The Wall Street Journal is reporting that NBC's (NYSE: GE) decision to limit the amount of footage from the recent Olympic Games it showed on its websites significantly impacted their online revenues for the games. According to research firm eMarketer, Inc., the network's efforts only brought in approximately $5.75 million in online revenues for the games, a paltry showing for such a major event, if true.
Interestingly, the New York Times also weighed in on NBC's online efforts for the Olympics, proclaiming "the extent to which the Internet served as a supplement to television was...
Largest Companies in the World
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:24:38 -0400)
Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit:
Below we highlight the 30 largest companies in the World by market cap ($). As shown, Exxon Mobil (XOM) is the top dog by about $70 billion. Exxon is trailed by another energy company, Petrochina (PTR), then General Electric (GE) and Microsoft (MSFT).
Eleven of the top 30 are based in the United States. The Energy sector has the largest representation at 8, followed by Technology at 5. Only 3 companies in the top 30 are up in 2008 -- Wal-Mart (WMT), IBM (IBM) and Johnson & Johnson...
Tuesday Options Update: UNG, WYE, XLF, GE, AAPL, MRVL, FNM, MCRS, CLNE, CAKE,
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:32:54 -0400)
Rebecca Engmann Darst contributed to this report.
US Natural Gas Fund (UNG) – Here’s a trade that stuck out like a sore thumb to us today. We saw 16,000 call options in the April series trade at the 70 strike for a premium of 0.90. The volume represents 5% of current open interest in this fund that tracks the price of natural gas. While the size of the trade stands out (it comprises 39% of today’s option volume), it’s the strike price that’s unusual. The UNG is currently trading at a share price of $38.38 (+4% on the day) and so...
NBCOlympics.com: Winner, Loser, or Hobbled from the Start?
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:17:06 -0400)Kevin Maney submits:
There seem to be two versions of stories out there about NBC's (GE) online Olympics coverage. One set touts the huge-sounding numbers: NBCOlympics.com made 2,200 hours of video available and served up 1.2 billion page and 72 million video streams. All of which is quite impressive. But the other set of stories is far more skeptical, pointing out that NBC sold only $5.8 million in ads on the site, vs. CBS (CBS) hauling in $23 million in ads when it showed the NCAA basketball tournament on-line in March.
The way I see it,...
Digital Age Savvy: Brand for the Buck
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:03:09 -0400)Diane Mermigas submits:
Forget the Olympic ratings; we knew they would be through the roof. One of the goals of NBC Universal's (GE) Olympics was reestablishing its brand in a global media world in which fickle consumers pass click-quick judgment on content and multimillion-dollar marketing campaigns based on impulse and their cyber friends.
Branding just isn't what it used to be.
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Monday Options Update: GE, LEH, C, RIMM, AMD, STI, TLAB, ALO
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:49:16 -0400)
Rebecca Engmann Darst contributed to this report.
General Electric(GE)– With a little over three weeks to go before September’s options expiration, an investor seems to be less pessimistic over the prospects for shares in consumer-giant, General Electric, than today’s 2.7% share price decline otherwise shows. While we can’t tell if this is the action of one trader, but a look at the footprint left by time and sales data indicates to us that a premium seller is content to wear the risk of a further decline in shares at the conglomerate beneath $25.80. An investor appears...
News for General Electric Company - Google Finance
News for General Electric Company - Google Finance
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With General Electric and Altria Group, the Turtle Wins the Race (GE, MO)
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:25:34 GMT)With General Electric and Altria Group, the Turtle Wins the Race (GE, MO)
Dividend.com - 17 hours agoThe stocks of Altria Group ( MO ) and General Electric ( GE ) have continued to be dormant investment plays for what feels like forever.Investors that own shares of these two names need to understand ... -
UPDATE 1-GE's Australia sale deadline extended-source
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:46:10 GMT)UPDATE 1-GE's Australia sale deadline extended-source
Forbes - Aug 27, 2008SYDNEY , Aug 27 ( Reuters ) - General Electric Co has extended the deadline for bids for its Australian mortgage business , worth a potential A $200 million ( $171 million ) , a source with direct ...Euro corp bond supply revives; E.ON, GE star - Reuters
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General Electric (GE) PriceWatch Alert Up To 25.03% Return
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:14:17 GMT)General Electric (GE) PriceWatch Alert Up To 25.03% Return
Market Intelligence Center - Aug 27, 2008General Electric ( NYSE : GE ) closed yesterday at $28.27.So far the stock has hit a 52 - week low of $25.60 and 52 - week high of $42.15.General Electric stock has been showing support around ... -
GE opens its China headquarters
(Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:02:02 GMT)GE opens its China headquarters
Inquirer - Aug 25, 2008By Egan Orion : Monday , 25 August 2008 , 9 : 52 AMGENERAL ELECTRIC said today that it's ready to start moving into its China headquarters in Shanghai's Zhangjiang Hi - Tech Park.GE's China Technology ... -
FAIRFIELD, Conn., Aug 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Board of Directors of General Electric Company (GE:
(Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:15:13 GMT)FAIRFIELD, Conn., Aug 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Board of Directors of General Electric Company (GE:
MarketWatch - Aug 22, 2008, , ) today authorized a regular quarterly dividend of $0.31 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock.The dividend is payable October 27 , 2008 to shareowners of record at the close ...GE Board of Directors Authorizes Regular Quarterly Dividend - Business Wire (press release)
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BNP Paribas, GE, Chomette buy of Capital France Hotel cleared by EU
(Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:01:48 GMT)BNP Paribas, GE, Chomette buy of Capital France Hotel cleared by EU
