Will Watch Dogs Drive Xbox and PS4 Sales?
Video game maker Ubisoft has now delivered its much anticipated Watch Dogs game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and earlier devices from both Sony and Microsoft, as well as PCs.
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Boeing expects that as it moves to an era when the Dreamliner 787 is one of its best-selling models, its transition from older models will not hamper sales.
Executive Departures Kill Twitter Shares
When Chris Fry stepped down last week as senior vice-president of engineering at Twitter, he became the second senior executive to get a shove from CEO Dick Costolo.
Could First Internet Bancorp Be the Next Bitcoin Proponent?
What if First Internet Bancorp decides to take the next major plunge -- into Bitcoin? The bank holding company already provides online commercial and retail banking products and services.
Pinnacle Foods in a Pickle Over Buyout Offer
The food fight has begun. Just two weeks ago, Hillshire Farms offered to buy Pinnacle Foods for $6.6 billion, sending shares of the owner of Duncan Hines Cake Mix and Birds Eye Frozen Vegetables…
USA Network Looking for More Blue-Sky ‘Satisfaction’ With Summer Shows
USA Network, cable television's leading provider of original shows, has the formula for summer programming down. They call it their 'blue-sky' model and the network is bringing back it's proven blue-sky successes like Suits,…
Why a Chevy Corvette Costs Less Than $54,000
GM's Chevy division sells its flagship Corvette Stingray Coupe for under $54,000. Since the car ranks as a world-class sports vehicle, in theory it should sell for much more.
Could ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Be AMC’s Next ‘Mad Men’?
Mad Men is ending, Breaking Bad is done -- AMC needs its new show 'Halt and Catch Fire' to catch on like wildfire. Set in Texas during the 1980s tech boom, the show, which…
Even Google Proves That You Can’t Make Smartphones in America
It was once a hot button issue (for a few hours) that President Obama asked Steve Jobs what it would take to manufacture iPhones in the United States. Well, it seems that Google is…
Carl Icahn and Activist Investing … and Insider Trading?
ThinkstockHave activist investors gone too far? That is what the news focus may be full of in the coming week. The financial media loves following activist investors like Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman and a…
Why J.C. Penney Is Down 50% in the Past Year
Following an initial rush of enthusiasm after the company reported fourth-quarter results in late February, shares of J.C. Penney have traded in a band between about $7.25 and $9.75.
Why IBM Remains More of a Value Trap
IBM is still deemed as one of the most important technology stocks for investors because of its size and dominance in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The new reality is that IBM is far…
Boeing 737 Challenger Fails
Canada-based aircraft maker Bombardier Inc. suffered a significant setback on Thursday to its plans to build a commercial plane to compete with the 737 from Boeing and the A320 from Airbus Group.
Can Seth MacFarlane Duplicate ‘Ted’ Success With ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’?
'A Million Ways to Die in the West,' starring and directed by Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane opens this weekend. Will it be as successful as his first movie 'Ted,' which starred Mark Wahlberg?
Why Is the MLB Draft Less Hyped Than Its NFL Counterpart?
The 2014 MLB Draft is next week, and unlike the NFL Draft, there’s no 24-hour media coverage, ever-changing mock drafts, or babbling analysts. Why?