10/31/14 GHC 783.60 Graham Holdings Company $GHC Hit a 52 week high of 786.90 Closing the day 10/31/14 at 783.60 +12.80 +1.66% With a day low of 750.00 and a total volume of 26,500.
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GHC Graham Holdings Company Recent Headline News
Graham Holdings Company Reports Third Quarter Earnings
Business Wire - Fri Oct 31, 7:30AM CDT
Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) today reported income from continuing operations attributable to common shares of $83.3 million ($14.32 per share) for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $54.1 million ($7.28 per share) for the third quarter of 2013. Net income attributable to common shares was $76.4 million ($13.12 per share) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014, compared to $30.1 million ($4.05 per share) for the third quarter of last year. Net income includes $7.0 million ($1.20 per share) and $24.0 million ($3.23 per share) in losses from discontinued operations for the third quarter of 2014 and 2013, respectively. (Refer to "Discontinued Operations" discussion below.)
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Kaplan Survey: Amid Years of Slumping Enrollment, Many Law Schools Are Predicting a Turnaround
Business Wire - Tue Oct 28, 7:30AM CDT
There are signs of guarded optimism among leaders in the legal education community, according to Kaplan's 2014 survey of law school admissions officers, amid generally gloomy statistics.* Almost half (46%) express confidence that their law school will see an increase in applications for the 2015-2016 application cycle, up from just 34% in 2013 who said the 2014-2015 cycle would see a spike in applications. Adding to the potential cause for optimism: for the first time since Kaplan began tracking the issue in 2012, the percentage of law schools that reported cutting the number of seats for their entering class dipped below 50% (47%). In 2013, this number was 54%, while in 2012 it was 51%. Additionally, the 2014 survey found that only 22% plan to cut next year.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Kaplan EdTech Accelerator Showcases Its 2014 Class of 11 Startups at Demo Day
Business Wire - Wed Oct 22, 1:34PM CDT
Today, the 2014 Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by Techstars, culminated with Demo Day, when 11 startups "graduated" and presented their innovative educational solutions to an invitation-only audience of angel and venture investors and education-sector leaders in New York City.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Admissions Officers from Top Law Schools Reveal and Discuss Results from Kaplan Test Prep's 2014 Law School Admissions Officers Survey During an Online Event on Tuesday, October 28, at 8 PM ET
Business Wire - Wed Oct 22, 7:30AM CDT
Pre-law students and other members of the legal education community will want to tune in on Tuesday, October 28, at 8 PM ET for a special edition of Kaplan's live, online talk show about legal issues, The 180, when a panel of admissions officers from top ranked University of Virginia School of Law, UCLA School of Law, Fordham University School of Law and University of Colorado Law School, will discuss the results of Kaplan's 2014 survey of law school admissions officers.* Among the important questions to be answered during the show:
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Bradlee recalled as a genius, great journalist
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Oct 21, 8:57PM CDT
Ben Bradlee, the former Washington Post editor who died Tuesday, was remembered as one of the nation's great journalists and a courageous and charismatic friend and colleague:
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Kaplan Survey: 85% of Business Schools Now Accept the GRE(R) as an Admissions Alternative to the GMAT(R), Though Few Prospective MBAs are Taking this Route
Business Wire - Tue Oct 21, 7:45AM CDT
Acceptance of the GRE as an admissions alternative to the GMAT among U.S. business schools has reached critical mass, according to Kaplan Test Prep's 2014 survey of business school admissions officers.* According to the survey, 85% of MBA programs now give students the option to submit a score from the GRE (historically the admissions exam for non-business graduate programs) instead of a GMAT score. This percentage has steadily increased year-over-year since Kaplan first began tracking the issue in 2009, when only 24% of business schools said they accepted the GRE.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Residential Home Health & Residential Hospice Earn Detroit Free Press Top Workplace for the 4th Year in a Row!
