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Investing
The Big Bull Market Road Map for April
The end of March brought on the last trading of the quarter, with the S&P Index hitting new all-time closing highs in what felt like a very choppy couple of weeks. While…
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Media
Small Screen, Growing Viewership for Mobile Video
courtesy of AppleLarger screens and faster networks are leading to increased usage of mobile devices, especially smartphones, for watching video. That’s one conclusion drawn from a global survey of mobile phone owners…
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Media
Picking Winners in Streaming Media (INTC, AAPL, GOOG, NFLX, AMZN, P, MSFT, SNE, DIS, CBS, CMCSA, VZ, CSTR, TWX, VIAB, NWSA)
ThinkstockThis might be one of those times that’s it difficult to tell the players even with a scorecard. The battle for control of the living room is about to be joined in…
11:20am ET
Media
Is Netflix Really a $225 Stock?
courtesy of Netflix Inc.If Wall St. got way too bullish and then way too bearish on one stock, it would be Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). Analysts and investors chased it all the…
Jon C. Ogg 6:49am ET
Media
YouTube: One Billion Users and Little Revenue
courtesy of YouTubeGoogle Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube management bragged about reaching the one billion active user level. But it said little about its revenue contribution to the search company, because it makes almost…
2:28pm ET
Media
More Pressure for Changes to Pay TV
thinkstockWe’ve been following for some time now the jockeying for position that has been going on in the entertainment industry. The past weekend brought a new offer from Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:…
9:40am ET
Investing
UBS Sees Great Opportunity in Fallen Tech Angels in 2013 (VMW, NUAN, AAPL, NFLX, CRM, NOK, AMD)
ThinkstockMost investors are aware of the fact that the stock market can be a cruel and fickle mistress. What is big and cutting edge one day, especially in the technology world, can…
6:31am ET
Investing
Beware of the Coming Activist Bubble
ThinkstockYou have heard of all sorts of bubbles in the financial world. There are instances like the housing bubble, a bond bubble, the dot-com bubble, the tech bubble, the private equity bubble, and…
6:29am ET
Retail
Nine Retailers With the Worst Customer Service
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Customer satisfaction with retailers is at an all-time high. However, while the industry improved overall, according to the American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), not all retailers received high marks. At the…
4:07pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — March 5, 2013: Markets Climb as Dow Sets All-Time High (NFLX, YHOO, CLF, A, APOL, CKP, CEP, APP, GEVO, QIHU, SWHU, PAY, AEO, BIG, TFM, HOV, SPLS, STP, MTG, CREE, VOD, VZ)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning and it didn’t take long for the DJIA to blow past its all-time intra-day high of 14,198.10 (more coverage here). There was a little news…
8:35am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (MITT, A, ALTR, APOL, CLF, CBRL, EVEP, FLO, HIIQ, MTG, NFLX, YHOO)
Jon OggThese are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. A.G. Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: MITT) started as Neutral at Credit Suisse. Agilent…
6:19am ET
Special Report
The 10 Websites Where Americans Spend the Most Time
ThinkstockThough the Internet is made up of tens of millions of websites, people spend the vast majority of time on just a handful of sites. According to comScore, an Internet analytics company,…
6:39am ET
Consumer Electronics
Intel’s TV Follies
Wikimedia CommonsIntel Corp.’s (NASDAQ: INTC) case that it can build a TV product, with new hardware and plenty of content, is based on the chip company’s plan to offer a better mouse trap…
6:21am ET
Investing
Media Digest (2/12/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT
ThinkstockBarclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) will cut 3,700 jobs as the troubled bank restructures. (Reuters) Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) adds to its low-priced Asha line. (Reuters) A judge approves a request by Apple…
2:10pm ET
Media
Sony Sticks with Starz Through 2021 (SNE, STRZB, NFLX, DIS, LMCA)
courtesy of Sony Corp.A division of Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) and Starz (NASDAQ: STRZB) have extended a multi-year agreement under which Starz will remain the exclusive first-run TV outlet for new movies…