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Media
The Death Of Cable (CMCSA)(TWC)(CHTR)
The largest cable company in the US, Comcast (CMCSA), hit $30.18 last January. Mark that down. The shares may well never get that high again. Time Warner Cable (TWC) hit $44 in…
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Technology
Tech Stock Values For Dummies
Yesterday’s sharp sell-off in the Nasdaq showed the market something. In a downturn, the Apples (AAPL) and RIMMs (RIMM) of the world have an Achilles Heel. They have run up too much.…
5:20am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Verizon And Sprint: Cat Fight Over Google (GOOG) Phone?
Verizon Wireless, a JV between Verizon (VZ) and Vodafone (VOD) appears to be vying with Sprint (S) over rights to distribute new handsets loaded with the Google (GOOG) mobile OS and goodies…
3:14am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/31/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, a number of experts do not believe that a rate cut by the Fed will help the falling housing market. Reuters writes that Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) will cut another 4,000…
5:11pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
Verizon (VZ) May Team With Google (GOOG) For G-Phone
Business makes strange bedfellows. Verizon Wireless, a JV between Verizon (VZ) and Vodafone (VOD), is in discussions with Google (GOOG) about distributing phones with the Google handset operating system. According to The…
7:09am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Verizon FiOS Adds To Boost Returns (VZ)
Verizon (NYSE:VZ) $0.63 EPS vs $0.62 estimates; Revenue rose to $23.77 Billion versus $23.67 Billion estimates. WIRELESS ADDS: 1.8 million net wireless adds (1.6 million after reductions in wholesale customers); 1.21% retail…
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Media
Another Big Blow To Cable Companies
Most cable company stocks are already trading at 52-week lows. Last week, Comcast (CMCSA) reported earnings and subscriber growth that were below Wall St. expectations. And AT&T (T) came out with earnings…
5:03am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Vonage (VG) Is Toast
When word came though that Vonage (VG) had settled its patent suit with Verizon (VZ), the VoIP company’s shares moved up 70% to over $2. The small company has settled another action…
3:02am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/26/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Microsoft’s (MSFT) strong quarter and forecast sent shares up over 10%. Reuters writes that Oracle (ORCL) has turned down BEA Systems’ (BEAS) proposal that the company be sold at…
3:08pm ET
Investing
Vonage (VG) Settles With Verizon (VZ)
It looked like patent suits from the nation’s largest phone companies were going to put VoIP pioneer Vonage (VG) out of buiness. But, it settled its differences with Verizon (VZ) after the…
5:50am ET
Investing
Verizon’s (VZ) Cable Killer
Mario Gabelli and other investors do not want to let Cablevision’s (CVC) founding family to take the company private at their current offer price of about $34. The investors think the company…
3:09am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/24/2007
According to Reuters, shares in Amazon (AMZN) dropped on concerns about margins in it latest earnings. Reuters writes that RIM (RIMM) will start to market its Blackberry in China. Reuters reports that…
7:35am ET
Telecom & Wireless
An AT&T (T) Suit, The Death Of Vonage (VG)
AT&T (T) became the third big telecom company to file a patent suit against Vonage (VG). It follows actions by Sprint (S) and Verizon (VG). Those suits have been settled at a…
1:16pm ET
Investing
Perhaps Cablevision’s (CVC) Dolans Should Buy The New York Times (NYT)
Shares in Cablevision (CVC) and The New York Times (NYT) are both off about 3% today. Cablevision’s shares are down because its large shareholders don’t want the company sold. The Times is…
5:40am ET
Investing
Cablevision (CVC) LBO Is Toast
Most LBO’s these days get killed because buyers develop remorse over a high price and the tough borrowing environment. At Cablevision (CVC) all of that has been turned on its head. The…