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5 Important Lessons The Leaders Of Disney, Comcast And Yum! Brands Learned In School
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 - 7:40am | 944Business lore often celebrates the maverick who quit school because it just didn’t have much for them — Richard Branson, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are all among the pantheon of dropout success stories. But they’re the exception, not the rule. Most leaders got through school,...
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Universal Orlando Announces New Theme Park: Epic Universe
Thursday, August 1, 2019 - 1:30pm | 300Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)-owned Universal Orlando Resort announced the development of its newest theme park Thursday: Universal’s Epic Universe. Although Universal is not yet releasing what lands will be in the new park due to competition, rumors are circulating that Universal...
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Report: Comcast Might Sell Hulu Stake To Disney
Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 11:07am | 388Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) already owns a majority stake in Hulu and is in talks with Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) to buy its 30-percent stake, CNBC reported. What Happened Comcast's stake in Hulu has been a "frustrating" experience and is exploring a sale of...
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Comcast CEO: The Most Disappointing Part Of Losing Fox Is What Came Next
Friday, September 7, 2018 - 10:40am | 440A media bidding war pitted Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) against Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), with the winner acquiring most of Twenty-First Century Fix Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA)'s assets. Disney ultimately emerged with a superior bid, but Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said the aftermath was the...
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The Inside Story Of How Bill Gates And Microsoft Earned A 400% Return On Comcast
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 2:53pm | 443Bill Gates and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) recognized the true potential of high-speed data and video services through a cable delivery network back in the 1990s. Microsoft announced it invested $1 billion in Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) in 1997 to enhance the deployment of Comcast...
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CEOs Vs. Hedge Fund Managers: Who Gets Paid Better?
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 9:49am | 715Do you want to become a billionaire? What about running a company? Ever wondered if you’d get richer making it to CEO or as a money manager? Well, Benzinga’s got some pointers for you. The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm, recently published a list of the 10 highest-...
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Media Execs Continue To Be The Most Highly Paid Regardless Of Stock Price
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 7:32am | 260The CEOs of media companies continue to be the most highly paid regardless of stock price, according to a tweet from Rich Greenfield of BTIG, citing a comprehensive view of company filings. The compensation of Philippe Pierre Dauman, the president, CEO and chairman of Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB),...
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Comcast Corporation Reports Q4 Results, Raises Annual Dividend & Commits To Share Buybacks
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 8:17am | 359Shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) were trading higher by 0.75 percent early Wednesday morning after the company reported its fourth quarter results. Comcast earned $0.81 per share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $19.08 billion. Wall Street analysts were expecting the company to...
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Comcast CEO On Failed Time Warner Deal: 'There's No Looking Back'
Friday, April 24, 2015 - 2:39pm | 401Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) announced Friday that it would be terminating its $45.2 billion bid to merge with Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWX). Brian Roberts, Comcast chairman and CEO, was on CNBC recently to discuss the reasoning behind this change. The Conclusion "Obviously, we...
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Comcast Sees A Rocky Road Ahead
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 1:55pm | 415Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has gone from being in a position of power to waiting helplessly for a decision from U.S. officials about its future. The media giant spent $17 million lobbying in Washington last year, the second largest expenditure by a corporate lobbying group. But this...
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Dow Flirts With 17,000, S&P 500 Inches Closer To 2,000 In First Trading Day Of The Third Quarter
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 3:48pm | 2089U.S. stocks were higher as the back-end of 2014 kicked off. The Dow came within less than two points of reaching the 17,000 mark as investors and traders found plenty of positives in a better-than-expected June auto sales and an expansion in U.S. manufacturing. The S&P 500 also traded at...
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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Dives Into Q2 Results, Synergy And Streaming (CMCSA)
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 9:21am | 422Q2 marks the first full quarter that Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has fully owned NBCUniversal. During the quarter, revenue hit $16.3 billion, generating EPS of $0.65, beating out Wall Street analyst's projections of $16.1 billion in revenue and $0.65 EPS. Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts...
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Comcast Shares Move On Q2 Earnings (CMCSA)
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 7:31am | 207Wednesday morning, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) released earnings for the three month period ended June 30. EPS jumped to $0.65 and revenue came in at $16.27 billion. These are 3.17 percent and 1.62 percent beats. Year-over-year revenue and operating income are up seven and 11.6 percent,...
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Comcast to Spend $170 Million Marketing Xfinity Brand
Friday, July 27, 2012 - 1:03pm | 384Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), a provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, will spend $170 million marketing and improving customer understanding of the company's Xfinity brand. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has acknowledged that Xfinity, launched in 2010 as an...
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Comcast Corporation's (CMCSA) (CMCSK) Broadcast Shows To Remain Free Online
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 12:35pm | 79Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) (Nasdaq: CMCSK) announced that broadcast shows would remain free. Comcast Corporation Chairman Brian Roberts was before a House Subcommittee when he said that a Comcast-controlled NBC Universal would not move "over-the-air" broadcast programming to a TV...