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Homebuilder M/I Homes Can't Offer Dividend or Share Buybacks

M/I Homes (MHO) reports on its Q408 conference call that it has amended its bank credit facility. The amendment comes with a restriction from paying dividends or buying back shares: Effective January 15, 2009, we amended our bank credit facility. This ...

From SA EDITOR JUDY WEIL, Seeking Alpha,  11 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Ryland Group, Inc.,  Wells Fargo

Time Warner on Movies, DVDs and Online Advertising

Profit in the quarter rose 6% as reduced theatrical and home video release schedules led to a decline in costs... Lower costs plus growth in gains more than offset the revenue decline. Revenues were lower in the quarter because of fewer theatrical and ...

From SA EDITOR JUDY WEIL, ETF Investor,  10 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Time Warner Inc.,  America Online

BAM: Problems Plaguing 'The Next Berkshire'

Brookfield Homes (BHS) has been hit like all homebuilders. Brookfield Asset Management, the holding company that Barron's has hailed as the next Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), has BHS's back. But in a somewhat complicated manner as seen from BHS's ...

From SA EDITOR JUDY WEIL, ETF Investor,  9 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Brookfield Asset Management Inc

Pulte: Government Is the Only (Lending) Game in Town

Just in time for stimulus bills and bailout announcements. For the moment, without the government there is no housing market. From Pulte Homes’ Q408 conference call: (PHM) We continue to experience a favorable product mix shift into the fourth quarter ...

From SA EDITOR JUDY WEIL, Seeking Alpha,  9 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Pulte Homes, Inc.,  Centex

Four Key Points from Visa's FQ109 Conference Call

Americans are spending, but within their means: US consumers continue to more frequently use debit as a method of payment. In addition we also saw growth in credit products outside the United States particularly in emerging markets. Credit cards grew 6% ...

From SA EDITOR JUDY WEIL, Seeking Alpha,  6 Feb 2009

UPS On China, Europe and Amazon

We saw weakness in the US with mid single digit export volume declines. Asia was also down slightly although China achieved double digit growth. Europe posted a mid single digit improvement based on continued strong intra-regional growth and Latin ...

From SA EDITOR JUDY WEIL, ETF Investor,  5 Feb 2009

Exxon on U.S. Oil Refiners

Q: On U.S. refining or just refining numbers in general. There is tremendous volatility. I’m bit surprised that you lost money in the U.S. downstream and made so much money in the international downstream. Can you -- especially given the performance of ...

From SA EDITOR JUDY WEIL, ETF Investor,  4 Feb 2009

Amazon on Cloud Computing and Fortune 500 Co's

Q: If you could just comment on the early progress of your large company focus, cloud computing initiative that you recently launched with Gemini and whether you think that you would pursue further initiatives or partnerships in that area to target ...

From SA EDITOR JUDY WEIL, Seeking Alpha,  2 Feb 2009

Verizon on Net Neutrality

Google (GOOG) announced last week that it would tackle the issue of net neutrality head-on by offering internet users the ability to find out if their providers are slowing them down or not. The FCC had cited Comcast (CMCSA) in August for blocking peer- ...

From SA EDITOR JUDY WEIL, Seeking Alpha,  2 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Comcast,  Federal Communications Commission

Verizon Clarifies LTE Plans, Sort Of

More on the never-ending battle between WiMAX and LTE deployments. Verizon (VZ) announced in December that it would deploy LTE by 2009, earlier than planned. Some industry insiders heralded the end of WiMAX, while some believed that Verizon was nervous ...

From SA EDITOR JUDY WEIL, ETF Investor,  2 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama

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