US stock markets opened lower this morning and gradually lost ground throughout the day. A fractionally lower opening bell has translated to around a -0.6% loss on each of the major indexes…
Video rental and streaming company Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is reported to be near a deal to produce a second original series in its continuing battle for primacy in the streaming video…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Tuesday morning. Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) Cut to Hold at…
In yet another move aimed to boost its position in the streaming video space, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has signed a deal with Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB), adding the owner of MTV and…
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has made no secret of its desire to compete with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the streaming of premium video to customers. Amazon has a built in advantage.…
OpenTable Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN) is set to report earnings after the close today. This online restaurant reservation and information destination site has seen is stock fall massively from its 2011 highs as…
Jon C. Ogg Glencore and Xtrata agree to a $90 billion merger. (Reuters) Greek leaders face a deal for settling sovereign debt matters as workers strike. (Reuters) Toyota (NYSE: TM) posts good third-quarter profits and…
Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) may have announced a move against Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) today with the planned second-half launch of a streaming content joint venture with Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). …
Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) is surging this morning on news that it will get to compete even more with Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). The operator of box DVD rentals has formed a…
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) was mixed enough in the earnings report that you might have been scratching your head as to how the reaction would have been going into…
Jon C. Ogg Many of the companies that have entered the online content business have stumbled. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has a service. So does Walmart (NYSE: WMT). There are already several leaders, including crippled Netflix (NASDAQ:…
The UK market for streaming video is about to get more crowded. Earlier this month, Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced that it would offer its streaming video service in the UK and…
Coinstar’s (NASDAQ: CSTR) division Redbox held more of the DVD market in the US during 2011 than Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) did. The argument can be made that the top spot is worth little. More and…
Jon OggThis last week brought many new analyst calls in key stocks. At the end of each week we review research calls looking for the best gems, the calls that made serious…
Shares of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) jumped more than 15% yesterday while shares of Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) soared more than 22%. Today’s gains are far more modest, about 0.2%…
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