Gannett Co News Archives

The major indexes sank across the board Friday, with the Dow closing down 2.5%, the S&P 500 losing 2.8% and the Nasdaq falling 2.5%. Here are Fridaya s winners and losers: Winners Harman International Industries Inc.

The Washington Post Co. increased its net income 69 percent in the third quarter, as the company cut costs to narrow losses at its newspapers and kept reaping profit from its cable TV and education divisions.

NEW YORK Citing a weak ad recovery, a decline in circulation and the impact of the Jay Leno show on local TV affiliates, Wells Fargo Securities downgraded shares of Gannett Co.

In his recent interviews, Don Yacktman said he finds bargains in quality companies and he has been buying them.

How quickly the tide can turn for newspaper investors, particularly when you don't read the fine print.

The H1N1 flu pandemic has dominated the headlines for months, but every day there's something new, leaving us with more questions than answers.

The plunge in U.S. newspaper circulation is accelerating, according to the latest figures released on Monday, as more people cancel their subscriptions and publishers cut distribution and sales of discounted copies.

I sold my shares of New York Times a week too soon. The stock reached a 52-week high of $11.05 on Friday, after the newspaper company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results the day before.

After bogging down in the recession, Internet advertising is regaining the momentum that has made it the decade's most disruptive marketing machine.

GMAC Inc., the lender that received two U.S. bailouts, will sell its property-casualty insurance business to American Capital Acquisition Corp.

Gannett Co., the publisher of USA TODAY , announced its third quarter results this morning and, as promised , they beat analysts' projections.

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Ashvegas reports: "Sources tell Ashvegas that former Asheville Citizen-Times Editor Susan Ihne has settled her wrongful termination lawsuit against newspaper Publisher Randy Hammer and the newspaper's parent company, Gannett Co.

The New York Times Co. is set to report financial results for the third quarter on Thursday ahead of the opening bell.

USA Today publisher Gannett generated little news with its third-quarter earnings report, having already "preannounced" results last month, but the numbers continued to demonstrate how weak the advertising market remains.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, as the outlook for corporate earnings lifted investor optimism about the vitality of an economic recovery.

The New York Times Co. narrowed its losses in the most recent quarter, though the company showed only moderate signs of improvement in advertising.

Newspaper publisher and broadcaster Media General Inc. said Wednesday it took a loss in the third quarter on a charge related to a reduction in the value of certain intangible assets.

Apple Inc. said its net income rose 47 percent in the most recent quarter as more people bought Mac computers and gave in to the iPhone craze.

Akamai Technologies , Inc. , the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, announced that Akamai HD Media Analytics, a highly flexible, customizable solution to understand audience characteristics and content consumption, is proving to be a valuable business tool for content providers.

Filed under: Newspapers , New York Times'A' , Gannett Co , Media World The folks in the news business are probably growing to hate Mondays.

Gannett Co. reported Monday that third-quarter profit fell 53%, as a reduction in the value of its assets, a sputtering economy and continuing print-advertising declines took a toll.

US stocks rose to fresh 12-month highs on Monday as optimistic investors rode a wave of solid quarterly earnings, which continued after the session's close when Apple Inc's shares jumped on its results.

NEW YORK - Profits at Gannett Co. fell 53 percent in the third quarter as the nation's largest newspaper publisher endured another big decline in ad revenue.

U.S. stocks rose, sending benchmark indexes to a one-year high, on better-than-estimated earnings and speculation the economy is healthy enough for policy makers to unwind efforts to shore up the financial system.

U.S. continued their rally on Monday putting traders in a positive frame of mind for the new week.

Trader John Strazza checks prices as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Oct.

A House panel Thursday voted to establish new requirements for the largely unregulated world of over-the-counter derivatives.

The think tanks are humming, big oil is gushing money, some polls suggest the public is primed -- and environmentalists are nervous.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's session are Apple Inc., Texas Instruments Inc.

CHICAGO Gannett Co. Chairman/CEO Craig Dubow returned to the office Thursday after a medical leave of absence following back surgery on June 15.

Power-generation company Calpine Corp. on Thursday raised its 7.25 percent senior note offering to $1.2 billion.

MCLEAN, VA. Gannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, is scheduled to report its third-quarter results before the stock market opens Monday.

Gannett Chairman/President/CEO Craig Dubow returned to work today after a leave of absence due to back surgery that began June 15.

REGISTERED charities are now being invited to apply for a grant from the Gannett Foundation, the charitable arm of the Gannett Co.

The five best performing mid cap stocks in the S&P 500 in September 2009 came from five different sectors, and shared nothing in common except the joy they brought to shell-shocked investors who might have forgotten just how good equities can be.

SALISBURY, Md. -- A Lower Shore native who has served as The Daily Times editor for the past decade has been named to lead the newspaper and its sister publications on Delmarva, including the Eastern Shore News and Chincoteague Beacon.

Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal said on Friday it was now the largest U.S. newspaper by weekday circulation after USA Today, long No.

Newspapers have been in decline for some time, but journalism has been in the doldrums for much longer.

I love newspapers. I'm a member of a newspaper family. Heck, I get The Washington Post delivered to my door daily, and The New York Times on Sundays.

Marriott International Inc. lost $466 million in its third quarter on hefty impairment charges from its timeshare business, which has declined drastically in the recession.

We typically shy away from large, or even mid caps; the fact remains that they already get a great deal of coverage, and in our minds, they just aren't typically as interesting as the nano/micro cap markets.

Courier News filed suit against the Borough of Raritan today for not fulfilling the newspaper's request for access to the municipality's payroll records in a digital format.

The Online Journalism Awards have been fairly good at recognizing the work of some smaller or new sites over the years but the results announced at the crowded awards dinner at the San Francisco Hilton this weekend had a different aura.

Gannett announced today the launch of a major company-wide, cross-divisional campaign for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

The debate about drilling for oil and gas off Florida's shores will hit the airwaves with a public forum scheduled later this month.

Gannett Co., the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., says it expects third-quarter earnings to far outpace expectations despite a shortfall in revenue.

Filed under: Newsletters , New York Times'A' , Gannett Co , Stocks to Buy "We're looking for profits in a sector of the economy that almost everyone has written off -- newspapers," says Glenn Rogers .

Gannett Co. said it has completed a $500 million offering of senior notes and expects to use the proceeds to repay outstanding debt.

Displaced workers from 19 Fox Valley companies will receive more than $300,000 in dislocated worker funds.

U.S. stock futures edged lower Tuesday, following the merger-fuelled rally of the previous session, with attention set to turn to housing data and the Conference Board's U.S. consumer confidence gauge.

Stronger year-over-year expected income growth for Gannett's publishing and TV operations sent its stock soaring on Tuesday.