Forbes - Aug 22, 2008BRUSSELS ( Thomson Financial ) - The European Commission said it has cleared BNP Paribas Assurance SA . , General Electric Co . ' s Sophia GE SA . and private investor Jean - Philippe Chomette's ... -
China to get first of 300 GE locomotives by end-Aug
(Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:14:14 GMT)China to get first of 300 GE locomotives by end-Aug
Reuters - Aug 21, 2008BEIJING , Aug 21 ( Reuters ) - General Electric Co ( GE.N : Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) said on Thursday it would deliver the first of 300 advanced locomotives to China by the end ...GE Executive: China Invest Attractive After Fall In Stock Prices - CNNMoney.com
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General Electric (GE) PriceWatch Alert for August 21, 2008
(Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:16:56 GMT)General Electric (GE) PriceWatch Alert for August 21, 2008
Market Intelligence Center - Aug 21, 2008General Electric ( NYSE : GE ) closed yesterday at $28.65.So far the stock has hit a 52 - week low of $25.60 and 52 - week high of $42.15.General Electric stock has been showing support around ... -
Boat dealer with Tempe location in bankruptcy
(Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:07:30 GMT)Boat dealer with Tempe location in bankruptcy
East Valley Tribune - Aug 21, 2008An Arizona boat dealership founded in Tucson with locations in Tempe and Phoenix is in bankruptcy after losing access to financing from a financial services arm of General Electric Co.Arizona ... -
Genpact acquires Delivery Centre from GE
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:51:33 GMT)Genpact acquires Delivery Centre from GE
VARIndia (press release) - Aug 20, 2008Genpact Limited acquired a delivery centre in Guatemala City from GE Money , a division of the General Electric Company , on August 14 , 2008.The newly - acquired facility is Genpact's first ...
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Movers & Shakers: Thursday's biggest gaining and declining stocks
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:30:00 -0500)Stocks expected to move significantly in Thursday?s trading include Aladdin, Coldwater Creek, Diageo, Men?s Wearhouse, Sears, Siemens, Tiffany, Toyota and Zale.
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Hillary lifts convention ratings; CNN again leads cable
(Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:51:00 -0500)Viewers of the Democratic National Convention increased on the second night of coverage, as nearly 26 million people tuned in to see Sen. Hillary Clinton?s dramatic keynote address, a gain of 13% over Monday night?s audience.
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Democratic Convention viewership rises
(Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:21:00 -0500)CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The first night of the Democratic National Convention generated more than 22.3 million viewers on broadcast and cable networks, with data indicating a pronounced shift toward the cable networks as compared with the 2004 convention.
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Iraq power generation at pre-invasion levels, official says
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Todd Harrison: Will the 'House of Mouse' make a Yahoo play?
(Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:01:00 -0500)NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The final stretch of summer is traditionally a time to fire up the grill, catch some rays and get ready for some football.
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Top Ten: MarketWatch's top stories of the week, Aug. 11-15
(Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:07:00 -0500)This has been a time of misunderstandings and miscalculations. For the past week we have been treated by General Electric Co.'s NBC network to an extravaganza of television from Beijing. By all accounts, ratings have been very strong even though there are so many commercial breaks that coverage of the Olympic Games sometimes feels incoherent.
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Friday's Fiscal Funnies: Java, java, jing, jing
(Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:42:00 -0500)LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- It's hard selling cars in a recession. Just ask the guy in the ill-fitting blazer who descends on you when you when you're within spitting distance of the lot. For those precious few who are in the market for a new car, with leases harder to get and purchasing power harder to come by, what's a buyer to do? One Cincinnati senior, apparently an avid coffee drinker, used his spare change -- 16 coffee cans full - to make an $8,000 payment on a new Chevy pick-up truck. James Jones paid the rest of the $16,000...
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Paula Wagner to step down as UA chief
(Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:12:00 -0500)Paula Wagner, the longtime producing partner of Tom Cruise, is stepping down as the chief executive of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer?s United Artists label, less than two years after she and Cruise fled the Paramount Pictures lot for UA.
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Oppenheimer sees uncertain future for industrial companies
(Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:51:32 -0500)NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Industrial investors may want to wait a little longer before jumping back in the sectort with gusto, according to a Thursday note from Oppenheimer. Though second-quarter earnings growth among industrial names was "solid" and up 17% year over year, tight credit markets, a weak U.S. economy and elevated energy costs make for an uncertain outlook, the investment firm said. "Companies continue to expect slowing nonresidential construction markets, with no sign of relief for residential markets, likely lasting through mid-'09 or late '09, and have noted Europe showing increasing signs of weakening," Oppenheimer said. However, Copper Industries...
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Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks close modestly higher after oil pares losses
(Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:53:00 -0500)U.S. stocks scale back their earlier gains, as crude comes off its lows to close above $114 a barrel.
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