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It’s Advantage Sawyer
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 10:14am | 122Diane Sawyer is ditching 'Good Morning America' to anchor ‘World News’ for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) owned ABC News. In her new innings in the 6.30 PM show, Sawyer will take on CBS Corporation’s (NYSE: CBS) Katie Couric in the ratings battle. Odds seem to be in Sawyer's favor – as Katie will lose...
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Top 5 NASDAQ Stocks with Highest Daily Volumes (MSFT, AMD, ORCL, INTC, CMCSA)
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 9:23am | 230Below are the top 5 stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of highest market cap and daily volumes. The average daily volume of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares traded over the past three months is 56.3 million. MSFT’s market capitalization is $271 billion. UBS initiated coverage of MSFT with a “...
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Expect 15% upside in DIRECTV Group (DTV)
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 3:43pm | 76KBRO raised the estimates for FCF growth for DIRECTV Group (NYSE: DTV) by 24% to $2.09 billion for 2009. Even though the 4Q09 add estimates will be down from 220,000 to 200,000, the recent Liberty transactions will enhance the investment proposition for DIRECTV, changing its thesis from one based...
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DirecTV (DTV) In Control
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 3:32pm | 151Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) resumed coverage of DirecTV Group (NASDAQ: DTV) with an Overweight rating, given the company’s strong position with the consumer and its distribution relationships. A price target of $39 has been assigned with a bull case target of $49, based on expected ARPU growth,...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (CHTT, CTCM, CSKI, BUCY, TCBI)
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 2:58pm | 269Some of the stocks that saw extraordinary trading this morning are: Chattem Inc (NASDAQ: CHTT) shares surged 32.80% to $92.93. The volume of CHTT shares traded was 7,101% higher than normal. CHTT is being bought by French drug-maker Sanofi-Aventis SA in a deal valued at $1.9 billion. CTC Media Inc...
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News Corp (NWS) (NWSA) Trains Its Gun On Warner Cable (TWC)
Friday, December 18, 2009 - 1:48pm | 98The Wall Street Journal has reported that its owner News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWSA) (NYSE: NWS) is preparing to launch ads aimed at Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC). The ads warn consumers that Fox programs may go off the air for some Time Warner Cable subscribers. News Corp has been pushing for...
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CitiGroup Removes Comcast (CMCSA) From Its Top Picks Live!
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 3:13pm | 55CitiGroup analyst Jason Bazinet removed Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA)(FREE stock trend analysis) from Top Picks Live! He cited the recent market rally and the low probability of material incremental returns of capital as the reasons for removing Comcast from Top Picks Live!.
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New 52-Week High Stocks (AMD, AA, CBS, RCL, CENX, MRVL)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 12:07pm | 328Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD)(FREE stock trend analysis) has made a new 52-week high at $9.39 and now up 4.67% to $9.23 on 19.65 million shares. So far this year, AMD is up over 327%. The 52-week range for AMD is $1.86-$9.39. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA)(FREE stock trend analysis) has soared 3...
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DIRECTV (DTV) Deserves Premium Over Peers
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 5:28pm | 71Barclays finds DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV)(FREE stock trend analysis)shares attractive. Barclays noted that DIRECTV deserves premium over its peer group owing to a combination of 1) strong organic cash flow growth; 2) an undervalued balance sheet and 3) the potential for shareholder valuation creation...
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CBS Interactive Inc. (CBS) Dumps Ad Networks
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 1:41pm | 141CBS Interactive Inc. (NYSE: CBS)(FREE stock trend analysis) has re-opened a debate that raged mostly before the economy declined: Are ad networks good or bad for online media and advertising? Former Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO)(FREE stock trend analysis) and Martha Stewart Living (NYSE: MSO)(FREE stock...
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New Additions To The Nasdaq 100 Index
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 1:56am | 110The following companies will be added to the Nasdaq 100 Index, meaning a few new members for the PowerShares QQQ ETF (Nasdaq: QQQQ). Software maker BMC Software (Nasdaq: BMC), toymaker Mattel (Nasdaq: MAT), generic drug producer Mylan (Nasdaq: MYL), Dutch biotech firm Qiagen (Nasdaq: QGEN),...
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Verizon Won't Buy DirecTV
Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 9:46pm | 91Telecom giant and Dow component Verizon (NYSE: VZ)(FREE stock trend analysis) won't acquire satellite television provider DirecTV (NYSE: DTV)(FREE stock trend analysis), Verizon's CEO Ivan Seidenberg said on Friday. There has been speculation that either Verizon or rival AT&T (NYSE: T)(FREE...
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Company News for December 11, 2009 - Corporate Summary
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 10:19am | 188• United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) offered 2010 earnings guidance of $4.40 to $4.65 a share, versus consensus estimates of $4.53, on revenues of $54 billion to $55 billion, beating estimates of $53.32 billion • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) restarted coverage of DirecTV (NYSE:DTV) with a "buy," rating with...
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Top 5 Large-Cap NASDAQ Stocks with Highest Sales (ttm) (COST, MSFT, DELL, AAPL, CMCSA)
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 8:41am | 226Below are the top 5 large-cap stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of sales (ttm). The trailing-twelve-month sales figure for Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST)(FREE stock trend analysis) is $71.42 billion. COST’s market capitalization is $25.62 billion. Robert W Baird upgraded COST from “neutral...
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John Paulson Likes BAC, CMCSA And HeidelbergCement
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 9:08pm | 114John Paulson said on Tuesday that on the equity side he likes Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and German HeidelbergCement. Bank of America (BAC) lost 0.13% today, while Comcast (CMCSA) added 1.04%. CNBC's Guy Adami commented that Comcast (CMCSA) is an interesting company that...