Analysts at William Blair downgraded Western Union (NYSE: WU) from "outperform to "market perform." 
Share:  <span class="sent">Analysts at <span class="analyst">William Blair</span> downgraded <span class="company">Western Union</span> (NYSE: WU) from "outperform to "market perform."</span> Tweet this 

William Blair downgrades Western Union (NYSE: WU ) to Market Perform from Outperform. 
Share:  <span class="sent">William Blair downgrades <span class="company">Western Union</span> (NYSE: WU ) to Market Perform from Outperform.</span> Tweet this 

Western Union ( WU ) downgraded at William Blair from Outperform to Market Perform. 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="company">Western Union</span> ( WU ) downgraded at William Blair from Outperform to Market Perform.</span> Tweet this 

Western Union (WU) is lowered to Market Perform from Outperform with William Blair brokers (0) Comments. 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="company">Western Union</span> (WU) is lowered to Market Perform from Outperform with William Blair brokers (0) Comments.</span> Tweet this 

"But now it's a pretty out of body experience.". At the end of 2009, Pandora reported its first profitable quarter and $50 million in annual revenue — mostly from ads and the rest from subscriptions and payments from iTunes and Amazon.com when people buy music. Revenue will probably be $100 million this year, said Ralph Schackart, a digital media analyst at William Blair. Pandora's success can be credited to old fashioned perseverance, its ability to harness intense loyalty from users and a willingness to shift directions — from business to consumer, from subscription to free, from computer to mobile — when its fortunes flagged. Its library now has 700,000 songs, each categorized by an employee based on 400 musical attributes, like whether the voice is breathy, like Charlotte Gainsbourg, or gravelly like Tom Waits. Listeners pick a song or musician they like, and Pandora serves up songs with similar qualities 
Share:  "But now it's a pretty out of body experience.". At the end of 2009, <span class="company">Pandora</span> reported its first profitable quarter and $50 million in annual revenue — mostly from ads and the rest from subscriptions and payments from iTunes and Amazon.com when people buy music.<span class="sent"> Revenue will probably be $100 million this year, said <span class="analyst">Ralph Schackart</span>, a digital media analyst at William Blair. <span class="company">Pandora</span>'s success can be credited to old fashioned perseverance, its ability to harness intense loyalty from users and a willingness to shift directions — from business to consumer, from subscription to free, from computer to mobile — when its fortunes flagged.</span> Its library now has 700,000 songs, each categorized by an employee based on 400 musical attributes, like whether the voice is breathy, like Charlotte Gainsbourg, or gravelly like Tom Waits. Listeners pick a song or musician they like, and <span class="company">Pandora</span> serves up songs with similar qualities...."But now it's a pretty out of body experience.". At the end of 2009, <span class="company">Pandora</span> reported its first profitable quarter and $50 million in annual revenue — mostly from ads and the rest from subscriptions and payments from iTunes and Amazon.com when people buy music.<span class="sent"> Revenue will probably be $100 million this year, said <span class="analyst Tweet this 

William Blair analyst Ralph Schackart this morning launched coverage of Coinstar (CSTR) with a Market Perform rating, citing emerging risks for the company's Redbox kiosk video service. Schackart says deals with the studios to delay the availability of new DVDs on Redbox for a 28 day period after release "could be disruptive" to the business. The company cut a deal with Warner Bros on those terms; comparable deals with other studios could follow 
Share:  <span class="sent">William Blair analyst <span class="analyst">Ralph Schackart</span> this morning launched coverage of Coinstar (<span class="company">CSTR</span>) with a Market Perform rating, citing emerging risks for the company's Redbox kiosk video service.</span> Schackart says deals with the studios to delay the availability of new DVDs on Redbox for a 28 day period after release "could be disruptive" to the business. The company cut a deal with Warner Bros on those terms; comparable deals with other studios could follow....<span class="sent">William Blair analyst <span class="analyst">Ralph Schackart</span> this morning launched coverage of Coinstar (<span class="company">CSTR</span>) with a Market Perform rating, citing emerging risks for the company's Redbox kiosk video service.</span> Schackart says deals with the studios to delay the availability of new DVDs on Redbox for a 28 day period after release "could be disruptive" to the business. The company cut a deal with Warner Bros on those terms; comparable deals with other studios could follow. Tweet this 

