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Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:29:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) fires CEO Bob McDonald and brings back A. G. Lafley. (Reuters) Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) may face antitrust investigations by the U.S. government. (Reuters) Carl Icahn may raise $7 billion to support his effort to ... Read more

(DISH) DISH Network Likely to Top Earnings

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:56:18 -0400

We expect DISH Network Corporation. (DISH), the second-largest satellite TV operator in the U.S.,...

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Can Discovery Networks Produce an Online, Netflix-Sized Hit?

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:41:43 -0400

Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA) has formally launched TestTube.com, a new online video hub designed to reach consumers that aren't tuning into Discovery's primary pay-TV channels.

According to The Wall Street Journal, TestTube was created after the Discovery Channel lost six percent of its viewers that fall within

Will Microsoft's Xbox One Help or Hurt Comcast, Other Cable Giants?

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:12 -0400

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is dedicated to changing the way consumers watch television, but it has no intention of eliminating pay-TV giants like Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) or Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC).

AllThingsD's Peter Kafka wrote a piece speculating

Sprint boosts Clearwire offer; vote delayed

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:34:59 -0400

Majority owner Sprint Nextel Corp. boosted its offer for Clearwire Corp. by 14% Tuesday, succumbing to shareholder pressure with the hope of winning over vigorous opposition to the deal.

DISH, Sprint to Begin Due Diligence, Begin Negotiations

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:01:52 -0400

DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) ("DISH") responded Monday to Sprint Nextel Corporation's (NYSE: S) announcement (“Sprint”) that it has received a waiver of various provisions under the merger agreement between it and

Clearwire Shareholders Score Victory with Higher Buyout Offer

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:25:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) is getting the higher buyout price offer from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) that has been rumored to be coming. The new increased offer is at $3.40 per share in cash to acquire roughly the 50% stake in the company that ... Read more

Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:47:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: Yahoo! Inc.'s (NASDAQ: YHOO) profits in Asia will help balance the risk of its Tumblr buyout. (Reuters) A successful vote to split the chairman and CEO jobs at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) could still prompt Jamie Dimon's departure. ... Read more

Ergen Said to Bid $2 Billion for LightSquared Wireless Spectrum

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:27:21 -0400

Charlie Ergen, chairman of satellite-TV provider Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH), made a $2 billion bid for spectrum from LightSquared Inc., the bankrupt wireless-broadband company owned by Philip Falcone’s hedge-fund firm, according to people familiar with the offer. Ergen, 60, has offered to buy the spectrum — the radio frequencies used for wireless communications — even [...]

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Dish Network Goes After Another Helping of Wireless Spectrum

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:33:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: Earlier this month, wireless network provider LightSquared Inc. received permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use a band of wireless spectrum for a period of three months to test whether or not the company's use of the ... Read more

UPDATE: Credit Suisse Raises PT on DISH Network Following Lowered Estimates

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:11:22 -0400

In a report published Monday, Credit Suisse analyst Michael Senno reiterated an Outperform rating on DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH), and raised the price target from $43.00 to $49.00.

In the report, Senno noted, “We are raising our price target on Outperform rated DISH from $43 to $49 using

(DTV) DIRECTV: Will It Beat Earnings?

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:01:51 -0400

The largest satellite TV provider in the U.S., DIRECTV (DTV) is set to release its first-quarter...

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Comcast and Other Wireless Stocks Worth a Look Now

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:28 -0400

In the just released report on the results of an analysis of first-quarter earnings from communication and wireless stocks, Oppenheimer analysts suggest that social networking, mobile video and online gaming will continue to boost the growth of wireless data and cloud services providers.

The three top picks from the Oppenheimer list

Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:43:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: The European Central Bank may begin to identify weak banks and deny them aid. (Reuters) Foxconn, once one of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) largest suppliers, says it needs additional time to cut back worker overtime. (Reuters) Dell Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ... Read more

(NIHD) NIHD Likely to Top Earnings – Analyst Blog

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:04:07 -0400

We expect Latin American carrier, NII Holdings Inc. (NIHD) to beat expectations when it reports its...

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Time Warner Cable Looking to Buy Hulu Before Yahoo

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:27:45 -0400

Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) is interested in acquiring the Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) of television -- AKA Hulu.

