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The Motley Fool
September 22, 2004
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Hogwarts and All for Scholastic The children's book publisher posts a wider loss in the historically weak first quarter without Harry Potter.   |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2007
Lawrence A. Rothman |
Magical Earnings at Scholastic Harry Potter helps Scholastic turn in another good quarter, but what does the publisher have planned for the future, now that the series is finished? |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Scholastic Corporation Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of Harry Potter publisher Scholastic Corporation jumped 10% today after the company released earnings. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
The Harry Potter Effect Does the Harry Potter news make Scholastic a page-turner? Over the long term, investors should likely be worried about a stock that hangs so much store by a franchise that will, eventually, come to an end. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Scholastic Stumbles A rather unexpected angle to Scholastic's numbers was the impact of the Federal Do Not Call list, which put a halt to most telemarketing efforts. This affected its Direct-to-Home segment, as the company said it limited the number of new families that Scholastic could claim for customers and hiked costs for the families it could approach. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Scholastic Must Hit the Books The company must leverage its growth segment-- educational publishing-- before considering them as an investment. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Scholastic's Impending Potter Mania A record-breaking print run heralds the approach of this summer's new Harry Potter book. From an investment point of view, the publisher hasn't had too much else going on between Potter books. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Get Ready for Harry Potter VI J.K. Rowling releases the official title for the sixth volume in the series. The financial juggernaut that is the Harry Potter franchise just keeps on rolling. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2011
Becca Lipman |
Harry Potter Stocks: The Harry Potter Index Prepares for its Final Battle The final installment of the films is only a week away and the Harry Potter Index will likely reap in the benefits, if only for a little while. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Scholastic's Test The educational publisher is set to report its fiscal first-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters? |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Potter Gets Hotter Preliminary buzz seems to indicate that Harry keeps getting stronger. If Scholastic shares seem a little sluggish at the moment, despite all the excitement, maybe investors are starting to wonder how the future will look for Scholastic without Harry and his magic. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Scholastic's Exam The educational publisher is set to report its fiscal second-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters? |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2006
Rich Smith |
Scholastic Passes the Test Put a check by the "meets expectations" box. Segment-wise, where Scholastic underperformed during the quarter was in educational publishing. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Time Is Up! Time Warner leads a busy slate of quarterly earnings reports. There is too much potential in the company, given all of its parts, to not make the grade eventually. |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2006
Rich Smith |
No Magic at Scholastic Harry Potter, where are you? The educational publisher reported hefty losses in its fiscal first-quarter 2007 earnings announcement. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Mr. Market and the Deathly Hallows The new Harry Potter book inspires business books we aren't anticipating in 2007. Geekonomics... The Wisdom of Surowieckis... Jim Cramer's Mad TV Money... etc. |
BusinessWeek
September 11, 2006
Gene G. Marcial |
Did Scholastic Deserve That Punishment? Children's book publisher Scholastic is getting poor marks on the Street. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2005
Shannon Zimmerman |
Scholastic's Corporate Punishment The second-quarter earnings report leads to a double-digit decline in the stock price. |
BusinessWeek
July 2, 2007
Diane Brady |
The Twisted Economics Of Harry Potter Harry Potter brings both profit and pain to his business partners. |
Inc.
