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Top Narrow Based Indexes For December 13 (MIPS, CCME, SGA)
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 11:59am | 177By 10:55 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 40.27 points, or 0.35%, to 11,450.59, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 5.33 points, or 0.43%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 7.51 points, or 0.28%. Some of the narrow based indexes driving the markets are Memory Chip...
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Exclusive Interview with Ken Fisher Part 7 - Can Traders Make Money
Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 11:43pm | 1348Ken Fisher is a money manager, and on the list of the Forbes 400 Richest Americans. He is also a Forbes columnist, where he recently recommended several income stocks, such as Sims Metal Management (SMS), Net Servicos de Comunicacao (NETC), and PetroChina (PTR). His latest book, Debunkery: Learn It...
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S&P Raises Debt Rating On Sirius
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 4:23pm | 101Standard & Poor's raised its corporate credit rating on Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), one day after the company and radio superstar Howard Stern announced that Stern was staying at Sirius for another 5 years. The rating agency raised its rating to BB- from B+ on improved operations,...
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America Movil Upgraded to Neutral - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:57pm | 713We are upgrading our long-term recommendation on America Movil S.A.B. de C.V (AMX), Latin America's largest wireless company, to Neutral from Underperform on its long-term prospects. Currently, the stock has a short-term Zacks #3 Rank (Hold). The growing Brazilian economy and improving macro...
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Calls Purchased on Cablevision Systems Corporation (CVC)
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:16pm | 154Shares of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) are higher on the session by 4.36%, currently trading at $34.81. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the...
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America Movil Upgraded to Neutral - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 12:02pm | 713We are upgrading our long-term recommendation on America Movil S.A.B. de C.V (AMX), Latin America's largest wireless company, to Neutral from Underperform on its long-term prospects. Currently, the stock has a short-term Zacks #3 Rank (Hold). The growing Brazilian economy and improving macro...
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Top Performing Industries For December 9 (BGVF, SIRI, MGN, ABD)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 11:36am | 209At 10:30 am, the Dow lost 0.08 point to 11,372.40, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.24% to 1,231.20 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.22% to 2,614.97. The industries that are supporting the market today are: Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks: This industry jumped 2.66% by 10:...
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Strategic Move by Time Warner Cable - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 11:33am | 524Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), the second largest cable MSO (multiple system operator) in the U.S., has taken a new strategic move to consolidate its core basic Cable TV segment. For the first time, the company is into some product segmentation, offering different cable services to different...
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Company News For Dec 9, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 11:03am | 687· Howard Stern continues his stint at Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) after signing another five-year contract · Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) was downgraded by Wells Fargo (WFC) from “outperform” to “neutral”, with the target price in the range of $64 to $65 · ...
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Strategic Move by Time Warner Cable - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 11:02am | 524Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), the second largest cable MSO (multiple system operator) in the U.S., has taken a new strategic move to consolidate its core basic Cable TV segment. For the first time, the company is into some product segmentation, offering different cable services to different...
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Company News For Dec 9, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 10:26am | 687· Howard Stern continues his stint at Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) after signing another five-year contract · Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) was downgraded by Wells Fargo (WFC) from “outperform” to “neutral”, with the target price in the range of $64 to $65 · ...
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Outdoor Channel Holdings Declares Special Dividend of $.25
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 10:21am | 52Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OUTD) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special one-time cash distribution of $0.25 per share to shareholders. The distribution will be payable on December 30, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 20...
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The Return Of The King
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 8:21am | 170Howard Stern has announced that he will stay a further five years at Sirius (NASDAQ: SIRI), as the "King of all Media's" contract was scheduled to run out at the end of the month. Many were speculating he'd leave Sirius and perhaps revolutionize internet radio, but that's not going to be the case...
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Hey Now! Stern Staying At Sirius
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 8:09am | 45The King of all media, Howard Stern, has just announced he'll be staying at Sirius (NASDAQ: SIRI) for another five years. Shares of SIRI are up 5.3% in pre-market trading. More on this to come as it develops.
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Time Warner Cable Comments on FCC Statement Regarding Intention To Open Retransmission Consent Rulemaking
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 5:47pm | 151Time Warner (NYSE: TWC): “We applaud today's announcement that the Commission will issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to consider changes to the outdated retransmission consent rules. A broad array of stakeholders including Time Warner Cable and other video distributors, public interest...