Crash Scores Big In Oscar Nominations

Crash won nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Song in the Oscar nominations announced this morning. While the investment implications are extremely limited, this a real feather in the cap for Lionsgate (LGF). Just a few months ago, the film was considered a real long shot for […]

Insider Buying At Lionsgate

A couple of quick follow-ups to my Weekend Box Office Update that support my bullish trading bias on Lionsgate (LGF). First, this weekend’s Barron’s contained positive commentary on LGF in the Inside Scoop column. The column noted recent insider buying by senior executives along with a big boost in the position of Carl Icahn protégé […]

Why Apple Is Still A Growth Stock?

Over on Street Insight, my fellow contributor Jeff Bagley and I have been tag-teaming the defense of Apple Computer (AAPL) since the company reported its December quarter EPS. We were both bullish prior the earnings release and I really feel Jeff has hit it on the head with his long-term bullishness based upon the unusually […]

Time Warner Earnings Preview: Will The Boredom End?

If there were an equation that measured media and analyst coverage vs. stock price volatility, Time Warner (TWX) would probably produce an answer nearing infinity. Dare I say a google. Tomorrow provdes the stock another chance to offer some excitement when TWX reports 4Q05 earnings. The results are expected to be quite strong, consistent with […]

Knight Ridder: Weaker Than Peers As Buyout Awaits

While Knight Ridder’s earnings report was sloppy with weak December trends, I am surprised the shares would trade down 2% given that the investment case is totally controlled by the auction underway for the company. On this front, management led off the call by announcing it would take no questions. One analyst did have the […]