Walt Disney Company (DIS) 91.38 $DIS
Could the Marvel Universe Become an $18 Billion Film Franchise for Disney?
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 02, 4:00PM CST
Disney subsidiary Marvel Studios recently revealed the complete timeline for Phase 3 of its monstrously successful film franchise, which will culminate in a two-part Avengers event called Infinity War that wraps in the summer of 2019 This is what...
DIS: 91.38 (+1.16)
'Nightcrawler,' 'Ouija' tie for box office lead
By JAKE COYLE - AP - Sun Nov 02, 1:27PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — In a scary close finish, the Jake Gyllenhaal crime thriller "Nightcrawler" and the board-game adaptation "Ouija" tied for first at the box office with $10.9 million each over the Halloween weekend.
VIA: 73.06 (+0.11), LGF: 33.13 (+0.05), AMCX: 60.65 (+0.17), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), SNE: 19.82 (+1.10), CMCSK: 55.14 (+0.94), VIAB: 72.68 (-0.04), CMCSA: 55.35 (+1.00), TWX: 79.47 (-0.18)
Where Will Netflix Be In 5 Years?
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 02, 8:00AM CST
Image source: Netflix. Five years can be an eternity when you're looking at a company in the midst of a sea change. And that's exactly the place where we find Netflix right now. As Netflix attempts to expand to all corners of the globe, with...
NFLX: 392.77 (+13.76), AMZN: 305.46 (+6.39), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16)
Disney vs. Time Warner: Which Company is Jacking Up Your Cable Bill the Most?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 02, 8:00AM CST
Comcast "won" Consumerist's Worst Company in America designation. Source: Comcast. If you're like most Americans, you dread receiving that monthly cable bill. Between aggressive customer service agents, delayed service calls, and poor signal...
DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), TWC: 147.21 (+4.33), CMCSA: 55.35 (+1.00), TWX: 79.47 (-0.18)
Big Media Earnings Due As Alibaba Eyes Hollywood Deal
at Investor's Business Daily - Sun Nov 02, 7:02AM CST
Alibaba Group's (BABA) Jack Ma had a star-studded week in Hollywood recently that included a Lakers game with WME bigwig Ari Emanuel and meetings with Sony Pictures and Paramount. With a wallet full of IPO billions, the Chinese e-commerce heavyweight...
FOX: 33.17 (-0.12), LGF: 33.13 (+0.05), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), OUTR: 63.27 (+6.69), TWX: 79.47 (-0.18), BABA: 98.60 (-0.13)
“Avengers: Age of Ultron” Is Setting Up to Be the First $2 Billion Marvel Movie
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 01, 4:00PM CDT
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner (The Hulk) and Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark (Iron Man) in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Credit: Marvel Entertainment. Only two films in Hollywood history have earned over $2 billion at the global box office: Titanic ...
DIS: 91.38 (+1.16)
Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Oct 31, 5:04PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading:
VIA: 73.06 (+0.11), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), CMCSK: 55.14 (+0.94), NYT: 12.84 (+0.10), VIAB: 72.68 (-0.04), CMCSA: 55.35 (+1.00), TWX: 79.47 (-0.18)
Will Office Depot (ODP) Miss Earnings Estimates this Season? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 31, 3:53PM CDT
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Office Depot, Inc. (ODP) is likely to beat earnings estimates this quarter.
CST: 38.25 (+0.43), ADM: 47.00 (+0.42), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), ODP: 5.22 (+0.13)
Will Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA) Miss on Q1 Earnings? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 31, 3:50PM CDT
Our proven model does not conclusively project Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (FOXA) as likely to beat earnings this quarter.
CST: 38.25 (+0.43), ADM: 47.00 (+0.42), FOXA: 34.48 (-0.08), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16)
Can Michael Kors (KORS) Keep the Earnings Streak Alive? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 31, 3:42PM CDT
We expect Michael Kors (KORS) to beat expectations when it reports second-quarter fiscal 2015 results on Nov 4.
LB: 72.12 (-0.01), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), DF: 14.71 (+0.31), KORS: 78.59 (+0.69)
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Oct 31, 1:49PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are up at 1 p.m.:
DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), CMCSK: 55.14 (+0.94), TWX: 79.47 (-0.18), VIA: 73.06 (+0.11), FOX: 33.17 (-0.12), FOXA: 34.48 (-0.08), NYT: 12.84 (+0.10), VIAB: 72.68 (-0.04), CMCSA: 55.35 (+1.00)
PANDORA Makes the Holiday Season Magical with Launch of Disney Jewelry Collection
PR Newswire - Fri Oct 31, 12:23PM CDT
Magic is in-store this holiday season, as PANDORA Jewelry unveils its Disney collection of original jewelry pieces. Created in collaboration with Disney Consumer Products, the beautifully designed assortment inspired by some of Disney's most beloved characters will be available at PANDORA concept stores, as well as select Walt Disney Parks and Resorts merchandise locations.
