Why Sony Corp Is Sharing Spider-Man With Walt Disney Co
Keith Noonan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 14, 11:45AM CST
Spider-Man will soon grace the silver screen alongside fellow Marvel comic book heroes such as Iron Man, Captain America, and Black Widow. After years of fan insistence and swirling rumors, Sony and Disney have inked a deal to bring the famed...
FOX: 33.66 (+0.35), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), SNE: 27.30 (+0.19), DIS: 104.17 (+0.59)
Fox's 'Kingsman' A Chance To Boost Its Overall Portfolio
The Entertainment Oracle - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 13, 8:52PM CST
FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31)
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Feb 13, 12:23PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
VIA: 69.08 (+1.02), FOX: 33.66 (+0.35), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), VIAB: 68.98 (+1.27), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Feb 13, 10:05AM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
VIA: 69.08 (+1.02), FOX: 33.66 (+0.35), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), VIAB: 68.98 (+1.27), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Market Maker Surveillance Report. KO, TLM, JNJ, VXX, TVIX, FOXA, Highest Net Sell Volume and Negative Price Friction For Thursday, February 12th 2015
M2 - Fri Feb 13, 2:55AM CST
BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Thursday. Since October 2008 market makers are now required to be on the bid as much as they are on the offer and for like amounts of stock. This Fair Market Making Requirement is designed to prevent market makers from manipulating stock prices. On Thursday there were 4992 companies with "abnormal" market making, 4729 companies with positive Friction Factors and 1825 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the highest net sell volume on Thursday and lowest negative price Friction (bearish). This means that there was more selling than buying in the stocks and their stock prices dropped faster with less Friction. The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO), Talisman Energy Inc (NYSE:TLM), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), IPATH S&P 500 VIX S/T FU ETN (NYSE:VXX), VELOCITYSHARES 2X VIX SH-TRM (NYSE:TVIX), (NASDAQ:FOXA). To access Friction Factor, Naked Short Data and SqueezeTrigger Prices on all stocks please visit http://www.buyins.net .
KO: 41.99 (-0.18), JNJ: 99.62 (+1.18), TVIX: 2.57 (-0.05), TLM: 7.63 (-0.03), VXX: 30.97 (-0.38), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31)
Time Warner Programming Deal Renewals Seen Key
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Feb 12, 1:30PM CST
Time Warner's (TWX) upcoming negotiations to renew programming deals with pay-TV service operators will be key for the media and entertainment giant's growth prospects, analysts say. Time Warner, which on Wednesday reported Q4 earnings that topped...
T: 34.66 (+0.05), VIA: 69.08 (+1.02), AMCX: 68.90 (+0.85), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), DISCA: 31.45 (+1.11), DIS: 104.17 (+0.59), TWC: 149.74 (+2.21), SNI: 73.00 (+0.39), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09), DISH: 77.20 (-0.16), CBS: 59.83 (+2.06), TWX: 83.87 (+0.56)
Paris votes to sue Fox News for damage to its reputation
AP - Thu Feb 12, 5:55AM CST
PARIS (AP) — Paris City Council authorized Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Wednesday to sue U.S. broadcaster Fox News for reporting there are "no-go zones" in the French capital where non-Muslims and police fear to venture.
FOX: 33.66 (+0.35), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31)
Arbitrage 101: When Voting Has Negative Value
AllAboutAlpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 4:29AM CST
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (NASDAQ: FOX ) (NASDAQ: FOXA ) has two classes of common stock, non-voting and voting. Normally, if there were no other significant difference between the two classes, (such as, say, priority in the event of...
FOX: 33.66 (+0.35), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31)
Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Wed Feb 11, 5:07PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading:
VIA: 69.08 (+1.02), FOX: 33.66 (+0.35), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), VIAB: 68.98 (+1.27), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
5 Things 21st Century Fox Management Wants You to Know
Keith Noonan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Feb 11, 3:19PM CST
Shares of 21st Century Fox dropped following the release of its second-quarter earnings and conference call on Feb. 4. The stock drop came even as earnings for the period were substantially better than the average analyst estimate. Revenue for...
NFLX: 466.10 (+9.37), AMZN: 381.83 (+4.66), FOX: 33.66 (+0.35), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), SNE: 27.30 (+0.19), TWX: 83.87 (+0.56)
Jon Stewart Retirement Will Start Media Consolidation Merry Go Round
Dana Blankenhorn - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 11, 8:13AM CST
T: 34.66 (+0.05), VIA: 69.08 (+1.02), BT: 67.71 (-1.86), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), DTV: 87.51 (-0.32), DIS: 104.17 (+0.59), VIAB: 68.98 (+1.27), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09), DISH: 77.20 (-0.16), CBS: 59.83 (+2.06)
Spider-Man Deal Can Boost Sony, Disney at the Box Office
at The Street - Tue Feb 10, 3:35PM CST
Sony and Disney will each benefit from a long-awaited deal.
FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), SNE: 27.30 (+0.19), RENT: 58.90 (+0.39), DIS: 104.17 (+0.59)
Sony Is Chasing ESPN as It Hustles to Launch Video Streaming Service
at The Street - Tue Feb 10, 1:02PM CST
The popular sports channel is considered crucial to luring the Sony Playstation faithful to sign on to Vue.
FOX: 33.66 (+0.35), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), SNE: 27.30 (+0.19), DIS: 104.17 (+0.59), VIAB: 68.98 (+1.27), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09), TWX: 83.87 (+0.56), CBS: 59.83 (+2.06)
Can Spider-Man Rescue Sony's Beleaguered Movie Studio?
at The Street - Tue Feb 10, 10:45AM CST
Studios teaming up their superhero movie franchise, ending long-running rumors.
FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), SNE: 27.30 (+0.19), DIS: 104.17 (+0.59)
News Corp Investors Are Still Waiting for a Dividend or Buyback
at The Street - Tue Feb 10, 8:42AM CST
As News Corp's fortunes improve, so do the odds that the media titan will entertain returning cash to investors.
FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), NWSA: 16.89 (+0.05)