GHC 872.90 Graham Holdings Company $GHC Hit a 52 week high of 872.90 Closing the day 09:42 at 872.90 +79.61 +10.04% With a day low of 825.00 and a total volume of 11,518.
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GHC Graham Holdings Company Recent Headline News
Graham Holdings rallies following spinoff revelation
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - 2 hrs 10 mins ago
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
Graham Holdings announces legal and structural separation of its cable division
M2 - Fri Nov 14, 4:58AM CST
The board of directors of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC), a diversified education and media company, approved the company's management to proceed with plans for the complete legal and structural separation of its subsidiary, Cable ONE Inc, it disclosed on Friday.
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
Graham Holdings to Spin-Off Its Cable Division
Business Wire - Thu Nov 13, 3:30PM CST
Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized management to proceed with plans for the complete legal and structural separation of Cable ONE, Inc., a Graham Holdings subsidiary, from Graham Holdings. Following the proposed transaction, Cable ONE will be an independent, publicly traded company. Graham Holdings intends to complete the proposed transaction in 2015.
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
Kaplan Survey: A Majority of Recent Nursing School Graduates Would Feel Unsafe Treating Ebola Patients
Business Wire - Wed Nov 12, 7:31AM CST
As the Ebola outbreak highlights the role of nurses on health care's front lines, a just released Kaplan Test Prep survey of over 2,200 recent nursing school graduates* (all of whom have clinical experience and most of whom are already registered nurses) shows that 81% say that the duty of a medical professional sometimes requires placing him or herself in danger in the interest of saving lives. However, survey results also show that these recent graduates view the disease with understandable trepidation, should they be called upon to treat it:
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
Allegheny Health Network, Celtic Healthcare Inc., Announce Joint Venture to Combine Home Health and Hospice Assets in Western Pennsylvania
GlobeNewswire - Tue Nov 11, 5:18PM CST
via PRWEB - Officials of Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Celtic Healthcare, Inc., (Celtic) a Mars, PA-based subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC), announced today the formation of a joint venture that will combine each organization's home health and hospice assets in the western Pennsylvania region to create a new, fully integrated and industry-leading provider of post-acute care services operating under the AHN brand and managed by Celtic's support service and leadership team.
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
Kaplan Test Prep Survey: Majority of Students May Be Taking the SAT(R) Instead of the ACT(R) for the Wrong Reasons
Business Wire - Thu Nov 06, 7:30AM CST
A Kaplan survey of SAT takers* about college admissions test preference reveals a surprising fact: a third of these students decided to take the SAT instead of its alternative, the ACT, because of a widely held misconception: 33% of survey respondents believed that the SAT is more widely accepted by colleges than the ACT. In fact, all U.S. colleges accept both tests equally. Meanwhile, nearly a quarter (24%) of students said they took the SAT instead of the ACT because their friends and classmates took it or are planning to take it. Just 16% said that they decided to take the SAT instead of the ACT because they had actually taken practice tests for both tests and had performed better on the SAT. Other reasons for taking the College Board test: because their parents advised it (11%); because they think submitting an SAT score instead of an ACT score gives students an advantage (8%) (another misconception, as admissions officers have no preference for one exam over the other); because their guidance counselor advised them to do so (5%); and because the SAT testing site was more convenient (3%).
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
Graham Holdings reports Q3 profit
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Oct 31, 7:43AM CDT
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 70.79 (-0.73), PSX: 71.18 (+0.35), LMCA: 35.63 (-0.24), DTV: 87.60 (+0.10), COP: 70.90 (+0.55), BRK.B: 146.30 (+0.01), GHC: 889.94 (+96.65), BRK.A: 219,550.00 (+250.00), STRZA: 31.34 (-0.29)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 3.25 (-0.07), AHC: 11.55 (+0.12), GCI: 31.00 (+0.12), GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
GHC Recent Posts: http://investorshangout.com/Graham-Holdings-C...GHC-53107/
GHC Graham Holdings Company Recent Headline News
Graham Holdings rallies following spinoff revelation
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - 2 hrs 10 mins ago
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
Graham Holdings announces legal and structural separation of its cable division
M2 - Fri Nov 14, 4:58AM CST
The board of directors of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC), a diversified education and media company, approved the company's management to proceed with plans for the complete legal and structural separation of its subsidiary, Cable ONE Inc, it disclosed on Friday.
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
Graham Holdings to Spin-Off Its Cable Division
Business Wire - Thu Nov 13, 3:30PM CST
Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized management to proceed with plans for the complete legal and structural separation of Cable ONE, Inc., a Graham Holdings subsidiary, from Graham Holdings. Following the proposed transaction, Cable ONE will be an independent, publicly traded company. Graham Holdings intends to complete the proposed transaction in 2015.
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
Kaplan Survey: A Majority of Recent Nursing School Graduates Would Feel Unsafe Treating Ebola Patients
Business Wire - Wed Nov 12, 7:31AM CST
As the Ebola outbreak highlights the role of nurses on health care's front lines, a just released Kaplan Test Prep survey of over 2,200 recent nursing school graduates* (all of whom have clinical experience and most of whom are already registered nurses) shows that 81% say that the duty of a medical professional sometimes requires placing him or herself in danger in the interest of saving lives. However, survey results also show that these recent graduates view the disease with understandable trepidation, should they be called upon to treat it:
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
Allegheny Health Network, Celtic Healthcare Inc., Announce Joint Venture to Combine Home Health and Hospice Assets in Western Pennsylvania
GlobeNewswire - Tue Nov 11, 5:18PM CST
via PRWEB - Officials of Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Celtic Healthcare, Inc., (Celtic) a Mars, PA-based subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC), announced today the formation of a joint venture that will combine each organization's home health and hospice assets in the western Pennsylvania region to create a new, fully integrated and industry-leading provider of post-acute care services operating under the AHN brand and managed by Celtic's support service and leadership team.
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
Kaplan Test Prep Survey: Majority of Students May Be Taking the SAT(R) Instead of the ACT(R) for the Wrong Reasons
Business Wire - Thu Nov 06, 7:30AM CST
A Kaplan survey of SAT takers* about college admissions test preference reveals a surprising fact: a third of these students decided to take the SAT instead of its alternative, the ACT, because of a widely held misconception: 33% of survey respondents believed that the SAT is more widely accepted by colleges than the ACT. In fact, all U.S. colleges accept both tests equally. Meanwhile, nearly a quarter (24%) of students said they took the SAT instead of the ACT because their friends and classmates took it or are planning to take it. Just 16% said that they decided to take the SAT instead of the ACT because they had actually taken practice tests for both tests and had performed better on the SAT. Other reasons for taking the College Board test: because their parents advised it (11%); because they think submitting an SAT score instead of an ACT score gives students an advantage (8%) (another misconception, as admissions officers have no preference for one exam over the other); because their guidance counselor advised them to do so (5%); and because the SAT testing site was more convenient (3%).
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
Graham Holdings reports Q3 profit
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Oct 31, 7:43AM CDT
GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 70.79 (-0.73), PSX: 71.18 (+0.35), LMCA: 35.63 (-0.24), DTV: 87.60 (+0.10), COP: 70.90 (+0.55), BRK.B: 146.30 (+0.01), GHC: 889.94 (+96.65), BRK.A: 219,550.00 (+250.00), STRZA: 31.34 (-0.29)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 3.25 (-0.07), AHC: 11.55 (+0.12), GCI: 31.00 (+0.12), GHC: 889.94 (+96.65)
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: 889.94 (+96.65)
