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Media
When Will Meredith Spin Off Its Magazines?
For Meredith, the question of a spin-out is the same as for other media companies that have decided to separate.
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amazon, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Twitter, Disney and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Thursday, June 26, 2014. They include Amazon, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Twitter and Disney.
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Retail
Who’s Wearing the Black Hat, Amazon or the Book Publishers?
In a dispute that pits Amazon.com against Paris-based publisher Hachette Book Group, Amazon is being portrayed as the villain. It is worth remembering the background to this dispute.
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Media
Lower Ad Sales Cut Into News Corp. Revenues
courtesy of Dow JonesNews Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened on Thursday. The print publishing giant posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.31 on revenue of…
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Services
Twenty-First Century Fox Sags as Profits Drop
Twenty-First Century Fox reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened on Thursday. Its shares dropped after the opening bell.
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Media
UBS Top Media Stocks to Buy for 2014 for Internet and Cable Ad Trends
Media and advertising have always gone hand in hand. But the future is clear: more money will migrate to the Internet and cable, while less money goes to print and radio. Here…
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Investing
Spin-Offs Back in Vogue: Six Must-Watch Special Situations
ThinkstockWhen the markets go through periods of great gains, it is not uncommon to see companies start to take more radical efforts to increase their total return for shareholders. Some may go…
8:30am ET
Investing
Top Companies Presenting at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference
Wikimedia CommonsIn what has become an industry-leading conference, Goldman Sachs once again is holding its annual Communacopia conference. For the 22nd year, the conference will attract the top names in telecommunications, media…
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Media
Dish Network Prevails in Ad-Skipping Appeal
ThinkstockEver since Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) introduced its ad-skipping technology called the “Hopper”, network TV operators have been seeking to kill the beast. No luck so far, though, as a federal…
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Investing
Closing Bell for Monday on Wall Street: Markets Open Higher, Hold Gains
July 1, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after a blast of economic data from both Asia and Europe. In China, June manufacturing PMI slid lower. Japan’s economics minister said…
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Media
Scorecard on News Corp., Twenty-First Century Fox Split
ThinkstockAfter markets closed on Friday, News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) formally split itself into two pieces: a publishing company still to be called News Corp. and a movie and TV company named Twenty-First…
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Media
Financial Times Sale to Murdoch, Abu Dhabi Media Group Under Discussion
ThinkstockA purchase of the Financial Times is once again being discussed, and the buyers are said to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) and the state-controlled Abu Dhabi Media Group. A report…
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Media
Is Gannett Making the Right Bet on the Future of Broadcast TV?
thinkstockToday’s announcement that Gannett Company Inc. (NYSE: GCI) would pay $1.5 billion in cash and assume more than $700 million debt to acquire Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC) comes about two months after…
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Media
Who Wants to Buy Hulu? Yahoo!, Time Warner, AT&T?
thinkstockStreaming video service Hulu is owned by a consortium that includes Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) and Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA). This is not the first time that…
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Investing
Boeing, Google Among Top Hedge Fund Holdings
A look at which stocks the top 50 hedge funds own, without any need for comment (via Factset): The 50 largest hedge funds increased their equity exposure by over 5% in Q…