According to Bloomberg, discussions are "at an early stage and a transaction isn't certain." Another, unidentified pay-TV company is also interested in acquiring Hulu.

Interestingly, only a portion

Dish Network Places Offering of $2.6B in Senior Notes

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:08:15 -0400

DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) ("DISH Network") today announced that its subsidiary, DISH DBS Corporation ("DISH DBS"), has priced an offering of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5% Senior Notes due 2017 (the "2017 Notes") and $1.35 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.25% Senior Notes due 2023 (the "2023 Notes", and

Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Wednesday May 15, 2013

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:52:26 -0400

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday May 15, 2013:

Hearing Chatter Cisco May Bid $75/Share to Acquire Red Hat

The Rumor:Shares of Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) rose early Wednesday on unconfirmed market chatter that Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) may bid

Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:46:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: China's factory output misses expectations on the low side. (Reuters) Posting on Google+ has been low, hurting the chance for Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) to get ads for the service. (Reuters) A drop in network TV ratings hurts prices of the annual ... Read more

Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday May 9, 2013

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:22:11 -0400

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday May 9, 2013:

Microsoft May Buy Nook Media Assets for $1B

The Rumor:Shares of Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) surged higher Thursday on a report from TechCrunch that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) could

Dish Q1 disappoints with fewer subscribers

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:00:21 -0400

Closing Bell for Thursday on Wall Street: Lower Opening and Close Despite Jobs Report

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:07:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning after the Bank of England left its key interest rate and asset purchase program unchanged (more coverage here). In Asia, China's consumer price index rose 2.4% year-over-year and 0.2% in the last ... Read more

New Stock Coverage: Jacobs Engineering Can't Keep Climbing Ladder to Stars

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:18:00 -0400

Wall Street ratings agencies set the tone for today's stock market.

Tesla, Green Mountain are Thursday stocks to watch

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:30:37 -0400

Tesla, Green Mountain, Groupon, News Corp. are likely to remain active on Thursday after reporting quarterly results late Wednesday.

Stocks To Watch For May 9, 2013

Thu, 09 May 2013 04:10:58 -0400

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) shares surged yesterday once the Daily deals site released its Q1 results after the closing bell on Wednesday. The Q1 results were at par with the Wall Street estimates. Groupon stocks rose 11.09% to $1.27

Earnings Scheduled For May 9, 2013

Thu, 09 May 2013 04:02:55 -0400

Agrium (NYSE: AGU) is expected to report its Q1 earnings at $1.08 per share per share on revenue of $3.47 billion.

Cablevision Systems (NYSE: CVC) is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.05 per share on revenue of $1.64 billion.

Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH)

Dish Network Earnings Cut By Slowing Satellite TV Subscriber Growth

Thu, 09 May 2013 03:35:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The satellite TV provider posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.47 on revenues of $3.56 billion. In the same period a year ago, the ... Read more

Closing Bell for Wednesday on Wall Street: Markets Open Lower, Stock Prices Rise All Day

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:05:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning on relatively little economic data. In Europe, Germany reported that industrial production rose 1.2%, while a house price index in the U.K.rose 1.1% month-over-month. In Asia, China reported a ... Read more

Sprint Is Racing for a Showdown

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:55:00 -0400

The company has 99 problems, but a bid ain't one of them.

Softbank Founder to Visit Sprint Shareholders

Tue, 07 May 2013 03:05:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: Softbank is worried enough about the counter bid made by Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) that its founder and chief will visit the United States. It is a trip he did not expect he would ever have to make. ... Read more

What Is Important in the Financial World

Tue, 07 May 2013 02:49:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: West Lashes Out at China The world has started to gang up on China. America's Defense Department published a report as part of its Annual Report to Congress. In "Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2013," ... Read more

(S) Sprint to Kill iDEN at End Of June 2013

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:02:58 -0400

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is all set to achieve its goal of terminating integrated digital enhanced...

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The Week Ahead: Host of Earnings on Tap; Investors Watching Anadarko, Activision, and Whole Foods

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:43:08 -0400

The upcoming trading week will see a host of companies releasing their quarterly results as earnings season continues in high gear.

