The Washington Post Company (WPO.N)

WPO.N on New York Stock Exchange

440.50USD
16 Dec 2009
Price Change (% chg)

$16.25 (+3.83%)
Prev Close
$424.25
Open
$428.00
Day's High
$442.01
Day's Low
$428.00
Volume
22,900
Avg. Vol
55,056
52-wk High
$495.60
52-wk Low
$300.16

WPO.N

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The Washington Post Company is a diversified education and media company. The Company’s Kaplan, Inc. (Kaplan) subsidiary provides a variety of educational services, both domestically and outside the United States. The Company’s media operations consist of the ownership and operation of cable television systems, newspaper... (more)
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Overall

Beta: 0.82
Market Cap (Mil.): $3,987.95
Shares Outstanding (Mil.): 9.40
Annual Dividend: 8.60
Yield (%): 2.00

Financials

  WPO.N Industry Sector
P/E (TTM): 137.88 19.47 0.36
EPS (TTM): -77.31 -- --
ROI: 0.66 -0.42 -0.81
ROE: 0.93 -2.95 -1.66
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UPDATE 2-Gannett to furlough workers, USA Today cuts staff

NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Gannett Co Inc , the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, will furlough workers in its U.S. local newspaper division to save money as advertising revenue declines.

01 Dec 2009

Washington Post closing remaining U.S. bureaus

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Washington Post is closing its last U.S. bureaus outside the nation's capital as the money-losing newspaper retrenches to focus on politics and local news.

24 Nov 2009

UPDATE 2-Washington Post closing remaining U.S. bureaus

* News bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York closing (Adds newspaper is closing all national bureaus)

24 Nov 2009

Washington Post closing U.S. bureaus

NEW YORK, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The Washington Post is closing its bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York as the money-losing newspaper retrenches to focus on politics and local news in the nation's capital.

24 Nov 2009

Murdoch courts trouble if he blocks Google on news

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch has spent months complaining that Google is ruining the newspaper business, and now he wants to do something about it.

24 Nov 2009

Murdoch courts trouble if he blocks Google on news

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch has spent months complaining that Google is ruining the newspaper business, and now he wants to do something about it.

23 Nov 2009

FACTBOX-Berkshire Hathaway's investments at a glance

Berkshire Hathaway Inc , the insurance and investment company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, is paying $26 billion to buy out railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe , the company's biggest-ever investment.

03 Nov 2009

Washington Post profit rises, newspaper ads fall

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Washington Post Co posted a higher quarterly profit and a 2 percent increase in revenue on Friday on strength in its education and cable television units, while print advertising revenue at its flagship newspaper fell 28 percent.

30 Oct 2009

UPDATE 2-Washington Post profit rises, newspaper ads fall

* Newspaper rev down 20 pct, Post print ad rev down 28 pct (Adds A.H. Belo Corp results)

30 Oct 2009

Newspaper circulation plunge accelerates

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The plunge in U.S. newspaper circulation is accelerating, according to the latest figures released on Monday, as more people cancel their subscriptions and publishers cut distribution and sales of discounted copies.

26 Oct 2009

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