Newspaper Industry Earnings Wrap-Up

Newspaper companies are among the first to report each quarter. As of today, most of the companies have reported. In the “Continue Reading” section linked below, I have posted a series of notes beginning with a preview and including summaries of the reports from Gannett, New York Times, Tribune, and Dow Jones. I entered the […]

Motorola First Quarter Earnings Preview

Motorola (MOT) reports after the close tonight. The stock has rebounded strongly in recent weeks as analysts have grown more optimistic about global handset growth in 2006 and MOT’s growth in the first quarter. Concerns remain about second half growth as comparisons are tough, the network division continues to struggle, and loss of high margin […]

Recent Weakness at Central European Media Enterprises

Central European Media Enterprises (CETV) shares have pulled back over 10% in the last month after jumping about 20% early in 2006. The decline seems related to news articles in the Czech Republic indicating that advertisers have firmly resisted the company’s ad sales strategy that attempted to implement a 30% price increase. CETV management has […]