Charter nabs Bright House in latest pay-TV deal
By TALI ARBEL and MICHELLE CHAPMAN - AP - 1 hr 29 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Charter buying Bright House for $10.4 billion is the latest big deal in the pay-TV industry.
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), CHTR: 193.11 (+9.72), DIS: 104.89 (-1.23), CMCSK: 56.06 (-0.18), TWC: 149.88 (+0.61), CMCSA: 56.47 (-0.14), TWX: 84.44 (-0.86)
Will Apple Inc. Soon Compete Head-to-Head With Gaming Consoles?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 31, 1:01PM CDT
In March, rumors of a new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) TV streaming service and revamped version of the device itself took center stage in tech news. Much of the media attention focused on a likely attempt by Apple to disrupt cable as we know it as...
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), JPM: 60.58 (-0.38), SNE: 26.78 (-0.31), MSFT: 40.65 (-0.31), AAPL: 124.43 (-1.94), TWX: 84.44 (-0.86)
Innovation Results From Process, Not Just Genius
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Mar 31, 12:30PM CDT
Highly innovative firms grow on average three times faster than other companies over a five-year period, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. That's from Rowan Gibson, author of "The Four Lenses Of Innovation." He stresses that innovation...
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), AMZN: 372.10 (-2.49), TSLA: 188.77 (-1.80), FB: 82.21 (-0.98), TWTR: 50.08 (+0.19), AAPL: 124.43 (-1.94)
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Mar 31, 12:13PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending March 30, 2015:
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), P: 16.21 (-0.18), FB: 82.21 (-0.98), GOOGL: 554.70 (-6.44), AAPL: 124.43 (-1.94), GOOG: 548.00 (-4.03)
DreamWorks (DWA) Home Sees Grand Opening, Stock Soars - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Mar 31, 10:00AM CDT
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.'s (DWA) new release, Home, garnered nearly $54 million in the U.S. in the opening weekend, exceeding analysts'expectation.
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), DWA: 24.20 (+0.03), VZ: 48.63 (-0.49), GOOG: 548.00 (-4.03)
Monday's Rally Was News Oriented - Cramer's Mad Money (3/30/15)
SA Editor Mohit Manghnani - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 31, 6:36AM CDT
Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Monday, March 30. The market rallied big time on Monday and it was led by two streams of money flowing in. First was the news and analysis stream that gave positive...
HRS: 78.76 (+1.13), RH: 99.19 (+0.12), CTRX: 59.54 (-0.29), WGO: 21.26 (+0.20), SWKS: 98.29 (-1.84), FB: 82.21 (-0.98), UNH: 118.29 (-2.71), ASPX: 100.27 (-0.09), RL: 131.50 (-0.77), LULU: 64.02 (-0.81), HPTX: 45.90 (-0.08), NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), GS: 187.97 (-3.05), HZNP: 25.97 (+0.19), ADI: 63.00 (-1.81), TEVA: 62.30 (-0.22), OA: 76.63 (-0.75), MSFT: 40.65 (-0.31), EXEL: 2.57 (-0.13), PII: 141.10 (-2.29)
Jim Cramer's Top Takeaways: Harris, Lululemon Athletica, Tesla
at The Street - Tue Mar 31, 5:00AM CDT
Cramer says Harris is a buy, buy, buy and Lululemon is back and better than ever.
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), HRS: 78.76 (+1.13), XLS: 24.37 (+0.10), TSLA: 188.77 (-1.80), AMZN: 372.10 (-2.49), SLB: 83.44 (-1.04), LULU: 64.02 (-0.81)
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Good Headlines Make All the Difference
at The Street - Mon Mar 30, 7:06PM CDT
It's nice to see the flow of money has reversed from last week's relentless selloff, Cramer says.
Netflix
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Mar 30, 5:54PM CDT
Netflix (NFLX) named former Walt Disney (DIS) exec Anne Sweeney and current Microsoft (MSFT) EVP and general counsel Brad Smith to its board of directors, bringing its total board count to 9 members. Shares rose 1.9% to 422.57.
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), DIS: 104.89 (-1.23), MSFT: 40.65 (-0.31)
BlackBerry -- Who Knew? -- Wins ‘Most Improved’ From U.S. Consumers
at The Street - Mon Mar 30, 4:29PM CDT
Amazon, Netflix, and Uber are among the highest ranked technology companies, according to the Net Promoter Consumer Study.
