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James Corden May Be On The Verge Of A Billion-Dollar Cash Cow For CBS
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 10:46am | 372Read More...CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is sitting on a massive cash cow, as James Corden's “Carpool Karaoke” videos continue to “break the Internet.” Corden is the host of the “Late Late Show With James Corden” and achieved stardom as one of his videos became the most-...
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Viacom And CBS: Are Management Changes Really Catalysts?
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 2:16pm | 313Read More...This week, CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) announced that CEO Les Moonves will be replacing Sumner Redstone as Chairperson of the company. In the wake of the decision, Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) announced that it will also be holding a board meeting this week, presumably to address its own...
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Sunday's AFC Title Game Was 'The Worst Commercial Ever' For Microsoft
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 4:02pm | 284Read More...During Sunday's AFC championship between the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos, the Patriots coaching staff realized their tablets that are used for instant replays and other tools were not working. The tablets in question were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s Surface...
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Barron's 2016 Roundtable Part 2: Lots Of Savvy Investment Ideas
Sunday, January 24, 2016 - 6:05pm | 671Read More...The cover story in this weekend's Barron's offers the second part of the Barron's 2016 Roundtable. The panelists share their best investment bets for 2016, as well as some grim forecasts. Other feature stories include a report from Davos and a special monthly report on alternative investments....
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CBS Shedding More Light On Programming Plans As Tough Decisions Loom
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 10:48am | 418Read More...For a network like CBS Corporation Class B (NYSE: CBS) that continuously finishes with the most viewers of any network, its executive team has to frequently make hard decisions about its programming. On Tuesday CBS sent new entertainment head Glenn Geller to meet the press at the annual...
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CBS Attempts To Solidify Mid-Season Slate With Changes To Key Night
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 10:44am | 376Read More...CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS)'s chase to re-claim its spot as the overall 18-49 demographic leader took a interesting turn Friday with the network’s latest scheduling move. Last year in announcing the network’s winter schedule, one series was notably absent; rookie dramaedy “...
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CBS Establishes Succession Plan, CEO Les Moonves To Become Chairman
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 9:40am | 176Read More...CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) CEO Leslie Moonves will take over as Chairman of the Board following the death of 92-year-old Sumner Redstone, according to a Bloomberg report. Redstone currently serves as Chairman on both CBS's and Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB)'s Boards and controls the...
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Twitter Emerging As Cornerstone In 2016 Campaign Strategies
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 2:18pm | 913Read More...This year, Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) aimed to make its social media platform a necessary part of every candidate's campaign by adding new features that would attract both new users and the candidates themselves. The firm created a way for supporters to send campaign donations via tweet, and upped...
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Thinking About Investing In Media Stocks? Read This First
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 2:09pm | 381Read More...The media stocks sector have lost almost 10 percent in the past few days. Anthony DiClemente, Nomura senior analyst, was on CNBC Friday to reveal the criteria that these stocks must fulfill for an investor to buy them. He also discussed what kind of stocks to avoid. 3 Filters For Investing In...
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Has Apple Been Planning A Streaming Service Since Before Tim Cook?
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 1:02pm | 419Read More...The rumors of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) launching a streaming service of its own are turning out to be true. Several publications reported on Tuesday that Apple is planning to launch its own streaming service in collaboration with U.S. broadcasters like CBS, FOX and ABC. Walter Isaacson, Aspen...
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Rich Tullo Saw Cord-Cutting Rise 6 Months Before Nielsen
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 7:17am | 590Read More...Albert Fried & Company Director of Research Rich Tullo was not surprised by the Washington Post's report that live TV viewing declined during the fourth quarter. "I am glad that Nielsen and half the firms on Wall Street have finally caught on to what we've been saying all along...
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Whitney Tilson Thinks Lumber Liquidators Should Have Known Better
Monday, March 2, 2015 - 3:27pm | 654Read More...Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) fell more than 20 percent Monday following a "60 Minutes" report that the company's China-sourced lumber contained dangerous levels of formaldehyde. The company claimed, however, that the test was inaccurate and that its flooring was safe...
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Short Seller Sees Lumber Liquidators Going Broke
Monday, March 2, 2015 - 1:32pm | 327Read More...Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) is headed for bankruptcy in the wake of revelations that its flooring may fails to meet formaldehyde emissions standards, a short seller said Monday. The company will get swamped by demands that it replace flooring, administer indoor air quality tests...
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Lumber Liquidators Says 'Flooring Completely Safe'
Monday, March 2, 2015 - 1:18pm | 269Read More...Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) said Monday that "60 Minutes" used an improper test method in reporting that the company's flooring flunked formaldehyde emissions standards. Shares had been halted for news, and resumed trading off more than 20 percent at $40.91....
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Ibio Rises Double-Digits (Again) Following 60 Minutes Report
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 2:38pm | 264Read More...Shares of Ibio Inc (NYSE: IBIO) continued higher Tuesday following the 60 Minutes broadcast about ZMapp on CBS by the late Bob Simon. Between February 12 and February 17, the stock rose approximately 125 percent amid news that the company’s plant-based antibody manufacturing technology...
