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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…
GME Coverage Page 28
4:07pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — August 15, 2012: Markets Don’t Impress Again (ETR, GBG, OCZ, RGR, JIVE, JDSU, PEIX, PAAS, ANF, A, CSIQ, DE, SPLS, TGT, A, AMAT, CSCO, LTD, NTAP, PETM, SINA, DLTR, DANG, GME, ROST, SHLD, WMT, S, SPLS, CSIQ)
The three major US stock indexes opened somewhat lower this morning following an announcement from the Bank of England that it would not change interest rates nor asset purchases. In Asia, the…
4:04pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — August 10, 2012: Market Dithers Until Last Minute (NVO, YHOO, RL, CVC, BIG, DV, JWN, NVDA, CDXS, JCP, BYI, IAG, SYY, JDSU, KID, KORS, TJX, TGT, ARO, BRCD, GME, ROST, SHLD, WMT, FIO, ATP, UBNT)
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following more data from China. Both export and import data fell short, weighing on most Asian markets (more coverage here). There was…
6:17am ET
Special Report
America’s Worst Companies to Work For
Companies often tout their workplaces as an inviting environment for employees. Yet many are far from it, and employees at many of America’s largest corporations dislike, or even hate, their jobs. With…
10:10am ET
Investing
Best Buy: When Ratings Agencies Talk Up Rumors Of Buyout
How often do ratings agencies talk about buyout rumors? That is what we are faced with this morning after a report was issued by Fitch Ratings covering Best Buy Co, Inc. (NYSE:…
7:36am ET
Companies and Brands
Retailer Earnings Up Most in Two Years (WMT, DKS, HIBB, BBBY, WSM, BWS, FL, BBY, GME, WTSLA, GPS, ANF)
With 80% of the 120 companies it tracks having reported first quarter 2012 results, research firm Retail Metrics says that retailers who beat earnings estimates are up 5% year-over-year for the period,…
8:35am ET
Investing
Best Buy Bounces, But Not Enough (BBY, RSH, GME, AMZN, WMT, AAPL)
Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported first quarter results this morning that were better than expected and the company’s shares are getting a much-needed bounce. The company reported adjusted…
6:24am ET
Media
Media Digest (5/18/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
G8 leaders will seek solutions to the EU crisis. (Reuters) The Facebook IPO, priced at $38, will raise $16 billion. (Reuters) A new poll shows Greeks favor pro-bailout leaders who will keep…
4:04pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — May 17, 2012
The three major US stock indexes opened essentially flat this morning as investors were faced with a flat report on new claims for jobless benefits (our coverage here). Manufacturing data from the…
9:54am ET
Media
GameStop Forecast Not Pretty
Video game retailer GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) reported earnings this morning, and there were really no big surprises. The company had already said EPS would be $0.54. Revenues were a bit light,…
Paul Ausick 4:05pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — May 16, 2012
The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as investors appeared to be reacting to a temporarily stronger euro, which indicated some confidence in the Eurozone generally. But the dollar…
4:26pm ET
Media
EA Guidance Minimizes Value and Turnaround (EA, ATVI, BBY, GME)
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…
3:00pm ET
Media
Bracing For Weak Video Game Data Again (GME, ATVI, EA, TTWO, ZNGA)
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…
8:17am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMSC, CPHD, EGO, GME, HBAN, JCP, M, NVDA, PLCM, SAP, SVU, UAL, YELP)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) Started as Buy at Maxim Group. Cepheid,…
4:06pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (XOM, WDC, RAX, NLY, EMR, BBX, CAG, GME, IHS, LULU, PERY, SONC, NCTY, DG, DISCA, RGR, SWHC, BTFG, DMND)
Markets opened sharply this morning and remained in negative territory all day. Purchasing managers’ indexes in the eurozone and in China came in lower than expected this morning, weighing European and Asian…