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Barron's Recap (12/8/12): Ten Stock Picks for 2013
Saturday, December 8, 2012 - 2:07pm | 976Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: stock picks for 2013, speculation about who will be the next Treasury chief and the prospects for Men's Wearhouse, Crosstex Energy and big pharma. Cover Story "Our 10 Favorite Stocks for 2013" by Andrew Bary. Barron's takes a look at where to invest in 2013. The...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 22
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 8:15am | 1199Read More...There are lots more on the earnings calendar this week, including results from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for the three months that included the release of the iPhone 5. Monday Results from Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) will be the highlights on Monday, and analysts expect to see...
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Verizon Earnings Preview: EPS, Revenue Growth Expected
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 4:18pm | 587Read More...Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), shares of which have dropped about six percent in the past week and a half as the Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) buyout played out, is scheduled to report its third-quarter 2012 results Thursday, October 18, before the opening bell. Investors will be looking to see,...
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Barron's Recap (8/4/12): How to Play Energy Now
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 9:33am | 727Read More...This weekend, Barron's online discussed the prospects for the oil and gas sector, the case for Activision, a look at Baltimore, profiles, interviews, book reviews and more. Cover Story "How to Play Energy Now" by Andrew Bary. The oil sector bull case has long been that demand from emerging...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 30
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 10:46am | 980Read More...Most of the companies that compose the S&P 500 have reported second-quarter results already. According to Bloomberg, some 72 percent of S&P 500 companies that have reported quarterly results so far have exceeded analysts' estimates. But the earnings season is not over quite yet. Among the...
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Is Google Looking to Take Down Comcast with its New Internet Service?
Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 3:35pm | 621Read More...Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has officially unveiled Google Fiber, a new service that could give Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Verizon (NYSE: VZ), AT&T (NYSE: T), and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) a run for their money. Designed to provide its users with a faster, higher class of Internet connectivity,...
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Comcast to Charge $300 for New Internet Service
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 8:55am | 435Read More...Following the announcement that Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is doubling the speed of two of its existing Xfinity Internet services (Xfinity Blast! and Extreme 50), the company has announced Xfinity Platinum Internet, its fastest broadband service yet. However, there is one thing Comcast has not yet...
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Three Competitors Outperforming Netflix
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 3:18pm | 648Read More...With news that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may be hiding more than $3.6 billion in debt off its books, both subscribers and investors may be thinking about other options. Citigroup (NYSE: C), in its recently released report on Netflix, remained positive on the stock, though it did mention that...
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Disney Trumps DreamWorks, Others with Pixar's Brave
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 1:41pm | 328Read More...In a weekend that included vampire hunters and an asteroid that threatens to destroy the planet, a young redheaded princess has soared to the top of movie ticket sales. Brave, the enchanting animated comedy from Pixar, Disney's (NYSE: DIS) chief animation studio, has earned an estimated $66.7...
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Who Do You Believe in the Comcast vs. New York Times Debacle?
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 9:11am | 308Read More...Comcast said that a New York Times report that it might purchase BSkyB is "complete rubbish." But is that actually the case? Noting the troubles that News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) has endured following the company's phone-hacking scandal, the New York Times said that the Rupert Murdoch enterprise may...
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Dish Network Seeks Cablevision's Help in Battle Against Comcast, News Corp. and CBS
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 10:21am | 361Read More...In an effort to fend off multiple lawsuits and prevent its new Hopper feature from being exterminated, Dish Network may enlist in the help of a competitor. Unofficially, of course. But if this Bloomberg Businessweek report is accurate, the satellite provider may be helped by a 2008 federal appeals...
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Is Dish Network the Most Hated Company in Television?
Friday, May 25, 2012 - 12:27pm | 1019Read More...Three of the four major TV networks have sued Dish Network for copyright infringement. There's just one catch -- Dish hasn't copied a thing. Rather, the satellite service provider has gotten into trouble for giving consumers an easy way to skip commercials. From a business standpoint, Dish's (...
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Is NBC About to Go Bankrupt?
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 9:25am | 881Read More...The ailing TV network is making a desperate attempt at salvaging its remains. But cancelled shows, lackluster pilots and management's desperate remarks are pointing to the company's imminent demise. According to the New York Post, Ted Harbert -- the broadcasting chief of the Comcast-owned (NASDAQ...
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Four Stocks That Should Abolish Piracy Laws
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 8:22am | 1222Read More...These four corporations should take the laws on piracy and throw them into the meat grinder as soon as possible. The reason? There are many. But in short, current piracy laws make it easier for content to be distributed illegally than through any of the legal channels. It's time for that to change...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 30 (CMCSA, GM, KFT, V)
Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 9:02am | 1279Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) may have posted stellar results, but earnings season rolls on. Here is a quick day-by-day rundown of what analysts are expecting from some of this week's most prominent earnings reports. Monday Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) and Watson...