DIS: 91.38 (+1.16)
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Oct 31, 11:28AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are up at 10 a.m.:
DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), CMCSK: 55.14 (+0.94), TWX: 79.47 (-0.18), VIA: 73.06 (+0.11), FOX: 33.17 (-0.12), FOXA: 34.48 (-0.08), NYT: 12.84 (+0.10), VIAB: 72.68 (-0.04), CMCSA: 55.35 (+1.00)
Video: Comcast Looms In TWC Dodger Sports Fracas
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Oct 31, 10:55AM CDT
If Comcast acquires Time Warner Cable, a nasty sports programming dispute that has kept Los Angeles Dodgers baseball games from many pay-TV customers in the local market might finally get resolved, analysts say. The Dodgers finished first in their...
T: 34.84 (+0.33), FOXA: 34.48 (-0.08), DTV: 86.79 (+1.41), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), TWC: 147.21 (+4.33), CMCSA: 55.35 (+1.00), DISH: 63.65 (+1.36)
Average Grade for Q3 Earnings Season - Earnings Preview
Sheraz Mian - ZACKS - Fri Oct 31, 6:31AM CDT
Average Grade for Q3 Earnings Season - Earnings Preview
WFM: 39.33 (+0.56), HLF: 52.46 (+1.90), TSLA: 241.70 (+3.04), ADM: 47.00 (+0.42), S: 5.93 (-0.07), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), WMT: 76.27 (-0.18), AIG: 53.57 (+0.64), KORS: 78.59 (+0.69), BRK.B: 140.16 (+0.62), PCLN: 1,206.21 (+59.62), HUM: 138.85 (+1.67)
Walmart Reveals Its Holiday Plans but 5 Lingering Problems Loom Large
at The Street - Fri Oct 31, 6:02AM CDT
Walmart has big plans to win during a holiday season that guarantees to be competitive.
KO: 41.88 (+0.48), KSS: 54.22 (-0.58), TGT: 61.82 (+0.04), WMT: 76.27 (-0.18), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), TSN: 40.35 (+0.73), MSFT: 46.95 (+0.90), SHLD: 34.92 (-1.82)
Could the Marvel Universe Become an $18 Billion Film Franchise for Disney?
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 02, 4:00PM CST
Disney subsidiary Marvel Studios recently revealed the complete timeline for Phase 3 of its monstrously successful film franchise, which will culminate in a two-part Avengers event called Infinity War that wraps in the summer of 2019 This is what...
DIS: 91.38 (+1.16)
'Nightcrawler,' 'Ouija' tie for box office lead
By JAKE COYLE - AP - Sun Nov 02, 1:27PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — In a scary close finish, the Jake Gyllenhaal crime thriller "Nightcrawler" and the board-game adaptation "Ouija" tied for first at the box office with $10.9 million each over the Halloween weekend.
VIA: 73.06 (+0.11), LGF: 33.13 (+0.05), AMCX: 60.65 (+0.17), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), SNE: 19.82 (+1.10), CMCSK: 55.14 (+0.94), VIAB: 72.68 (-0.04), CMCSA: 55.35 (+1.00), TWX: 79.47 (-0.18)
Where Will Netflix Be In 5 Years?
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 02, 8:00AM CST
Image source: Netflix. Five years can be an eternity when you're looking at a company in the midst of a sea change. And that's exactly the place where we find Netflix right now. As Netflix attempts to expand to all corners of the globe, with...
NFLX: 392.77 (+13.76), AMZN: 305.46 (+6.39), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16)
Disney vs. Time Warner: Which Company is Jacking Up Your Cable Bill the Most?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 02, 8:00AM CST
Comcast "won" Consumerist's Worst Company in America designation. Source: Comcast. If you're like most Americans, you dread receiving that monthly cable bill. Between aggressive customer service agents, delayed service calls, and poor signal...
DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), TWC: 147.21 (+4.33), CMCSA: 55.35 (+1.00), TWX: 79.47 (-0.18)
Big Media Earnings Due As Alibaba Eyes Hollywood Deal
at Investor's Business Daily - Sun Nov 02, 7:02AM CST
Alibaba Group's (BABA) Jack Ma had a star-studded week in Hollywood recently that included a Lakers game with WME bigwig Ari Emanuel and meetings with Sony Pictures and Paramount. With a wallet full of IPO billions, the Chinese e-commerce heavyweight...
