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Valassis (NYSE: VCI) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended Dec. 31, 2010. We reported quarterly revenues of $631.2 million, an increase of 4.3% from $605.0 million for the prior year quarter. Fourth-quarter net earnings were $24.8 million, an increase of 3.3...

Morningstar Inc (NASDAQ: MORN) reports its Q4 EPS at $0.54, versus the consensus of $0.45. MORN reports its Q4 revenue at $151.2 million, versus the estimates of $144.70 million. MORN shares fell 0.04% to close at $55.58 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

Gabelli & Company left its Journal Communciations (NYSE: JRN) Buy rating unchanged in a research report published today. In a research note, Gabelli states, "For 1Q, mgmt sees ongoing moderation in print revenue declines, and believes that core broadcast revenues (ex political and Olympic...

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) today announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010. The Company reported revenue for the fourth quarter and full year of $72.6 million and $230.8 million, respectively. Operating income for the fourth quarter...

Piper Jaffray remains buyers of Valassis Communications (NYSE: VCI) in front of its Q4 earnings release on Feb. 17th. While Piper does not anticipate the company will revise its recent FY11 guidance upward, it expects the stock, which has underperformed the S&P by ~10% since issuing guidance,...

Analysts at Benchmark upgrade Journal Communications Inc (NYSE: JRN) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for JRN has been raised from $5 to $7. JRN shares gained 4.55% to close at $5.29 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Courtesy of The Daily Bail The Japanese economy shrank an annualized 1.1% in Q4 of 2010.  Meanwhile, food and commodity prices continue to rise, giving Japan the worst of both worlds in having to contend with both price inflation in food and energy and deflation in asset prices.  You may be...

Shares of Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Journal Communications Inc. (NYSE: JRN) are trading up 4.7% at $5.30 per share during the Tuesday afternoon trading session. The day's trading range for shares of Journal Communications Inc has been between $5.04 and $5.48 per share. Analysts covering the...

Below are the top small-cap publishing-newspaper stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) is 33.33%. MNI's revenue for the same period is $1.40 billion. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity...

2010 was a marquee year for Andrew Tan's flagship company Megaworld Corporation or MEG in the Philippine Stock Exchange as it was able to book a 69.86%. However, MEG's outlook had started to look a bit bleak around December as it started to form a head and shoulders pattern...

Gabelli & Company left its Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL) Buy rating unchanged in a research report published today. In the report, Gabelli states, "We think the company has significant market opportunity for its education technology products and that technology can be more friend than foe, with the...

KBW is initiating coverage of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) with a Market Perform rating and a $57 PT. “Predominately known as a provider of domestic mutual fund information, we view Morningstar, Inc. as an increasingly global financial information and investment management firm across asset...

Analysts at Keefe Bruyette initiate coverage of Morningstar Inc (NASDAQ: MORN) with a “market perform” rating. The target price for MORN is set to $57. MORN shares rose 0.81% to close at $55.85 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Valassis Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VCI), one of the nation's leading media and marketing services companies, announced today that its previously announced cash tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all of its outstanding 8-1/4% Senior Notes due 2015 expired at 11:59 p.m. ET, on...

J.P. Morgan is lowering its PT on shares of Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) to $40 from $43. “Q4,10 results were below estimates with revenues +3% (+2% organic and ex currency) and EBITA -2%. “Adjusted” EPS totaled $0.43 v. $0.44 a year-ago,” J.P. Morgan writes. “Segment margins were broadly light,...