The wind of change is blowing in the television and content delivery space. Netflix has done it again, increasing its share prices by nearly 14% to end at $65.28 at the close of trading. This was surely helped by the release of its first quarter report that showed steady progress in subscriber acquisition. Other news included not so stellar profit figures and the possibility of a stock split.

The company hosted a Q&A session after the report was made public. Its CEO Reed Hastings sounded triumphant as he emphasized the growth of Internet TV. He did not show concern about the moves of his competitors, saying instead that more players mean a greater attraction for the audience to try this new wave.

Chipotle Mexican Grille Inc. which has outperformed all other members of the S&P 500 Restaurant Index so far, sees sales coming in soft next year. Growth has been near 15% for stores opened in the last year but going forward, the company predicts sales to grow closer to 5%. Analysts had thought a slow down in the 7.2% growth range was coming. So they did see this trend prior to the company discussing it today while reporting its most recent quarter.

The stock, ticker symbol CMG moved lower in after-hours trading. The stock has climbed 23% this year to date. Analyst are hoping the soft sales growth projection is the company being conservative at this time and the actual numbers will be better. Some till remain positive on the stock with Buy ratings. Strong growth in the past was attributed to the healthy nature of their meals and the ability of customers to customize their orders.

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Burger King Worldwide 2013 Third Quarter Results

Over the years, Burger King have been steadily going from strength to strength, so it comes as no surprise that the third quarter results are so impressive. Their third quarter earnings have grown dramatically to $68.2 million in net profit. This translates to 19 cents per share. This result towers over the result from the same time last year and Burger King shows no sign of relaxing it's positive momentum.

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Investing Money In Citigroup

For over 100 years, Citigroup has been a global leader in commercial and consumer banking. While the company has historically been very strong, their stock has faltered a bit and been quite volatile over the past few years. While investment performance had been up and down recently, now could be a great time to invest in the company.

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AIG Earnings Of This Quarter

Is AIG a certain by for you?  If you have over the past month, you may have seen some very favorable results.  AIG earnings have improved by a staggering 50% over the past twelve months and a respectable five percent in the past month alone.  Anyone who has thought about buying into AIG, a Delaware insurance provider, may think seriously about increasing their shareholdings.  What does the future appear to hold for AIG earnings?

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Investing In Google

Posting a blog about a "little accounting", the chief accountant and treasurer, of Google, Vice President, Brent Callinicos, reminded analysts that because of Google's sale of Motorola's set top box business, it has been described as a terminated operation. When it comes to investing in Google it seems that all of the analysts are not taking this into account.

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Big Bank Earnings: The Week Ahead Could Be Make Or Break

With five of six of the largest banks in the nation scheduled to report earning results for the fourth quarter, for the financial sector it is a make or break week. On Wednesday morning Goldman Sachs (GS) and JP Morgan (JPM) report. On Thursday it will be Bank of America (BAC) and Citigroup (C) while Friday it is Morgan Stanley (MS).

There have been strong gains for bank stocks ahead of these critical earnings reports. The Financial SPDR ETF (XLF) which carefully follows more than 80 diversified financials has shown a gain of over 4% since the beginning of the year and from one year ago 23%.

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Amazon Company Growth

Amazon.com Inc. has recently opened a new brick-and-mortar center to help meet increased sales demands thanks to the success of newer features such as Amazon Prime. The online retailer continues to grow and enjoy a position as the top US online merchant. Amazon posted better holiday shopping numbers than originally expected, and plans are already under way to bring Prime subscription availability to Canadian customers.