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.…
At first glance, the most interesting fact in the new eMarketer study of mobile ads is that Twitter will get more revenue from this source in 2012 than Facebook will. The figure represents…
bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsThe Nasdaq Composite Index reached an intraday high of 5,132.52 on March 10, 2000, and closed an at all-time high of 5,048.62 the same day. The close yesterday was almost…
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi will set his bond-buying plan, which may be one of the most critical moments of the EU crisis. (Reuters) Samsung faces holding customers because Apple Inc.…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat to slightly lower again this morning even though word leaked out of the European Central Bank’s likely bond-buying scheme (our coverage here). Official word…
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…
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:…
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) will not sell shares to cover a $2 billion tax bill. (Reuters) Government papers accuse BP PLC (NYSE: BP) of gross negligence in the Deepwater Horizon incident. (Reuters) Nokia…
There has been speculation that Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was going to reset its employee stock options or that it was going to accelerate the period where certain insiders and/or employees could…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy Facebook Inc.Shares of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) have now lost 50% of their value since the company’s March IPO. If you believe the Greek philosopher Zeno, this halving can go on…
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is trying to trade up this Tuesday. There are two research notes which may get in the way, and it is important to know that Friday’s close of…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. American States Water Co. (NYSE: AWR) cut to Neutral…
Today’s issue of the “Closing Bell” is out early as we join many of you in an early start to the holiday weekend. Data in today’s report was compiled between 1 p.m.…
Stocks are up Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.06%, the Nasdaq up 0.74% and the S&P 500 up 0.82%. Friday’s winners include a company beating second-quarter earnings and a…
courtesy Facebook Inc.Shares of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) put up another new post-IPO low today after analysts at BMO Capital Markets cut the social networking company’s target price from $25 to $15.…
Paul Ausick 