June 2007
Athena Schindelheim |
The Trouble With Harry Harry Potter has become a children's lit classic - and a huge industry. With the final book due out, how would you develop the Potter brand? |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Time Warner Loves Harry The latest Harry Potter film opened with a spectacular $93.7 million... but how spectacular is it really? |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2004
Tim Beyers |
5 Stocks for Your Bundle of Joy Those little bundles of joy bring with them potentially dozens of stock ideas. If you've been too busy with sleepless nights to go looking for yourself, here are five to get you started. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2000 |
Product Guides for Teachers Scholastic has released the Scholastic Technology Guide for spring 2000.... |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Potter Pooper Four weeks after its release bookstores have massive piles of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on hand. Will these end up as returns, or will Harry get a second wind with movie releases and a new Universal Potter-themed attraction in Orlando? |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Book Leaks While Scholastic chases down retailers who shipped the new Harry Potter book too soon and cyber-spoilers who have printed pages online, the rest of the world eagerly anticipates the midnight release of the final installment in the seven book series. |
Salon.com
January 12, 2001
Kera Bolonik |
Harry Potter hanky-panky Book publishers' furtive change of a key detail in "The Goblet of Fire" has fans buzzing. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Harry Potter's Around Every Corner Time Warner shareholders will have to hope that Harry Potter's magic will remain potent a couple of years after fans have turned the last page of the series' grand finale. |
BusinessWeek
July 18, 2005
Mira Serrill-Robins |
Still Hog-Wild Over Hogwarts After six books and three films, Harry Potter shows no signs of slowing down. |
Salon.com
July 24, 2000
Garth Johnston |
Harry Potter fans detect devilish discrepancy Did J.K. Rowling goof or has she another trick up her sleeve? |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Harry Potter's Magic Returns Although the short term looks bright for the booksellers, given the imminent arrival of Harry's final chapter, there's a lot for investors to contemplate when it comes to booksellers' long-term outlook. Harry Potter may be magic, but this spell doesn't last forever. |
CIO
November 2, 2010
Kim S. Nash |
Using Business Intelligence to Predict Harry Potter DVD Sales It's not magic. Business intelligence is helping Warner Bros. make more accurate sales forecasts for the upcoming Harry Potter DVD. |
Salon.com
June 27, 2000
Laura Miller |
Name, covers of Harry Potter IV leaked U.S. publisher is forced to confirm title. "It was going to be a surprise, like a birthday or a Christmas present, for the kids," says a spokeswoman. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Time Warner Tunes In to Revenues The media giant beats analysts' estimates, with upbeat news on all fronts. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Books-A-Million's Million The book retailer's earnings were ordinary, but its growth outlook looks enticing. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2004
Rich Smith |
Lessons in Free Cash Flow Scholastic shows there's more to it than cash from operations minus capital expenditures. Kudos are due to the company for not trying to hide the ugly numbers from potential investors. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Barnes & Noble a Hit in Q2 The bookseller beats core earnings estimates and raises its full-year guidance. |
AskMen.com
December 2, 2001
Bernie Alexander |
Harry Potter: Behind The Magic Harry Potter has finally arrived to a record number of theaters nationwide, and adults can finally see what children worldwide have been obsessed with since the publication of the first Harry Potter book... |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon's Harry Situation Amazon.com's gearing up for Harry Potter at the perfect time. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
When Harry Met Bezos Amazon is cranking up the Harry Potter hype machine and traditional chains just don't stand a chance this summer. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2011
Chris Hill |
Hasbro's Girl Trouble Today's podcast: Optimus Prime and the rest of the Transformers saved Hasbro's latest quarter... Google unveiled News Badges... The latest (and final) Harry Potter film took in $475 million worldwide... |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
June 2001
Michael F. Jacobson |
Harry Potter and the Soft-Drink Sellout If anyone deserves to be called a hero, it is Harry Potter and author J.K. Rowling. That's why it is so distressing that the Coca-Cola Company has bought, for $150 million, sole worldwide marketing rights to the first Harry Potter film... |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2005
Rich Smith |
Books-A-$1.7 Million Sales growth in a slow-growth industry, banner profits, and a 2.8% dividend to boot? Is Books-A-Million a winner for investors? |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2004
Mark Mahorney |
Bargain Books-A-Million This bigger-than-it-looks bookseller is still a bargain. |
| Fast Company |
How Harry Potter Fans Are Saving the World Over 300 worldwide chapters have built libraries, raised money to protect civilians in Darfur, and sent five planes to Haiti after the earthquake in 2010. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2011
Tim Beyers |
Who Will Replace Harry Potter? "Green Lantern" fails to impress at the box office. |
Salon.com
November 6, 2001
Tracy Mayor |
Kiss Harry Potter goodbye The handful of days left before the movie comes out are our last chance to remember J.K. Rowling's young wizard as we imagined him... |
Salon.com
August 16, 2000
Kera Bolonik |
A list of their own Has Harry Potter changed the course of the New York Times Book Review -- and the children's book market -- for good or for evil? It depends on whom you ask. |
Salon.com
July 10, 2000
Charles Taylor |
The plot deepens With her fourth Harry Potter book, J.K. Rowling takes her young hero to his darkest adventure yet. |
InternetNews
July 15, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
'Harry Potter' Brings Magic to E-commerce Muggles The intense demand created by thousands of online pre-orders, all at the same time, means that retailers must have the necessary infrastructure in order to scale up fast. IBM WebSphere helped publishers meet the demand. |
Fast Company
July 2009
Zachary Wilson |
Watch: Harry Potter 6 Accio ticket sales! The Hogwarts crew returns with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on July 15. So far, the films' grosses have been stunningly consistent. Here's how other major franchises compare. |
