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(HUM) Attention Shifts to Jobs – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview – Week of April 30th
The focus this week will be on the labor market, with the April non-farm payroll report coming out on Friday. Many will be hoping that this report will provide...
(CSCO) Slow Data Week Ahead – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview 2/3/12
Earnings season will be in full swing next week, with 507 firms scheduled to report, and 69 of those will be members of the S&P 500. By the end of the week we will be almost...
(VIAB) Viacom 2011 Fourth Quarter Earnings Scorecard
Viacom Inc. (VIAB) declared blockbuster fourth quarter 2011 financial results, where both earnings per share (EPS) and total revenue exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The solid performance was mainly...
(AAPL) Company News for August 16, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced that it will purchase cell phone manufacturer Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc (NYSE:MMI) in a deal worth $12.5...
(CMCSA) Company News for August 4, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Spectra Energy (NYSE:SE) posted Q2 EPS of $0.42, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.40 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 11.8% year-over-year to $1.19 billion, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate...
(SNE) Video Game Spending Outlook 2011
Market research firm Gartner recently reported that the video game industry is poised for strong growth in 2011. The market research firm expects the video game industry to grow 10.4% to $74.4 billion from the 2010 level of $67.0 billion.
Gartner estimates that software...
(CMCSA) Viacom Gets ‘Transformers’ Boost
Viacom Inc’s (VIA.B) film division Paramount Picture is set to rock the Hollywood box office this summer with its latest release “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”. The movie has already grossed...
(NWSA) News Corporation Selling MySpace
Recently, Bloomberg reported that News Corp. (NWSA) seeks to reach a strategic decision with Specific Media regarding the sale of MySpace, its social networking site, for about $35 million in cash and stock.
News...
(GM) Company News for June 29, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) unveiled social networking site Google+ which will enable it to compete against Facebook. The application is now in its trial period
• Car maker General Motors (NYSE:
29Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NFLX) Can Apple’s iCloud Save Hollywood?
by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
In...
(LGF) Lions Gate Entertainment Sells Maple Pictures
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF) recently announced the sale of its Canadian distributor Maple Pictures to the Alliance group for approximately $38.5 million.
The deal subject to the approval by...
(NFLX) Netflix to Pay More for Starz
A leading provider of online movie rental services, Netflix Inc. (NFLX) may pay $200 million to $300.0 million a year to renew a licensing agreement for movies and television shows with Liberty Media...
(TWX) Time Warner Quarterly Report a Penny Ahead of Expectations
Time Warner Inc. (TWX), the diversified media conglomerate, recently posted first-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 58 cents a share came a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate but dropped...
(ADP) Stock Market News for May 5, 2011 – Market News
Markets declined on Wednesday, as disappointing economic data combined with the lack of strong quarterly results weighed the benchmarks down. The job market has not looked rosy and investors’ fears were heightened with signs of a slowing economy. Even after three trading...
(ADP) Weak Automatic Data Processing Report – Mixed Earnings
With the April non-farm payroll report coming out Friday morning, the market’s focus remains on the labor market. And we got a less-than-reassuring glimpse of the jobs situation through the weaker-than-expected report this morning from the payroll processor, Automatic...
(DTV) Hollywood and DirecTV Are Changing The Cinema Game
by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research
Thursday, April 21, 2011
A...
(NWSA) News Corp Advances to Vevo.com
According to Bloomberg, News Corp. (NWSA), a diversified global media company, advanced to Vevo.com, the online music website, for exploring the future prospects of MySpace, its social networking site.
The...
(AAPL) Apple vs. Google: The Fight for Digital Media Supremacy
by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research
Thursday, February 24,...
(TWX) Viacom First Quarter 2011 Earning Scorecard
Viacom Inc. (VIA.B) reported mixed financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2011. While earnings per share (EPS) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimates, revenues fell well short of it. This was primarily...
(ERTS) Stock Market News for February 03, 2011 – Market News
On Wednesday, the markets shed their winning gains to close almost flat as cautious investors focused more on Egypt’s unrest against better than expected news on the market. Although the Dow recorded new highs, other benchmarks including S&P 500 and the tech-laden Nasdaq...
(IBM) International Business Machines Announces Acquisition of Netezza
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) announced the completion of the acquisition of renowned data warehouse company, Netezza Corp. as previously announced by IBM on September 20th.
Marlborough,...
(AET) Company News for November 3, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• WellPoint (NYSE:WLP) reported estimate-topping third quarter earnings of $1.74 a share, up from Zacks estimates of $1.58, on revenues of $14.33 billion, above Zacks estimates of $14.22 billion
• Aetna (NYSE:AET) topped projections with third quarter results...
(AA) Stock Market News for November 3, 2010 – Market News
Stocks advanced broadly on Tuesday as investors turned their focus toward the results of mid-term elections and a two-day Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to unveil more measures to revive the economy. The advance sent the Dow average to its highest close in more...
(IT) International Business Machines Bids for Data Warehouse Company Netezza
A premier Information Technology (IT) services provider, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has agreed to acquire data warehouse company Netezza Corp. (
3Oct2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(TWX) Indian Company Eyes MGM
Joining a queue of several suitors like Time Warner Inc. (TWX), Spyglass Entertainment Group, LLC, and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF)...
(ADBE) Company News for September 22, 2010
• Adobe Systems (NASDAQ:ADBE) reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of 54 cents a share, a nickel higher than anticipated, on revenues, up 42% to $990 million, versus estimates of $985 million. For the current quarter the company expects earnings of 48 cents to 54 cents....
(DISH) DISH Network Second Quarter Earnings Scorecard
Tremendous increase in subscriber related revenues led DISH Network Inc. (DISH) to post excellent second quarter 2010 financial results. The results significantly beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate....
(VZ) Verizon Announces iPad Live TV Application Launch
Verizon Communications (VZ) plans to launch a software application for mobile devices that will enable the FiOS TV customers to watch live television shows and movies on Apple Inc.‘s...
(ATVI) Flat Video Game Sales in July
Video games achieved better results in July 2010 after a lackluster June month. Improving hardware sales were partially offset by sluggish software sales in the month.
According to the research firm NPD, U.S. retail sales of hardware, software and accessories decreased...
(ADM) Employment and Earnings to Share Stage – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview 7/30/10
Earnings season will be still going strong next week. There will be 1,161 firms reporting Incorporatedluding 106 S&P 500 firms. The firms reporting are some of the biggest...