Renewed Interest in Natural Gas is Key for Halliburton
By Paul Ausick of 24/7 Wall St. Halliburton (HAL) reported fourth-quarter 2009 net income of $243 million (EPS of $0.27), down 48% from $468 million (EPS of $0.87) in the same period a year…
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By Douglas A. McIntyre “Avatar” was only $50 shy of passing “Titanic” as the largest global box office film in history — just short of the ship disaster’s $1.843 billion mark. The numbers represent…
Media Digest 1/25/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: China continued to defend its internet policies. Reuters: The SEC is considering whether data on AIG (NYSE:AIG) should have national security status. Reuters: Ferrero will not bid against Kraft (NYSE:KFT) for Cadbury (NYSE:CBY)
Piracy Takes The Profits Out Of Music Business, Again
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, a global association of music publishers, says that the piracy of songs is sharply undermining the rise of digital song and album sales. According to the FT, “The…
Media Digest (1/22/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: China battle back at US charges about cyber attacks. Reuters: Under the new Obama proposal, banks may drop private equity assets. Reuters: Hershey (NYSE:HSY) will not make a counter bid for Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) upped…
Media Digest (1/21/2009) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Hedge fund Loch Capital is losing customers because of ties to a witness in the Galleon case. Reuters: China GDP grew 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Reuters: Obama will target excessive financial risk…
YouTube To Rent Videos No One Wants For Free
YouTube, the highly popular but unprofitable video-sharing operation owned by Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) will begin to offer movie rentals. This is presumably a way to make money. YouTube is set to launch the services with movies from the Sundance Film…
Media Digest 1/20/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Obama said he will not let companies who owe the US taxes to bid for government work. Reuters: Republican Scott Brown won the Senate race in Massachusetts putting the Obama healthcare proposal at…
SIRIUS XM Sees Cash Flow Positive 2009 (SIRI)
SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) appears to have managed to outshine the recession in 2009. The company disclosed today that it added just over 257,000 net subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2009. It…
Media Digest 1/18/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Kraft (NYSE:KFT) has a deal to buy Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) for about $19 billion. Reuters: China says Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and other foreign firms must respect its laws. Reuters: JAL is going bankrupt.
Press Digest 1/18/2010
Markets in Asia were narrowly mixed and slightly higher in Asia Reuters: Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is investigating whether an insider helped China’s cyber attack. Reuters: The IMF chief said there could be a double dip…
Nintendo Rules And Video Game Sales Rebound
The Nintendo Wii and the company’s ancient DS were supposed to be nearly dead, leaving the door ajar for huge market share gains by the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox 360 and Sony (NYSE:SNE) PS3. It did not…
Media Digest 1/15/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: China says there are ways to resolve problems with Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), but the US is uncertain. Reuters: Oil fell to $79 over concerns about the US economy. Reuters: Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) earnings beat expectations.…
Media Digest 1/14/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT. Bloomberg
Reuters: China defended itself against Google’s (GOOG) censorship changes. Reuters: Regulators will face the panel looking at the credit crisis causes. Reuters: The capex outlook in Japan is weak. Reuters: US foreclosures shattered a…
Media Digest 1/13/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) may leave China due to attempts to hack into its service there. Reuters: Oil dropped below $80 on US inventory news. Reuters: China markets fear tighter money policies from the government…