Point.360 reported a net loss of $12.2 million, or $1.20 per share, in its fourth fiscal quarter. The company reported net income of $0.1 million, or $0.01, per share in the same quarter in 2008.

Revenues came in at $11.0 million in the quarter, down slightly from the $11.4 million reported a year earlier. Gross margin came in at 28%, down from 24%.

Haig S. Bagerdjian, the CEO of Point.360 said, “During fiscal 2009, we took significant steps to consolidate facilities and add service capabilities…. We also changed our information technology infrastructure to enable us to be fully functional in the emerging new media market and to enhance customer and internal security.”

Point.360 provides media services to the media and entertainment industries. Some of the company’s services include archival and vaulting of film stock, closed captioning, digital restoration and duplication, DVD and CD production, subtitling and visual effects.

Eden FX, a division

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While investors’ attention was focused on global government bond yields marching higher, the holiday-shortened week produced a surprisingly small number of video clips.

Some quality footage was nevertheless produced, featuring the likes of David Rosenberg, now in his new role as chief economist and strategist of Gluskin Sheff, Mohamed El-Erian, Barry Ritholtz, Puru Saxena and Mario Gabelli.

And then there is “out of the box” analyst Marc Faber arguing that the US economy will enter “hyperinflation” approaching the levels in Zimbabwe. “I am 100% sure that the US will go into hyperinflation,” Faber said in an interview with Bloomberg. “The problem with government debt growing so much is that when the time comes and the Fed should increase interest rates, they will be very reluctant to do so and so inflation will start to accelerate.”

The selection kicks off with a humorous take by Emmy

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Product innovation is a key to growing or sometimes maintaining market share for consumer companies. Just as PepsiCo (PEP) is about to introduce Pepsi Natural, Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) announced a new flavor -- Dr. Pepper Cherry.Billed as "It's a whole new reason to try Dr Pepper," the beverage is a new blend of Dr Pepper with cherry flavor. Supported by an aggressive marketing plan, the company will employ Gene Simmons of KISS to introduce Dr. Pepper Cherry. The commercial's theme will be that Dr Pepper Cherry has just a KISS of cherry flavor, which makes it amazingly smooth.Also, Gene Simmons will be the third "Dr." (Dr. Love) in the "Trust Me, I'm a Dr." advertising campaign, drawing on the KISS song "Calling Dr. Love." The first 2 "Drs" were basketball Hall of Famer Dr. J ...