Scripps Guidance Ignites Questions; Too Soon To Buy

E.W. Scripps (SSP) shares are deservedly down sharply following poor 1Q07 guidance issued in association with its 4Q06 earnings report. A re-evaluation of the prospects and valuation for the company’s Interactive division is also hurting the shares. Finally, management backed away from comments made at a conference earlier this month that it might have interest […]

Verizon Should Keep Working Higher

Verizon (VZ) reported solid 4Q06 results, closely matching analyst estimates is most key areas. VZ is a huge company with lots of closely followed metrics so there are always some pluses and minuses but in general I see little change to the story as a result of the earnings report and management commentary about 2007. […]