Jumping JAKKS And Other Exercises I Avoid
Matthew Waterman - at Seeking Alpha - 2 hrs 45 mins ago
HAS: 54.97 (-0.02), JAKK: 6.53 (-0.27), MAT: 30.47 (-0.47), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), KKD: 19.43 (-0.31), SIRI: 3.47 (-0.03)
ESPN to number one on cable ratings chart with a bullet
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 10:18AM CST
DIS: 93.75 (-0.44)
My Dividend Portfolio: 2014 Q4 Update
Integrator - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 7:18AM CST
BDX: 139.86 (+0.70), GE: 25.06 (-0.21), LMT: 193.31 (+0.74), CLX: 103.87 (-0.34), HSY: 103.71 (-0.22), NKE: 95.03 (-1.12), WBK: 26.82 (-0.08), PEP: 94.44 (-0.12), SBUX: 81.44 (-0.61), CME: 88.14 (-0.51), JNJ: 104.52 (-0.05), COST: 141.61 (-0.14), BP: 38.12 (unch), MSFT: 46.76 (+0.31), CSCO: 27.61 (-0.21), YUM: 72.35 (-0.50), KO: 42.14 (-0.08), CHD: 79.09 (+0.28), COP: 68.92 (-0.14), AMGN: 159.89 (+0.60), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), ADP: 83.29 (-0.08), CVS: 95.10 (-1.21), PG: 90.44 (-0.65), VZ: 46.96 (+0.18), CL: 69.04 (-0.15)
Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Jan 02, 5:52PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were down at the close of trading:
DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), CMCSK: 56.93 (-0.63), TWX: 84.93 (-0.49), VIA: 75.46 (-0.04), FOX: 36.52 (-0.37), FOXA: 37.85 (-0.55), NYT: 12.84 (-0.38), VIAB: 75.40 (+0.15), CMCSA: 57.35 (-0.66)
Netflix (NFLX) Surges Ahead of Rivals with Engaging Content - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 02, 4:15PM CST
Riding high on the success of Marco Polo, video-streaming service provider, Netflix Inc. (NFLX) recently topped its rival, Time Warner's (TWX) HBO in the U.S.
NFLX: 348.94 (+7.33), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), CBS: 54.79 (-0.55), TWX: 84.93 (-0.49)
Interest Rates Will Be Just One of the Themes to Watch in 2015
at The Street - Fri Jan 02, 1:53PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel look at rising interest rates, technology stocks and increased volatility as some of the big themes to watch in 2015.
KO: 42.14 (-0.08), MNST: 108.16 (-0.19), VXX: 30.99 (-0.52), GMCR: 131.97 (-0.43), XOM: 92.83 (+0.38), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), JCP: 6.29 (-0.19), APA: 63.83 (+1.16), MCD: 93.26 (-0.44), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLF: 24.73 (unch), CVX: 112.58 (+0.40)
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Jan 02, 12:20PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are down at 1 p.m.:
VIA: 75.46 (-0.04), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), CMCSK: 56.93 (-0.63), NYT: 12.84 (-0.38), VIAB: 75.40 (+0.15), CMCSA: 57.35 (-0.66), TWX: 84.93 (-0.49)
Server problems shut down ESPN's Rose Bowl stream
AP - Fri Jan 02, 12:03PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — What ESPN calls "a technical issue relating to servers" is the fancy term for what knocked out part of Thursday's streaming coverage of the Rose Bowl.
DIS: 93.75 (-0.44)
College football playoffs go well for ESPN and Nike
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 11:35AM CST
NKE: 95.03 (-1.12), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44)
Global box office mixed for 2014
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 10:54AM CST
VIA: 75.46 (-0.04), LGF: 31.22 (-0.80), FOXA: 37.85 (-0.55), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), VIAB: 75.40 (+0.15), SNI: 75.94 (+0.67), CMCSA: 57.35 (-0.66), IMAX: 30.03 (-0.87), TWX: 84.93 (-0.49)
Today's Market: Tech, Media And Entertainment Names For 2015
Matthew Smith - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 9:23AM CST
AMZN: 308.52 (-1.83), WYNN: 146.89 (-1.87), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), SNE: 20.56 (+0.09), LVS: 56.30 (-1.86), MGM: 21.02 (-0.36), GOOG: 524.81 (-1.59), SNI: 75.94 (+0.67), TWX: 84.93 (-0.49), NFLX: 348.94 (+7.33), YHOO: 50.17 (-0.34), GOOGL: 529.55 (-1.11), MSFT: 46.76 (+0.31), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), CBS: 54.79 (-0.55)
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Jan 02, 9:21AM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
VIA: 75.46 (-0.04), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), CMCSK: 56.93 (-0.63), NYT: 12.84 (-0.38), VIAB: 75.40 (+0.15), CMCSA: 57.35 (-0.66), TWX: 84.93 (-0.49)
Freedom Fund Update - January 2015
Dividend Mantra - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 1:21AM CST
Well, the time has come to update the Freedom Fund once again as we start another month. The Freedom Fund is my portfolio, and I think it's aptly named. My portfolio is my way to freedom; freedom from a job I don't desire, to purchase goods I don't...
PM: 81.02 (-0.43), JNJ: 104.52 (-0.05), OKE: 49.92 (+0.13), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), UL: 39.98 (-0.50), ARCP: 9.27 (+0.22), BBL: 42.72 (-0.28), PEP: 94.44 (-0.12)
Dividend Champions For January 2015
David Fish - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 3:24AM CST
SJR: 26.82 (-0.17), GE: 25.06 (-0.21), OCR: 72.82 (-0.11), WILN: 3.02 (+0.03), DEI: 29.03 (+0.63), BLX: 30.13 (+0.03), THG: 70.67 (-0.65), VTR: 73.31 (+1.61), TEL: 63.17 (-0.08), WDR: 49.44 (-0.38), BCS: 14.92 (-0.09), BUD: 111.74 (-0.58), BMR: 21.87 (+0.33), EMN: 76.48 (+0.62), ARE: 89.79 (+1.05), WU: 17.93 (+0.02), PRA: 45.05 (-0.10), GIL: 55.92 (-0.63), PFE: 31.33 (+0.18), CUBE: 22.37 (+0.30), AHT: 10.52 (+0.04), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), AMGN: 159.89 (+0.60), HBNC: 25.86 (-0.28), COR: 40.55 (+1.50), GLW: 23.01 (+0.08), MORN: 65.18 (+0.47), ERIE: 89.34 (-1.43), PSEC: 8.40 (+0.14), MAA: 76.15 (+1.47)
A week of reruns, Christmas saw dip in TV viewing
By FRAZIER MOORE - AP - Wed Dec 31, 1:24PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — As Americans trimmed the tree last week and hung their stockings with care, many viewers turned away from TV screens. During a week of mostly reruns, total prime-time viewership of the Big Four networks dipped by 25 percent from the week before.
DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), CMCSK: 56.93 (-0.63), CBS.A: 56.08 (-0.14), CMCSA: 57.35 (-0.66), CBS: 54.79 (-0.55)
Nielsen's top programs for Dec. 22-28
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Dec 31, 12:17PM CST
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 22-28. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), CBS.A: 56.08 (-0.14), CBS: 54.79 (-0.55)
Media: Streaming, mergers, and theater traffic big themes of 2015
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 7:42AM CST
SNE: 20.56 (+0.09), SNI: 75.94 (+0.67), RGC: 20.84 (-0.52), CNK: 34.91 (-0.67), TWX: 84.93 (-0.49), MSG: 75.26 (unch), VIA: 75.46 (-0.04), LGF: 31.22 (-0.80), FOXA: 37.85 (-0.55), DTV: 86.67 (-0.03), TWC: 150.66 (-1.40), STRZA: 29.44 (-0.26), AMCX: 63.90 (+0.13), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), DWA: 22.65 (+0.32), DISH: 72.27 (-0.62), IMAX: 30.03 (-0.87), NFLX: 348.94 (+7.33), AMC: 25.63 (-0.55), CKEC: 25.82 (-0.45), VIAB: 75.40 (+0.15), CMCSA: 57.35 (-0.66), CBS: 54.79 (-0.55), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
Hulu's Biggest Advantage Over Netflix
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 31, 7:32AM CST
Hulu can benefit from its close relationship with networks ... as can the networks. Source: Hulu. Hulu and Netflix aren't exactly rivals, but the relationship between Hulu's parent companies -- Twenty-First Century Fox , Walt Disney 's ABC,...
NFLX: 348.94 (+7.33), FOXA: 37.85 (-0.55), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), CMCSA: 57.35 (-0.66)