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It looked like the FCC was going to have cable companies for dinner. The commission was talking about forcing cable systems to open channels to small networks, and perhaps planning to halt future...
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Fly On The Wall And Barron’s are mentioning a rumor that cable giant Comcast (CMCSA) might buy WiMax IPO Clearwire. It is not likely to happen, but it should. Cable is being attacked on all sides....
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The largest cable company in the US, Comcast (CMCSA), hit $30.18 last January. Mark that down. The shares may well never get that high again. Time Warner Cable (TWC) hit $44 in January. It is the...
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Fremont General (FMT) Mortgage company talks with investor fall apart. Stock drops to $2.74 from 52-week high of $17.30. Watts Industries (WTS) Downgraded after poor earnings. Falls to $27.91 from...
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Office Depot (ODP) Super bad earnings. Drops to $16.51 from 52-week high of $42.61. Time Warner Cable (TWC) Fears that telecom broadband is taking customers pulling down all cable shares. Down to...
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Radian Group (RDN) Mortgage insurance comanies being beaten to death. Drops to $9.72 from 52-week high of $67.35. MGIC Investment (MTG) Mortgage insurance company has big loss, cuts dividend. Falls...
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Mario Gabelli and other investors do not want to let Cablevision’s (CVC) founding family to take the company private at their current offer price of about $34. The investors think the company is...
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Shares in Cablevision (CVC) and The New York Times (NYT) are both off about 3% today. Cablevision’s shares are down because its large shareholders don’t want the company sold. The Times is down...
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Most LBO’s these days get killed because buyers develop remorse over a high price and the tough borrowing environment. At Cablevision (CVC) all of that has been turned on its head. The founding...
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Cable companies had all of the competitive advantages. They could offer broadband, TV, and voice service in one package. Satellite TV could only offer television. Telecom companies had slow DSL, and...
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Advance Amer Cash (AEA) Payday loan company forced to close a number of locations. Down to $10.44 from 52-week high of $19.05. Expressjet Holdings (XJT) Bad days for airlines. Drops to $3.62 from...
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Circuit City (CC) Poor earnings and almost certainly more to come. Down to $8.46 from 52-week high of $29.31. Enterra Energy (ENT) Still falling after cutting dividend. Drops to $1.33 from 52-week...
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JDSU, which makes communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for the telecom and cable businesses, turned in another lackluster quarter. These are supposed to be the days of...
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Verizon (VZ) and Comcast (CMCSA) along with all of their other telecom and cable friends have been hoping that the broadband growth party would never end. VZ has put $23 billion into its FiOS...
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Verizon (VZ) is trying to take business from cable companies like Comcast (CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable (TWC) using its new $23 billion fiber-to-the-home project. The cable guys are trying to take...
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