Final Glance: Media companies
AP - 7 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were up at the close of trading:
VIA: 73.23 (+1.17), DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), CMCSK: 54.59 (+0.69), NYT: 13.61 (+0.50), VIAB: 72.93 (+1.04), CMCSA: 54.73 (+0.68), TWX: 79.60 (+0.33)
Walt Disney Rises 1.63% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - 42 mins ago
Walt Disney (NYSE
DIS: 89.93 (+1.48)
DreamWorks Animation (DWA) Likely to Beat Earnings in Q3 - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - 1 hr 21 mins ago
DreamWorks Animation (DWA) is scheduled to report its third-quarter 2014 results after the closing bell on Oct 29.
S: 6.04 (unch), DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), DWA: 23.75 (+0.75), QVCA: 25.65 (+0.24)
World Series not gripping to TV viewers
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - 1 hr 42 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — There's a World Series going on, television fans. Not that many people seem to care.
DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), CMCSK: 54.59 (+0.69), CBS.A: 54.09 (+0.34), CMCSA: 54.73 (+0.68), CBS: 54.07 (+0.55)
Nielsen's top programs for Oct 20-26
By The Associated Press - AP - 2 hrs 5 mins ago
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Oct. 20-26. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), CBS.A: 54.09 (+0.34), CBS: 54.07 (+0.55)
Viacom (VIAB) Stock Higher Today After Expanding Hulu Deal With Disney (DIS)
at The Street - 2 hrs 43 mins ago
Shares of Viacom (VIAB) are up after announcing a deal for more shows to stream on Disney's (DIS) Hulu.
DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), VIAB: 72.93 (+1.04)
Will NY Times (NYT) Earnings Beat Estimates This Season? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - 2 hrs 46 mins ago
We expect, The New York Times Company (NYT), a diversified media conglomerate, to beat expectations when it reports third-quarter 2014 results on Oct 30.
LB: 71.18 (+0.18), DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), DF: 14.36 (+0.24), NYT: 13.61 (+0.50)
Court battle continues over Marvel superheroes
By SADIE GURMAN - AP - Tue Oct 28, 1:52PM CDT
DENVER (AP) — Spider-Man, X-Men and The Hulk loomed large in a federal appeals court Tuesday as a Colorado company fought its latest battle with Disney for the rights to Marvel's iconic comic book characters.
DIS: 89.93 (+1.48)
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Tue Oct 28, 12:25PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are up at 1 p.m.:
DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), CMCSK: 54.59 (+0.69), TWX: 79.60 (+0.33), VIA: 73.23 (+1.17), FOX: 33.11 (+0.46), FOXA: 34.31 (+0.54), NYT: 13.61 (+0.50), VIAB: 72.93 (+1.04), CMCSA: 54.73 (+0.68)
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Tue Oct 28, 9:32AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are up at 10 a.m.:
DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), CMCSK: 54.59 (+0.69), TWX: 79.60 (+0.33), VIA: 73.23 (+1.17), FOX: 33.11 (+0.46), FOXA: 34.31 (+0.54), NYT: 13.61 (+0.50), VIAB: 72.93 (+1.04), CMCSA: 54.73 (+0.68)
Meet Baymax and the Whole Big Hero 6 Gang in New Big Hero 6 Product Line Available Now
Business Wire - Tue Oct 28, 8:01AM CDT
Disney Consumer Products (DCP) has rolled out a robust range of products that celebrate the comedy-adventure Big Hero 6, which debuts in theaters November 7, 2014. Best-in-class licensees including Bandai, Freeze, GDC and Jay Franco in addition to Disney Store and Disney Publishing Worldwide have developed an assortment of action figures, plush, role-play toys, apparel, home decor, books and more that take inspiration from the film's action-filled adventures. The film's breakout character Baymax is the star of the product collection with products ranging from interactive action figures with transformative battling capabilities, to plush and tech accessories that celebrate his compassionate and humorous personality.
DIS: 89.93 (+1.48)
3 Stocks to Buy If the Stock Market Crashes
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 8:00AM CDT
Concerns of a stock market crash have been put at ease during the past week, but still, investors can't deny the market's volatility, or the fact that it could crash at any moment. If a crash occurs, Fool contributing analysts have their own picks...
KR: 54.63 (+0.06), DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), PG: 86.47 (+0.52)
Does Time Warner Inc's $6.5 Billion Buyback Make Sense?
Keith Noonan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Oct 27, 8:30PM CDT
This has been an action-packed year for Time Warner and its stock. July saw the company's share price surge on news that Twenty-First Century Fox was shooting for an $80 billion purchase of its multimedia competitor at $85 per share. An early...
NFLX: 386.22 (+6.82), AMZN: 295.59 (+5.62), FOX: 33.11 (+0.46), DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), CBS: 54.07 (+0.55), TWX: 79.60 (+0.33)
IMAX's Interstellar Release to Break Screening Records - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Oct 27, 5:33PM CDT
IMAX Corp. (IMAX) has announced the biggest-ever screening of the Christopher Nolan movie, Interstellar. Globally, the film is set to release across 770 IMAX giant screens on Nov 7.
LGF: 32.99 (-0.12), DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), VIAB: 72.93 (+1.04), IMAX: 29.06 (+0.53)
Will Cirrus Logic (CRUS) Beat Q2 Earnings Estimates? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Oct 27, 5:20PM CDT
We expect Cirrus Logic Inc. (CRUS) to beat expectations when it reports fiscal second-quarter 2015 results on Oct 29.
FB: 80.77 (+0.49), DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), CRUS: 22.05 (+0.69), AAPL: 106.74 (+1.63)
Will F5 Networks (FFIV) Surprise Q4 Earnings Estimates? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Oct 27, 5:16PM CDT
F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV) is scheduled to report the fourth-quarter 2014 results on Oct 29.
FB: 80.77 (+0.49), FFIV: 120.25 (+4.66), CRUS: 22.05 (+0.69), DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), CSCO: 24.07 (+0.31), JNPR: 20.71 (+0.99)
Is McGraw-Hill (MHFI) Likely to Beat Q3 Earnings Estimates? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Oct 27, 5:10PM CDT
Our proven model does not conclusively show that McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. (MHFI) is likely to beat earnings this quarter.
DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), DF: 14.36 (+0.24), NYT: 13.61 (+0.50), MHFI: 85.70 (+1.08)
Will Computer Sciences (CSC) Beat Q2 Earnings Estimates? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Oct 27, 5:01PM CDT
Computer Sciences (CSC) has outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the four preceding quarters with an average positive surprise of 11.72%.
CSC: 59.77 (+0.28), FB: 80.77 (+0.49), CRUS: 22.05 (+0.69), DIS: 89.93 (+1.48)
Will Ralph Lauren's (RL) Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Oct 27, 4:30PM CDT
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) is likely to beat earnings this quarter.
DIS: 89.93 (+1.48), DF: 14.36 (+0.24), NYT: 13.61 (+0.50), RL: 160.92 (-0.43)