Business Wire - Tue Oct 14, 2:32PM CDT
Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice, Troy, MI-based providers of in-home healthcare and hospice services, are pleased to announce that they have been selected as Detroit Free Press Top Workplace winners for the fourth consecutive year.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Kaplan Survey: Two Years After its Launch, a Majority of Business Schools Still Not Sold on the Importance of the GMAT's(R) Integrated Reasoning Section; Most Deem it Unimportant, but Students Ignore it at their Own Risk
Business Wire - Thu Oct 09, 11:13AM CDT
According to Kaplan Test Prep's 2014 survey of admissions officers at over 200 business schools across the United States*, 60% say that an applicant's score on the GMAT's Integrated Reasoning section (launched in June 2012) is not currently an important part of their evaluation of a prospective student's overall GMAT score. This represents a slight uptick from Kaplan's 2013 survey, when 57% said an applicant's Integrated Reasoning score was not important. Despite that finding, Kaplan's survey also finds that 50% of business schools pinpoint a low GMAT score as "the biggest application killer," confirming that applicants still need to submit a strong score overall. And because GMAT takers receive a separate score for the Integrated Reasoning section, poor performance on this section cannot be masked by stronger performance on the Quantitative, Verbal or Analytical Writing Assessment sections of the exam.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
7 Stocks Warren Buffett Is Selling in 2014
at The Street - Wed Oct 08, 4:06PM CDT
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway trimmed or sold out of its position in these seven stocks in the most recently reported quarter.
NOV: 72.64 (+1.88), PSX: 78.50 (+1.10), LMCA: 48.02 (+1.00), DTV: 86.79 (+1.41), COP: 72.15 (+0.80), BRK.B: 140.16 (+0.62), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80), BRK.A: 210,000.00 (+969.41), STRZA: 30.90 (+0.62)
Kaplan Partners with Learning Technology Company Squla to Make After-School Screen Time Educational and Fun
Business Wire - Wed Oct 08, 7:30AM CDT
Squla, a leading European children's learning technology company, and global education leader Kaplan have joined forces to bring Squla's unique game-based K-6 learning program into the homes of U.S. elementary school children. The partnership integrates Kaplan's highly effective content into Squla's proven game-based learning program.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Gannet Boosts Digital Portfolio with Cars.com Acquisition - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Oct 06, 3:10PM CDT
Gannett (GCI) has moved one step ahead in enhancing its digital portfolio by completing the buyout of the remaining 73% stake in Cars.com for about $1.8 billion.
MNI: 3.56 (+0.10), AHC: 11.51 (+0.12), GCI: 31.50 (+0.34), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
What's the Biggest Graduate School Admissions Application Killer? A Low GRE(R) Score, According to Kaplan's 2014 Survey of Admissions Officers
Business Wire - Thu Oct 02, 7:30AM CDT
Kaplan Test Prep's 2014 survey of over 150 top graduate schools across the United States busts a myth that exists among some prospective students that the GRE doesn't matter "that much" in the admissions process. In fact, the opposite is true. According to the Kaplan survey, 41% of graduate schools say that a low GRE score is the biggest "application killer," far outdistancing a low undergraduate GPA at 27%. Poor letters of recommendation is the biggest roadblock selected by 18% of graduate schools, while 8% say poorly written personal essays are. Only 6% say a lack of relevant work experience is the biggest application killer.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Timothy O'Shaughnessy Named President of Graham Holdings
Business Wire - Wed Oct 01, 12:03PM CDT
Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) announced today that it has named Timothy O'Shaughnessy, co-founder and former CEO of LivingSocial, as its president. A well-known Washington entrepreneur, O'Shaughnessy stepped down as chief executive officer in August 2014 from LivingSocial, a company he and three others founded in 2007. During O'Shaughnessy's tenure, the e-commerce and marketing company grew to sales of nearly $2 billion.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Gannett buys the rest of Cars.com for $1.8 billion
AP - Wed Oct 01, 10:44AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Gannett Co., which is in the midst of splitting its publishing and broadcasting businesses into separate companies, said Wednesday that it completed a $1.8 billion deal for sole ownership of Cars.com.
GCI: 31.50 (+0.34), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Tribune Media Closes Sale of 27.8% Stake in Classified Ventures to Gannett
PR Newswire - Wed Oct 01, 8:45AM CDT
Tribune Media Company (OTC: TRBAA) today announced that it and the remaining partners in Classified Ventures, LLC (CV), have completed the sale of their entire stakes in CV to Gannett Co., Inc. CV, whose primary asset is the online car shopping website Cars.com, is a joint venture among Tribune Media, McClatchy, Gannett, Graham Holdings Company and A. H. Belo Corporation. Tribune Media owned 27.8% of CV.
GCI: 31.50 (+0.34), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Graham Holdings Closes Sale of 16.5% Stake In Cars.com to Gannett
Business Wire - Wed Oct 01, 8:20AM CDT
Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) announced today that the Company and the remaining partners in Classified Ventures, LLC (CV) have completed the sale of their entire stakes in CV to Gannett Co., Inc. for a price that values CV at $2.5 billion. The agreement to sell was announced on August 5, 2014.
