ThinkstockIt is the time of year again, when America’s largest retailers release those critical holiday season figures and disclose their annual sales. A review of these numbers tells us a great deal…
ThinkstockToys“R”Us may no longer be a public company, but that does not mean that it is not an important barometer for toy companies. The company was acquired in a deal in 2005…
courtesy GameStop Corp.GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) is showing that some hot video games did not exactly translate into the great video game recovery for which investors have been waiting (and waiting and…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy GameStop Corp.Just as the holiday retail shopping season gets down to its last two weeks, GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) said today that it would begin selling two models of the Kindle…
ThinkstockIn the most recent trading days, we have seen more companies turn to new or expanded share buyback plans. If the dividend tax rates rise too much, corporations may ditch the endless…
courtesy GameStop Corp.Is it possible that the video game sector is finally making a comeback? Are all the silly little virtual farm animal games from the likes of Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA)…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning but quickly turned south and bounced around lower all day. In Europe, the eurozone notched its second consecutive quarter of negative GDP growth, tossing the…
courtesy GameStop Corp.GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) reported third-quarter 2012 adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.38 and $1.77 billion in revenues before markets opened this morning. In the same period a…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, but the three major indexes fell below the neutral line after the first hour or so of trading. In Europe, Greece said its GDP contracted…
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…
Despite the many economic headwinds still facing the U.S., much of the retail industry is anticipating a sharply improved holiday season compared to last year and is planning accordingly. Six of the…
courtesy NintendoAfter more than a year since the product’s introduction, the Nintendo Wii U game controller finally has pricing, shipping dates, and more details on what the device can do. The company…
U.S. retail sales of video games, controllers and gear fell 20% in August compared with sales in the same month a year ago, according to a report from research firm NPD Group.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) named Bear of the Day at…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat to slightly lower this morning after the three-day holiday weekend. PMI readings from Europe came out weaker than expected yesterday (our coverage here), as…
