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Bullish on IACI ... Graphic_rating_buy IACI
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62%
 +9.74%
in 490 days
After Friday's close, IAC reported that it has secured about $2 billion in funds to finance its spin-off of Interval Leisure Group Inc., Ticketmaster, and HSN Inc. The financing includes $840 million in bonds and $1.15 billion in senior credit facilities. At the time of the spin-off, Interval Leisure Group is expected to have $450 million in funded debt and about $120 million in cash while Ticketmaster will have $754 million in debt and $500 million in cash. HSN is also expected to have $390 million in debt and $50 million in cash.
By  Marian Filo   (-24.55%  risk: aggressive)  07/19/08 Comment


Volatile and Heavy Hitting Graphic_rating_buy IACI
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in 157 days
(closed on 09/02/08)

ask.com , Home Shopping Network , Match.com , Ticketmaster

This conglomerate has many good businesses under its umbrella and the recent trim down on its stock price and fear regarding its breakup makes this a lean and mean performance investment.

By  David Caro-Greene   (-4.87%  risk: moderate)  03/29/08 Comment


IAC's Diller Calls Faber Graphic_rating_buy IACI
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IAC/InterActiveCorp's (Nasdaq: IACI) CEO Barry Diller may have proved rumors he is gay by calling CNBC's David Faber "honey" in an interview at a Wall Street media conference. Link to CNBC video (About 4:45 minutes in)
By  Street Insider   (-6.94%  risk: aggressive)  09/19/07 Comment




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Liberty Interactive: Citi Upgrades On Rebound At QVC
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Citigroup analyst Jason Bazinet this morning upped his rating on Liberty Interactive (LINTA) to Buy from Hold, with a new target of $13.25, up from $12. At the root of the call: a more bullish view on better performance at the cable and Web home shopping channel QVC.

<>“Despite a challenging consumer environment, Liberty has successfully growth EBITDA at QVC,” he writes in a research note this morning. Bazinet points out that QVC in Q3 posted modest revenue growth of 1.6%, with strong EBITDA growth of 9.9% - domestic cash flow grew 10.4%, which international was up 8.8% despite currency headwi<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
By  Eric Savitz (Barron's)    11/20/09 Comment


Google, Microsoft Gains Search Share In October; Yahoo Loses More Ground
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Both Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT) increased their share of the U.S. search market in October, according to new data from ComScore.

  • Google had 65.4% share, up from 64.9% in September.
  • Microsoft Bing had 9.9% share, up from 9.4% in September.
  • Yahoo (YHOO) dropped to 18%, from 18.8% in September, and 21% in January.
  • Ask.com (IACI) maintained 3.9% share for the sixth straight month.
  • AOL (TWX) slipped to 2.9%, from 3% in September, and 3.9% in January.

Total search queries in the the month were up 13%, the smallest year-over-year increase ComScore has ever tracked.
By  Eric Savitz (Barron's)    11/16/09 Comment


Liberty Media CEO: IAC Is A Big Pile Of Cash, And That's It

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Greg Maffei, the President and CEO of Liberty Media on Barry Diller's Interactive Corp. (IACI):

“The company is largely a pile of cash today. Some of its businesses are performing okay, but many are under-performing. It’s just a big pile of cash right now and that’s it.”

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By  Henry Blodget   (+7.96%  risk: moderate)  11/12/09 Comment


Microsoft Bing Gains Search Share In October
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Microsoft (MSFT) Bing took 9.57% of the U.S. search market in October, up from 8.96% in September, according to research firm Experian Hitwise.

Google (GOOG) slipped to 70.60% from 71.08%, while Yahoo (YHOO) fell to 16.14%, from 16.38%.

Ask.com (IACI) inched up to 2.62%, from 2.56%.

Searches were up 7% sequentially in the month on Bing, and 2% higher on Ask.com, but down 1% at both Google and Yahoo.
By  Eric Savitz (Barron's)    11/11/09 Comment


Hey Startups, There's A New M&A Boss To Pitch At IAC

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IAC's new M&A boss is company vet Shana Fisher.

The top dealmaker post at IAC had been split between Shana and Joey Levin -- Joey doing the financial side, Shana doing the strategic.

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By  Henry Blodget   (+7.96%  risk: moderate)  11/09/09 Comment



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