Disney World's Least Popular Park Could Get a Boost Soon
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 05, 8:07AM CST
Image source: Disney. One of the juicy nuggets out of Thursday morning's annual shareholder meeting at Disney is that Star Wars Land will break ground at Disney World and Disneyland next month. It probably isn't a surprise that the world's...
DIS: 98.48 (-0.34), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18)
Institutional Investors Bulk Up On Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft Stock
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 5:17PM CST
The top five stocks held by institutional investors in the fourth quarter were Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), CNBC said, citing eVestment data. The order for those...
JNJ: 106.50 (-0.15), HD: 125.56 (-1.24), JPM: 60.05 (+0.09), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), VZ: 51.81 (-0.08), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
What the FCC Set-Top Box Vote Means for Tech and Telecom Stocks
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 1:24PM CST
Source: Apple With its clunky hardware and dated software, the U.S. cable industry operates in a realm far from the cutting edge of tech today. That might be about to change. In certainly the biggest news since its seminal February 2015 Net...
GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), TWC: 195.33 (+0.90), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Has Deutsche Telekom Put T-Mobile (TMUS) Sale on Hold?
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 04, 11:50AM CST
According to a recent Reuters report, the parent company of T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS), Deutsche Telekom AG has put its plans to sell T-Mobile on hold in view of the upcoming spectrum auction
T: 37.93 (-0.06), S: 3.82 (-0.18), TMUS: 38.48 (-0.49), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), DISH: 49.93 (+0.64)
DISH And Comcast: A Tale Of Two Growth Strategies
Bryson Kacha - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 11:11AM CST
In my last article , we looked at which company between DISH (NASDAQ: DISH ) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA ) was better positioned to handle cord cutting. Then, in last week's webinar , we looked at valuation, growth potential, management, and...
CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), DISH: 49.93 (+0.64)
New Hampshire Business Review Readers Vote Comcast #1 Telecommunications Provider In The Granite State
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 04, 10:00AM CST
Comcast today announced that the readers of New Hampshire Business Review voted to select Comcast Business as the number one telecommunications provider in the Granite State as part of the publication's Best of Business (BOB) Awards program. The New Hampshire business community recognized Comcast for its innovative voice, high-speed Internet and video services along with its outstanding local employees who make a difference to their business success.
CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18)
Yahoo CFO: Looking at sale of $1B-$3B in non-core assets
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 03, 2:41PM CST
T: 37.93 (-0.06), YHOO: 33.86 (+0.98), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), VZ: 51.81 (-0.08)
Comcast Corporation Names Dalila Wilson-Scott Senior Vice President, Community Investment, and President of the Comcast Foundation
Business Wire - Thu Mar 03, 10:46AM CST
Comcast NBCUniversal announced today it has named Dalila Wilson-Scott Senior Vice President of Community Investment and President of the Comcast Foundation. She will serve as a corporate officer of Comcast Corporation and will join the company on April 4th from JPMorgan Chase & Co. where she has served as Head of Global Philanthropy and President of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. She will report to David L. Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation, and will have a dotted line reporting relationship to Adam Miller, Executive Vice President, NBCUniversal.
JPM: 60.05 (+0.09), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18)
FCC receives net neutrality complaint over Comcast's Stream TV
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 02, 4:59PM CST
CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18)
AT&T (T) Joins the Streaming TV Bandwagon, Offers 3 Plans
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 02, 11:20AM CST
AT&T, Inc. (T) plans to offer a version of its DIRECTV satellite TV service through Internet which would not require customers to have a satellite dish, set-top box or annual contract.
T: 37.93 (-0.06), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), TMUS: 38.48 (-0.49), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), VZ: 51.81 (-0.08), DISH: 49.93 (+0.64)
Better Buy: Comcast Corporation vs. Time Warner
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 02, 9:22AM CST
For both Comcast and Time Warner, minor properties such as Warcraft and Suicide Squad are important. Credit: Legendary and Universal Pictures and Time Warner and DC Entertainment. Entertainment is a business in which profits tend to flow those...
