Netflix’s Grand Ambition: Become Bigger Than Disney
at The Street - Thu Sep 24, 7:46AM CDT
Netflix's goal is to have close to 500 million subscribers around the world, a huge jump from the roughly 65 million who pay for the service now.
NFLX: 113.33 (-1.60), AMZN: 539.80 (+6.64), FOXA: 28.68 (+0.11), DISCA: 28.90 (+0.06), DIS: 105.56 (+0.95), VZ: 44.16 (-0.07), VIAB: 47.48 (-0.44), AAPL: 112.12 (+2.62), DISH: 62.56 (-0.41), TWX: 73.09 (+0.11), CBS: 43.13 (-0.73)
Sprint Drops on Moody's Credit Rating Cut: Telecom Winners and Losers
at The Street - Wed Sep 16, 6:32PM CDT
Sprint fell more than 5% Wednesday after Moody's cut the company's credit rating, citing brutal competition and a need for significant additional funding.
T: 33.14 (-0.26), S: 4.47 (-0.08), CHTR: 186.63 (-1.13), ELNK: 7.93 (+0.05), TWC: 187.38 (-1.06), MOBI: 2.90 (+0.05), VZ: 44.16 (-0.07), CMCSA: 60.49 (-0.49), CVC: 33.02 (-0.17)
Sprint (S) Stock Falls After Moody's Cuts Credit Rating
at The Street - Wed Sep 16, 11:53AM CDT
Sprint (S) shares are lower after Moody's cut the carrier's credit rating to B3 from B1.
S: 4.47 (-0.08)
Apple Supplier Foxconn to Invest Heavily in Startups in India
at The Street - Wed Sep 02, 3:47PM CDT
The Taiwanese company plans to invest $1 billion in the next two years.
AAPL: 112.12 (+2.62), BABA: 68.71 (+1.01)
Crown Media Jumps Nearly 20%, Extreme Networks Gains 7%: Telecom Winners & Losers
at The Street - Mon Aug 31, 7:38PM CDT
Shares of several telecom companies performed well on a dismal day for Wall Street.
S: 4.47 (-0.08), EXTR: 3.63 (+0.08), CRWN: 5.62 (+0.06)
Why Netflix, Inc. Stock Jumped as Much as 11.4% Tuesday
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 25, 11:45AM CDT
Source: Netflix. What's happening: Shares of Netflix soared as much as 11.4% higher on Tuesday morning. The move erased the effects of a traumatic Monday session, and the stock now trades roughly in line with last Friday's closing price. ...
NFLX: 113.33 (-1.60)
AT&T, Sprint and Verizon Pummeled in Heavy Trading: Telecom Winners & Losers
at The Street - Mon Aug 24, 6:46PM CDT
Shares of major telecommunications companies weren't spared from investors' wrath on Monday.
T: 33.14 (-0.26), S: 4.47 (-0.08), VZ: 44.16 (-0.07)
Sprint, Sirius Decline Amid Heavy Trading Volume -- Telecom Winners & Losers
at The Street - Thu Aug 20, 7:46PM CDT
Companies continue to face stiff competition and and challenging business conditions.
P: 20.90 (+1.37), S: 4.47 (-0.08), SIRI: 3.85 (-0.04)
Will NBCUniversal's $200 Million BuzzFeed Deal Help It Go Viral?
at The Street - Tue Aug 18, 11:33AM CDT
As BuzzFeed strikes a collaboration and investment deal with the U.S. media giant, it's also forming a joint venture with Yahoo! Japan.
YHOO: 32.52 (+0.15), T: 33.14 (-0.26), DIS: 105.56 (+0.95), GOOGL: 671.24 (+4.24), VZ: 44.16 (-0.07), CMCSA: 60.49 (-0.49)
3 Biggest Takeaways From Alibaba’s June Quarter
at The Street - Wed Aug 12, 10:11AM CDT
Alibaba missed revenue expectations but showed strong growth in a key area and issued a share buyback plan.
YHOO: 32.52 (+0.15), BABA: 68.71 (+1.01)
Alibaba, Foxconn Invest in SoftBank’s Robots
at The Street - Thu Jun 18, 9:44AM CDT
Both Alibaba and Foxconn will invest about $118 million to take on a 20% stake each in SoftBank's robots. Here's why Alibaba and Foxconn see opportunities in robotics.
AAPL: 112.12 (+2.62), BABA: 68.71 (+1.01)
Will Softbank Really Come To Sprint's Rescue?
Brian Nichols - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 15, 8:15AM CDT
S: 4.47 (-0.08)
You're Not Going to Believe What Sprint's CEO is Claiming About Its Network
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 01, 12:00PM CDT
The wireless industry has on occasion become a bit like a rap battle. T-Mobile CEO John Legere has led that charge by making bold statements regularly and not hesitating to call out his competitors. But even when the boasting and bragging...
T: 33.14 (-0.26), S: 4.47 (-0.08), TMUS: 39.61 (+0.05), TWTR: 30.85 (+0.53), VZ: 44.16 (-0.07)
How Masayoshi Son Built and Then Rebuilt His Billion Dollar Empire
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 29, 8:06AM CDT
Everyone can appreciate a good self-made man story, particularly when the protagonist overcomes great odds to achieve success. Masayoshi Son, the Japanese-born (with Korean descent) billionaire entrepreneur, built the tech and telecom giant SoftBank...
YHOO: 32.52 (+0.15), S: 4.47 (-0.08), TWC: 187.38 (-1.06), AAPL: 112.12 (+2.62)
Alibaba +11.3% after FQ4 beat, CEO change; Yahoo +7.9%
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu May 07, 8:30AM CDT
YHOO: 32.52 (+0.15), BABA: 68.71 (+1.01)
SoftBank content with Yahoo Japan stake, eyes Indian investments
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Apr 25, 1:47PM CDT
YHOO: 32.52 (+0.15)
Can Sprint and Jay Z Take On the Streaming Music Leaders?
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 07, 6:40PM CDT
One of the biggest rappers in the world may align himself with the soon-to-be fourth-biggest U.S. wireless carrier. Jay Z, the hip-hop artist your grandmother is most likely to have heard of, might make a deal for Sprint and/or its parent...
S: 4.47 (-0.08), TMUS: 39.61 (+0.05), AAPL: 112.12 (+2.62)
Reuters: SoftBank, others in talks to invest $800M-$1B in Micromax
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 26, 1:20PM CDT
IBM Is Aiming for $40 Billion of Revenue From Five Growth Areas
at The Street - Thu Feb 26, 1:46PM CST
IBM will tell investors Thursday that it will continue to remain a 'high-value innovation company,' even if Wall Street doesn't currently think so.
SPY: 201.33 (+0.12), IBM: 152.39 (+0.11), AAPL: 112.12 (+2.62)
Strengthening U.S. Dollar Presents Remarkable Foreign Opportunities - Softbank
APBK Capital - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 8:58AM CST