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Tue, 21 May 2013 05:31:33 -0400

Loeb's Third Point LLC Enters Anadarko (APC), NXP Semi (NXPI), Tiffany & Co. (TIF); Exits Herbalife (HLF), Morgan Stanley (MS)

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:05 -0400

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Einhorn's Greenlight Capital Raises Stake in Apple (AAPL); Shows New Oil States (OIL), Spirit AeroSystem (SPR) Stakes

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:51:19 -0400

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Griffin's Blue Ridge Capital Enters CBS (CBS), Citigroup (C), Netflix (NFLX); Exits Apple (AAPL)

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:54:14 -0400

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Liberty Global Announces Additional Senior Management Appointments

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:05:00 -0400

Mandel's Lone Pine Capital Enters H&R Block (HRB), CME (CME), Valeant (VRX); Liquidates Facebook (FB)

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:20:34 -0400

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Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN), Francesca's Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:FRAN), and Virgin Media, Inc. (NASDAQ:VMED) Added to Equity Profile Report's NASDAQ Active Stock Watch List.

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:50:49 -0400

Wilmington, DE -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/13/2013 -- Equity Profile Report expands its NASDAQ Active Stock Weekly Watch List adding Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN), Francesca's Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:FRAN), and Virgin Media, Inc. (NASDAQ:VMED).

Virgin's Branson Dons a Dress After Losing Bet

Mon, 13 May 2013 05:43:07 -0400

UPDATE 2-BT offers free UK soccer action in challenge to Sky

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:32:06 -0400

LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - BT turned the British pay-TV market on its head on Thursday by offering free English Premier league soccer matches to its broadband customers in a direct challenge to Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB.

PRESS DIGEST - British Business - May 9

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:57:53 -0400

FREE BANKING AT RISK AS EU WANTS BRITONS TO BANK ANYWHERE IN EUROPE

UPDATE 2-Ex-Murdoch stalwart Mockridge to run rival Virgin Media

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:03:27 -0400

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Tom Mockridge, who worked closely with Rupert Murdoch in more than 20 years at News Corp, is to take over at Virgin Media, pitting the two men against each other in a battle for British pay-TV viewers.

Ex-News International boss Mockridge to head Virgin Media

Wed, 08 May 2013 03:00:24 -0400

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Tom Mockridge, the previous head of News Corp's British arm News International, will take the helm at cable group Virgin Media, one of Rupert Murdoch's biggest rivals in the British pay TV market.

BRIEF-Tom Mockridge to head Virgin Media

Wed, 08 May 2013 02:24:15 -0400

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - : * Tom mockridge to become CEO of Virgin Media

Tom Mockridge to become CEO of Virgin Media

Wed, 08 May 2013 02:05:00 -0400

Bullish Options In Play On Disney Ahead Of Earnings

Tue, 07 May 2013 06:58:57 -0400

Today’s tickers: DIS, VMED & MS

DIS - Walt Disney Co. – Front month call options changing hands on Disney today suggest some traders are positioning for shares in the name to break well above recent all-time highs in the near future. The stock, up some 50% since this time last year, increased 0.45% near the open this morning to touch a record high of $65.09 after Iron Man 3, produced by Marvel Studios, a division of the Walt Disney Co., earned more than $175 million in its opening weekend in North America. Traders betting the stock pushes to fresh highs snapped up roughly 2,800 calls at the May $67.5 strike for an average premium of $0.48 apiece during the first half of the session. Call buyers make money at expiration if shares in Disney surge 4.4% over today’s high of $65.09 to top the average breakeven point at $67.98. Walt Disney Co. reports second-quarter earnings after the closing bell tomorrow.

VMED - Virgin Media, Inc. – Big prints in Virgin Media put options on Monday morning indicates at least one trader is bracing for shares in the name to potentially pull back off recent record highs. Shares in Virgin earlier today rallied 0.40% to touch a fresh all-time high of $50.31. The stock has more than doubled since this time last year and is up roughly 1600% since touching down at a 2008 financial-crisis low of $2.96. The May $50 strike put contracts traded approximately 5,000 times by midday in New York versus open interest of just 15 contracts. It looks like most of the volume was purchased at a premium of $0.55 each, thus positioning buyers to profit in the event that VMED’s shares slip 1.7% from today’s high of $50.31 to breach the effective breakeven point on the downside at $49.45 by expiration next week.

