating earnings expectations, but the bias has been toward coming in light on revenues. We have seen many corporate earnings…
4:29pm ET
Investing
Market Close: Big Winners & Losers for April 23, 2013
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Superconductor Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SCON) is up 134.9% at $5.45. MEMSIC Inc. (NASDAQ: MEMS) is up 50.8% at $4.07. Ceasars Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ:…
1:37pm ET
Investing
The Brightest Lights So Far This Earnings Season
thinkstockAs with any earnings season, the results that have come in so far for the first quarter of this year have been mixed. There have been some winners and some losers, and…
6:42am ET
Investing
Media Digest (4/23/2013) Reuters, WSJ, Financial Times
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The European Commission indicates that it will lower pressure on spending cuts among several nations as Spain and France miss budget targets. (Reuters) The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index…
4:21pm ET
Media
Netflix Earnings Bolstered By Strong Subscriber Growth; Account Pirates Beware
courtesy of Netflix Inc.Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) was on the earnings calendar docket for Monday and the streaming media giant reported earnings of $0.31 EPS and $1.02 billion in revenue. Thomson Reuters…
Jon C. Ogg 4:03pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — April 22, 2013: Markets Close Higher After Rocky Start
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, but struggled to stay in positive territory for most of the morning. There was little economic data released today. In Asia, Hong Kong’s consumer price…
11:50am ET
Media
Netflix Earnings Preview
courtesy of NetflixNetflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is on the earnings calendar after the markets close on Monday, and the trading community is on edge for this earnings report. With a huge turnaround…
Jon C. Ogg 8:15am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Positive Views from Wall Street
Investors and traders are on the lookout for fresh research ideas from Wall St. that will lead to higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls each…
10:55am ET
Media
Amazon Previews New Online TV Shows
Wikimedia CommonsAs promised, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has posted at its website the pilot episodes for 14 new programs the company is considering producing for its Amazon Prime subscribers. The 14 programs…