Vivendi

One of the big headlines last week was the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). The deal marks the largest in Microsoft’s history and will create the third-largest video game company by revenue if approved. Investors who bet on...

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman will be headed to court after a new lawsuit was filed on Tuesday related to his special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). What Happened? The New York Times reported that former SEC commissioner Robert Jackson and Yale Law School professor John...

Is streaming music provider Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) the next Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX)? The answer is no — for now,  according to Deutsche Bank. The Analyst Analyst Lloyd Walmsley initiated coverage of Spotify with a Hold rating and $155 price target. The Thesis...

Streaming music appears to represent the future of how individuals listen to their favorite artists. It is safe for investors to assume that streaming music is here to stay, but the question remains: Which companies will be profitable and offer shareholders superior returns and which ones will fade...

Shares of Gameloft.com (OTC: GLOFY) have surged after French media conglomerate Vivendi launched a hostile takeover bid valuing the video game maker at €513 million (about $570 million). But, Vivendi needs to shell out more to make shareholders tender their shares. Vivendi, which holds 30 percent...

In a report issued Friday, Buckingham Research analyst James Ratcliffe reiterated a Buy rating on Liberty Media Corp (NASDAQ: LMCA), setting a $48 price target based on a NAV valuation. The expert assured that investing in Liberty Media is the best way to get exposure to Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (...

U.S. stocks picked up right where they left off following Wednesday's rally. Investors were given a mixed bag of economic data covering U.S. manufacturing, initial purchasing managers' index in China, existing home sales, Fed activity among others. Investors are likely focusing more on...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have had a good week or a bad week, depending on the rumors investors choose to believe. One rumor claimed that the company either delayed the iPad Mini 2 or that device quantities will be very limited when the unit ships. Another rumor showed the potential of a...

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), the company behind Call of Duty, Skylanders and the ill-fated Guitar Hero franchise, is seeking independence from Vivendi (OTC: VIVHY). The company had hoped to buy back roughly 429 million shares -- worth $5.83 billion -- from Vivendi earlier this year....

Less than one year ago, Vivendi explored the possibility of selling Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI). The French conglomerate ultimately decided to hold onto its 62 percent stake in the Call of Duty maker. As Vivendi sells off other assets, however, there is always the possibility that it may one day...

This weekend in Barron's online: the outlook for European stocks in 2013, the prospects for PNC Financial Services and Central Garden & Pet, uncovering the hidden potential for higher corporate earnings, and a fresh look at Washington, D.C. Cover Story "Europe on Sale" by Jonathan Buck....

Mario Gabelli picks emerging market cellular company Millicom International Cellular (Nasdaq: MICC) in the annual Barron’s Roundtable 2010. “It is a cheap company that participates in the growth of emerging markets. It has about 29 million wireless customers in Central America, South America and...