Investors will also be focused on key economic data set to be released throughout the week, although the docket is quite light. Among the most important domestic economic reports will

(DISH) Dish Network Corporation Sees Possible Credit Downgrade by Moody’s

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:03:08 -0400

Credit rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service has put the U.S. based satellite service provider,...

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Will YouTube Overtake Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Dish Network?

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:11:21 -0400

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is sending a powerful message to TV networks, pay-TV services and anyone else in the traditional television industry: your days could be numbered.

According to the Associated Press, Schmidt gave a presentation last night to woo advertisers and persuade them to

Will SoftBank Raise its Offer to Buy Sprint?

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:18:27 -0400

Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) Chairman Charlie Ergen thinks that SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son was bluffing when he said that he would not raise the price of his offer for Sprint (NYSE: S).

The two corporate leaders got into a war of words this week, but instead of

Softbank Defends Its Sprint Nextel Buyout Bid

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:55:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: Although it is the frontrunner to buy out of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), Softbank could lose out. Its chief executive officer, Masayoshi Son, claims his offer is superior to one made by Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH). But on paper, many people ... Read more

What Is Important in the Financial World (4/30/2013)

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:40:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: European Unemployment Unemployment in the euro area grew again in March, supporting the obvious conclusion that a lack of stimulus, terribly high unemployment and the crippling of the financial and industrial sectors will keep pulling most countries ... Read more

Verizon Rumored Ready to Offer $100 Billion to Vodafone for Verizon Wireless

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:04:11 -0400

When it looks like someone is about to spend $100 billion on something, heads turn. When the someone is Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and the something is Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD), heads practically turn full circle, a la Linda Blair in The Exorcist.

Hollywood, however, plays no part

Telecoms hobbled by AT&T downgrades

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:46:09 -0400

Analysts at Morgan Stanley, Citi, and FBR scaled back their ratings on the telecom giant citing challenges for forecast revenues for 2013 as smartphone market matures and competition heats up

Sprint loss narrows; customer exits stay high

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:11:34 -0400

First quarter loss narrows at Sprint, though large customer defections continue amid an on-going network upgrade.

Updates, advisories and surprises

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:01:09 -0400

A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.

Stocks to watch: Apple likely to remain active

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:30:23 -0400

Apple is expected to remain in the spotlight Wednesday after the iPhone maker reports an 18% drop in quarterly earnings and but boosts its quarterly dividend.

DISH Issues Response to Sprint's Formation of Special Committee

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:31:54 -0400

DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) issued the following statement on news that Sprint Nextel's (NYSE: S) Board of Directors has formed a Special Committee and has retained financial and legal advisors to evaluate DISH's proposal to merge the two companies:

We are pleased that the Sprint Board of Directors has formed

Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:34:56 -0400

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: LGND) shares touched a new 52-week high of $27.71. Ligand is expected to report its Q1 results on May 8th.

Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) shares gained 1.97% to reach a new 52-week high of $39.77. Sprint Nextel's (NYSE: S) board formed a

Why DISH should be negotiating with Clearwire rather than bidding for Sprint

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:00:40 -0400

DISH Network’s bid for Sprint could result in a revolutionary combination of video and mobile delivery and wireless broadband. But DISH needs Clearwire’s spectrum more than it needs Sprint’s network.

Barron's Recap: Bulls Run Rampant

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:27:12 -0400

This weekend in Barron's online: results of Barron's Big Money survey and the prospects for gold mining stocks, Chiquita Brands and CommonWealth REIT.

Cover Story

"Dow 16,000!" by Jack Willoughby.

The latest Barron's Big Money poll shows record levels of bullishness among money managers in the United States. This is despite concerns

(TWC) Time Warner Cable Reverts to Neutral

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:52:37 -0400

We upgrade our recommendation to Neutral on Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), the second largest cable...

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Netflix Earnings Preview: Another Profitable Quarter Expected

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:31:58 -0400

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), which has been one of the top performing S&P 500 members so far this year, is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2013 results Monday, April 22, after the markets close.

Investors will be looking to see whether subscriber growth and international expansion will continue to help

Dish Rally on Sprint Deal: We Dish the Dirt

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:56:39 -0400