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The New York Post today wrote that a Sirius (SIRI) merger with XM (XMSR) could be announced as early as today. While many are guessing or speculating on a merger between XM Satellite (XMSR) and...
Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI-NASDAQ) and XM Satellite Radio (XMSR-NASDAQ) are both 1 week from earnings:  SIRI reports early morning on February 27 and XMSR reports on February 26 early morning. ...
Further speculation about a merger between XM and SIrius pushed the shares of XMSR much higher this week. But, how much of a combined company could SIRI shareholders get? Sirius (SIRI) has about $352...
Who will win the satellite radio wars?  SIRI reports early morning on February 27 and XMSR reports on February 26 early morning.  The past quarters are largely irrelevant.  The guidance for 2007...
Sirius (SIRI) has about $352 million in cash and $1.1 billion in debt. Over the first nine months of 2006, the company had an operating loss of $831 million on revenue of $448 million. The company...
Forbes says that Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) paid Howard Stern $302 million in 2006. That is a good deal more than Jay Leno or David Letterman. The difference is that they make CBS (CBS) and NBC...
Stock Tickers: DISH, MSFT, DTV This morning Engadget is covering a story where Echostar (DISH-NASDAQ) is close a to deal with Microsoft (MSFT-NASDAQ) to bring the satellite digital programming to...
So far this year Sirius Satellite Radio’s (SIRI) stock is down about 1% and XM’s (XMSR) is off 6%. Looking back a whole year, both are off double digits. The news, in general, has been good for...
Mel Karmazin is 62 or 63 years old. Sirius (SIRI), where he is the CEO, pays him fairly well. His base salary in the last proxy was $1,250,000, and his bonus for the year was $2,200,000. Mr. Karmazin...
It can’t get any worse for satellite radio investors, but it does. Bear Stearns cut its forecast for year-end 2007 subscriber counts for Sirius (SIRI) and XM (XMSR). The bank took its forecast for...
Analysts who predict future price increases in Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) and XM Satellite (XMSR) come up with a "reason a week" that the firms will do better. Both stocks have been hammered down...
Kevin Martin, Chairman of the FCC, has said that FCC rules would prohibit a marger in satellite radio.  Could this be changed?  Sure, with some serious lobbying and petitioning, long-term...
JP Morgan upgraded both Sirius (SIRI) and XM (XMSR) saying that both could have close to 15 million subscribers by 2010. The research note also indicated that most cars may have one of the services...
After a nice run up yesterday on an upgrade from Citigroup, XM and SIRI just can’t keep the momentum. The Citi research report said that more cars would be satellite radio receivers in 2007 and...
From Contrarian Edge By Vitaliy Katsenelson I have tremendous respect for The Financial Times.  It is a great newspaper and I am privileged to write for it on occasion.  But when I see FT write...