--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - April 03, 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY - Charter Communications hired J.P. Morgan Securities, Banc of America Securities and Citigroup Global Markets to arrange a refinancing of existing senior secured credit facilities. The proposed $6.8 billion credit facilities will include a new $300 million revolver/term credit facility, a $5 billion term loan due in 2013, and certain amendments to the existing $1.5 billion revolving credit facility, the cable company said.
Our valued sponsors: Hughes Network Sytems - http://www.direcway.com VoIPossibilities Conference and Expo - http://www.voipossibilities.com Applied Telcomm - http://www.appliedtel.com Pace Electronics - http://www.pacemso.com/misc/catalogrequest.asp?RefSalesSrc=6003&Referrer=SkyRepCatalog --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot & Not --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week BDR 2.30 0.30 15.00 % 1.59 - 3.84 BRCM 44.98 1.82 4.22 % 18.25 - 50.00 HLIT 6.57 0.20 3.14 % 4.08 - 9.98 CBS 24.66 0.68 2.84 % 23.85 - 27.45 MCCC 5.91 0.16 2.78 % 4.75 - 7.59 Not Close Pts. - % Chg 52-Week CRWN 5.80 - 0.54 - 8.52 % 5.59 - 11.50 WGAT 1.83 - 0.17 - 8.50 % 1.06 - 6.03 CCBL 8.15 - 0.59 - 6.75 % 4.77 - 8.97 NOOF 7.17 - 0.42 - 5.56 % 4.90 - 7.90 RG 36.84 - 1.31 - 3.43 % 26.90 - 44.85 DOW 11,145 36 NASDAQ 2,337 -3 S&P 500 1,298 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------- At the Bell --------------------------------------------------------------------- Verizon said it will sell its Caribbean and Latin American telecom operations in three separate transactions valued at $3.7 billion --- XM Satellite Radio said it added more than 568,000 net new subscribers during the first quarter, taking its total to more than 6.5 million subscribers --- Prudential downgraded RadioShack from "overweight" to "neutral." --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Week Ahead --------------------------------------------------------------------- This week, the Space Foundation will hold its annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Expected to take center stage Thursday is a discussion on mobile satellite services (http://www.spacefoundation.org). --------------------------------------------------------------------- PrimeTime Players --------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week T 26.95 - 0.09 - 0.33 % 21.79 - 28.82 BLS 34.68 0.03 0.09 % 24.32 - 35.25 CVC 26.90 0.20 0.75 % 22.50 - 33.90 CBS 24.70 0.72 3.00 % 23.85 - 27.45 CCBL 8.15 - 0.59 - 6.75 % 4.77 - 8.97 CHTR 1.06 - 0.03 - 2.75 % 0.88 - 2.00 CSCO 21.59 - 0.08 - 0.37 % 16.83 - 22.00 CMCSA 26.38 0.22 0.84 % 25.35 - 34.03 CSGS 23.41 0.16 0.69 % 15.74 - 24.76 DTV 16.42 0.02 0.12 % 13.17 - 16.79 DISCA 14.96 - 0.04 - 0.27 % 13.51 - 16.30 DISH 30.55 0.68 2.28 % 24.44 - 32.33 GMSTE 3.08 0.02 0.65 % 2.24 - 4.51 GE 34.69 - 0.09 - 0.26 % 32.21 - 37.34 IACI 29.80 0.33 1.12 % 23.49 - 55.50 L 8.30 0.09 1.10 % 7.59 - 10.64 LBTYA 20.84 0.37 1.81 % 18.21 - 52.32 MCCC 5.91 0.16 2.78 % 4.75 - 7.59 MSFT 27.56 0.35 1.29 % 23.94 - 28.38 MOT 23.32 0.41 1.79 % 14.48 - 24.99 NNDS 51.22 - 0.81 - 1.56 % 29.27 - 52.92 NWS 17.74 0.18 1.03 % 14.76 - 18.18 OPTV 2.88 - 0.06 - 2.04 % 2.07 - 3.45 OUTD 10.10 - 0.09 - 0.88 % 9.10 - 17.49 ION 0.92 - 0.02 - 2.13 % 0.37 - 1.56 PLA 14.04 - 0.16 - 1.13 % 11.80 - 15.88 Q 6.87 0.07 1.03 % 3.30 - 7.48 SSP 44.51 - 0.20 - 0.45 % 44.36 - 52.91 SIRI 5.06 - 0.01 - 0.20 % 4.36 - 7.98 STM 18.55 0.16 0.87 % 13.96 - 19.90 TWX 16.75 - 0.04 - 0.24 % 16.10 - 19.00 TIVO 7.28 0.05 0.69 % 4.56 - 8.22 VZ 34.42 0.36 1.06 % 29.13 - 36.25 VIA 38.46 - 0.30 - 0.77 % 37.68 - 43.87 DIS 27.94 0.05 0.18 % 22.89 - 29.00 XMSR 22.20 - 0.07 - 0.31 % 19.66 - 37.31 ===================================================================== For all the industry critical news - see: The BRIDGE War Room - http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/research.cfm SkyREPORT - http://www.skyreport.com SkyRETAILER - http://www.skyretailer.com The BRIDGE - http://www.mbc-thebridge.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- -To modify your subscription to The Evening Bridge, visit http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/register.cfm We welcome your comments and suggestions. Contact the editor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Data and information is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended for trading purposes. MBC is not liable for any errors or delays in the content or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. --------------------------------------------------------------------- © MBC 2006 165 South Union Boulevard, Suite #280 - Lakewood - CO 80228 - tel. 303-271-9960 - fax 303-271-9965
