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Apple Reports Tonight

I expect less positive surprise than usual for Apple when they report June quarter earnings tonight. But barring a major blowout or an unexpected miss, it is the guidance for…

Rupert Selling. Is CETV Buying?

Central European Media Enterprises shares continue to sink as investors fret about economic conditions in its markets, Romania and Ukraine in particular. Volume has picked up over the last few…

More Ad Forecasts Downgraded

Media stocks kept tumbling this week dropping to new recent lows yesterday in many cases after underperforming Tuesday's rally. Lehman's across the board downgrade of the big conglomerates got the…

Catching Up With Comcast

Comcast COO Stephen Burke spoke recently at an industry conference and had some interesting insights. I would have missed it if not for my subscription to SNL Kagan. Burke spoke…

Media On A Holiday Weekend

The media biz never rests. Even on a holiday weekend. NBC Universal is buying The Weather Channel for $3.5 billion from privately held Landmark Communications. With NBCU buried in General…

July 2008 Model Signals

There were no changes again this month to Northlake's Market Cap and Style models. The signals continue to flash mid cap and growth. As a result, I am maintaining client…