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Earnings Continue Driving Markets Higher
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 5:23pm | 3415Read More...U.S. stocks rose as investors and traders find comfort in corporate earnings that continue to come in at better-than-expected levels. Although it's still very early in to earning season, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) reported better-than-expected results and stronger-than-expected PC sales,...
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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, February 18: Big Merger Deals In The Works
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 8:37am | 884Read More...Friday, the Dow ended the day 126.80 points higher to finish at 16,154.39. The S&P was up 0.5 percent, or about 9 points, to 1,838.63 and the NASDAQ was nearly flat to close at 4,244.02. This morning, U.S. markets are nearly flat. The Dow is indicated up about 6 points while the S&P is...
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Amazon Paid $700K For Each Episode Of 'Under The Dome'
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 4:28pm | 461Read More...Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) seems to have paid a fairly high price for CBS' (NYSE: CBS) hit drama. During a UBS investor conference, CBS Chief Exec Les Moonves said that Amazon paid $700,000 for the digital streaming rights of each episode of Under the Dome. It's not uncommon for TV networks to spend $...
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New 3-D Films Planned Despite Eroding Public Interest
Monday, August 12, 2013 - 2:16pm | 557Read More...Despite the fact that the number of screens showing 3-D films increased to nearly 15,000 in 2012, moviegoers are showing less interest in the three-dimensional format. According to The New York Times, this summer’s 3-D offerings like Turbo, produced by DreamWorks (NASDAQ: DWA) and distributed...
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FOX Taking Over As Broadcast Partner For The U.S. Open
Friday, August 9, 2013 - 9:01am | 638Read More...The PGA Championship kicked off Thursday and with notables like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson both well off of the lead and CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) choosing not to give 3.5 million people the opportunity to watch it, the tournament has the potential of being...
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'The Wolverine' Misses Revenue Expectations, But Still Takes #1 Weekend Spot (FOXA)
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 1:39pm | 483Read More...Headlines in the mainstream press indicate that 21st Century Fox's (NASDAQ: FOXA) The Wolverine was a box office disappointment. The film earned $141 million worldwide last weekend. More than half of that revenue ($86.1 million) came from ticket sales outside of the United States. Hollywood is...







