News Corporation: Dismal Results But Rupert Less Bearish

News Corporation reported dismal 3Q09 earnings as expected. Revenues were light of expectations but EPS were in line after adjusting for several large, one-time items. In the reported numbers, the story is the collapse in profitability at Television (operating income -99%), newspapers (-97%), Sky Italia (-35%) and book publishing (from profit to loss). There is […]

Trimming the Branches on the Apple Tree

While I still think Apple (AAPL) has upside to $150 plus as the year unfolds, I trimmed positions across most Northlake client accounts this morning. Apple shares have performed very well this year as the company is seeing much better demand than many feared given the state of consumer spending around the world. As a […]

Cablevision Earnings Preview: Stakes Raised By Earlier Cable Reports

First Time Warner Cable (TWC) and then Comcast (CMCSA) set the table for Cable vision (CVC) with stronger than expected earnings reports. The first two reports revealed financial and subscriber metrics that were better than expected pretty much across the board. In earlier quarters as cable metrics decelerated, CVC was generally able to buck the […]