MNI: 3.56 (+0.10), GCI: 31.50 (+0.34), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
McClatchy Closes Sale Of 25.6% Stake In Cars.com To Gannett
PR Newswire - Wed Oct 01, 8:19AM CDT
The McClatchy Company (NYSE-MNI) said today that it and the remaining partners in Classified Ventures, LLC (CV) completed the sale of their entire stakes in CV to Gannett Co., Inc. (Gannett) for a price that values CV at $2.5 billion. The definitive agreement to sell the ownership stakes was originally announced on Aug. 5, 2014.
MNI: 3.56 (+0.10), GCI: 31.50 (+0.34), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Cars.com Lists the Most Worry-Free Cars to Own in New Ranking
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 29, 5:00AM CDT
Cars.com, the premier online resource for buying and selling new and used cars, today released an all-new list of the most worry-free cars to buy and own. The new index combines Cars.com's thousands of consumer car reviews, years of reliability data, expected maintenance costs and standard warranties to determine which cars will provide a worry-free ownership experience.
MNI: 3.56 (+0.10), AHC: 11.51 (+0.12), GCI: 31.50 (+0.34), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Kaplan Survey: College Admissions Officers and High School Students Differ in Support for 2016 SAT(R) Changes
Business Wire - Mon Sep 15, 7:35AM CDT
There are big SAT changes in store for test takers who are members of the class of 2017 and beyond: harder math, the addition of historical reading passages, shifting of the essay from mandatory to optional, reverting back to a 1600 point scoring scale, no wrong answer penalty, no more fill-in-the-blank vocabulary, and a computer-based option. But what do college admissions officers, who will be evaluating these test scores, and teens, who will take the revamped admissions test, think of the upcoming changes? In separate surveys of admissions officers from over 400 of the nation's top colleges and universities* and of nearly 700 high school students**, Kaplan finds admissions officers are generally more supportive of the SAT changes than college applicants -- with particularly wide disparity in support on the issues of computer-based testing and calculator elimination.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
United Rentals, Universal Health to join S&P 500
AP - Fri Sep 12, 6:37PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Equipment rental company United Rentals Inc. and hospital operator Universal Health Services Inc. are being added to the Standard & Poor's 500 index, S&P 500 Dow Jones Indices said Friday.
BTU: 10.43 (+0.18), WABC: 49.34 (+0.60), UHS: 103.71 (+1.05), CGNX: 39.56 (+1.59), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80), URI: 110.06 (+3.94)
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GHC Graham Holdings Company Recent Headline News
Graham Holdings Company Reports Third Quarter Earnings
Business Wire - Fri Oct 31, 7:30AM CDT
Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) today reported income from continuing operations attributable to common shares of $83.3 million ($14.32 per share) for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $54.1 million ($7.28 per share) for the third quarter of 2013. Net income attributable to common shares was $76.4 million ($13.12 per share) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014, compared to $30.1 million ($4.05 per share) for the third quarter of last year. Net income includes $7.0 million ($1.20 per share) and $24.0 million ($3.23 per share) in losses from discontinued operations for the third quarter of 2014 and 2013, respectively. (Refer to "Discontinued Operations" discussion below.)
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Kaplan Survey: Amid Years of Slumping Enrollment, Many Law Schools Are Predicting a Turnaround
Business Wire - Tue Oct 28, 7:30AM CDT
There are signs of guarded optimism among leaders in the legal education community, according to Kaplan's 2014 survey of law school admissions officers, amid generally gloomy statistics.* Almost half (46%) express confidence that their law school will see an increase in applications for the 2015-2016 application cycle, up from just 34% in 2013 who said the 2014-2015 cycle would see a spike in applications. Adding to the potential cause for optimism: for the first time since Kaplan began tracking the issue in 2012, the percentage of law schools that reported cutting the number of seats for their entering class dipped below 50% (47%). In 2013, this number was 54%, while in 2012 it was 51%. Additionally, the 2014 survey found that only 22% plan to cut next year.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Kaplan EdTech Accelerator Showcases Its 2014 Class of 11 Startups at Demo Day
Business Wire - Wed Oct 22, 1:34PM CDT
