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Barron's Recap (10/13/12): Almost There
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 6:47am | 879This past weekend in Barron's online: the Dow Jones Industrial Average approaches its record high, preparing for the costs of long-term care, the prospects for CarMax, BlackRock, Realogy and Encore Capital Group, as well as Romney's path to victory. Cover Story "Almost There" by Andrew Bary....
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 6
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 6:29am | 905Analysts on average expect to see per-share earnings that are less than a year ago when Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH), MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM), Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP), News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA), Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) and Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) share their quarterly results this week. Retail...
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Three Competitors Outperforming Netflix
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 3:18pm | 648With news that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may be hiding more than $3.6 billion in debt off its books, both subscribers and investors may be thinking about other options. Citigroup (NYSE: C), in its recently released report on Netflix, remained positive on the stock, though it did mention that...
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Disney Trumps DreamWorks, Others with Pixar's Brave
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 1:41pm | 328In a weekend that included vampire hunters and an asteroid that threatens to destroy the planet, a young redheaded princess has soared to the top of movie ticket sales. Brave, the enchanting animated comedy from Pixar, Disney's (NYSE: DIS) chief animation studio, has earned an estimated $66.7...
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Dish Network Seeks Cablevision's Help in Battle Against Comcast, News Corp. and CBS
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 10:21am | 361In an effort to fend off multiple lawsuits and prevent its new Hopper feature from being exterminated, Dish Network may enlist in the help of a competitor. Unofficially, of course. But if this Bloomberg Businessweek report is accurate, the satellite provider may be helped by a 2008 federal appeals...
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Google to Acquire Twitter?
Friday, April 20, 2012 - 1:03pm | 584The search engine giant is one of many names being tossed around in the quest for Twitter's acquisition. Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) are among the companies that are believed to be looking at Twitter, a company that is often criticized for failing...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 6
Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 6:39pm | 1330There will be plenty more quarterly reports this week for analysts and traders to peruse. On the schedule are Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), Visa (NYSE: V), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 31
Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 11:31am | 1163Halloween and the Day of the Dead arrive this week. If analysts' forecasts are correct, there are only a few earnings reports that may scare investors. For instance, Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) earnings are predicted to have fallen 93.1% year over year to $0.58 per share. Allstate (NYSE:...
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YouTube to Finally Receive Original, High-Quality, Non-User-Generated Content?
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 9:45am | 555After a mountain of speculation, the Wall Street Journal is providing us with MORE speculation! Last March, word started to spread that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) was looking for Hollywood talent to bring fresh and original (and presumably scripted) content to YouTube. The news quickly died down after...
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Gordon Hayward Signs Deal to Become IGN's New Spokesman
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 9:27am | 175The Utah Jazz star has a new gig lined up. CNBC sports business reporter Darren Rovell reports that Gordon Hayward has signed a deal with IGN to become a spokesman for the company. “Gordon Hayward signs deal to be spokesman for video game media publishing giant IGN, which will be launching a pro...
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Fox Business Breaks Even One Year Ahead of Schedule, Lou Dobbs Tonight Beats The Kudlow Report
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 3:22pm | 206Fox Business has reached its breakeven point one year sooner than expected. During the News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) earnings call this Wednesday, Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch announced that Fox Business has broken even. “The ratings are, in fact, improving,” he said. “Certain times of the day we...
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Fox Business Breaks Even One Year Ahead of Schedule, Lou Dobbs Tonight Beats The Kudlow Report
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 12:47pm | 206Fox Business has reached its breakeven point one year sooner than expected. During the News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) earnings call this Wednesday, Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch announced that Fox Business has broken even. “The ratings are, in fact, improving,” he said. “Certain times of the day we...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 8
Sunday, August 7, 2011 - 12:02pm | 1072The focus this week, at least initially, will no doubt be on the effect of the downgrade of U.S. debt. But there will be plenty more earnings as well, including reports from Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Aol (NYSE: AOL). The parade of retail...
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News Of The World Whistleblower Found Dead
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 1:54pm | 350Former News of the World showbiz reporter, Sean Hoare, has been found dead at his Watford home. Hoare was the first named journalist who alleged that Andy Coulson was aware of phone hacking by his staff. Coulson is the former editor of News of the World. Hoare worked under Coulson before being...
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Why the World Will End if Google Buys Hulu
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 2:58pm | 913R.E.M. once sang about this moment. “It's the end of the world as we know it,” Michael Stipe sang loudly. He repeated those words a few hundred times, just be certain that we got the message. Today, we're getting that message loud and clear. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) wants to take Hulu off the hands...