DIS: 98.48 (-0.34), TWC: 195.33 (+0.90), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), TWX: 68.81 (-0.01)
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Apple, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Yahoo, Exxon Mobil, Wal-Mart Stores, Aetna, Alphabet, Comcast, United Insurance Holdings, Kraton Performance Polymers, Hawaiian Holdings, Gibraltar Industries and Tyson Foods
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 02, 8:30AM CST
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Apple, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Yahoo, Exxon Mobil, Wal-Mart Stores, Aetna, Alphabet, Comcast, United Insurance Holdings, Kraton Performance Polymers, Hawaiian Holdings, Gibraltar Industries and Tyson Foods
UIHC: 18.22 (-0.73), HA: 45.76 (+0.78), XOM: 82.29 (-0.11), WMT: 66.78 (+0.64), AET: 108.06 (-1.58), YHOO: 33.86 (+0.98), KRA: 17.20 (+0.14), CHK: 5.08 (+0.81), ROCK: 26.17 (+0.69), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), CTSH: 57.74 (-0.06), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), CRM: 71.06 (+0.26)
FCC Investigates Cable Firms' Influence Over Media Companies
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Mar 01, 1:30PM CST
.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now probing whether the large cash-rich cable companies are adopting a certain restrictive clause in their agreements with media companies.
NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), CHTR: 184.78 (+1.11), DIS: 98.48 (-0.34), TWC: 195.33 (+0.90), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), DISH: 49.93 (+0.64), TWX: 68.81 (-0.01)
Oscars Ready to Roll: Are You a Fan of These ETFs?
Zacks Equity Research - ZACKS - Fri Feb 26, 7:14AM CST
As the Academy Awards ceremony is nearing, investors should a take a look at these ETFs.
SOCL: 17.94 (+0.16), PBS: 23.87 (+0.06), VCR: 120.39 (+0.01), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), XLY: 76.72 (-0.07), FOXA: 27.80 (-0.04), DIS: 98.48 (-0.34), TWTR: 19.36 (+0.05), PNQI: 74.21 (+0.49), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18)
19 Charts to Calm Your Recession Fears
at The Street - Sun Feb 21, 3:53PM CST
Is it better to choose stocks through fundamental or technical analysis? Real Money's Bruce Kamich puts his technical spin on these recession-proof stocks chosen by Morgan Stanley analysts.
CHD: 91.78 (+0.03), CCI: 87.25 (-0.64), PRGO: 126.61 (+0.19), KR: 36.84 (-0.96), PCG: 56.50 (+0.21), WMT: 66.78 (+0.64), AMGN: 145.98 (+0.14), FRC: 67.89 (+0.47), CB: 117.18 (-0.66), DHR: 90.71 (-0.12), CELG: 102.51 (-0.22), CNC: 58.75 (-1.57), VRSK: 76.70 (+0.55), KHC: 77.20 (-0.17), MCD: 117.18 (+0.49), CVS: 99.28 (-0.10), HBI: 29.38 (-0.25), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), XLRN: 28.47 (+0.50), HRB: 27.76 (-5.14)
These Growth Stocks Could Double in 2016
Keith Noonan, Tamara Walsh, Brian Stoffel, and Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Feb 21, 1:00PM CST
With the market pulling back, many of the stocks that have seen the biggest sell-offs are ones that had large and sustained growth priced into their valuations, but some of these beaten-down growth stocks could be poised for a major turnaround this...
AMBA: 42.11 (-4.13), GPRO: 13.36 (-0.22), SHAK: 41.99 (+0.76), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), TWTR: 19.36 (+0.05), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18)
What Does Comcast Want With Wireless Spectrum?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 20, 8:21AM CST
Source: Flickr/Carl Lender. One company could be participating as both a buyer and a seller in the FCC's upcoming incentive auction. During Comcast 's fourth-quarter earnings call earlier this month, CFO Mike Cavanaugh told analysts, "We will...
T: 37.93 (-0.06), TMUS: 38.48 (-0.49), VZ: 51.81 (-0.08), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), DISH: 49.93 (+0.64)
How High Will Disney World Prices Go This Month?
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 20, 7:07AM CST
A day at one of Disney 's Florida theme parks doesn't come cheap, and it may be about to become more expensive. There are several reasons why folks planning a one-day visit to Disney World in the near future may want to buy their tickets now ,...
DIS: 98.48 (-0.34), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18)
Yahoo board hires investment banks to mull possible sale
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Fri Feb 19, 6:14PM CST
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo's board has hired three investment banking firms to evaluate potential bids for its Internet operations in the clearest sign yet that CEO Marissa Mayer may not have much more time to turn around the struggling company.
T: 37.93 (-0.06), YHOO: 33.86 (+0.98), AOL: 49.99 (+0.03), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), PJT: 26.16 (-1.13), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18), VZ: 51.81 (-0.08)
Comcast Joins AT&T and Dish to Create the Future of TV
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Feb 19, 5:40PM CST
Times are tough for the cable industry, not that they deserve much sympathy. Faced with a dizzying array of online entertainment options, it's never been easier for consumers to drop cable providers such as Comcast or Time Warner Cable like a...
T: 37.93 (-0.06), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), CMCSA: 59.74 (-0.18)