GE Talks Down Vivendi’s Stake; Quibbling Media Valuations Hamper Comcast NBC Deal blogs.barrons.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  CMCSA, GE General Electric (GE) is apparently quibbling with France’s Vivendi over how much to give the latter in a sale of GE’s NBC-Universal to Comcast (CMCSA), according to the Financial Times, citing annoymous sources. Vivendi thinks its stake should be worth about $6.3 billion, but GE is saying current l... add a comment   |

Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/20/2009) (GS)(JAVA) 247wallst.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  GS, RTP, ORCL and 5 moreFT, JAVA, GE, IBM, BHP Updated throughout the day. GE (NYSE:GE) and Vivendi are at odds over the NBCU valuation  (FT) IBM (NYSE:IBM) is taking advantage of the delay in the Sun (NASDAQ:JAVA) deal to be bought by Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL)  (TheStreet) The joint venture between Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) and BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) ma... add a comment   |

Vivendi Disputes Value Of GE’s (GE) NBCU Business 247wallst.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  CMCSA, GE The much-anticipated deal for Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) to take control of the NBC Universal division of GE (NYSE:GE) may die next week . Vivendi, which owns 20% of NBCU, believes that the entertainment and news company is worth much more than GE does. According to the FT, “General Electric and Vivendi... add a comment   |

Hot Stocks: Comcast Looks to Expand Its Brand with Potential NBC Universal Takeover moneymorning.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  GE By Bob Blandeburgo Associate Editor Money Morning With a possible buyout of General Electric Co.’s (NYSE: GE) NBC Universal Inc. in the works, Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is adapting to a... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift in the global economy. Mon... add a comment   |

Hot Stocks: Comcast Looks to Expand Its Brand with Potential NBC Universal Takeover straightstocks.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  GE By Bob Blandeburgo Associate Editor Money Morning With a possible buyout of General Electric Co.’s (NYSE: GE) NBC Universal Inc. in the works, Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is adapting to a changing technological landscape. Comcast, the United States’ largest cable television provider, is hoping to... add a comment   |

Media Digest 11/20/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg 247wallst.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  CMCSA, GOOG, GS and 15 moreSHLD, RTP, MS, JPM, CHL, GE, NYT, PALM, MSFT, BHP, MHP, SNE, GPS, TWX, DELL Reuters:   The Senate is near its first vote on healthcare. Reuters:   Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) is betting on corporate spending for its recovery. Reuters:   Time Warner’s (NYSE:TWX) AOL showed that the worst is not over for media job cuts. Reuters:   China cyber-spying against the US will probably grow.... add a comment   |

Malone To Telcos: Go Ahead, Bid For DirecTV blogs.barrons.com - Nov 19, 2009   about  CMCSA, VZ, DTV and 3 moreGE, T, LINTA Liberty Media (LINTA) Chairman John Malone today effectively invited Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T) to make an offer for DirecTV (DTV), the satellite broadcasting he controls. Speaking at a special meeting where holders approved a plan to combine DTV with Malone’s Liberty Entertainment unit, Mal... add a comment   |

The More Focused, and More Opaque, Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B, BNI, UNP, NSC, GS, GE, TIF, HOG, WMT, COP, XOM, WFC, RSG, DOW, ETN, WBC, MCO, WLP, UNH, GSK, SNY, GCI, WPO) 247wallst.com - Nov 19, 2009   about  WPO, XOM, HOG and 19 moreDOW, GS, UNP, GCI, WBC, MCO, UNH, COP, WLP, RSG, TIF, BNI, SNY, WMT, GE, NSC, GSK, ETN, WFC This was an important week for investment guru and billionaire watchers to see which gurus were holding which stocks.  The full public equity holdings of Warren Buffett via Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) were particularly of note, particularly with those B shares under “BRK-B” soon to split a... add a comment   |

Cramer on BloggingStocks: Dismiss the latest tech downgrades pheedcontent.com - Nov 19, 2009   about  INTC, UTX, LTD and 3 moreHON, TXN, DELL Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Dell (DELL), Intel (INTC), Market matters, Texas Instruments (TXN), Limited Brands (LTD), Honeywell Intl (HON), United Technologies (UTX), Cramer on BloggingStocks From TheStreet.com Network JPMorgan, U.S. Bancorp Grow as Banks Fa... add a comment   |

GE (GE) Waves Goodbye To A Strong 2010 Performance 247wallst.com - Nov 19, 2009   about  GE John Rice, chief executive of GE’s technology infrastructure division, told Reuters that he expects results at his division to be weak in 2010. “We’re not expecting a significant growth rate next year,” he said. A quick look at GE’s third quarter results shows how damaging trouble in the technology... add a comment   |

Media Digest 11/19/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg 247wallst.com - Nov 19, 2009   about  INTC, BX, AMD and 9 moreAXP, KFT, DAL, GE, WFC, HPQ, ABK, DELL, SNE Reuters:   Senate Democrats unveiled their healthcare plan. Reuters:   Hedge fund manage Griffin has rebounded from losses. Reuters:   GM must pay its debt and become profitable before an IPO. Reuters:   Kraft (NYSE:KFT) is still considered the front runner to buy Cadbury. Reuters:   GE (NYSE:GE) ex... add a comment   |