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), AMZN: 372.10 (-2.49), BBRY: 8.93 (+0.13), GOOG: 548.00 (-4.03), AAPL: 124.43 (-1.94)
Netflix's Distribution And Interconnections: What Are The Economics Today?
ARK Investment Management - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 4:10PM CDT
By Pascal Stegmann, ARK Analyst Interconnections between networks are potential bottlenecks because upgrades require agreements among the counterparties. Typically, investment in the gateways lags investment in the individual networks. As a result,...
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), AKAM: 71.04 (-0.86)
WWE Shares Get Body Slammed On Subscriber Concerns
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Mar 30, 3:20PM CDT
A day after WrestleMania 31 turned out record results, investors went off the ropes and delivered an elbow drop to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) stock, after the company suggested a spike in online TV subscribers might not last. The number of...
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), WWE: 14.01 (-0.08), CBS: 60.63 (-1.24), TWX: 84.44 (-0.86)
Stock Markets Soar on Trifecta of Good News
at The Street - Mon Mar 30, 3:08PM CDT
Stocks recapture positive territory for the year on a spate of pharma deals, as well as positive news from the Fed and China.
KMI: 42.06 (-0.01), CTRX: 59.54 (-0.29), UNH: 118.29 (-2.71), ALTR: 42.91 (+0.09), XOM: 85.00 (-0.63), DIS: 104.89 (-1.23), ASPX: 100.27 (-0.09), INTC: 31.27 (-0.19), SLB: 83.44 (-1.04), HPTX: 45.90 (-0.08), NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), ADI: 63.00 (-1.81), HZNP: 25.97 (+0.19), TEVA: 62.30 (-0.22), CVX: 104.98 (-1.92), MSFT: 40.65 (-0.31), AAPL: 124.43 (-1.94), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Energy Sector Leads Stock Markets Higher as Rally Rolls On
at The Street - Mon Mar 30, 2:31PM CDT
Stocks recapture positive territory for the year.
KMI: 42.06 (-0.01), CTRX: 59.54 (-0.29), UNH: 118.29 (-2.71), ALTR: 42.91 (+0.09), XOM: 85.00 (-0.63), DIS: 104.89 (-1.23), ASPX: 100.27 (-0.09), INTC: 31.27 (-0.19), SLB: 83.44 (-1.04), HPTX: 45.90 (-0.08), NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), ADI: 63.00 (-1.81), HZNP: 25.97 (+0.19), TEVA: 62.30 (-0.22), CVX: 104.98 (-1.92), MSFT: 40.65 (-0.31), AAPL: 124.43 (-1.94), XLE: 77.58 (-0.46)
Netflix names Disney, Microsoft executives to its board
AP - Mon Mar 30, 11:36AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix Inc. on Monday named a former executive from The Walt Disney Co. and a current executive from Microsoft Corp. to its board of directors
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), DIS: 104.89 (-1.23), MSFT: 40.65 (-0.31), AAPL: 124.43 (-1.94)
How Viacom Is Attracting Value Investors Intrigued by Turnaround
at The Street - Mon Mar 30, 10:30AM CDT
The media company's CEO, Philippe Dauman, wants to launch new initiatives to generate more viewership.
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), VIAB: 68.30 (+0.16), GOOG: 548.00 (-4.03)
Substantial board additions at Netflix
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 10:19AM CDT
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88)
Anne Sweeney And Brad Smith Joining Netflix Board Of Directors
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 30, 10:00AM CDT
Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today added Anne Sweeney, recently Co-chair Disney Media Networks and President Disney-ABC Television at the Walt Disney Co., and Brad Smith, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Legal and Corporate Affairs at Microsoft Corp., to its board, bringing the total number of directors to nine and expanding the breadth of its global and entertainment experience.
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88)
Why Netflix Inc. Could Be Worth $100 Billion
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 29, 2:00PM CDT
With 2015 fast becoming the year of the streaming wars, all eyes are on Netflix as it faces off against its chosen rival, Time Warner 's HBO, with its soon-to-debut streaming service HBO Now. Though many scoffed when Netflix CEO first called...
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), TWX: 84.44 (-0.86)
Cablevision's HBO Deal Isn't a Problem for Apple
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 29, 11:45AM CDT
Apple 's "exclusive" HBO deal isn't so exclusive. Next month, Time Warner will launch HBO Now, the Internet-based alternative to its popular premium cable network. In contrast to a traditional HBO subscription, almost anyone can sign up for HBO...
NFLX: 416.69 (-5.88), AAPL: 124.43 (-1.94), CVC: 18.30 (-0.18), TWX: 84.44 (-0.86)