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INTERNET BUSINESS INVESTMENT #page { background: url("http://home-internet-business-investment.info/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickbg-ltr.jpg") repeat-y top; border: none; } INTERNET BUSINESS INVESTMENT Features business, investments and forex news articles. All Talk, Little Action on ‘Net Neutrality Front? May 16th, 2008 Are Internet service providers such as Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) doing enough to effectively manage bandwidth congestion and provide equal and uncontrolled access to all of its subscribers? Not really, say experts, who claim it is much easier to engage in selective bandwidth throttling and other ‘Net neutrality nasties than take a serious and perhaps expensive stab at a more permanent and less volatile fix. “The Internet is supposed to work by routing back over the most appropriate link at any given moment, so it does its own load balancing,” explains Craig Mathias, a networking analyst. Solutions to alleged bandwidth problems offered by those in the know ranged from putting more time and money into building a better infrastructure to using better network management and detection technologies that could instantly sidestep any potential congestion. Improved compression was another idea, although this is less effective on video than text files, one expert noted. “Effective utilization of carrier bandwidth is the key,” said Vibhash Trivedi, vice president of products for Avot Media, a provider of mobile video streaming services. The company developed an automated feedback system that constantly looks at bandwidth conditions and adjusts the video streams and frame rates to deliver the best user experience. Bandwidth providers are always the first to complain about it but aren’t doing much to solve the problem, he added. Comcast claims it has at least taken the first step toward a workable solution by offering a «www.internetnews.com» to BitTorrent, a P2P file-sharing a company that filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) charging Comcast with singling out and blocking its application on the Internet. These charges and others led to FCC hearings and an agreement from Comcast to investigate protocol agnostic solutions from BitTorrent and others that would replace application-specific bandwidth-blocking activities and instead focus on individual bandwidth-hogging cases. Comcast declined comment on exactly where the discussions with BitTorrent might lead or which bandwidth management technology might be a front-runner. Too early to tell, said Sena Fitzmaurice, a Comcast spokeswoman. Meanwhile, Comcast continues blocking or throttling back on P2P applications that congest the network and impact services, she noted. The ISP giant is also reportedly considering additional fees for power downloaders who exceed established monthly limits on the amount of music, movies and other content transferred over its network. One figure Comcast is toying with is 250 gigabytes per month, which roughly translates to 50 high-definition movies or more than 6,000 songs. Users would be charged $15 for every 10 gigabytes over this limit, according to reports. Next page: Debate and discussions continue Posted in INTERNET | No Comments » Analyst Actions: Lehman Brothers, Citigroup, eBay May 16th, 2008 CITIGROUP REITERATES BUY ON LEHMAN BROTHERS Citgroup analyst Prashant Bhatia says Lehman Brothers’ («www.businessweek.com») capital raising will solve its perception issues and will make Lehman the most deleveraged company among its peers. He estimates the capital raise will dilute the equity of existing shareholders by less than 3%, assuming an 8% return on the capital raised. Bhatia believes Lehman management made the decision to protect the downside risk that could result from a loss of confidence driven by perception issues. He says the new capital raise should put the perception issues to rest and the focus will now be on the upside potential inherent in the franchise and the compelling valuation. He notes Lehman stock is trading below book value. He keeps 65 target price. BEAR STEARNS KEEPS OUTPERFORM ON CITIGROUP On Mar. 31, Citigroup («www.businessweek.com») said it completed reorganization of corporate structure. Bear Stearns analyst David Hilder says the new structure is both creative and pragmatic, and will help improve operational efficiencies and promote earnings growth. Hilder notes the company achieved pro forma Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.8%, significantly above its 7.5% target. He estimates Citi could absorb assets write-downs of $25 billion on pretax basis and still remain above its target Tier 1 capital ratio. He sees continued cash earnings generation and non-core asset sales, leading him to believe it will not be necessary for the company to cut its dividend. He thinks the current dividend yield of 6% offers significant long-term capital appreciation potential. GOLDMAN RAISES TARGET PRICE AND ESTIMATES FOR EBAY Goldman Sachs analyst James Mitchell says eBay («www.businessweek.com») could stabilize, and accelerate gross merchandise value growth through further reductions of insertion fees and more aggressive issuance of discount coupons to buyers. He believes the shares’ valuation may not reflect underlying fundamentals of the company’s PayPal business, as investors tend to focus on listings-driven businesses. He thinks PayPal has significant opportunity in global e-Commerce market, and expects the bulk of growth to be driven by off-eBay penetration. Mitchell raises $1.65 2008 EPS estimate to $1.69, $1.84 for 2009 to $1.88, to reflect recent initiatives, euro appreciation, better-than-expected first quarter 2008 listings growth. He raises $33 6-month target to $35. He keeps buy opinion on the stock. Posted in BUSINESS | No Comments » April Marks Dollar Turnaround May 16th, 2008 Earlier this week, the Forex Blog speculated that the tide was turning on the Euro, which had retreated from the $1.60 threshold. Sure enough, the month of April saw the best monthly performance by the Dollar in over two years. The sudden about-face by the Dollar stems from changes in interest rate expectations. Only a couple weeks ago, the consensus among investors was that the Fed would cut rates further at its next meeting; the only point of uncertainty was whether rates would be cut by 25 or 50 basis points. As of today, however, there is only a 25% chance that the Fed will cut rates at all, if you go by futures prices. Regarding the Euro, investors are no longer so sure that the ECB will hike rates in response to surging inflation. In short, the new consensus is that the US/EU interest rate differential has stabilized. Then there is the economic picture; investors have “chosen” to be pleasantly surprised by the most recent economic data. While the economic downturn still seems inevitable, it may not be as severe as investors had previously feared. Reuters reports:In contrast to slightly stronger U.S. data, the Ifo German business sentiment index this week showed the biggest monthly fall since September 2001.Read More: «www.reuters.com» Posted in FOREX | No Comments » Options In Focus: The Price is Right May 16th, 2008 I’m not sure if “The