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CEOs to Fire in 2013
courtesy of Groupon Inc.A number of large public company CEOs have come under fire in the past year because of the extremely poor financial results of the public corporations they run. Some,…
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Apps & Software
Short Sellers Attack Tech
courtesy of DellShort sellers pressed into tech and Internet stocks during the period that ended November 15, a gamble that consumer spending on and business investment in electronics products and IT are…
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Retail
Video Game Sales Collapse as Holiday Shopping Begins
ThinkstockVideo game sales have collapsed just as retailers begin to rely on strong holiday sales. Industry research firm NPD reports that in October, U.S. video game retail revenue dropped 25% compared to…
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Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (11/9/2012)
ThinkstockThe Changing Video Game Industry Video game sales have collapsed just as retailers begin to rely on strong holiday sales. Industry research firm NPD reports that in October, U.S. video game retail…
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Media
Carl Icahn’s Poor Judgement — Take-Two and Netflix
ThinkstockCarl Icahn is still around, in his seventies and several decades into his place as a famous takeover artist, although he sometimes just scares companies into distributing cash or cutting costs. He…
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Special Report
How $4 Billion for Star Wars Will Generate Over $30 Billion for Disney
starwars.comThe Force is Back! The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has undoubtedly scored a major victory with its $4.05 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm. Star Wars fans will get to rejoice as the…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — October 11, 2012: Markets Fail to Hold Morning Gains (COST, ZNGA, PCS, EA, HST, ADTN, RT, SWY, DRWI, WGO, SCHW, JBHT, WFC, ICPT, KYTH, SSTK, RLGY, CLWR, S, ANR, THC, DLTR)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning on traders initial reaction to a sharp drop in the weekly report on new claims for unemployment (more coverage here). In Asia,…
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ATVI, CELG, COST, EA, ECPG, HST, LEAP, MAR, PCS, PAL, SI, SPLS, TTWO, TCBI, TXN, ZNGA)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) started as Outperform with $16…
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Media
Social Gaming Demise, Huge 2013 Opportunity for Video Game Sector (ZNGA, FB, GME, ATVI, EA)
It is no secret that the traditional video game sector faced several crushing blows all at once. The rise of companies like Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA), Rovio and others came on the backside…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AKRX, BRCM, CCL, CHK, CHA, EA, FB, GTAT, LLL, MKTX, MRVL, RSG, SNDK, TXN, RIG, WM, WNR)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Akorn Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) started as Buy with $18 target at BofA/ML.…
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Media
Is Zynga the Next Facebook?
ZyngaMany traders thought the 7.7% rise in Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) stock after CEO Mark Zuckerberg made comments at a TechCrunch conference about the firm’s future made no sense. He said little beyond…
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Media
FarmVille 2 Launch, Hope (or Hype) for Zynga
ZyngaZynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) has been in deep trouble since its IPO has made so many short sellers that much more wealthy. Virtual farm animals just haven’t been the continual draw that…
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ATVI, ADTN, AMD, AOL, CHK, CLF, CVGI, EA, LLY, FB, FDX, GRPN, HES, LNKD, OSIS, GOLD, RIO, STM, TWX, TIVO, WAB, ZNGA)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) started as Buy at Jefferies. Adtran Inc. (NASDAQ:…
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Media
EA Joins Video Game Buyout Rumor Mill
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) has joined the wave of video game companies that may be up for sale. The great rumor mill of Wall St. (and Cyber Street) now has EA…
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Media
Amazon.com Announces Social Game Products
Quietly, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced its entrance into the social game business. It will be joining a slew of companies in that nascent business. Due to the number of visits to…