The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)’s ESPN also has been aggressively pursuing online programming efforts separate from its current pay-TV offerings. As part of its new deal to carry the National Basketball Association’s games, ESPN will stream some games to online subscribers apart from what it offers pay-TV subscribers on its flagship channel. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) in last trading activity fell -2.45% to close at $82.08. Company weekly performance is -6.84% while its quarterly performance stands at -3.47%. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) is -10.00% away from its 52 week high.Host Hotels and Resorts (NYSE:HST) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Barclays from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday.On last trading day Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) fell -0.68% to close at $20.58. Its volatility for the week is 3.70% while volatility for the month is 2.33%. HST's sales growth for past 5 years was 0.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -16.60%. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) monthly performance is -5.73%.Nabors Industries (NYSE:NBR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.08 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Nabors Industries will post $1.22 EPS for the current fiscal year. On last trading day Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) increased 2.08% to close at $17.17. Its volatility for the week is 7.41% while volatility for the month is 4.58%. NBR's sales growth for past 5 years was 2.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -22.20%. Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) monthly performance is -29.86%.Bank of the Ozarks is in the process of completing its fourth acquisition since last summer. The $228.5 million stock-swap purchase of Intervest Bancshares Corp. (NASDAQ:IBCA) is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015. The $1.6 billion-asset Intervest operates six Florida locations in the Clearwater market. Intervest Bancshares Corp. (NASDAQ:IBCA) has 16.09% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 34.80%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $9.55.Google, Apple and Blackberry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) have all entered the car game with connected vehicle systems that bring your ride much closer to being a computer on wheels. Some believe that people won't even own cars in the future, instead moving to a ride-sharing model when it comes to transportation. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) in last trading activity advanced 2.36% to close at $9.11. Company weekly performance is -1.19% while its quarterly performance stands at -6.18%. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) is -21.80% away from its 52 week high.
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