ThinkstockIn one of the worst-kept secrets around, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the launch of its streaming music service, Google Play Music All Access, at its I/O developers’ conference. The not-so-catchily-named service will…
ThinkstockSony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) is having an unusually good day on Tuesday. After having benefited from the Abe inflation pump from the Bank of Japan, now Sony ADRs have hit a new 52-week high…
courtesy of NvidiaNvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) has begun taking orders for its new SHIELD hand-held video game console, which is expected to beginning shipping next month. The device was introduced at this year’s Consumer…
courtesy GameStop Corp.Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) reported fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results after markets closed today. For the quarter, the video game producer posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…
courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc.Is Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) reconsidering how much it really wants to spend on yet another digital media effort? Shares of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) are getting clipped…
ThinkstockBloomberg reporters were allowed to look at some of the subscriber data of Bloomberg terminal users. The disclosure, brought to light by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS), is staggering in its ethical implications.…
courtesy of Verizon WirelessTiger Wood’s sexual indiscretions cost him sponsorships from Gatorade, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Tag Hauer, Procter & Gamble Co.’s (NYSE: PG) Gillette, and Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) in 2010. Among his major…
ThinkstockWith the Jefferies Global Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) conference in New York City wrapping up on Thursday, we wanted to give our readers an update on the stocks we mentioned last week as…
courtesy of YouTubeYouTube, the video operation of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), will enter a field in which it has no business being. It will offer consumers paid channels of premium video content. YouTube’s problem…
ThinkstockDish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The satellite TV provider posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.47 on revenues of $3.56 billion. In the same…
courtesy of AOL, IncAOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The online media and brand company posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.32 on revenues of $538.3…
thinkstockDirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The satellite TV provider posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.43 on revenues of $7.58 billion. In the same period…
starwars.comElectronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) has a better friend from an old friend in the world of video games and brands. News has broken that the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) and EA have entered…
courtesy of the Walt Disney Co.It looks as though Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) “Iron Man 3” could save the summer box office yield all by itself. Like several popular serial movie franchises, each…
courtesy of KFCEvery shareholder of Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) should have gotten a seat at the Kentucky Derby, or at least a spot next to the event’s red carpet. Yum! Brands paid the…