International Business News - NAPS http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, Aug. 12, from AP Financial News: LOS ANGELES (AP)--Napster Inc. reported a widened fiscal first-quarter loss that missed analyst estimates as revenue dipped and the year-ago quarter was helped by higher income from other sources. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/earnings-roundup-napster-monotype-imaging.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:27:44 EDT Napster Inc. reported a widened fiscal first-quarter loss late Monday that missed analyst estimates as revenue dipped and the year-ago quarter was helped by higher income from other sources. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/napster-fiscal-1q-loss-widens-misses-street-view.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:30:50 EDT Online music retailer Napster Inc. said Monday it will partner with Walt Disney Records to launch a commercial-free "Best of Disney" radio station for the web. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/napster-partners-with-disney-for-web-radio-station.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:49:55 EDT RealNetworks Inc. shares rose Monday as Verizon Wireless rolled out the company's Rhapsody subscription music service on several handsets and Rhapsody said it is selling music free of copy protection through its Web music store. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/realnetworks-shares-rise.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:08:43 EDT Cell phones are becoming more useful devices for listening to music. Verizon Wireless is introducing Rhapsody's subscription music service Monday, allowing its customers to download as much music as they want to their phones for $15 per month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/verizon-wireless-gets-rhapsody-music-subscriptions.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:30:09 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Tuesday, May 27, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Online retail stocks mostly rose Tuesday, with digital music retailer Napster Inc. regaining some ground lost last week after its fiscal fourth-quarter report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/sector-roundup-internet-homebuilders.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 14:39:57 EDT Online retail stocks mostly rose Tuesday, with digital music retailer Napster Inc. regaining some ground lost last week after its fiscal fourth-quarter report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/sector-snap-online-retail-stocks-mostly-rise.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 15:41:19 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, May 22, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Napster Inc. shares fell Thursday as several analysts lowered price targets and noted issues and concerns in the wake of the digital music retailer's fiscal fourth-quarter report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/movers-roundup-napster-encore-acquisition.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 18:19:23 EDT Napster Inc. shares fell Thursday as several analysts lowered price targets and noted issues and concerns in the wake of the digital music retailer's fiscal fourth-quarter report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/napster-falls-in-wake-of-4q-report.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 18:40:19 EDT Shares of Napster Inc. may trade actively Thursday as the online music retailer posted a smaller fiscal fourth-quarter loss because more customers subscribed to the company's services. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/on-the-watch-naps-ldg-ndsn.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 06:15:36 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, May 21, from AP Financial News: LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Napster Inc. said Wednesday its loss narrowed during its fiscal fourth quarter by nearly 50 percent from the same quarter a year earlier, as the online music retailer saw higher sales and added more subscribers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/earnings-roundup-napster-longs-drugs-stores.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 18:22:36 EDT More music fans signed up for Napster Inc.'s digital music offerings in the first three months of this year, boosting revenue and helping the online music retailer cut its fiscal fourth quarter loss by nearly half. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/napster-narrows-loss-in-4q-revenue-up-6-percent.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 19:20:46 EDT Napster Inc. shares gained ahead of the company's fiscal fourth-quarter report Wednesday, which is expected to be released after the closing bell. Napster shares rose 6 cents to close at $1.69 before the report was released. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/napster-shares-dip-ahead-of-fiscal-4q-report.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 16:38:23 EDT Napster Inc. begins selling MP3s Tuesday, a move the online music service hopes will lure iPod users and turn around Napster's sliding fortunes. The company is the latest to make the switch to the unrestricted file format, which makes it music tracks compatible with virtually any music player or other device. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/50202-u-s-napster-mp3s.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/napster-rolls-out-all-mp3-download-store.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/napster-rolls-out-all-mp3-download-store.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 20:03:11 EDT The tech sector's attention was captured by two major deals this week, as Hewlett-Packard Co. said it will buy Electronic Data Systems Corp. for $13.2 billion and CBS Corp. agreed to acquire CNET Networks Inc. for $1.8 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/tech-roundup-hp-nabs-eds-cbs-grabs-cnet.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 16:29:55 EDT Shares of Napster Inc. jumped Thursday after the online music retailer said it expects its revenue for the fiscal fourth-quarter, which ended March 31, totaled about $31 million, beating analysts' p... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/napster-rises-with-4q-revenue-estimate.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:55:08 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, April 3, from the AP Financial Desk: LOS ANGELES (AP) Online music retailer Napster Inc. said Thursday it expects revenue for its fiscal fourth qu... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/outlook-roundup-napster-memc.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:34:44 EDT Online music retailer Napster Inc. said Thursday it expects revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31 totaled about $31 million, beating analysts' expectations. Analysts polled by Thomso... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/napster-expects-4q-sales-totaled-31m.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:08:49 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Monday, Feb. 11, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of LifePoint Hospitals Inc. continued to slide Monday, as the hospital operator's disappointing fourth-quarter and weak outlook for 2008 drove analysts to slash their profit estimates and price targets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080211/movers-roundup-lifepoint-napster.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:23:34 EST Shares of Napster Inc. rose Monday after an analyst upgraded the online music retailer's stock to "Outperform" from "Underperform." In a note to investors, Bear Stearns analyst Kunal Madhukar wrote disinterest, coupled with a trading imbalance that resulted from the company leaving the S&P 600 Small Cap Index in February, "has resulted in a compelling buying opportunity for investors who are willing to hold the shares for 12 (to) 18 months." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080211/napster-up-after-bear-stearns-upgrades.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:21:05 EST