AdMob Acquisition: Deeper into Mobile Ads for Google (GOOG)
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is up with the broad market today by almost 2%, and shares are completely unphased at all on news that the company is spending $750 million in shares to acquire…
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Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) is about to release its “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II: video game. Sales are expected to be half a billion dollars in the first week. That would make it the biggest entertainment…
NBC Universal Gets A $30 Billion Valuation
NBC Universal, the entertainment arm of GE (NYSE:GE) which is 20% owned by Vivendi, is worth $30 billion. That is the figure that GE and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), the cable company that intends to take…
Media Digest 11/9/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Hurricane Ida is heading toward Gulf oil fields. Reuters: Kraft (NYSE:KFT) will make its bid for Cadbury. Reuters: GE (NYSE:GE) and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) have agreed to an NBCU valuation. Reuters: The IMF is…
Media Digest 11/6/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The Wall St. insider trading probe lead to another 14 arrests. Reuters: Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) lost $19 billion and asked Treasury for money. Reuters: GM is readying its plans for Opel as some…
SIRIUS XM Heading Mostly in Right Direction (SIRI)
Trusting analyst estimates on penny stocks and cult stocks is a tricky business. But SIRIUS XM Radio Inc.(NASDAQ: SIRI) is trading up on heavy volume after its earnings this morning. The satellite radio monopoly…
Media Digest 10/5/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) returned to a profit. Reuters: The Fed will keep rates near zero for an extended period. Reuters: Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) beat forecasts. Reuters: Gold is near $1,100.
Media Digest 11/4/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Opel must now arrange for GM’s unexpected ownership Reuters: The Fed will probably keep its “easy money” program. Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) will pull out of Formula 1 racing. Reuters: The IEA will cut…
Disney (DIS) Goes To China, And Locals Get Angry
China has approved a plan for Disney (NYSE:DIS) to build a theme part in Shanghai. The American entertainment company has been trying to get a go ahead to build the $4 billion project for several years.…
Wednesday Hangs on Key Tech/Media Earnings (CSCO, CMCSA, QCOM, TWX, VG)
We have four key earnings for technology and media investors and traders due on Wednesday, and one key cult stock. The two biggest for tech which can impact all components of their related sub-sectors…
Media Digest 11/3/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The value of the yuan could cause a trade war between the US and China. Reuters: Executive pensions rose despite drops in stock prices. Reuters: Lloyds will make a large stock offering. Reuters: …
Chinese Hotel IPO: 7 Days Group Holdings Limited (SVN, HMIN)
7 Days Group Holdings Limited is national economy hotel chain based in China, and it has just filed to come public via an Inital Public Offering. No terms were disclosed other than it will sell…
24/7 Wall St. TV: Another Pay Outrage: University Presidents Making Over $1 Million
Wall St. executives are apparently in for their best pay day in history, despite the fact that the collapse of the credit markets and the beginning of one of the worst recessions in US history are barely…
Ancestry.com on IPO Deck (ACOM)
This week we are expecting to see the market absorb the pending initial public offering from Ancestry.com Inc. The company has a very unique niche and business model in that it operates a subscription-based…
Michael Jackson Film Moves Toward $200 Million In Ticket Sales
Sony (NYSE:SNE) just announced its fourth consecutive quarterly loss. Part of that was due to red ink at its studio division. Its best chance for a blockbuster film in the current quarter is almost certainly…