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Video Streaming Giant Netflix Downloads Bold Strategy for Growth

March 17, 2011

By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning

Already dominant in video streaming, Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) is determined to drive its business into fresh territory. The company plans to acquire its own content with a deal for the U.S. rights to a television series, and will expand its reach to new countries in 2012. Netflix has enjoyed extraordinary success over the past [...]

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Net Neutrality Tested by Comcast-Level 3 Netflix Dispute

December 1, 2010

By Jason Simpkins, Managing Editor, Money Morning

Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) – the web-based DVD rental company – is locked in a row with Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA) that could have significant implications for the management of the Internet as a whole.

At the heart of the conflict is Level 3 Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT), a little-known network operator that handles Netflix content. Comcast has increased the fees it charges Level 3 to carry streaming Netflix videos over its cable network. That decision goes against conventional principles of so-called "network neutrality," under which network operators exchange traffic for free when similar amounts of information flow in each direction. Such exchanges are known as "peering."

Net neutrality also prohibits network owners like Comcast from discriminating against Internet companies by blocking or slowing access too their content.

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Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Moving Business Online as Foot Traffic Declines

September 2, 2010

By Kerri Shannon, Associate Editor, Money Morning

U.S. retailers this year geared up for the annual back-to-school shopping season, the parents and children didn't fill the streets and shopping malls – they stayed inside, and online, cruising for bargains on the Internet.

Overall sales this August were up only slightly from last year, failing to give stores the boost they needed after a sluggish summer.

A report from MasterCard's SpendingPulse released yesterday (Wednesday) showed that consumers gave a slight bump to children's clothing and consumer electronics with their back-to-school shopping, but pulled back in other areas of merchandise which cut into sales gains.

But among uneven retail numbers this year exists a bright spot that has been growing for years, and is leading companies to overhaul their traditional business models: the online retail market.

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Barnes & Noble Sale Won't Rid the Retailer of its Woes

August 5, 2010

By Jason Simpkins, Managing Editor, Money Morning

Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) announced late Tuesday that it would put itself up for sale. But even with its recent struggles analysts aren't sure of what the company hopes to accomplish.

"There are companies that do this because they have to and there are companies that do this because they have impatient shareholders and I'm not sure what's driving this kind of statement," Michael Norris, a senior analyst at Simba Information, told The Associated Press. "It just seems daft."

The company's board said that it believed Barnes & Noble stock was "significantly undervalued" and that it had established a special committee to review its options.

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Hot Stocks: New Media Player Just One Reason to Like Seagate Technology

February 25, 2010

By Don Miller, Contributing Writer, Money Morning

Disk drive makers are usually seen as the poor stepsisters of the consumer electronics world.

While their more glamorous cousins like Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), and Sony Corp. (NYSE ADR: SNE) bask in the spotlight, storage providers like Seagate Technology (Nasdaq: STX), while equally important, draw little fanfare.

Few realize for instance that shares of Seagate, the largest disk maker in the world, have just about quadrupled in the past year.

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Investment News Briefs

October 23, 2009

By Investment News Staff, Contributing Writer, Money Morning

With our investment news briefs, Money Morning provides investors with a quick overview of the most important investing news stories from all around the world. House Committee Passes Consumer Protection Bill; Treasury: Numerous Fraudulent Claims for Housing Credit; McDonald’s Lovin’ It in Europe; AT&T Profit Dips Slightly; P&G May Buy Sara Lee Division; Nokia Sues [...]

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