The Glick Report

NBC Universal, Inc. - Alexis Glick at The Glick Report

It is now official: Comcast agreed to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric valuing NBCU at more than $30 billion. The inner workings of the deal are fairly complicated, so I chose to focus on the pluses and minuses for both Comcast and General Electric with Robert Maltbie, managing director of Singular Research. Here are some of his comments: "It's a good deal for a Comcast and a necessary deal for GE. GE needs to delever or die. 

General Electric Company (GE) - Alexis Glick at The Glick Report

It is now official: Comcast agreed to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric valuing NBCU at more than $30 billion. The inner workings of the deal are fairly complicated, so I chose to focus on the pluses and minuses for both Comcast and General Electric with Robert Maltbie, managing director of Singular Research. Here are some of his comments: "It's a good deal for a Comcast and a necessary deal for GE. GE needs to delever or die. 

Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) - Alexis Glick at The Glick Report

It is now official: Comcast agreed to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric valuing NBCU at more than $30 billion. The inner workings of the deal are fairly complicated, so I chose to focus on the pluses and minuses for both Comcast and General Electric with Robert Maltbie, managing director of Singular Research. Here are some of his comments: "It's a good deal for a Comcast and a necessary deal for GE. GE needs to delever or die. 

eBay Inc. (EBAY) - Alexis Glick at The Glick Report

Today I'm spending the day in eBay's FIRST EVER pop up store in midtown Manhattan. It's an Exclusive look at the items you can purchase on eBay through kiosks or the iPhone application. It is open until . 

Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) - Alexis Glick at The Glick Report

This morning Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello joined me on The Opening Bell. Electronic Arts reported earnings last night. The company missed the Street's earnings estimates by a penny, but beat on revenue. 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (HTZ) - Alexis Glick at The Glick Report

This morning on The Opening Bell I spoke exclusively with Mark Frissora, Hertz's (HTZ) Chairman & CEO. My last interview with him was at the end of June. At that time the company had just raised estimates and guidance. 

The Coca-Cola Company (KO) - Alexis Glick at The Glick Report

By Alexis Glick A little over a week ago ,I had the privilege of spending the day with Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of Coca Cola (KO). We caught up with each other in Birmingham, Alabama where we visited Coca Cola's third largest bottler, Coca Cola United. There, we were given unprecedented access to the process by which Coca Cola bottles and markets its beverages. 

New Jersey Nets - Alexis Glick at The Glick Report

By Alexis Glick Yesterday, it was announced that the richest man in Russia, billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, purchased an 80% stake in the NBA's New Jersey Nets and a 45% stake in the new arena, making Bruce Ratner a minority stakeholder in the team. This morning, I sat down for an exclusive interview with Bruce Ratner, Chairman & CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies and owner of the New Jersey Nets to talk about the deal and how it came to be. On his deal with the Russian billionaire, Ratner said "Mikhail Prokhorov wants to really create a business relationship both in sports, real estate and entertainment and really bring Russia and the United States closer in so many kinds of ways and sports is a major way to do that." 

Celgene Corporation (CELG) - Alexis Glick at The Glick Report

Her efforts gained huge recognition from the medical industry, from doctors around the world and from Celgene (CELG), the company whose drug she used to test on her husband. That drug used on a second patient in the hospital room next to her husband with multiple myeloma saved his life. He went into complete remission. 

BB&T Corporation (BBT) - Alexis Glick at The Glick Report

By Alexis Glick This morning, I was joined by BB&T CEO & President Kelly King. We discussed BB&T's recent acquisition of Colonial Bancgroup, the largest bank failure to date since Washington Mutual failed last year. The FDIC seized Colonial last week and orchestrated what King calls a very "creative" deal with the FDIC. 

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEHMQ) - Alexis Glick at The Glick Report

By Alexis Glick This morning Lawrence McDonald the author of "Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers" joined me. It's a really interesting inside perspective that got very good reviews from the New York Times and has been on the best seller list's top ten in non fiction. Lawrence was the vice president of distressed debt and convertible securities and actually left the firm before it collapsed.