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With VOD, IPTV, DVD rental kiosks, video games and all kinds of interactive entertainment being made available, how likely is it that Netflix is worth $2,000,000,000 to Amazon
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -netflix,amazon,notes
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VeriSign (VRSN) could be planning to divest some of its business lines, including its legacy core telecom business, which accounted for a quarter of 2006 revenues, Pacific Crest’s Rob D.Owens asserted in a research note this morning
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -owens,price,today
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This $1.5 billion figure includes online advertising revenue from sites like ESPN.com and ABC.com, sales from mobile services, e-commerce revenue derived from TV show and movie downloads on Apple’s (AAPL) iTunes and reservations for Disney theme parks that were booked online
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -disney,digital,revenue
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Digital River (DRIV) shares are lower today following some cautious comments on the stock this morning from RBC Capital analyst Robert Breza
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -breza,digital,shares
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Breza today lowered his expectations on the revenue contribution from Microsoft (MSFT) for this year and next year; he also trimmed his outlook for the company’s Global Direct business
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -breza,digital,shares
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What’s more, Wadsworth said the online media and services (i.e
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -disney,digital,revenue
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While rivals News Corp.(NWS), Viacom (VIAB) and my parent company Time Warner (TWX) have all made splashy online media deals to stay competitive with the likes of Google (GOOG) and Yahoo (YHOO), Disney has largely steered clear of dot-com mergers since its ill-fated purchase of Infoseek back in the late 1990s and subsequent setting up of a tracking stock for the unit, which was renamed Go.com
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -disney,digital,revenue
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In after hours trading, Monster shares are down $1.36, or about 3%, to $44.50
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -company,monster,management
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Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -netflix,amazon,notes
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But Breza says that Microsoft “is approaching the e-commerce outsourcing channel very conservatively to ensure they do not disrupt the traditional OEM and retail channel partners
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -breza,digital,shares
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Prudential Financial (PRU) this morning announced that it is shutting down its Prudential Equity Group division, which provided equity research, sales and trading
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -prudential,equity,research
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Feel free to comment on specific contracts/strike prices you're considering.
Jun 7 '07 -Business- biz.yahoo.com -futures,home,contracts
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He added that Disney generated about $1.15 billion in digital sales in fiscal 2006, which means that sales from “new media” businesses are expected to increase at about a 30 percent clip this year
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -disney,digital,revenue
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Netflix shares today are up 96 cents at $22.35; Amazon is down $1.10 at $72.55
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -netflix,amazon,notes
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He notes that the reason e-commerce site do not have to charge sales tax on most items is that they do not have a physical presence in most states
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -netflix,amazon,notes
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Netflix Shares Higher On Rumors Of Amazon.com Bid Posted by Eric Savitz Netflix (NFLX) shares are higher today on rumors that Amazon.com (AMZN) might make offer to buy the company
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -netflix,amazon,notes
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Aside from these exciting prospects, there are the usual non-farm payrolls futures and the like
Jun 7 '07 -Business- biz.yahoo.com -futures,home,contracts
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Apple (AAPL) is generating much smaller margins on its AppleTV set-top box than it does on iPod music players, according to a new analysis by the market research firm iSuppli
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -isuppli,box,apple
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Netflix now has about 44 distribution centers in which many low-paid workers do this work
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -netflix,amazon,notes
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A low likelihood event would only go for a few dollars
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Pitz writes that Amazon itself has reduced its distribution centers to 8 from 20 to address this issue
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“Given the increasingly challenging and competitive nature of the equity research and institutional trading markets, it is clear that domestic and international scale is needed to succeed long-term for clients, employees and shareholders,” Miller said
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Take a survey of its biggest clients and you will hear of downtime on the site, bad customer service and job postings are fast becoming the dinosaurs in a Web 2.0 world
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -company,monster,management
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For each and every DVD that passes through Netflix, an envelop must be manually opened, each disc must be manually inspected, and each outgoing DVD must be manually stuffed in an envelop
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -netflix,amazon,notes
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Market analysis site Briefing.com cited chatter of an Amazon.com (AMZN) for Netflix rumor
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -netflix,stock,amazon
