Accordig to Reuters, Alan Greenspan says that the US economic growth is zero and that the oil boom will go on "forever." Reuters writes that the National Association for Business Economics survey…
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) has disclosed that it made a $26 all-cash offer for smaller video game publisher Take-Two (NASDAQ: TTWO). The total value of the deal is about $2 billion. It…
Douglas A. McIntyre NPD released its monthly video game data showing that December video game spending increased 30.9% from December 2006. What is interesting is that software sales of game titles were up 36%, while…
Below is the short interest for selected stocks traded on the Nasdaq. The figures are as of September 28 and compare to numbers as of September 14, 2007. Largest Short Positions Company …
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is giving investors and the public a gift today. The company has announced that Bungie Studios, the creators of Halo 3 and the Halo franchise, is going on the path…
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has generated over $300 million in sales from Halo 3 titles in the first week alone, with $59.95 of that being from me. There were more than 1.7 million copies…
Short interest in several large Nasdaq traded companies fell sharply in September. The figures are calculated as of September 14 and are compared to numbers from August 15, 2007. Short interest in…
By now, everyone on earth knows of the launch of Halo 3. Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Bungie Studios is launching this at Midnight tonight. This should pretty easily surpass the $125 million in first-day…
NPD has its data out for the month of August showing another massive month in video game sales. Game titles and hardware showed roughly a 46% combined gain over August 2006. The…
In just under two short weeks the gaming event of 2007 will take place: Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Halo 3 hits the shelves. Halo 3 will launch on September 25, 2007, and this will…
According to Reuters, oil prices jumped to $78 on news the pipelines in Mexico had been blown up. Reuters writes that AIG (AIG) is targeting 10% of the wealth management business in…
Take-Two (TTWO) hit the numbers that it had given earlier, and the shares staged a relief rally. Net revenue for the third quarter was $206.4 million, compared to $241.2 million for the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Sony (SNE) has been hoping that the lagging sales of PS3 wold be helped by the release of some major video game titles. "Grand Theft Auto" from Take Two (TTWO) has been…
According to Reuters, China Mobile’s (CHL) net rose 28%. Reuters writes that Amgen (AMGN) will fire 14% of its sales force. Reuters reports that Hasbro (HAS) will increase inspection of products from…
One very popular video game is only available on the Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox. Halo, a violent space game, has sold 15 million units of its first two versions, according to The New…