It’s not uncommon for companies to hire business consulting firms to help them grow their businesses. However, it is almost unheard of for the consulting company’s CEO to become the consulted company’s…
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) has done a better job of fending off all of the freemium games and cheap online games compared to other publishers. Its World of Warcraft and other…
Jon C. Ogg Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) has released its earnings, and we forecast that this will help set the reception tone for Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) when it reports later in the…
24/7 Wall St. often looks at the key earnings reports scheduled for the week ahead. We have the bulk of the S&P 500 earnings behind us and we are now starting to…
GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME) may be down today because of a Needham & Co. research downgrade where the video game retailer was cut to “Hold.” There is another interesting call to analyze…
Markets opened slightly higher this morning but have been wobbling around the neutral line for the whole day. This morning’s report on the decline of housing prices (our coverage here) and the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus. Apollo…
Statements by Bernanke about the uneven economy push stocks down. (Reuters) Chinese factory activity grows more than expected in February. (Reuters) Facebook sets new advertising tools for major marketers ahead of its…
ZyngaZynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is getting shelled after the social gaming company’s first earnings report as a public company. This sell-off is actually one that is deserved. We also wonder just how…
All three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning and the day was mostly a gentle slide for the rest of the trading session. The failed Greek debt deal weighed on…
This week should be the last waves of the normalized quarterly earnings reports for companies with December 31 quarter-end dates. We are also starting to get a few of the first waves…
A California state court has denied a request from Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) to dismiss a suit by Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) related to a dispute over two former Activision…
Paul Ausick Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) may be most well-known for its MMORPG hit of the World of Warcraft franchise, but it turns out that there is more to this story in the…
Jon C. Ogg The markets opened lower this morning and not until mid-afternoon were equities able to put a mark above yesterday’s close. European stocks traded mixed all day, and that coupled with rising crude…
These are some of Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Reiterated Buy with $18 target at Argus. Air Products &…