Today, the 2014 Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by Techstars, culminated with Demo Day, when 11 startups "graduated" and presented their innovative educational solutions to an invitation-only audience of angel and venture investors and education-sector leaders in New York City.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Admissions Officers from Top Law Schools Reveal and Discuss Results from Kaplan Test Prep's 2014 Law School Admissions Officers Survey During an Online Event on Tuesday, October 28, at 8 PM ET
Business Wire - Wed Oct 22, 7:30AM CDT
Pre-law students and other members of the legal education community will want to tune in on Tuesday, October 28, at 8 PM ET for a special edition of Kaplan's live, online talk show about legal issues, The 180, when a panel of admissions officers from top ranked University of Virginia School of Law, UCLA School of Law, Fordham University School of Law and University of Colorado Law School, will discuss the results of Kaplan's 2014 survey of law school admissions officers.* Among the important questions to be answered during the show:
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Bradlee recalled as a genius, great journalist
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Oct 21, 8:57PM CDT
Ben Bradlee, the former Washington Post editor who died Tuesday, was remembered as one of the nation's great journalists and a courageous and charismatic friend and colleague:
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Kaplan Survey: 85% of Business Schools Now Accept the GRE(R) as an Admissions Alternative to the GMAT(R), Though Few Prospective MBAs are Taking this Route
Business Wire - Tue Oct 21, 7:45AM CDT
Acceptance of the GRE as an admissions alternative to the GMAT among U.S. business schools has reached critical mass, according to Kaplan Test Prep's 2014 survey of business school admissions officers.* According to the survey, 85% of MBA programs now give students the option to submit a score from the GRE (historically the admissions exam for non-business graduate programs) instead of a GMAT score. This percentage has steadily increased year-over-year since Kaplan first began tracking the issue in 2009, when only 24% of business schools said they accepted the GRE.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Residential Home Health & Residential Hospice Earn Detroit Free Press Top Workplace for the 4th Year in a Row!
Business Wire - Tue Oct 14, 2:32PM CDT
Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice, Troy, MI-based providers of in-home healthcare and hospice services, are pleased to announce that they have been selected as Detroit Free Press Top Workplace winners for the fourth consecutive year.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Kaplan Survey: Two Years After its Launch, a Majority of Business Schools Still Not Sold on the Importance of the GMAT's(R) Integrated Reasoning Section; Most Deem it Unimportant, but Students Ignore it at their Own Risk
Business Wire - Thu Oct 09, 11:13AM CDT
According to Kaplan Test Prep's 2014 survey of admissions officers at over 200 business schools across the United States*, 60% say that an applicant's score on the GMAT's Integrated Reasoning section (launched in June 2012) is not currently an important part of their evaluation of a prospective student's overall GMAT score. This represents a slight uptick from Kaplan's 2013 survey, when 57% said an applicant's Integrated Reasoning score was not important. Despite that finding, Kaplan's survey also finds that 50% of business schools pinpoint a low GMAT score as "the biggest application killer," confirming that applicants still need to submit a strong score overall. And because GMAT takers receive a separate score for the Integrated Reasoning section, poor performance on this section cannot be masked by stronger performance on the Quantitative, Verbal or Analytical Writing Assessment sections of the exam.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
7 Stocks Warren Buffett Is Selling in 2014
at The Street - Wed Oct 08, 4:06PM CDT
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway trimmed or sold out of its position in these seven stocks in the most recently reported quarter.
NOV: 72.64 (+1.88), PSX: 78.50 (+1.10), LMCA: 48.02 (+1.00), DTV: 86.79 (+1.41), COP: 72.15 (+0.80), BRK.B: 140.16 (+0.62), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80), BRK.A: 210,000.00 (+969.41), STRZA: 30.90 (+0.62)
Kaplan Partners with Learning Technology Company Squla to Make After-School Screen Time Educational and Fun
Business Wire - Wed Oct 08, 7:30AM CDT
Squla, a leading European children's learning technology company, and global education leader Kaplan have joined forces to bring Squla's unique game-based K-6 learning program into the homes of U.S. elementary school children. The partnership integrates Kaplan's highly effective content into Squla's proven game-based learning program.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Gannet Boosts Digital Portfolio with Cars.com Acquisition - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Oct 06, 3:10PM CDT
Gannett (GCI) has moved one step ahead in enhancing its digital portfolio by completing the buyout of the remaining 73% stake in Cars.com for about $1.8 billion.
