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Netflix Now Without Epix And Starz As Hulu Jumps In

Video streamer Netflix (NFLX) dropped its online deal with major movie distributor Epix, three years after ending a similar agreement with Starz, as Netflix increasingly relies on its own content. Netflix rival Hulu quickly jumped in, announcing a distribution pact with Epix, while analysts speculated that Comcast (CMCSA) also looms as a new Epix partner. Comcast, along with 21st Century Fox (FOXA) and Walt Disney (DIS), owns Hulu. Comcast is the

What Top-Rated Tech Stocks Won In A Rough Week?

Some top techs won the week while stocks dropped across the board. The S&P 500 was down 4% for the week as of Friday afternoon, with the market uptrend under pressure. Who rose anyway? IT consultants. Of 30 tech stocks with a Composite Rating of 95 or better and at least a billion-dollar market cap, Globant (GLOB), a software developer for companies from Google (GOOGL) to Disney (DIS), gained most. It lifted more than 4% for the week and has

Allergan, Apple Hedge Fund Favorites; Disney Shorted

Drug giant Allergan (AGN) and Apple (AAPL) are top favorites of hedge funds, while Express Scripts Holding (ESRX), Walt Disney (DIS) and IBM (IBM) lead the list of most shorted stocks, according to a Goldman Sachs report. Allergan in early August only modestly beat analysts’ Q2 consensus estimates, and its stock fell shortly after the stock touched its all-time high above 340. Shares were down 1% in midday trading in the stock market today, near