The go shop window had closed without another bidder making a formal offer, the company said in a statement late Wednesday. SkillSoft said its board continued to recommend that the shareholders vote in favor of the SSI Investments deal. "We believe that investors and arbitrageurs should hold their existing positions for the initial $10.80 offer with a possibility of a slight improvement in the original terms to secure shareholder approval," MKM Partners analyst Keith Moore said in a note to clients. SkillSoft, which provides Internet based training courses and software to businesses and governments, also announced the receipt of Irish high court directions to convene the court meeting in relation to the proposed deal. "We do not expect any of the remaining legal hurdles to impact the ability of the proposed buyers to close the deal, nor do we expect a last minute bidder to emerge," William Blair & Co analyst Brandon Dobell said in a note to clients. 
Share:  The go shop window had closed without another bidder making a formal offer, the company said in a statement late Wednesday. <span class="company">SkillSoft</span> said its board continued to recommend that the shareholders vote in favor of the SSI Investments deal. "We believe that investors and arbitrageurs should hold their existing positions for the initial $10.80 offer with a possibility of a slight improvement in the original terms to secure shareholder approval," MKM Partners analyst Keith Moore said in a note to clients. <span class="company">SkillSoft</span>, which provides Internet based training courses and software to businesses and governments, also announced the receipt of Irish high court directions to convene the court meeting in relation to the proposed deal.<span class="sent"> "We do not expect any of the remaining legal hurdles to impact the ability of the proposed buyers to close the deal, nor do we expect a last minute bidder to emerge," William Blair & Co analyst <span class="analyst">Brandon Dobell</span> said in a note to clients.</span>...The go shop window had closed without another bidder making a formal offer, the company said in a statement late Wednesday. <span class="company">SkillSoft</span> said its board continued to recommend that the shareholders vote in favor of the SSI Investments deal. "We believe that investors and arbitrageurs should hold their existing positions for the initial $10.80 offer with a possibility of a slight improvement i Tweet this 

So the question naturally arises: Is the ad industry a good one to invest money. Meggan Friedman, an analyst at William Blair & Co. LLC, wrote in a note that shares of companies such as Interpublic and Omnicom remain "attractively valued," with agencies well positioned to benefit from the changing media and marketing landscape. 
Share:  So the question naturally arises: Is the ad industry a good one to invest money.<span class="sent"> <span class="analyst">Meggan Friedman</span>, an analyst at William Blair & Co. LLC, wrote in a note that shares of companies such as Interpublic and <span class="company">Omnicom</span> remain "attractively valued," with agencies well positioned to benefit from the changing media and marketing landscape.</span>...So the question naturally arises: Is the ad industry a good one to invest money.<span class="sent"> <span class="analyst">Meggan Friedman</span>, an analyst at William Blair & Co. LLC, wrote in a note that shares of companies such as Interpublic and <span class="company">Omnicom</span> remain "attractively valued," with agencies well positioned to benefit from the changing media and marketing landscape.</span> Tweet this 

So the question naturally arises: Is the ad industry a good one to invest money. Meggan Friedman, an analyst at William Blair & Co. LLC, wrote in a note that shares of companies such as Interpublic and Omnicom remain "attractively valued," with agencies well positioned to benefit from the changing media and marketing landscape. 
Share:  So the question naturally arises: Is the ad industry a good one to invest money.<span class="sent"> <span class="analyst">Meggan Friedman</span>, an analyst at William Blair & Co. LLC, wrote in a note that shares of companies such as <span class="company">Interpublic</span> and Omnicom remain "attractively valued," with agencies well positioned to benefit from the changing media and marketing landscape.</span>...So the question naturally arises: Is the ad industry a good one to invest money.<span class="sent"> <span class="analyst">Meggan Friedman</span>, an analyst at William Blair & Co. LLC, wrote in a note that shares of companies such as <span class="company">Interpublic</span> and Omnicom remain "attractively valued," with agencies well positioned to benefit from the changing media and marketing landscape.</span> Tweet this 

William Blair downgraded Skillsoft ( SKIL ) to market perform from outperform after the go shop window for further bids closed without another formal offer. 
Share:  <span class="sent">William Blair downgraded <span class="company">Skillsoft</span> ( SKIL ) to market perform from outperform after the go shop window for further bids closed without another formal offer.</span> Tweet this