Dow Jones Earnings Preview

I don’t expect much action in Dow Jones (DJ) following the company’s earnings report before the open on Thursday. The stock took a big jump on January 3rd when the company preannounced better than expected earnings so only the guidance and commentary on January trends seems like it could generate any excitement. On that front, […]

New York Times: Decent Quarter But I Am Not A Buyer

New York Times (NYT) shares are rallied more than 2% yesterday following a decent 4Q05 earnings report. The advance is more notable given that the other newspapers tocks are all in the red today despite strong market breadth. NYT reported adjusted EPS of 64 cents, ahead of the 59 cent consensus and the company’s 59-62 […]

More Price Increases From Cable Competitors

Back at year end I came across a research report noting that Dish Network and Comcast were both raising pricies across their entire spectrum of video offerings with the largest percentage increases occurring on introductory level packages. This struck me as out of sync with the very bearish sentiment on the Street concerning the competitive […]

New York Times: Fourth Quarter Earnings Preview

There should not be too many surprises when New York Times (NYT) kicks off the earnings season for newspaper companies before the open on Tuesday. In late December the company preannounced the quarter and guided to 59-62 cents excluding 14-15 cents of severance costs. The company experienced somewhat better revenue growth in the fourth quarter […]

Central European Media Enterprises Takes Full Control in Slovakia

There was good news out of Central European Media Enterprises (CETV) on Monday as the company announced that it had completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in the license company for its station in Slovakia. Obtaining the interest will allow Slovakia to be consolidated which will greatly simplify the income statement and provide increased […]