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Earnings Preview: News Corp's EPS, Revenue Expected to Rise
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 10:46am | 577News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) unveils its next round of earnings this Wednesday, August 10, 2011. Get prepared with Benzinga's ultimate preview for News' fourth quarter earnings. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of 30 cents/share and revenues of $8.44 billion. Investors...
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Options Brief: Comcast
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 10:36am | 73Shares of Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSK) are lower on the session by 0.14%, trading at $21.19. Overall call volume is now running at 6.90x the daily average, with 0% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 3,880 contracts have traded on the session so far. Comcast Corporation is a provider of...
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Goldman Sachs Downgrades DirecTV To Neutral
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 10:21am | 111According to Goldman Sachs, DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) was downgraded to Neutral last night. Goldman Sachs said that, since adding to the Buy List on December 10, 2009, the stock is up 50% versus the S&P 500 up 14% (+30% in the last 12 months versus the S&P +12%). The new 2012 revenue/EBITDA...
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Wunderlich Securities Reiterates Buy on DirecTV, Reduces PT to $55
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 8:33am | 55Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on DirecTV (NYSE: DTV). At the same time, the rating agency reduced its price target on the company's stock from $60 to $55. On Thursday, DTV closed the day at $46.63. Its shares lost 2.84% of their value in today's pre-market trading to stand around...
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J.P. Morgan Maintains Neutral Rating On Belo
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 7:37am | 68According to J.P. Morgan, Belo (NYSE: BLC) Neutral rating is maintained. J.P. Morgan said that in Q2, revenues (+2%) were in-line while EBITDA (-13%) modestly topped estimates. “We're tweaking 2011-12 estimates. We think ad visibility has moderated in recent months amid macro jitters. Belo expects...
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JP Morgan Lowers PT on Belo Corporation To $8
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 6:29am | 27JP Morgan has lowered the price target on Belo Corporation (NYSE: BLC) from $10 to $8 and maintains its Neutral rating.
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Capitulation 08-04-2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 7:17pm | 937Cusick's Corner I will not discount Chicken Little next time. Pure panic is in the market and preservation of capital is pinnacle. The reality is that the data is bad, and with the Claims Data coming in at 400K, the Non-Farm payrolls need to come in tomorrow at or above 150K. If we see 75K then...
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Liberty Media Earnings Preview
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 4:14pm | 430Liberty Media Corp (Interactive (NASDAQ: LINTA) announces its next round of earnings this Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Tuesday's second quarter earnings announcement. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of 20 cents...
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DISH Network Earnings Preview: Analyts Expect Higher Earnings, Revenue
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 1:38pm | 515DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) announces its next round of earnings this Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Tuesday's second quarter earnings announcement. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of 77 cents/share and revenues...
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Walt Disney Company Earnings Preview: Analyts Expect Higher Revenue
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 1:02pm | 558Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) releases its next round of earnings this Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Here's Benzinga's essential guide to Walt Disney Company's third quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of 73 cents/share and revenues of $10.45...
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Is It Time To Put The TV Into Sleep Mode?
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 12:34pm | 594DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) reported earnings that beat Wall Street estimates this morning, but accompanied by a massive sell-off in equities and weaker than expected internals, shares are plunging, more than 6% today. The El Segundo, Calif.-based company reported second earnings of 91 cents per share...
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DIRECTV Down 7% Despite Better Than Expected Earnings
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 11:46am | 39DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) is down 7% despite better than expected earnings. The company announced Q2 EPS $0.91 vs $0.85 Est; Revenues $6.6B vs $6.54B Est. DIRECTV is currently trading at $45.85, a loss of $3.62 or 7.32%.
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Wednesday's NASDAQ Top Winners: Energy Focus, STARR Surgical, Silicon Image, Global Traffic Network
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 10:43am | 532investors, reports on top percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for Aug. 03, 2011. In Wednesday's session, Energy Focus was the notable gainer, as the stock soared 45.24%. Energy Focus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFOI) was the biggest gaineron Nasdaq and soared 0.190 (45.24%) to $0.610. U.S. Rep. Steven C....
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Cablevision Earnings Preview: Analysts Expect Rising Revenue, Falling EPS
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 10:15am | 491Cablevision Systems (NYSE: CVC) unveils its next round of earnings this Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Here's Benzinga's advanced look at Cablevision Systems' second quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of 45 cents/share and revenues of $1.87 billion...
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Wunderlich Maintains Buy on Comcast
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 9:20am | 83Wunderlich is out with its report today on Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), maintaining Buy. In its report, Wunderlich writes, "We regard Buy-rated Comcast as the best value in large-cap media, with Q2 Cable Communications results largely conforming to what we had expected under our FiOS/U-verse matrix...