Friday 6-20-2014 Walt Disney Company (DIS) $DIS op
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American Airlines Soars; Dow Logs 6th Straight Day of Gains
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 5:43PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is quietly stringing together an impressive streak of wins. Rising for a sixth straight session on Friday, the blue-chip index polished up a full week in which it didn't decline on a single day. That said, Walt... (full story)
Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Jun 20, 5:05PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were down at the close of trading: (full story)
Dow Today: Caterpillar (CAT) Leads The Day Higher, Walt Disney (DIS) Lags
at The Street - Fri Jun 20, 3:30PM CDT
The Dow component that led the way higher today was Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT ), which sported a $2.17 gain (+2%) bringing the stock to $109.42. Holding the Dow back today was Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS ), which lagged the broader Dow index with a... (full story)
Disney Drags Down Dow, But It's Not Time to Panic
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 2:30PM CDT
Disney is inexplicably the worst performer on the Dow Jones Industrial Average today, falling 1% against the index's 0.15% gain in late trading. There aren't any major market drivers today, but I'll note that West Texas Intermediate crude oil... (full story)
Crazy But True: Why Visa Shareholders Don't Really Want a 2.6% Dividend Yield
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 1:00PM CDT
All 30 Dow Jones components pay a dividend these days. The average Dow dividend offers a 2.6% yield. The single weakest yield, just 0.8%, comes from credit card processor and blue-chip index newcomer Visa . But Visa shareholders should... (full story)
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Jun 20, 12:26PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are down at 1 p.m.: (full story)
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Jun 20, 9:36AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are down at 10 a.m.: (full story)
4 Reasons to Invest in Walt Disney
William Bias, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 19, 5:32PM CDT
Source: Motley Fool Flickr by Eileen Rojas " Walt Disney is the happiest place on Earth." You have probably heard or seen this phrase in Disney's advertisements or when you visited its theme parks. Walt Disney's vast universe of characters... (full story)
Comcast Goblins Take on Disney Dwarfs
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 19, 5:02PM CDT
The battle for tourists in the theme park hotbed of Orlando is starting to intensify. Comcast 's Universal Orlando announced Wednesday that its ambitious Diagon Alley expansion to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will open officially on July 8. ... (full story)
Wyndham Opens New Hotel Near Disneyland - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 19, 1:20PM CDT
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (WYN) launched Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove in Garden Grove, CA. (full story)
DISH Network May Bid for NFL Sunday Ticket Rights - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 19, 12:35PM CDT
DISH Network Corp. (DISH) has decided to bid for the broadcasting rights of the National Football League's (NFL) Sunday matches if the company???s closest rival DIRECTV (DTV) fails to renew its existing rights. (full story)
UK OKs expansion of 007's home, Pinewood Studios
AP - Thu Jun 19, 11:19AM CDT
LONDON (AP) — The British government has approved plans to double the size of Pinewood Studios, home to Harry Potter and James Bond. (full story)
Fangirls Assemble! Her Universe and Marvel Team Up to Launch the Ultimate Fangirl Fashion Apparel Line
Business Wire - Thu Jun 19, 8:03AM CDT
Her Universe(TM), the leader in female genre merchandise, announced today a breakthrough collaboration with Marvel Entertainment and Disney Consumer Products to create a fashionable collection of empowering Super Hero apparel for the ever-growing female fan base of Marvel comics, films and television series. The Marvel by Her Universe line of "geek couture" is premiering with an action-packed assortment of Captain America fashion items along with fan favorite Marvel characters on fashion tops, tanks, dresses, cardigans, hoodies, skirts, leggings and more that will inspire fangirls of all ages to channel their inner Super Hero. (full story)
Disney Publishing Worldwide Takes Storytelling to New Heights with Star Wars(TM) Scene Maker
Business Wire - Thu Jun 19, 8:02AM CDT
--To tweet this release, copy and paste http://bit.ly/SceneMaker to your twitter handle (full story)
Rentrak Announces Top Ten Digital Movie Purchases & Rentals for Week Ending June 1, 2014
PR Newswire - Wed Jun 18, 11:00AM CDT
Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the top ten digital movie purchases and rentals based on consumer transaction rate. The report includes Internet Video on Demand (iVOD) and electronic sell-through (EST), for both Standard-Definition and Digital HD movie purchases and rentals. (full story)
Nielsen: Nearly 16 million watch Ghana-US
AP - Wed Jun 18, 6:03AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 16 million people in the United States watched the country's World Cup opener on television. (full story)
IMAX Authorizes Share Repurchase Program - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 17, 11:00PM CDT
IMAX Corp. (IMAX) yesterday announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of $150 million of its common shares within the next three years. (full story)