AOL Inc.

AOL Inc.’s Earnings Beat? Not Really

by Glenn Busch November 10, 2010
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AOL Inc. (AOL) has been making some noise in the financial markets lately. First, AOL Inc. reported an earnings beat for the third quarter of 2010. Second, The Wall Street Journal printed an article that AOL was in talks with various financial advisers about AOL’s strategic options. One of the rumored options is a tie-up with Yahoo! (YHOO). In regards to AOL’s recent earnings, the noise becomes just that, noise.

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AOL, You’ve Got Impairment Charges

by Glenn Busch July 29, 2010
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Why didn’t AOL Inc. take an impairment charge on its main asset in 2009 like it did in 2008? Could it really be an improving asset or simply an adjustment to the discounted cash flow model?

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