Day: January 5, 2006

It must be true that things come in threes, because Tiki collectibles should certainly be included in the ranks of the Un-Cute, right alongside Trolls and Cabbage Patch dolls. And like Trolls and Cabbage Patch dolls, Tiki items generate passionate interest in collectors willing to pay top dollar to satisfy their acquisitive instincts. So, what…

Pixar shares rose the most in almost two months amid speculation the computer-animation film studio may be purchased, possibly by distribution partner Walt Disney Co., Jefferies & Co. analyst Robert Routh said. Pixar added $4.20, or 7.8 percent, to close at $58.16 on the Nasdaq Stock Market, the biggest one-day percentage gain since Nov. 9.…

Pixar Animation Studios shares soared to a record high Wednesday amid speculation that the company behind “Finding Nemo” and “The Incredibles” is on the verge of a new deal with

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Pixar Animation Studios traded lower Thursday after an analyst said the film company’s hot stock has run its course and is now priced to perfection. The Emeryville, Calif., creator of “Toy Story” and “Finding Nemo”, whose stock ended 2005 up 25 percent, shed $1.90, or 3.3 percent, to trade…

At this time last year, I wrote a piece about Disney (NYSE: DIS – News) and its marketing plans for its theme parks, centered around the 50th anniversary of Disneyland. Not long after that article was published, I submitted a follow-up, musing that the company’s stock was finally once again above my personal cost basis.…

At this time last year, I wrote a piece about Disney (NYSE: DIS – News) and its marketing plans for its theme parks, centered around the 50th anniversary of Disneyland. Not long after that article was published, I submitted a follow-up, musing that the company’s stock was finally once again above my personal cost basis.…

NEW YORK, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ — “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,” hosted by Emmy Award-winner Meredith Vieira, is taking the show on the road during the month of January. The syndicated game show will tape twenty episodes at the “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire — PLAY IT!” attraction in the Disney-MGM Studios at…

NEW YORK – The Walt Disney Co.’s varied entertainment operations are expected to post profit gains in 2006, which should help the company’s shares overcome negative market sentiment toward media stocks. Several years of under performance and an uncertain macroeconomic outlook have driven “excessive bearishness” toward the media group, Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Cohen…