Viacom Posts Loss; Sets &#36;8 Bln Buyback
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Viacom Inc. on Thursday posted a quarterly loss on charges from spinning off the Blockbuster Inc. video rental chain, but its shares rose on a larger-than-expected stock repurchase and higher cable network advertising sales.
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Franco-American telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent on Friday posted a loss of about $3.8 billion for the fourth quarter, said it would scrap its 2007 dividend and predicted a rocky 2008.
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The company reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $2.58 billion,  citing a $6.1 billion charge related to transferring employees from a multi-employer pension fund.
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Vivendi Universal SA, the French media and telecommunications company, said Tuesday its net loss ballooned to 1.85 billion euros(&#36;2.26 billion) in the second quarter.
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Viacom Inc. VIAb.N on  Thursday posted a third-quarter loss as a result of charges  from discontinued operations and a writedown of its assets, but  revenue rose on advertising sales growth at MTV and Nickelodeon  cable networks and the CBS television network.
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Investors cheer as Viacom's already uncertain succession plans are reportedly thrown into disarray.
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Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks on  Wednesday said it would buy Internet video and games company  Atom Entertainment Inc. for $200 million as big media companies  move to compete with online upstarts such as video leader  YouTube.com.
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Viacom will pay a record &#36;3.5 million to settle dozens of federal investigations into alleged indecency on TV and the radio, and introduce delays in more live programming to help catch troublesome material before it gets on the air.
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc , the world's second-largest maker of computer microprocessors, on Thursday posted a wider quarterly net loss due to a $1.68 billion charge related to its purchase of graphics chipmaker ATI.
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The company said its quarterly loss ballooned to $302.6 million as it struggled with its mortgage lending arm and said it is trying to renegotiate the sale of the unit.
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Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday reported a heavy loss for its fourth quarter, due mostly to charges connected to its acquisition of graphics chip maker ATI.
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Time Warner Inc. (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest media company, on Wednesday reported an 8 percent drop in third-quarter net profit as it set up a
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Viacom Inc. VIAb.N on  Thursday posted a quarterly loss on charges related to the  spinoff of video rental chain Blockbuster Inc.BBI.N, but  cable network advertising sales and profits rose strongly.
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Viacom Inc. confirmed Thursday that it plans to bid for the part of MarketWatch that it doesn&#39;t already own. Viacom, which holds a 22.
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Viacom Inc.  said on Thursday its fourth quarter profit rose helped by the purchase of Dreamworks compared with a year ago when profit was dragged by charges.
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The comapny reported a quarterly loss of $369.9 million, citing taxes, difficulty in its mortgage referral unit and costs for proposed spinoffs that would make five companies out of one.
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Viacom (VIAB:NYSE - news - research) reported 4% revenue growth for the quarter, increased its dividend and put a size on the stock repurchase program long promised by CEO Sumner Redstone.