WSJ News!

This is SOME news from Newscorp! There are hundreds of them but this is probably the best-ever takeover by Rupert Murdoch!

Please click link below to read on...

3:10 to Yuma! Watch YouTube Trailer here!

Bourne Ultimatum is a great film! Watch the YouTube trailer!

Retailing to Autos!

Chrysler has got a new CE) - Bob Nardelli. Nardelli headed Home Depot, previously.

A little background info on Nardelli available in the FT report link...Read on...

CNBC Portfolio Competition!

See if you want to try out this interesting Contest conducted by CNBC...looks like a lot of fun....Try the link...

http://contests.cnbc.com/milliondollar/main.do

Wal-Mart and Digital Movie Downloading...

Wal-Mart is the worlds biggest retailer by some margin ahead of its competitors like Carrefour and Tesco...Wal-Mart that accounts for a significant percentage of DVD movie sales, has also entered the online film downloading market...The Company is making more than 3,000 titles available online through its tie-ups with studios such as DreamWorks (dwa), Disney(dis) and Lions Gate (lgf)...Walmart is expected to eat into the market share of giants like Amazon (amzn) and Apple (aapl)...Read on...

http://sev.prnewswire.com/retail/20070206/NYTU08606022007-1.html

Wal-Mart reports this week...Analysts would be looking to hear some traditional numbers such as same-store sales, acerage footprints, etc...

You can access the wal-mart video store by clicking on the 'Read the story' link...

Sanofi Reports!

Sanofi is reporting during the early part of this week...It is expected to report a good 4th Quarter...But there are other significant developments surrounding the company, which could influence the investors' views on Sanofi...

Sanofi was recently upgraded by Deutsche Bank citing the possibility of takeover of Bristol-Myers...Read on....

http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_1473513.html

But it now been reported that Sanofi might not be able to buy Bristol-Myers after all...Read on...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aAw8YEtBMgII&refer=europe

Sanofi have lost a court case over a patent that covered one of its blockbuster drugs...The patent prevented other companies from selling a version of Sanofi's best-selling drug in one of the major markets of the world...Read on

http://www.thestreet.com/_tscs/newsanalysis/pharmaceuticals/10338029.html

How these developments would affect the company in the short-term remains to be seen!

Oscar means business!

Getting an Academy Award or even only a nomination will clearly open up the film to a global audience...thereby bringing in a whole new dimension to sales, revenues and profits...whether it is the boxoffice or the DVD market...

The report below briefly discusses the Oscar effect on the stocks...Read on

http://www.businessweek.com/investing/content/jan2007/pi20070123_341483.htm

The impact of Oscars in the context of 2005-2006 season is nicely captured by the CNN report attached as the 'Read the story' link...Read on...

Honda Motor reports!

Honda reports earnings early this week...With shares hitting new 52-week highs closer to earnings call, one would expect excellent news picking up on the trend from Toyota?

Following GM's disappointing performance, Ford reported their's last week...The news confirmed Japanese dominance on the auto market...Read story below...

http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/26/news/companies/pluggedin_taylor_ford.fortune/

Apart from running successful hybrid and hydrogen fuel programs, Honda also have a strategy worked out for Diesels...click the 'read story' link to read on...

Is Novartis 'the one' for this year?

Analysts are expecting Novartis to rise above other big pharmas...May be they have their reasons...Read on...

Xbox's Market Strategy

Xbox's strategy coming from one of the Microsoft's directors...Read on...

http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/dec2006/id20061205_269052.htm

There is a well-regarded writer in the technology world by the name of Dean Takahashi...Dean has written a couple of books on the inner workings of Microsoft's Xbox Division...excerpts from his latest book "Xbox 360 Uncloaked" can be read by clicking the 'read the story' link below...

Lessons from General Motors

GM is showing clear signs of improvement...But its present-day problems are very well related to the decisions taken by the Company, historically...This fact is nicely summed up in the 'Link' below from Fortune...Report is fairly old, but still applicable in today's context...Read on...

Gilead Sciences

How was 2006 for Gilead Sciences?...Read on...

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8M9AKLO1.htm?chan=search

Summarised report from BusinessWeek...

The Last of King of Scotland - Trailer

Gaming Sales Numbers -- Nintendo, Play Station, and Xbox

Video games sales figures are available from the link below...Read on...

http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-games13jan13,1,2017806.story?coll=la-headlines-technology&ctrack=1&cset=true

Disney's Performance in 2006

The Walt Disney Studios' Record Performance in 2006...Dead Man's Chest - Pixar's animation 'Cars'...

Worldwide Hit Films, Top Selling DVDs and CDs, and New Stage Hits....Read on...

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/walt-disney-studios-celebrates-record/story.aspx?guid=%7BB1D4CEF7-4DD8-40FE-914E-189844718924%7D&sid=1618&symb=

David Beckham MLS LA Galaxy move!!

David Beckham off to play Major League Soccer...Read on

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,243045,00.html

What's with Viacom's film business?

Paramount Pictures executive steps down!....Read on...

http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/10/news/newsmakers/berman.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes

Avatar - James Cameron's next film!

Avatar is James Cameron's next film....Read on...

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/09/film.cameron.reut/index.html

Looks like Peter Jackson's Weta Digital will be the animators.....

http://www.wetadigital.com/digital/