MS - Morgan Stanley – Shares in Morgan Stanley are on the rise…

Hot Option Plays: S&Ps Extend Climb After Hours

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:17:50 -0400

Cusick’s Corner 05-06-2013 After Hours Stocks finished mixed on a relatively slow news day Monday. With no economic data or earnings of broad market significance to guide the action, trading opened steady after overseas markets saw a day of mostly range-bound and uneventful action. Crude oil erased midday losses to add 22 cents to $95.82. [...]

Liberty Global Reports First Quarter 2013 Results

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:19:00 -0400

Virgin Media Announces Notice of Change of Control and Offer to Purchase Relating to Certain Outstanding Notes

Fri, 03 May 2013 03:57:00 -0400

Perfect Trade Setups, How to Play PBR, NYX, VMED and DDD

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400

UPDATE: Jefferies Raises PT on Virgin Media on Model Update

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:33:17 -0400

In a report published Monday, Jefferies analyst Jerry Dellis reiterated a Hold rating on Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED), and raised the price target from $33.00 to $49.30.

In the report, Dellis noted, “Despite distraction from pending LGI merger, VMED was able to meet expectations and sustain momentum at last

Before the Bell Scans of VMED, DISH, TIVO, VIAB, and DISCA

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:55:00 -0400

Virgin Media signs off with three new business deals

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:59:39 -0400

LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Cable operator Virgin Media posted a 54 percent rise in first quarter free cash flow and announced a series of major business deals on Wednesday, showing the attraction of a company that is about to be sold to Liberty Global.

Virgin Media – First Quarter 2013 Results

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:00:00 -0400

Delta Posts Small Profit, but Still Misses Expectations

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:57:08 -0400

Delta Airlines swung to a profit in the first quarter, the company reported on Tuesday, as passengers largely ignored the impact of higher fees that helped lift the company's revenue. Still, the earnings were below expectations.

When Will Bad Governance Affect Value at Liberty Media, Liberty Global, Virgin Media and Charter Communications?

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:51:57 -0400

The news that chairman John Malone has taken a $2.62BN stake in is not good news for a world in which Governance Matters. Liberty Media's governance structure is not one which appears enamoured of public shareholders. Its staggered board (one where directors are only up for election once every three years) consists of mostly long-tenured directors. The multiple classes of stock with different voting rights give far more voting control to Malone than is represented by his economic interest. And the CEO and the CFO are involved in far too many other companies where Malone is also a director or the chairman or a significant owner.

Big U.S. corporate takeovers drive 'Merger Monday'

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:55:28 -0400

* Barclays No. 3 global M&A adviser, JPMorgan tops league table

Liberty Global's $15.8 bln Virgin Media deal cleared in EU

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:48:50 -0400

BRUSSELS, April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. cable firm Liberty Global won unconditional EU regulatory approval on Monday for its $15.8 billion takeover of Virgin Media, a deal that pits the group against Rupert Murdoch's British satellite TV operation BSkyB.

European Shares Seen Mixed as China Growth Stumbles

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:59:08 -0400

European shares are expected to open mixed on Monday, undermined by news of an unexpected slowdown in China, the world's second largest economy.

Stocks in News: Virgin Media Inc, 3D Systems Corporation, Medical Properties Trust, International Paper Company

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:47:22 -0400

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Europe: New Leveraged Loans, High Yield Bonds Faring Well In Trading Market

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:00:41 -0400

The first quarter of 2013 has been busy, and both high-yield bonds and leveraged loans are on their way to a solid year, with the proviso that issuance continues at the same pace. But issuance is only the beginning of a deal’s life, and its secondary performance also has to be assessed. Indicators here are positive too, even if actual trading has been light.

