Blockbusters, buyouts, and bailouts took a Wall Street bow this past week.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp, Time Warner Inc and Qualia Capital LLC are interested in buying Hollywood's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio, home of the James Bond movies, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.Citing people with knowledge of the situation, the report said the companies have not yet examined the studio's finances...

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Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) closed yesterday at $32.30. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $17.81 and 52-week high of $33.45. Time Warner stock has been showing support around 31.23 and resistance in the 33.17 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives TWX a neutral 3 STAR (out o...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)

Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) closed yesterday at $32.30. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $17.81 and 52-week high of $33.45. The proprietary Key Risk Ranking for TW...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)

I wrote yesterday I thought markets had focused on the positive on Friday and that appears to have been even more the case overnight. To be fair, yesterday’s 1.2% QoQ rise in Japanese GDP in Q3 was a positive surprise (although this still leaves output down 4.5% YoY). But I wasn’t overly impressed with the stronger than expected 1.4% MoM gain in US retail sales in October, coming as it did after a revised 2.3% MoM decline in September (previously reported as a 1.5% mom decline).[More...]

After a lengthy partnership, Time Warner (TWX) and AOL are currently preparing to go their separate ways. While both companies hope for a smooth transition, a 2007 lawsuit filed by a small company Modavox (MDVX.OB) may significantly impact AOL and Time Warner valuations. Two years ago, Modavox sued AOL for patent infringement of their [...]

BloggingStocks: Time Warner (TWX) and AOL announced Dec. 9 will be the spin-off distribution date for AOL. Time Warner stockholders of record as of 5 PM on Nov. 27 will receive one share of AOL common stock for every eleven shares of Time Warner common stock they ... Read more

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM), a privately-held media company, is exploring strategic options, including a potential sale of the company, to repay its huge debt as its home video market has gone adrift. The company owns the world’s largest library of contemporary films of approximately 4,000 titles and over 10,400 episodes of television programming, including movies like James [...]

(TWX) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Up For Sale

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM), a privately-held media company, is exploring strategic options, including a potential sale of the company, to repay its huge debt as its home video market has gone adrift. The company owns the world’s largest library of contemporary films of approximately 4,000 titles and over 10,400 episodes of television programming, ...

Schaeffer's analyst Morgan Searcy takes a look at news on the Street before the market open.

Schaeffer's analyst Morgan Searcy takes a look at news on the Street before the market open.

Companies featured in this segment: Caterpillar Incorporated (NYSE:CAT), Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE), Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC), NEC Corporation (TYO:6701), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Time Warner Incorporated (NYSE:TWX), Drax Group plc's (LSE:DRX), Alstom SA (EPA:ALO), Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS.A), General Electric (NYSE:GE), Centrica plc (OTC:CPYYY), Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK), Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO), Sunoco Incorporated (NYSE:SUN), Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE), Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC) and NEC Corporation (TYO:6701).

Schaeffer's analyst Colleen S. King takes a look at news on the Street before the market open.

Schaeffer's Laura Houser takes a look at activity on the Street ahead of the market open