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Viacom to resume stock buyback program, start paying dividend
Company TownMedia giant Viacom Inc., parent of cable networks MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon as well as Paramount Pictures, said its board of directors has given a green light for the company to resume its stock buyback program. Viacom suspended its...... -
The Morning Fix: Fox stays mum on 'Idol.' CBS and Comcast break bread. Icahn's offer rejected by Lions Gate board. Discovery CEO Zaslav buys Conan's New York pad.
Company TownAfter the coffee. Before deciding if $25 million for an apartment is just a tad excessive. Comcast and CBS are BFFs. Well, maybe the nation's biggest cable operator and the nation's most-watched broadcaster aren't best friends forever, but Comcast Corp...... -
SEC votes to limit 'short selling' of stocks
Money & CompanyThe Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved new restrictions on “short sellers” who bet on falling stock prices. The SEC, which has been wrestling with the issue for nearly two years, voted 3 to 2 to limit short sales...... -
Stock buyback activity picks up but still far off 2007 high
Money & CompanyLike others who were afraid to buy stocks when prices were low early last year, American companies are ramping up stock buybacks just as share prices zoom. Share repurchases by Standard & Poor's 500 companies totaled $47.8 billion in the...... -
Year-end stocks rally not a basket of cheer for bonds
Tribune staff reporterIf you are a bond investor, beware of letting the stock market make you feel comfy. The stock market has been reaching new highs, but bond analysts are warning that stock prices do not reflect the potential risks ahead for the economy or high-yield...Tags: Federal Reserve, Companies and Corporations, Gail MarksJarvis, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Money and Monetary Policy
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Altria Group To Buy UST, Inc.
Altria Group Inc. said Monday it will buy UST Inc. for nearly $10 billion in a deal that will give the maker of Marlboro cigarettes access to the smokeless tobacco market with the Skoal and Copenhagen brands. Richmond, Va.-based Altria said it...Tags: Management Change, Tobacco Products, Companies and Corporations, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Finance
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Weaker earnings keep heat on Tribune
Tribune Co.'s second-quarter earnings report on Thursday didn't provide much respite from what is turning out to be a long, hot summer for Dennis FitzSimons, the media company's embattled chairman and chief executive. Tribune profit and revenue fell,...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Television Stations, The McClatchy Company, Television Industry, Phil Rosenthal
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Tribune buyback to move forward
Tribune staff reportersAfter weeks of infighting and boardroom intrigue over a controversial $2.5 billion stock buyback plan, Tribune Co. announced Tuesday that it will repurchase 45 million of its shares for $32.50 each. That number, which represents 15 percent of the...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Television Stations, T. Rowe Price, Television Industry, Family
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Pension reform clear in 1 regard: It will be costly
Tribune staff reporterThere's an ongoing joke among certified public accountants that tax reform--which is generally done in the name of simplification--is always good for their business. The irony, of course, is that you would think reform would put CPAs out of work--...Tags: Interior Policy, Wachovia Corp., Moody's Corporation, Gail MarksJarvis, General Electric Company
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Tribune Co. disagreements called `constructive'
Bloomberg NewsDisagreements over Tribune Co.'s future are ``a constructive dialogue'' and should help drive the stock price higher, said John Rogers, whose Ariel Capital Management Inc. is Tribune's third-largest shareholder. Tribune's failure to buy back all of the...Tags: Television Stations, Television Industry, Corporate Officers, Satellite and Cable Service, Auction Service
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Dispute may put Tribune in play
When Dennis FitzSimons, the chairman and chief executive of Tribune Co., announced a $2 billion stock buyback on May 30, he was confident that the stock's value would rise. He just wasn't counting on it moving this quickly. Tribune shares surged 4.2...Tags: Family, Shareholders, Politics, Tribune Company, Companies and Corporations
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