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Washington Post Co (The)

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WPO
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$

388.91

Change

+0.51 +0.13%

Volume

Volume 0

Sep 3, 2010, 4:33 p.m.

Real time quotes

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Previous close

$ 388.91

$ 388.91

Change

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52 week low

52 week high

$295.56

$547.58

Market cap

$3.57B

Average volume

135,799

P/E ratio

11.69

EPS

33.27

Dividend

2.25

Div yield

2.31%

Ex dividend date

7/22/10

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MarketWatch News on WPO

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    Monday's biggest gaining and declining stocks

    5:52 p.m. Aug. 23, 2010

    - MarketWatch

  2. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:281

    Not your grandfather's Newsweek

    1:16 p.m. Aug. 23, 2010

    - MarketWatch

  3. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:280

    Washington Post shares advance after Barron's item

    10:39 a.m. Aug. 23, 2010

    - David B. Wilkerson

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    Corinthian falls again on regulatory outlook

    4:19 p.m. Aug. 20, 2010

    - Steve Gelsi

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    Wednesday's biggest gaining and declining stocks

    4:58 p.m. Aug. 18, 2010

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  6. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:273

    S&P cuts Washington Post's outlook to negative

    1:47 p.m. Aug. 18, 2010

    - Sue Chang

  7. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:272

    S&P cuts Washington Post's outlook to negative

    1:35 p.m. Aug. 18, 2010

    - Sue Chang

  8. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:271

    For-profit education stocks advance

    1:24 p.m. Aug. 18, 2010

    - David B. Wilkerson

  9. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:270

    For-profit education firms see slight rebound

    10:55 a.m. Aug. 18, 2010

    - Wallace Witkowski

  10. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:269

    Monday's biggest gaining and declining stocks

    4:52 p.m. Aug. 16, 2010

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  11. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:267

    audio content Closing Bell from MarketWatch Radio Network

    4:27 p.m. Aug. 16, 2010

    - Adrienne Mitchell

  12. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:266

    For-profit education stocks plunge

    4:23 p.m. Aug. 16, 2010

    - David B. Wilkerson

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    audio content Midday Update from MarketWatch Radio Network

    12:35 p.m. Aug. 16, 2010

    - Adrienne Mitchell

  14. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:255

    For-profit education stocks hammered

    10:20 a.m. Aug. 16, 2010

    - David B. Wilkerson

  15. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:254

    Washington Post shares drop 11% at open

    9:35 a.m. Aug. 16, 2010

    - Laura Mandaro

  16. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:253

    The noose tightens around the magazine industry

    11:19 a.m. Aug. 10, 2010

    - MarketWatch

  17. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:252

    Newsweek should tap Weisberg as editor

    12:01 a.m. Aug. 9, 2010

    - Jon Friedman

  18. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:251

    Updates, advisories and surprises

    5:31 p.m. Aug. 6, 2010

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  19. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:249

    Friday's biggest gaining and declining stocks

    5:02 p.m. Aug. 6, 2010

    - MarketWatch

  20. cd027173-c561-4bfc-ac5c-9e0932f2f80d:245

    For-profit educators slump on regulation fears

    2:31 p.m. Aug. 6, 2010

    - Christopher Hinton

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    Successful Kaplan Free eBook Promo on the iBookstore Extended One Week

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    11:18 a.m. Aug. 27, 2010

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    Cars.com Extends Online Chat to Mobile Devices to Help Dealers Connect With Shoppers

    1:52 p.m. Aug. 26, 2010

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    Kaplan Kicks off Back-to-School Season with Free Book Downloads Offer Exclusively On the iBookstore

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    7:00 a.m. Aug. 18, 2010

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  10. d070472b-d5eb-4c39-a742-ad505aca3a73:233

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    11:34 a.m. Aug. 11, 2010

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  14. d070472b-d5eb-4c39-a742-ad505aca3a73:229

    Kendall Law Group Investigates The Washington Post Company for Shareholders

    12:14 p.m. Aug. 10, 2010

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    Robbins Umeda LLP Announces Investigation of the Washington Post Company

    8:34 p.m. Aug. 9, 2010

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    8:30 a.m. Aug. 6, 2010

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