FOX: 33.17 (-0.12), LGF: 33.13 (+0.05), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), OUTR: 63.27 (+6.69), TWX: 79.47 (-0.18), BABA: 98.60 (-0.13)
“Avengers: Age of Ultron” Is Setting Up to Be the First $2 Billion Marvel Movie
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 01, 4:00PM CDT
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner (The Hulk) and Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark (Iron Man) in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Credit: Marvel Entertainment. Only two films in Hollywood history have earned over $2 billion at the global box office: Titanic ...
DIS: 91.38 (+1.16)
Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Oct 31, 5:04PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading:
VIA: 73.06 (+0.11), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), CMCSK: 55.14 (+0.94), NYT: 12.84 (+0.10), VIAB: 72.68 (-0.04), CMCSA: 55.35 (+1.00), TWX: 79.47 (-0.18)
Will Office Depot (ODP) Miss Earnings Estimates this Season? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 31, 3:53PM CDT
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Office Depot, Inc. (ODP) is likely to beat earnings estimates this quarter.
CST: 38.25 (+0.43), ADM: 47.00 (+0.42), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), ODP: 5.22 (+0.13)
Will Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA) Miss on Q1 Earnings? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 31, 3:50PM CDT
Our proven model does not conclusively project Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (FOXA) as likely to beat earnings this quarter.
CST: 38.25 (+0.43), ADM: 47.00 (+0.42), FOXA: 34.48 (-0.08), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16)
Can Michael Kors (KORS) Keep the Earnings Streak Alive? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 31, 3:42PM CDT
We expect Michael Kors (KORS) to beat expectations when it reports second-quarter fiscal 2015 results on Nov 4.
LB: 72.12 (-0.01), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), DF: 14.71 (+0.31), KORS: 78.59 (+0.69)
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Oct 31, 1:49PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are up at 1 p.m.:
DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), CMCSK: 55.14 (+0.94), TWX: 79.47 (-0.18), VIA: 73.06 (+0.11), FOX: 33.17 (-0.12), FOXA: 34.48 (-0.08), NYT: 12.84 (+0.10), VIAB: 72.68 (-0.04), CMCSA: 55.35 (+1.00)
PANDORA Makes the Holiday Season Magical with Launch of Disney Jewelry Collection
PR Newswire - Fri Oct 31, 12:23PM CDT
Magic is in-store this holiday season, as PANDORA Jewelry unveils its Disney collection of original jewelry pieces. Created in collaboration with Disney Consumer Products, the beautifully designed assortment inspired by some of Disney's most beloved characters will be available at PANDORA concept stores, as well as select Walt Disney Parks and Resorts merchandise locations.
DIS: 91.38 (+1.16)
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Oct 31, 11:28AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are up at 10 a.m.:
DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), CMCSK: 55.14 (+0.94), TWX: 79.47 (-0.18), VIA: 73.06 (+0.11), FOX: 33.17 (-0.12), FOXA: 34.48 (-0.08), NYT: 12.84 (+0.10), VIAB: 72.68 (-0.04), CMCSA: 55.35 (+1.00)
Video: Comcast Looms In TWC Dodger Sports Fracas
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Oct 31, 10:55AM CDT
If Comcast acquires Time Warner Cable, a nasty sports programming dispute that has kept Los Angeles Dodgers baseball games from many pay-TV customers in the local market might finally get resolved, analysts say. The Dodgers finished first in their...
T: 34.84 (+0.33), FOXA: 34.48 (-0.08), DTV: 86.79 (+1.41), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), TWC: 147.21 (+4.33), CMCSA: 55.35 (+1.00), DISH: 63.65 (+1.36)
Average Grade for Q3 Earnings Season - Earnings Preview
Sheraz Mian - ZACKS - Fri Oct 31, 6:31AM CDT
Average Grade for Q3 Earnings Season - Earnings Preview
WFM: 39.33 (+0.56), HLF: 52.46 (+1.90), TSLA: 241.70 (+3.04), ADM: 47.00 (+0.42), S: 5.93 (-0.07), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), WMT: 76.27 (-0.18), AIG: 53.57 (+0.64), KORS: 78.59 (+0.69), BRK.B: 140.16 (+0.62), PCLN: 1,206.21 (+59.62), HUM: 138.85 (+1.67)
Walmart Reveals Its Holiday Plans but 5 Lingering Problems Loom Large
at The Street - Fri Oct 31, 6:02AM CDT
Walmart has big plans to win during a holiday season that guarantees to be competitive.
KO: 41.88 (+0.48), KSS: 54.22 (-0.58), TGT: 61.82 (+0.04), WMT: 76.27 (-0.18), DIS: 91.38 (+1.16), TSN: 40.35 (+0.73), MSFT: 46.95 (+0.90), SHLD: 34.92 (-1.82)