Shat” is still the spokesperson for online travel specialist Priceline.com (). However, back in 1978, everyone’s favorite intergalactic captain did sing “Rocketman.” And for this options strategist and devout lover of kitsch, it all seems to come together. One thing which also rocketed in value, were some very hefty calls despite Friday’s volatility crush. Shares of PCLN soared after the company posted earnings of 76 cents a share, besting views by a full sixteen cents. Revenues also trumped estimates and management boosted its full-year 2008 guidance range to $5.25 to $5.65 and above the $5.12 currently pegged by the Street. All told, it seems investors appreciated the overall report. Technically, my view (and remember I do like the kitsch) is Friday’s price jump triggered through an eleven-week, slightly wide ascending base. The pattern gains credibility when we also realize it found (loose) support at the 50-day moving average on all three ascending pivot lows. The formation which began back at the late February highs would be part of a larger base-on-base pattern and is shown below. Back to what matters as an options strategist, implieds did receive more than their fare share of schnitzeling today. In the front month more than 50% volatility points were removed from the pricing equation with ATMs dropping from slightly more than 100% to around 50%. However, while the options were priced rich ahead of the report, premium buyers were rewarded. This has been against the overall theme of this particular earnings season. Other notable high-profile exceptions include Google () and General Electric (). Moving forward and late in the day with shares near 138.50 using this corner’s described pattern, bulls willing to get long within 5% of the pattern highs were within the boundaries of that particular money management rule. With that in mind and seeing how we’re now just one week from May options expiring, one strategy which is low cost in terms of dollars and can develop very quickly into a profitable position is a long butterfly with a delta bias. In this case, if traders see PCLN as being in good position, the 140 / 145 / 150 for 1.00 point makes for a cautiously bullish approach to participating in the stock. A move of 2% would have the spread breaking even at expiration, while 5% would be near the sweet spot as the position could expand towards its full potential of four points of profit We’d like to hear your comments on “Options In Focus.” Please send comments to feedback@investors.com Visit the «www.investors.com» for an extensive list of option-related terms. The observations provided are not investment advice or a recommendation, the suitability of which is considered the responsibility of the trader.Copyright 2008 through Optionetics, Inc. All rights reserved. «www.optionetics.com?source=ibdweb» is a Trademark or a registered Trademark of Optionetics, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. Posted in INVESTMENTS | No Comments » Yahoo’s Response to Icahn’s Letter May 16th, 2008 SUNNYVALE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company, today sent the following letter in response to Carl Icahn’s announcement regarding his intention to nominate a slate of ten directors to Yahoo!’s board of directors at the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. Dear Mr. Icahn: We are in receipt of your letter with regard to your intention to seek control of Yahoo!’s board of directors. Unfortunately, your letter reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal and the diligence with which our board evaluated and responded to that proposal. A fair-minded review of the factual record leads to one conclusion: that Yahoo!’s ten-member board, comprised of nine independent directors along with Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang, remains the best and most qualified group to maximize value for all Yahoo! stockholders. Conversely, we do not believe it is in the best interests of Yahoo! stockholders to allow you and your hand-picked nominees to take control of Yahoo! for the express purpose of trying to force a sale of Yahoo! to a formerly interested buyer who has publicly stated that they have moved on. Please may I remind you that there is currently no acquisition offer on the table from that company or any other party. That said, we have been crystal clear in our stance that we have been and remain willing to consider any proposal from any party including Microsoft if it offers our stockholders full and certain value. From the beginning of the process with Microsoft, Yahoo!’s independent directors focused on one central goal: how best to maximize stockholder value. At all times directing this process, Yahoo!’s independent directors carefully considered Microsoft’s initial unsolicited proposal, which was at the time valued at $31 per share. After considering input from its financial advisers the board unanimously concluded that Microsoft’s proposal significantly undervalued Yahoo! and was, therefore, not in the best interests of the company or our stockholders. While we rejected this offer publicly on February 11, 2008, we could not have been more clear in that communication and in every subsequent communication, both public and private, that we were and are willing to enter into any transaction that would maximize value for stockholders and provide them certainty of value. The record of our efforts to engage Microsoft in meaningful discussions is unequivocal. Following receipt of Microsoft’s proposal on January 31, our board of directors has met over twenty times to review Microsoft’s proposal and Yahoo!’s other strategic alternatives. Throughout this process our board kept an open mind and an open ear. Our independent directors met with several of our largest stockholders to solicit their views and to make it clear that Yahoo!’s independent board is fully committed to maximizing stockholder value. In addition, at the direction of our board, our management team met with many of our investors to provide insight into Yahoo!’s strategy and views on value. Our board’s openness also extended to Microsoft. Without reciting all of the contacts between us and between our advisers, the senior-most management of Yahoo! and Microsoft and the companies’ respective financial advisers spoke on numerous occasions and met in person seven times. During those meetings, Yahoo! discussed its strategic objectives in search and display advertising monetization, its perspectives on operating strategy and integration in a transaction with Microsoft, its perspectives on transaction synergies, and other non-price deal terms. Because certainty of closing is a critical issue, we sought to understand Microsoft’s thinking with regard to the regulatory issues associated with a potential transaction. In fact, at the board’s direction, our lawyers on March 28 asked for additional information in this regard, information which was never forthcoming. On April 15th, a meeting was held at Yahoo!’s request. At that meeting, which included our respective financial advisors, we made clear, once again, that we were open to a transaction with Microsoft. Posted in BUSINESS | No Comments » « Older Entries
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