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During the quarter, the company’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of roughly $59 million climbed 4.4% from the same period last year.

The two well-known entertainment firms, reporting after the bell, topped estimates on the top and bottom lines.

December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 -0.38%) this morning are down another -0.47% as concerns continue about slowing world economic growth.

Welcome to edition 224 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying increased last week with insiders buying $72.32 million of stock compared to $30.92 million in the week prior.

The average mid cap score is 57.78 this week, below the four week moving average score of 59.89. The average mid cap is trading -14.45% below its 52 week high, 0.97% above its 200 dma, has 7.83 days to cover held short, and is expected to post EPS growth of 19.17% next year.