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Opinion on  DIRECTV Group Inc. The (DTV)     Sector: Services  >  Industry: Broadcasting & Cable TV
Francis Chou, DirecTV Group

Feb 22, 2007 08:15 AM GMT
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Via www.controlledgreed.com:  
Andrew Allentuck profiles Canadian value investor Francis Chou in the Globe and Mail: His $688.1-million Chou Associates Management Inc. Global Balanced Fund produced a 18.9-per-cent return for the 12 months ended Jan. 31, 2007, which was a high first-quartile result among 255 funds in the sector. His $47.6-million Chou Bond Fund racked up a 16.6-per-cent return for the period, top among 351 bond funds that averaged just 3.1 per cent for the 12 months ended Jan. 31. I also find this part intere...



Update 02/28:
Via www.controlledgreed.com:  
Along with my post yesterday on CBS (CBS/NYSE) announcing a stock buyback, I should have included the news that DirecTV Group (DTV/NYSE) is doing the same. DirecTV plans on repurchasing up to $1 billion, which would be about 3.6% of outstanding shares based on yesterday's closing price. (The stock fell yesterday, along with almost everything else.) The company's $3 billion buyback announced last year has been completed. As you know, control of DirecTV is passing from Rupert Murdoch to John Malo...



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DTV:  This call was made on 02/22/07 @ $23.54
Rating:   Positive   $23.54 (02/22/07)
Closed:   08/16/2007 @ $21.39 (-9.13% in 175 days)


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