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courtesy of Facebook Inc.The future often seems to knock at the door when you may not be ready. Facebook aficionados recently received a message from founder Mark Zuckerberg explaining that the...
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Wikimedia CommonsCBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) has to be among the largest American corporations that believes “content is king.” It operates sports, news and entertainment divisions, and a fleet of...
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thinkstockWhere you come down in the current debate (war?) over which industry will control the living room TV set depends largely on whether you believe that entertainment is a top-down or a...
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ThinkstockIn an attempt to end the three-day blackout of CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) programming on Time Warner Cable Inc.’s (NYSE: TWC) cable systems, the cable operator has sent a letter to CBS...
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courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Companies can return capital to shareholders in many ways. Dividends are one of the favored methods. So is retiring outstanding debt, as it decreases the amount of...
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Wikimedia CommonsCBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) has more to worry about than complaints that its shows cannot be viewed on Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) outlets in several cities, which include New York...
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August 1, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning as PMI readings in Europe bounced generally higher and China’s PMI improved slightly to remain positive. In the U.K., the Bank of...
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July 31, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning as traders and investors this afternoon’s announcement from the FOMC. In Europe, the unemployment rate in the eurozone was unchanged at...
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Wikimedia CommonsThe battle of the wills, and money, continued during the night as Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) nearly took CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) off the air by blacking out its programs on the...
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ThinkstockEver since Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) introduced its ad-skipping technology called the “Hopper”, network TV operators have been seeking to kill the beast. No luck so far, though,...
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courtesy of FordThe equity analysts and strategists at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) expect to see U.S. equities continue to conform largely to the “1994 Playbook” in which stocks meander higher after...
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ThinkstockThe dispute over the fees that CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) charges Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) will come to a conclusion of some sort this Wednesday. One outcome floated by the cable...
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ThinkstockGiven the stock market’s long run since the post-election 2012 lows, and following yesterday’s rout, now might be a good time to start looking at the top large cap stocks that are...
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thinkstockToday’s announcement that Gannett Company Inc. (NYSE: GCI) would pay $1.5 billion in cash and assume more than $700 million debt to acquire Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC) comes about two months...
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ThinkstockMedia firm Gannett Company Inc. (NYSE: GCI) this morning signed a definitive merger agreement with TV station owner Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC) to acquire all the outstanding shares of Belo for...
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