[AP] - The 25th and final season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" starts airing Monday and the talk show host says she plans to focus on the people she thinks are responsible for the show's success: the viewers.
[at CNBC] - This is a live blog from the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, CA, where Apple's CEO Steve Jobs and his team are readying for what has become an annual fall event - Apple's September briefing.
[Zacks] - Verizon Communications plans to launch a software application for mobile devices that will enable the FiOS TV customers to watch live television shows and movies on Apple Inc.'s iPad.
Dating site OKCupid offers interesting data on what women (and men) like. That would be sports, dancing, makeup, literature and, most of all, Alicia Keys. 2010 09 09 16:04
Stocks snapped a four session winning streak with financials bearing the brunt amid renewed concerns over European debt. The dollar slid to a 15-year low against the yen as investors study (a little too closely in some instances) parallels between Japan?s two decade old ?zombie economy? and the fate which may await our own. Neither Greek smoking bans nor two year old toddlers kicking the habit could stop Altria (MO) increasing to a fresh 52-week peak as investors went searching for the safety of yield. On an otherwise down day US Steel (X) and AK Steel (AKS) rose a ... 2010 09 08 09:28
Goldman will agree to pay $27M fine to the U.K. Goldman Sachs (GS) is reportedly settling an investigation by Britain’s Financial Services Authority by agreeing to pay a fine of nearly $27M. The British regulatory authority accused the bank of fraud in April, after the SEC filed civil fraud charges for allegedly misleading buyers of complex mortgage-related investments in 2007. Goldman settled the charges in mid-July by agreeing to pay $550M, the largest penalty against a Wall...
Today is the busiest day of the week for economic releases, with important news about the auto sector, energy, employment, construction and manufacturing.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) has sent out invitations to the media and analysts to its technology event scheduled to be held in San Francisco tomorrow, September 1st. The company has traditionally used this platform to unveil new products and revamp or refresh its existing products -- particularly the iPod and iTunes lines -- for the holiday season.
Although the company has remained silent regarding the products to be announced, it is widely believed that Apple will use the event to ...
The big question for anyone in television is how to get in front of - rather than be trampled by - the onslaught of seminal change coming from a multitude of places.
This year's fall television season unfolds against an increasingly connected world and consumer indifference to how and where they access network fare. Many will access the programs they want to see streaming online from network Web sites and third parties, such as Apple's (AAPL) iTunes. It appears Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who also is...
Intel buys Infineon unit. Intel (INTC) agreed to buy Infineon's (IFNNY.PK) wireless unit for $1.4B in cash. The deal will significantly strengthen Intel in cellphone chips, an area in which it has met with limited success in the past, and marks the company's second acquisition in as many weeks. Intel expects the deal to close in the first quarter of 2011.
Trading volumes on Wall Street are seasonally low in late August until Labor Day passes. But that has not led to a lack of movement. Stock prices are under severe pressure having given up most of the gain off the July yearly lows. The major concern continues to be the economic outlook. Data remains weaker than expected and the risks of a double-dip recession have risen in reality and in the eyes of investors. The stock market discounts the future so sellers are ahead of...
No sooner does the market begin to show signs of life than our favorite financial networks goes to the bench and pulls out interviews with both Dr. Doom, Nouriel Roubini (7:30), and Mr. Gloom, Mohamed El-Erian (8:30), to tell us how awful everything really is - no matter what we may dare to think.
American Airlines union rejects contract offer. Mechanics at AMR Corp.'s (AMR) American Airlines rejected a new pay deal yesterday, raising the possibility of a strike at the second-largest U.S. airline. More than 6,000 members of the Transport Workers Union of America voted against the proposed contract and only 3,371 voted in favor, unraveling a tentative accord reached between American and TWU negotiators in May. The breakdown in negotiations could renew pressure on the National Mediation Board to allow American's mechanics to...
Last Thursday was a so-called 90% down-day for American stock markets (and many other bourses also recorded downward dynamics). A 90% down-day is defined as a day when downside volume equals 90% or more of the total upside plus downside volume, and points lost equal 90% or more of the total points gained plus points lost. The historical record shows that 90% down-days do not usually occur as a single incident on the...
Trefis members predict slightly lower revenues for Disney (NYSE:DIS) over the Trefis forecast period from sales of merchandise (toys, games, memorabilia, kids clothing) at Disney stores. However, slower consumer products revenue growth will have little impact on Disney, since Consumer Products constitute only around 7% of the $37 Trefis price estimate for Disney’s stock (12% above the current market price of $33).
The majority of Disney’s value instead comes from its media properties (ESPN, Disney Channel, ABC Broadcasting, etc.) where Disney competes with companies like Time...
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Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) opened at $34.34. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $34.32 and a high of $34.49. DIS is now trading at $34.36, up $0.52 (1.54%). Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ...
The Benchmark Company gave the Entertainment - Diversified industry some bad news as it announced a downgrade on one of its stocks. Time Warner Inc. (TWX) [Chart - Analysis - News] was downgraded ...
By Trefis 09/09/10 - 01:43 PM EDT Lower pricing of DVDs globally and declines in DVD sales could negatively affect Disney(DIS), Time Warner(TWX), News Corp(NWS), CBS(CBS) and Viacom(VIA). We ...
Here are several more news briefs affecting different companies today. The following stocks should see some movement: Walgreen (NYSE:WAG), Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT ...
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) Studios Home Entertainment and Sony Electronics said yesterday that they are joining hands to promote and support in-home 3D devices and content, and consumer and retail ...
By Richard Lawler posted Sep 8th 2010 8:09AM Another day, another exclusive Blu-ray 3D deal. This time it's Disney, opting to align its Alice in Wonderland and Bolt movies with Sony products over ...
New York, September 7 th (TradersHuddle.com) ? Stocks fell, snapping a four-day winning streak, as a report on European Bank Stress Tests raised concerns that the European debt crisis may worsen ...
President of ABC News David Westin addresses reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California January 21, 2006. NEW YORK (Reuters) - ABC News President David ...
NORTHERN IRELAND is often accused of having a Mickey Mouse economy. With an over-reliance on financial handouts and the highest level of economic inactivity in the UK, it is easy to see why some ...
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