Reviewing the New Smart Grid ETF (GRID, PBD, PZD, PBW, QCLN) 247wallst.com - Nov 18, 2009   about  SI, JST, PWR and 26 morePWER, ABB, WCC, ESE, DGII, COMV, TLVT, ITC, QCLN, NGG, ITRI, ITLN, PZD, PBW, CBE, VMI, SATC, AEIS, PBD, MTZ, GE, BGC, ELON, NDAQ, ENOC, AMSC If you thought you might not see another green energy or less-dirty energy exchange traded-fund, there is a new ETF for you.  First Trust Advisors is launching the First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund of the First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index... add a comment   |

$1 Salary For Pandit: Citigroup Gets What It Paid For 247wallst.com - Nov 18, 2009   about  GS, C, COF and 6 moreBAC, MS, JPM, GE, MSFT, WFC The most charitable thing that can be said about Vikram Pandit, the CEO of Citigroup (NYSE:C) since December 11. 2007, is that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The bank’s stock is down 90% since his first day as chief executive. The shares of other large international banks were battered... add a comment   |

Media Digest 11/18/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg 247wallst.com - Nov 18, 2009   about  SLE, PG, GS and 14 moreRIMM, AMAT, MTU, FRE, C, HSY, DAL, BAC, FNM, GE, AIG, MSFT, SNE, BKS Reuters:   Thain regrets nothing he did at Merrill Lynch and during it merger with Bank of America (NYSE:BAC). Reuters:   Trump put his support to the bondholders of his casino business. FT:   A Chinese court ruled against Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) in an intellectual property case. Reuters:   Almost 1... add a comment   |

Transportation Companies Expect Huge Stimulus Windfall 247wallst.com - Nov 17, 2009   about  SI, CAT, FLR and 2 moreJCI, GE New research indicates that transportation companies will benefit the most form the government’s huge stimulus investment in infrastructure. According to a new ChangeWave survey of 313 people who work for companies involved with infrastructure projects done between September 29 and October 5, say th... add a comment   |

Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Q3-2009 Holdings (BRK-A, BRK-B, GCI, GE, GSK, HD, IR, IRM, JNJ, KFT, LOW, MCO, NLC, NKE, NSC, NRG) 247wallst.com - Nov 16, 2009   about  GCI, NRG, MCO and 12 moreKFT, IRM, NLC, MTB, JNJ, HD, NSC, NKE, GE, LOW, IR, GSK Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) has its Q3-2009 public equity holdings as of September 30, 2009.  In our group “A to F” we noted some interim changes in the lot.  Here are Warren Buffett’s holdings and accompanying notes for the group ‘G to O.’ Gannett Co. (NYSE: GCI) 3.447 million sha... add a comment   |

Media Digest 11/16/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg 247wallst.com - Nov 16, 2009   about  WPO, CMCSA, GOOG and 7 moreBLK, BMY, C, UBS, GE, PALM, LVS Reuters:   The Ohio Attorney General is suing a number of Wall St. firms. Reuters:   GM will start to repay part of its debt to the US. Reuters:   Citigroup (NYSE:C) will sell Bellsystem to Bain. Reuters:   Japan’s GDP numbers were leaked. Reuters:   Japan’s growth is still modest and the government... add a comment   |

Sirius XM (SIRI) And CBS (CBS) Pose Greatest Financial Risk Among Media Firms 247wallst.com - Nov 12, 2009   about  TWC, CMCSA, SIRI and 7 moreVIA, DIS, CVC, DTV, GE, CBS, TWX CBS (NYSE:CBS) and Sirius XM (NYSE:SIRI) pose the greatest investment risks among media companies based on a forensic measure of the transparency and statistical reliability of financial reporting and governance practices according to new data from Audit Integrity. The probability for bankruptcy for... add a comment   |

Disney's Q4: Bob Iger beats Wall Street, but he needs a better plan for the studio pheedcontent.com - Nov 12, 2009   about  MVL, VIA, DIS and 5 moreGE, CBS, NWS, SNE, TWX Filed under: Earnings reports, General Electric (GE), Time Warner (TWX), Walt Disney (DIS), Viacom (VIA), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), CBS Corp 'B' (CBS), News Corp'B' (NWS), Media World, Marvel Entertainment (MVL)Disney (DIS), the media company behind Mickey Mouse and Buzz Lightyear, and whose colleagues i... add a comment   |

Closing Bell: Can't go up every day (BAC, HE, HPW, COMS, BRCD, WMT, AMD) pheedcontent.com - Nov 12, 2009   about  INTC, BAC, WMT and 2 moreGE, HPQ Filed under: Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), General Electric (GE), Wal-Mart (WMT), Intel (INTC), Bank of America (BAC)Jobless claims almost went under 500,000 and gave one of the lowest readings this year. Unfortunately that wasn't enough for the market because these likely need to get under 400,000 or so b... add a comment   |

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