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Neubert's Trades Newscorp (NWS) Hunting Yahoo (YHOO)?
Neubert's Trades Newscorp (NWS) Hunting Yahoo (YHOO)?
| Newscorp (NWS) Hunting Yahoo (YHOO)? |
| Written by David Neubert | |||
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I don't know how true rumors of Newscorp (NWS - $23.74) negotiating to own a piece of Yahoo (YHOO - $27.91) got started, but it would definitely be a postive for the stock. It would mean that management had a shareholder who would always be lighting a fire under their butts. I'd love to have Murdoch as a partner but at the rumored 30% of Yahoo that Newscorp would get for trading Myspace - it doesn't seem like a very good deal for Yahoo.
Sources: Times London, SeekingAlpha, WatchMojoBlog
If the Yahoo shares rise above $35 I'm likely to start selling. I'm short Jan 2008 35 strike calls against half my position of YHOO and am also short Jan 2008 30 strike puts. I like Yahoo!. For years MyYahoo.com has been my browser startup page; I pay to use Yahoo enhanced email; I have over 2500 photos on flickr ; I find Yahoo finance to be almost as good as Bloomberg but without the $1800 a month price tag; I have even been using Yahoo's search recently and find it so greatly improved that I don't need Google as much, I have registered websites using Yahoo.
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Disclosures and Confessions: I do not own Newscorp (NWS). At a p/e it seems expensive for a media property at this point. However, I'd be happy to buy it if it got cheap enough. I think that at this point, my TV broadcasting exposure is part of my GE position. I do own Yahoo.Latest Postings
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