MNI: 3.56 (+0.10), AHC: 11.51 (+0.12), GCI: 31.50 (+0.34), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
What's the Biggest Graduate School Admissions Application Killer? A Low GRE(R) Score, According to Kaplan's 2014 Survey of Admissions Officers
Business Wire - Thu Oct 02, 7:30AM CDT
Kaplan Test Prep's 2014 survey of over 150 top graduate schools across the United States busts a myth that exists among some prospective students that the GRE doesn't matter "that much" in the admissions process. In fact, the opposite is true. According to the Kaplan survey, 41% of graduate schools say that a low GRE score is the biggest "application killer," far outdistancing a low undergraduate GPA at 27%. Poor letters of recommendation is the biggest roadblock selected by 18% of graduate schools, while 8% say poorly written personal essays are. Only 6% say a lack of relevant work experience is the biggest application killer.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Timothy O'Shaughnessy Named President of Graham Holdings
Business Wire - Wed Oct 01, 12:03PM CDT
Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) announced today that it has named Timothy O'Shaughnessy, co-founder and former CEO of LivingSocial, as its president. A well-known Washington entrepreneur, O'Shaughnessy stepped down as chief executive officer in August 2014 from LivingSocial, a company he and three others founded in 2007. During O'Shaughnessy's tenure, the e-commerce and marketing company grew to sales of nearly $2 billion.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Gannett buys the rest of Cars.com for $1.8 billion
AP - Wed Oct 01, 10:44AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Gannett Co., which is in the midst of splitting its publishing and broadcasting businesses into separate companies, said Wednesday that it completed a $1.8 billion deal for sole ownership of Cars.com.
GCI: 31.50 (+0.34), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Tribune Media Closes Sale of 27.8% Stake in Classified Ventures to Gannett
PR Newswire - Wed Oct 01, 8:45AM CDT
Tribune Media Company (OTC: TRBAA) today announced that it and the remaining partners in Classified Ventures, LLC (CV), have completed the sale of their entire stakes in CV to Gannett Co., Inc. CV, whose primary asset is the online car shopping website Cars.com, is a joint venture among Tribune Media, McClatchy, Gannett, Graham Holdings Company and A. H. Belo Corporation. Tribune Media owned 27.8% of CV.
GCI: 31.50 (+0.34), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Graham Holdings Closes Sale of 16.5% Stake In Cars.com to Gannett
Business Wire - Wed Oct 01, 8:20AM CDT
Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) announced today that the Company and the remaining partners in Classified Ventures, LLC (CV) have completed the sale of their entire stakes in CV to Gannett Co., Inc. for a price that values CV at $2.5 billion. The agreement to sell was announced on August 5, 2014.
MNI: 3.56 (+0.10), GCI: 31.50 (+0.34), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
McClatchy Closes Sale Of 25.6% Stake In Cars.com To Gannett
PR Newswire - Wed Oct 01, 8:19AM CDT
The McClatchy Company (NYSE-MNI) said today that it and the remaining partners in Classified Ventures, LLC (CV) completed the sale of their entire stakes in CV to Gannett Co., Inc. (Gannett) for a price that values CV at $2.5 billion. The definitive agreement to sell the ownership stakes was originally announced on Aug. 5, 2014.
MNI: 3.56 (+0.10), GCI: 31.50 (+0.34), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Cars.com Lists the Most Worry-Free Cars to Own in New Ranking
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 29, 5:00AM CDT
Cars.com, the premier online resource for buying and selling new and used cars, today released an all-new list of the most worry-free cars to buy and own. The new index combines Cars.com's thousands of consumer car reviews, years of reliability data, expected maintenance costs and standard warranties to determine which cars will provide a worry-free ownership experience.
MNI: 3.56 (+0.10), AHC: 11.51 (+0.12), GCI: 31.50 (+0.34), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
Kaplan Survey: College Admissions Officers and High School Students Differ in Support for 2016 SAT(R) Changes
Business Wire - Mon Sep 15, 7:35AM CDT
There are big SAT changes in store for test takers who are members of the class of 2017 and beyond: harder math, the addition of historical reading passages, shifting of the essay from mandatory to optional, reverting back to a 1600 point scoring scale, no wrong answer penalty, no more fill-in-the-blank vocabulary, and a computer-based option. But what do college admissions officers, who will be evaluating these test scores, and teens, who will take the revamped admissions test, think of the upcoming changes? In separate surveys of admissions officers from over 400 of the nation's top colleges and universities* and of nearly 700 high school students**, Kaplan finds admissions officers are generally more supportive of the SAT changes than college applicants -- with particularly wide disparity in support on the issues of computer-based testing and calculator elimination.
GHC: 783.60 (+12.80)
United Rentals, Universal Health to join S&P 500
AP - Fri Sep 12, 6:37PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Equipment rental company United Rentals Inc. and hospital operator Universal Health Services Inc. are being added to the Standard & Poor's 500 index, S&P 500 Dow Jones Indices said Friday.
BTU: 10.43 (+0.18), WABC: 49.34 (+0.60), UHS: 103.71 (+1.05), CGNX: 39.56 (+1.59), GHC: 783.60 (+12.80), URI: 110.06 (+3.94)
