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Opening Glance: Media companies rise



By AP
14 May 2008 @ 10:37 am EST

NEW YORK - Shares of most major media companies gained Wednesday morning after a Labor Department report on consumer prices alleviated some concerns about inflation.

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GCI 8.18 -0.53
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NYT 6.97 -0.57
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The report showed that consumer prices advanced 0.2 percent in April after rising 0.3 percent in March. On a gloomier note, the data showed the largest jump in food price in 18 years.

A look at how shares of some major media companies were performing Wednesday morning:

Gannett Co., up 20 cents to $30.84.

Time Warner Inc., up 18 cents to $16.29.

New York Times Co., up 25 cents to $19.58.

Walt Disney Co., up 46 cents to $34.79.

Bucking the trend, News Corp. shares dipped 3 cents to $19.78.

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