Intuit Inc Becomes #24 Most Shorted Nasdaq 100 Component, Replacing Virgin Media Inc

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:22:15 -0400

The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 03/28/2013 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the Nasdaq 100 by "days to cover." There are a number of ways to look at short data, for example the total number of shares short; but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded. The number of shares short is then compared to the average daily volume, in order to calculate the total number of trading days it would take to close out all of the open short positions if every share traded represented a short position being closed.

Tech News: Apple Scores Patent for Buying Songs Offline

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:31:00 -0400

Plus, more free WiFi on London's Tube, the Samsung Galaxy Win, and Ericsson's acquisition of Microsoft's IPTV division.

Virgin Media Notification of First Quarter 2013 Results

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:08:00 -0400

Early Movers: LUFK, BA, BUD & More

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:41:28 -0400

These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.

UPDATE 1-EU regulators to approve $15.8 bln Liberty, Virgin deal - sources

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:16:44 -0400

BRUSSELS/LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - John Malone's Liberty Global will get unconditional EU clearance for its $15.8 billion bid for Virgin Media, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday, in a move which pits the U.S. billionaire against rival Rupert Murdoch.

EU regulators to approve $15.8 bln Liberty, Virgin deal - sources

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:46:34 -0400

BRUSSELS/LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are expected to clear a $15.8 billion takeover bid by U.S. cable group Liberty Global for British peer Virgin Media without requiring concessions, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

$75 Billion In Heinz, Dell and Virgin Media Deals Didn't Bring M&A Boom

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:00:01 -0400

When buyers began laying out tens of billions of dollars for companies that make pressed tomatoes and desktop computers, observers were sure quick to herald the resumption of crazy Wall Street dealflow. Not so fast, though.

Stocks in Spotlight: Chimera Investment Corporation, Masimo Corporation, Cardinal Health, Virgin Media Inc

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:26:41 -0400

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The Internet's Best April Fools' Pranks

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:24:20 -0400

As if picking between facts and fakes on Twitter weren't difficult enough, April Fools' Day has come along to complicate matters. Luckily, many online power players have been on their A-game, providing the Web with laughs amid confusion. Here is Benzinga's list of the best April Fools' Day shenanigans the Internet

Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:50:28 -0400

Zoltek Companies (NASDAQ: ZOLT) shares reached a new 52-week high of $12.42. Zoltek's PEG ratio is 1.81.

Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) shares touched a new 52-week high of $49.20. Virgin Media's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 150.28%.

Parametric Sound (NASDAQ: PAMT) shares reached a new 52-week high of

Notable Stocks: Virgin Media Inc, Mylan Inc, the Home Depot, the Walt Disney Company

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:52:55 -0400

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Investors Review: Texas Instruments Incorporated, Corning Incorporated, Mosaic Co, Virgin Media Inc

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:35:54 -0400

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Liberty (LBTYA) Takes Large Stake in Netherlands-Based Ziggo NV

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:52:33 -0400

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Virgin Media Inc Larger Than S&P 500 Component Marriott International, Inc.

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:05:40 -0400

In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Virgin Media Inc (VMED) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example Marriott International, Inc. (MAR), according to The Online Investor.

Hot Stocks: Virgin Media, Sealed Air, Talisman Energy, ENSCO

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:11:45 -0400

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The Reason It Trades, What's Moving VMED, AMGN, BMY and DD

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Stocks in Focus: Virgin Media Inc, SAIC, Host Hotels and Resorts Inc, CBS Corporation

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:23:02 -0400

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Morning Research on Virgin Media, Dish Network, Liberty Global, Viacom, and Discovery Communications

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:24:00 -0400

Discretionary ETF: Best SPDR For 3 Years

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:14:36 -0400

Since March 22, 2010, the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) has returned 42 percent, including dividends paid. An impressive performance to be sure, but it is often said, and it is true, that sectors lead the broader market not the other way around.

On a related note, a frequently

Traders Alert: Unilever N.V., Hanesbrands, Virgin Media, Knight Capital Group, Spectra Energy

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:43:13 -0400

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