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The Dividend Freeze

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:30:00 GMT

As summer turns to fall and the heat begins to moderate, winter and its freezing temperatures are just around the corner. However, some companies have been frozen in place for the last year; more specifically, their dividends have been frozen at the same rate for more than a year.[More...]

Embarq Corporation (NYSE: EQ) - CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) Merger Analysis

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:06:50 GMT

The companies submitted this letter to the FCC on June 1 in response to another late flurry of third-party comments filed over the course of the last week. Some key passages from the response letter are as follows:[More...]

Mergers and Acquisition Report : Embarq Corporation (NYSE: EQ) - CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) - FCC Status

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:26:28 GMT

The companies submitted this letter to the FCC on June 1 in response to another late flurry of third-party comments filed over the course of the last week.[More...]

Finding Opportunity In Liberty Media’s Complex Structure

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:47:00 GMT

Liberty Media (LMDIA: 17.52, -0.48 (-2.67%)) has been in the news a lot lately, due to CEO John Malone’s recent bailout of Sirius XM Radio (SIRI: 0.198, +0.0066 (+3.45%)). This article is not about that deal, however. This article is an attempt to explain the structure of Liberty Media, which is sure to confuse most amateur investors, as well as some professional ones. This is because Liberty uses “tracking stocks,” which have not been popular since the dot-com days of the 90’s.[More...]

Earnings Review: February 12, 2009

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:48:52 GMT

Late on Thursday, Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: AGII) announced that its fourth quarter net income nearly halved to $11.8 million or 38 cents a share from $23.5 million or 76 cents share in the year ago quarter.[More...]

Weekly Mergers and Acquisitions Report (Jan 28 - Feb 2)

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:25:23 GMT

Weekly Mergers and Acquisitions Report.[More...]

Weekly Mergers and Acquisitions Report - 01-06-2009

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:27:05 GMT

M&A report for $Wavecom (WVCM) - Sierra Wireless (SWIR) , $Indevus Pharmaceuticals (IDEV) - Endo Pharmaceuticals (ENDP), $Datascope Corp. (DSCP) - Getinge AB, Embarq Corporation (EQ) - CenturyTel, Inc. (CTL), $Mentor Corp (MNT) - Johnson Johnson (JNJ[More...]

Telecom Industry

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:55:00 GMT

Dismal economic events have culminated in drastic declines of market valuation among companies in nearly every industry/sector, including impacts to telecom industry performance.? Capital spending constraints among carriers, and limited funds available to sustain (grow) telecom services over the next six- to twelve-months, may be outcomes of credit markets remaining restricted and overall GDP growth remaining tepid or even retracting. Telecom carriers often resort to credit markets for funding capital projects, while telecom equipment companies conventionally use equity share offerings in lieu of debt instruments. The outcome has been a disappointment, regardless of the selected financing mechanism. As a result of weakening macroeconomic indicators, telecom carriers' capital expenditures remain limited in 2008 and early 2009.? There has been more selectivity on technology choices and leveraging cost-savings synergies, such as streamlining purchasing[More...]

Weekly Mergers and Acquisitions Report (11-17-08 to 11-21-2008)

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:54:00 GMT

NDS Group plc (NNDS) - News Corporation (NWS) : The European Commission officially started its review of this transaction yesterday, November 20. The EC has established a provisional review deadline of January 6, 2009 for this case (M.5274).[More...]

Cheap On The Lows

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:21:00 GMT

As the economy deteriorates, one of the first casualties will be corporate profits.? Earnings estimates have been falling very fast for 2009.? Recently estimate cuts for 2009 have been running at about 8x the number of estimate increases.? P/E-based valuations become tricky in such an environment -- you are shooting at a moving target.? One way around this is to focus on the low (or most pessimistic) estimate, rather than on the mean estimate.? Assume that everyone else will move to where the biggest pessimist is now. This is not to say that the most pessimistic analyst today can't be too optimistic, but at least he will be closer than most. On this basis, there are some very compelling values out there.? Below we present a list of the cheapest S&P 500 companies based on 2009 low estimates.? Since I simply do not trust the numbers, I have excluded from the list all firms from the financial sector.? However, I would note that we classify the health[More...]

Settlement Brings $1 Million Windfall for Downtown Wig Store Owners

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:47:00 GMT

Oct. 21--A condemnation begun during downtown's redevelopment rush in 2005 has been settled, and while the market is decidely cooler, the owners of Gigi's Wigs & Beauty Supplies are $1 million richer.
Chung Hoe Ku and Myong Suk Ku, the couple running Gigi's, will receive $990,000 from the city for the two buildings housing their business at 1219-21 Grand Blvd. They also are expected to get about $150,000 for relocation when they pull up stakes in December after 25 years at the location.
"It's OK," Chung Hoe Ku said when asked Monday about the settlement.

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The Dividend Freeze

Embarq Corporation (NYSE: EQ) - CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) Merger Analysis

Mergers and Acquisition Report : Embarq Corporation (NYSE: EQ) - CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) - FCC Status

Finding Opportunity In Liberty Media’s Complex Structure

Earnings Review: February 12, 2009

Weekly Mergers and Acquisitions Report (Jan 28 - Feb 2)

Weekly Mergers and Acquisitions Report - 01-06-2009

Telecom Industry

Weekly Mergers and Acquisitions Report (11-17-08 to 11-21-2008)

Cheap On The Lows

Settlement Brings $1 Million Windfall for Downtown Wig Store Owners

CenturyTel, EMBARQ Merge

CenturyTel completes purchase of Embarq

CenturyTel completes purchase of Embarq

Drinking Plenty of Water and Taking Frequent Breaks Key in Avoiding Heat Exhaustion

NebuAd closing doors after Internet privacy woes

County Approves HCSO Request

Embarq Selects InfoVista's VistaInsight for Networks

Embarq Corp. Loses 144,000 Phone Line Customers in First Quarter

Embarq's 1Q profit falls 18 percent

CenturyTel and EMBARQ Complete Merger ; Serves Approximately 7.5 Million Customers in 33 States; Expects $400 Million in Annual Synergies

CenturyTel and EMBARQ Complete Merger

FCC Approves CenturyTel and EMBARQ Merger

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EMBARQ Supports Small Business Owners With Free Webinar Series

Florida Counties to Partner With EMBARQ for Next Generation 911 Solutions

CenturyTel and EMBARQ Announce Name and Logo of Combined Company

CenturyTel and EMBARQ Receive All Necessary State Approvals for Merger - May 29 2009 1:53PM

CenturyTel and EMBARQ Receive All Necessary State Approvals for Merger - May 29 2009 11:53AM

EMBARQ Supports Small Business Owners with Free Webinar Series

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