Matthew Harrigan Quotations

Much of the intent here is to satisfy political pressure. At the same time, the companies don't want to lose much revenue.

Extending the debt payment gives them a chance to build their business,

This was broadly expected, to say the least, ... There's very little likelihood that you can tweak this to get it to work.

The Weather Channel is one of the few remaining privately owned cable channels out there. If there were a deal it would probably make sense for a company that also owned a broadcast network to buy it.

They've bitten off so much now, and there's so much to do organically, that it doesn't make much sense to do too many more acquisitions at this point.

They have a tremendous run going now. You can't argue with the success they are having at the box office. I think as long as they turn it around and keep the numbers up next year, it'll be fine.

They're having trouble adding customers. Their market is getting very saturated and they don't have a bundle like the cable companies do, so it's difficult for them.

There's a perception that he likes to have his toys.

It's a nice gadget obviously. They are to be commended for being innovative.

The biggest issue for investors is concern about the airlines and lodging industry trying to capture more discounts rather than going through third parties.

The balance sheet is still very leveraged but this sale tightens its footprint. That consumer base is not the most demographically desirable. I thought they got a good deal.

InterActive hasn't become too large yet and I think it can still grow its business further, ... It's a large cap name with a mid-cap growth factor.

Clearly they have a lot of work to do.

Hollywood will see a nice holiday season. These three movies are pretty much review proof.

I don't think this is anything that will have a huge detrimental affect on the stock.

The later maturities give the company more wiggle room, but they need to do a better job executing. They haven't proven they can do that yet.