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He added that it was unlikely Netflix would help boost Amazon’s gross margins
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -netflix,stock,amazon
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This provides for a great investment strategy for homeowners
Jun 7 '07 -Business- biz.yahoo.com -futures,home,contracts
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Amazon has been bulking up its digital download business for movies and TV shows with its Unbox service
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -netflix,stock,amazon
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The company, after all, is expected to generate revenue of $35.9 billion this year, according to consensus Wall Street estimates compiled by Thomson Financial
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -disney,digital,revenue
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Dan Pritch submits: Normally, routine investors don't get involved with futures since they're perceived to be more complex, risky and difficult to get involved in than conventional stocks, bonds and mutual funds
Jun 7 '07 -Business- biz.yahoo.com -futures,home,contracts
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No details about a takeover price were given
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -netflix,stock,amazon
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(He notes that Amazon only charges state sales tax right now in Washington, North Dakota, Kentucky and Kansas.) He notes that Netflix maintains 43 distribution centers spread over 30 states; an acquisition would likely mean Amazon would have to start charging sales tax in all of them
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -netflix,amazon,notes
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The departed will include quite a few analysts who made regular appearances in posts on Tech Trader Daily: Inder Singh: networking equipment
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -prudential,equity,research
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This could be an extremely lucrative strategy with a net neutral outcome for non-events and a windfall for takeovers
Jun 7 '07 -Business- biz.yahoo.com -futures,home,contracts
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Meanwhile, Owens today raised his EPS estimate for 2008 to $1.40 from $1.30, citing price increases on .com and .net domain registration fees and ongoing restructuring moves
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -owens,price,today
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He says “investors have front-end loaded the ramp in Microsoft and will likely be disappointed.” Adds Breza: “Given a lack of large new customers on the horizon, we believe shares will continue to face pressure in the near term.” Digital River today is down $1.75, or 3.4%, at $49.31.
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -breza,digital,shares
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The work is so potentially damaging that it is mandatory for the workers to stop working every hour and a half to do mandatory exercises
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -netflix,amazon,notes
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Conversely, if your local market is stagnant and home prices move only say, 1% per year, you take pocket an extra thousdand dollars each year
Jun 7 '07 -Business- biz.yahoo.com -futures,home,contracts
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It has deep internal management and product issues
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -company,monster,management
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If you're a homeowner in any of these regions sitting on substantial capital gains OR if you're considering moving any time soon OR if you're sick of seeing home prices decline in my area and want to reap some rewards in a futures environment as your equity continues to decline, you can buy or sell futures for your locale to hedge
Jun 7 '07 -Business- biz.yahoo.com -futures,home,contracts
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LONDON (AP) -- Confectionery and soft drinks maker Cadbury Schweppes PLC said Thursday it agreed to buy Intergum, a privately owned Turkish gum business, from the Amram family
Jun 7 '07 -Business- biz.yahoo.com -cadbury,turkish,gum
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It appears the stock is rising on vague takeover speculation
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -netflix,stock,amazon
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The company will take a $3 million charge associated with the executive departures
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -company,monster,management
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Silicon Image (SIMG) HDMI transmitter, $1.50
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -isuppli,box,apple
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But the fact that digital revenue is growing so rapidly without the benefit of any big acquisitions is telling
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -disney,digital,revenue
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Most of the Go.com operations were shut down in 2001 although Disney still maintains a Go.com site
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -disney,digital,revenue
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But Walt Disney Internet Group president Steve Wadsworth, speaking at the Goldman Sachs global Internet conference in Las Vegas Thursday, told investors that Disney is on track to generate about $1.5 billion in total digital revenues in fiscal 2007, which ends in September
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -disney,digital,revenue
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VeriSign today is down 12 cents at $29.87.
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -owens,price,today
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Steven Barlow: newspapers and other media Richard Klugman: telecom Mark Lipacis: semiconductors Katherine Styponias: cable and entertainment John McPeake: Software Bryan Keane: IT services
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.barrons.com -prudential,equity,research
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Shares of the online DVD rental company were up more than 5 percent in late morning trading Wednesday on heavier than normal trading volume
Jun 7 '07 -Business- blogs.cnnmoney.com -netflix,stock,amazon

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