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Facebook’s IPO Troubles Cuts Loyalty Measure (FB, GOOG, LNKD)

In February, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was the leading brand in the social networking category of a customer loyalty index compiled by research firm Brand Keys. Following the company’s recent IPO, Facebook now resides…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Media Digest (5/31/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Annual meetings of Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) will include questions about fracking. (Reuters) Ford (NYSE: F) will begin to buy out some of its pension funds. (Reuters) JP Morgan (NYSE:…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Sports Illustrated Lay-Offs: TIME Magazine’s Last Chapter

Editor’s Note: The New York Times reports that one of TIME, Inc.’s big three weeklies, which include TIME, People, and Sports Illustrated, will lay off a number of employees. According to NYT.com, the lay-offs…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Media Digest (5/30/2012) Reuters, WSJ, Bloomberg

As the European Union sets financial and policy goals, the fate of Spain will be high on the list. (Reuters) Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) shares fall almost 10% as its investment value hits more resistance.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Pandora’s New Threat Comes From Samsung

courtesy of Pandora MediaPandora Media, Inc. (NYSE: P) recently rallied with its earnings report last week, but there is a new threat for it and other services.  A new Galaxy smartphone by Samsung comes…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

Media Digest (5/29/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg

JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) sells $25 billion in profitable securities to offset its trade debacle. (Reuters) The SEC examines JP Morgan financial reports. (Reuters) Marubeni buys U.S. grain company Gavilon Holdings for $3.6 billion. (Reuters) The…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Huge Sales For “MIB 3”

Sony (NYSE: SNE) will benefit from the extraordinary launch of Men In Black’s third installment–MIB3. Worldwide sales for the Memorial Day weekend were $203 million. Estimates of the cost of the film have been…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Newspaper Industry Gets Torn Up Again

Warren Buffett may be the only newspaper owner in American who wants to support the business. In addition to his ownership of daily newspapers in Omaha and Buffalo, he recently bought a portfolio of…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Media Digest (5/25/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Four market markers involved in the Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) IPO lose $100 million combined. (Reuters) EU concerns push the euro to close to a two-year low. (Reuters) Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) will invest $40…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

MSNBC.com Sale?

Comcast’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal operations is in talks with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to takeover the part of MSNBC.com which it does not already own. The rumor was reported in Adweek.Microsoft may not want to…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Pandora Making Gains Against SIRIUS XM, Sort Of

Pandora Media, Inc. (NYSE: P) is seeing something very unusual this morning.  The stock is up huge after earnings.  It is hard to believe, but Pandora beat earnings and managed to raise its guidance. …

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

Media Digest (5/24/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Many members of the EU want Greece to remain a member but have begun to prepare for its departure. (Reuters) Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) posts better-than-expected earnings and says it will fire 27,000 people. (Reuters)…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

Media Digest (5/23/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Merkel and Hollande will fight over stimulus for the eurozone at the EU summit. (Reuters) The OECD expresses concerns that Europe could slip into a deep recession. (Reuters) The EU debt crisis pushes global shares lower.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago