Final Glance: Media companies
AP - 28 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were down at the close of trading:
VIA: 72.01 (-1.39), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), CMCSK: 54.87 (-0.71), NYT: 12.27 (-0.42), VIAB: 71.85 (-1.45), CMCSA: 55.23 (-0.73), TWX: 82.30 (-0.94)
Retail picks tied to lower gas prices
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PTRY: 36.68 (-0.07), CST: 42.27 (-1.23), KO: 42.46 (+0.32), MNST: 112.28 (+2.85), BUD: 107.85 (-0.24), KR: 63.08 (unch), COT: 7.06 (+0.15), BREW: 12.25 (-0.32), TAP: 73.06 (-0.35), SAM: 293.57 (+5.37), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), PEP: 93.02 (-0.71), DPS: 71.48 (+0.10), FUN: 49.67 (+1.47), SIX: 42.90 (-0.53), PLAY: 26.69 (+1.08), CASY: 86.41 (-0.64), MUSA: 66.82 (-0.34), CMCSA: 55.23 (-0.73)
The Best and Worst Things About Dish Network's New Sling TV Service
at The Street - Tue Jan 06, 2:17PM CST
The low-cost streaming service has lots of potential to disrupt the cable TV industry. But it's not without its share of drawbacks.
NFLX: 325.51 (-5.67), SNE: 20.25 (-0.01), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), DISH: 68.67 (-1.77)
What Disney Investors Need to Know About Marvel's TV Takeover
Daniel Ferry, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jan 06, 12:39PM CST
Today, Marvel will premiere its new live-action television series Agent Carter , on parent company Disney 's ABC network, depicting stylish secret agent Peggy Carter working in 1940s America. She won't be alone: ABC already...
NFLX: 325.51 (-5.67), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), GOOGL: 506.64 (-12.82), GOOG: 501.96 (-11.91), AAPL: 106.26 (+0.01)
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Tue Jan 06, 12:17PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are down at 1 p.m.:
DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), CMCSK: 54.87 (-0.71), TWX: 82.30 (-0.94), VIA: 72.01 (-1.39), FOX: 35.27 (-0.50), FOXA: 36.62 (-0.46), NYT: 12.27 (-0.42), VIAB: 71.85 (-1.45), CMCSA: 55.23 (-0.73)
Cramer's Outlook for the Dow 30: 10 Stocks That Were Top Performers
at The Street - Tue Jan 06, 11:11AM CST
Jim Cramer takes a close look at 10 Dow components to handicap DJIA performance in 2015.
MMM: 158.65 (-1.71), HD: 100.95 (-0.31), V: 257.50 (-1.67), NKE: 92.95 (-0.55), UNH: 98.92 (-0.20), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), MSFT: 45.65 (-0.68), INTC: 35.28 (-0.67), MA: 83.09 (-0.18), CSCO: 27.05 (-0.01), TRV: 103.24 (-0.93)
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Tue Jan 06, 9:37AM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are down at 10 a.m.:
DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), CMCSK: 54.87 (-0.71), TWX: 82.30 (-0.94), VIA: 72.01 (-1.39), FOX: 35.27 (-0.50), FOXA: 36.62 (-0.46), NYT: 12.27 (-0.42), VIAB: 71.85 (-1.45), CMCSA: 55.23 (-0.73)
Portfolio Playoffs Semi-Final Game: Walt Disney Vs. Goodyear Tire
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GT: 27.78 (+0.07), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49)
Satellite Firms Dish, DirecTV Target Streaming Video
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jan 06, 8:50AM CST
The pricing of Dish Network's (DISH) new stand-alone Internet streaming video service, called Sling TV, will be "genuinely disruptive," said telecom and media research firm MoffettNathanson. Sling TV will cost $20 monthly for a dozen channels,...
NFLX: 325.51 (-5.67), T: 33.60 (+0.05), AMZN: 295.29 (-6.90), DTV: 85.14 (-0.47), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), GOOGL: 506.64 (-12.82), TWC: 145.00 (-2.02), MSFT: 45.65 (-0.68), INTC: 35.28 (-0.67), CMCSA: 55.23 (-0.73), AAPL: 106.26 (+0.01), DISH: 68.67 (-1.77), TWX: 82.30 (-0.94)
CES 2015 Day 1 Recap: The Biggest Surprises, Bores and Quirks
at The Street - Tue Jan 06, 7:30AM CST
Here's a recap of some of the most important and most disappointing announcements from the first day of CES 2015.
NFLX: 325.51 (-5.67), AMZN: 295.29 (-6.90), WWE: 11.84 (+0.03), GM: 34.85 (+0.52), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), AAPL: 106.26 (+0.01), DISH: 68.67 (-1.77), TWX: 82.30 (-0.94)
Samsung's Newest Gadgets Won't Help to Change Its Fortunes Anytime Soon
at The Street - Tue Jan 06, 7:10AM CST
Samsung unveils TVs, home appliances and software at its annual CES press conference but the introductions aren't going to drastically change Samsung's fortunes anytime soon.
FOXA: 36.62 (-0.46), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), AAPL: 106.26 (+0.01), TWX: 82.30 (-0.94)
In Las Vegas books, college football title game is a big hit
By TIM DAHLBERG - AP - Tue Jan 06, 6:35AM CST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — College football fans and ESPN executives aren't the only ones applauding the new championship playoffs.
DIS: 91.89 (-0.49)
Lions-Cowboys game averages 42.3 million viewers on Fox
AP - Tue Jan 06, 6:32AM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — The Detroit-Dallas game Sunday averaged 42.3 million viewers on Fox, the third-highest total in NFL wild-card history.
FOX: 35.27 (-0.50), FOXA: 36.62 (-0.46), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), CMCSK: 54.87 (-0.71), CBS.A: 54.21 (-1.02), CMCSA: 55.23 (-0.73), CBS: 53.19 (-1.07)
OpenStack Gains In Cloud, Which Companies Will Win?
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Jan 05, 5:21PM CST
OpenStack could soon be the software that runs the non-Amazon cloud. Open-source software available for free, OpenStack helps corporate IT departments manage data centers packed with computer servers. OpenStack has also gained popularity as a tool to...
AMZN: 295.29 (-6.90), RAX: 47.04 (-0.10), VMW: 78.79 (-2.24), BBY: 37.45 (-0.34), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), WFC: 52.09 (-1.11), INAP: 8.00 (-0.19), INTC: 35.28 (-0.67), HPQ: 39.27 (-0.30), CTXS: 60.33 (-1.74), EBAY: 55.02 (-0.72), IBM: 156.07 (-3.44), RHT: 67.50 (-0.59), EXPE: 84.17 (-0.03), EMC: 28.68 (-0.56), GOOGL: 506.64 (-12.82), TWC: 145.00 (-2.02), MSFT: 45.65 (-0.68), CSCO: 27.05 (-0.01)
Box office top 20: 'The Hobbit' edges 'Woods,' 'Unbroken'
AP - Mon Jan 05, 5:20PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — In a battle for holiday box-office supremacy, Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" maintained its three-week rule with $21.7 million in ticket sales over the weekend.
VIA: 72.01 (-1.39), LGF: 30.09 (-0.52), AMCX: 61.66 (-1.04), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), SNE: 20.25 (-0.01), CMCSK: 54.87 (-0.71), VIAB: 71.85 (-1.45), CMCSA: 55.23 (-0.73), TWX: 82.30 (-0.94)
Will Walt Disney (DIS) Stock React Today to Dish Network's Sling TV Service?
at The Street - Mon Jan 05, 12:07PM CST
Walt Disney (DIS) stock is lower Monday as DISH Network (DISH) announces its Sling TV service which will stream Disney channels.
DIS: 91.89 (-0.49)
Time Warner Should Enjoy 'The Hobbit' Because 2015 Will Be Crazy Competitive
at The Street - Mon Jan 05, 11:45AM CST
As one of the studio's long-running franchises takes its final bow, Warner Bros.' future will be loaded with superheroes.
FOXA: 36.62 (-0.46), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), TWX: 82.30 (-0.94)
Stock Market News for January 05, 2015 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jan 05, 9:10AM CST
Benchmarks finished the first trading session of 2015 almost unchanged while investors received discouraging economic data
KMI: 40.83 (-0.82), AMZN: 295.29 (-6.90), HD: 100.95 (-0.31), MCD: 92.40 (+0.17), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), DNR: 7.09 (-0.21), CVX: 108.03 (-0.05), AAPL: 106.26 (+0.01), CMCSA: 55.23 (-0.73), SLB: 81.72 (-1.63)
Report: ESPN considers jump into daily fantasy business
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 05, 6:46AM CST
DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), CMCSA: 55.23 (-0.73)
Longtime ESPN sportscaster Scott dies at 49
By RICK FREEMAN - AP - Mon Jan 05, 6:11AM CST
Stuart Scott was in his element, working a "Monday Night Football" game, when he was forced to leave for an appendix operation.
DIS: 91.89 (-0.49)