Consumers spend, stocks rise – 03/29/10

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The government reported that consumer spending was up in February for the 5th straight month, which seemed to assure Wall Street traders that the recovery remains on track. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 46 points, or 0.4%, to 10,896. Broadcasting stocks were not left out.


The RBR Radio Index was up 4.545, or 1.8%, to 257.731.

The TVBR Television Index was up 3.431, or 2.3%, to 153.448.

Winners
ACME, up 14.3%
Saga, up 6.9%
Beasley, up 6.1%

Losers
Westwood, down 4.3%
Nexstar, down 2.9%
Fisher, down 2.1%

Radio Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

Symbol

Close

Change

Arbitron *

ARB 

$26.66

$0.14

Beasley *

BBGI

$4.03

$0.23

CBS Cl. B

CBS

$14.14

$0.21

CBS Cl. A

CBSa

$14.11

$0.18

CC Media *

CCMO

$3.60

$0.00

Cumulus *

CMLS

$3.30

$0.15

Citadel

CTDB

$0.04

$0.00

Debut

DBTB

$0.04

$0.00

Disney

DIS

$35.16

-$0.15

Emmis *

EMMS

$1.10

$0.03

Entercom *

ETM

$11.75

$0.29

Entravision

EVC

$2.68

$0.02

Fisher

FSCI

$14.22

-$0.30

Google

GOOG

$562.45

-$0.24

Journal

JRN

$3.95

-$0.01

Lincoln Natl.

LNC

$30.22

$0.47

Regent

RGCIQ

$0.14

-$0.01

Radio One A

ROIA

$3.26

$0.04

Radio One D *

ROIAK

$3.07

$0.02

Salem *

SALM

$3.99

$0.04

SBS *

SBSA

$0.80

-$0.01

Saga *

SGA

$22.67

$1.46

Sirius XM

SIRI

$0.84

-$0.02

Westwood*

WWON

$8.53

-$0.38

 

 

 

 

* Component of the RBR Radio Index                          

 

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Television Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

Symbol

Close

Change

ACME *

ACME.PK

$0.40

$0.05

Belo *

BLC

$6.63

$0.23

CBS Cl. B *

CBS

$14.14

$0.21

CBS Cl. A

CBSa

$14.11

$0.18

Disney

DIS

$35.16

-$0.15

Entravision *

EVC

$2.68

$0.02

Fisher *

FSCI

$14.22

-$0.30

Gannett

GCI

$16.72

$0.18

Gen. Elec.

GE

$18.40

$0.06

Google

GOOG

$562.45

-$0.24

Gray *

GTN

$2.30

$0.09

Gray, Cl. A

GTNa

$2.50

$0.00

Journal

JRN

$3.95

-$0.01

Meredith

MDP

$34.34

-$0.10

Media Gen.

MEG

$8.40

$0.06

McGraw-Hill

MHP

$35.63

$0.01

News Corp.

NWS

$17.17

$0.08

Nexstar *

NXST

$4.72

-$0.14

Sinclair *

SBGI

$4.90

$0.09

SBS

SBSA

$0.80

-$0.01

Saga

SGA

$22.67

$1.46

Scripps

SSP

$8.78

$0.00

LIN TV *

TVL

$5.41

-$0.03

Time Warner

TWX

$31.56

$0.06

Wash. Post

WPO

$443.07

$2.85

 

 

 

 

* Component of the TVBR Television Index

 

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