James Cameron

Here are some of the items that will help shape the week that lies ahead on Wall Street: Consumer electronics retailer Conn's reports; Titanic returns in 3-D; motorsports promoter International Speedway will see profits stall, and used-car seller CarMax checks under the hood.

At a time when the music industry is Auto-Tuning its own eulogy and Hollywood has all but given up on DVDs, 1.5 million people lined up at midnight events to score copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, proving that even in an era when more of us want our entertainment for free, some things are still considered worth their price.

The famed oceanographer and expert in deep-water robotic exploration is advising the U.S. government on solutions to the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf. Given Ballard's extensive experience, that could be a good move.

Director James Cameron said that a real-life "Avatar" battle is playing out in Brazil's Amazon rain forest, where indigenous groups are trying to halt the construction of a huge hydroelectric project. Cameron said he was in Brazil's capital to support protesters against the dam.

Macmillan subsidiary Henry Holt has halted production of Charles Pellegrino's book Last Train to Hiroshima amid allegations not only that the author had a lying source, but that the author had falsely characterized himself as having a Ph.D. What will the developments do to sales?

"Avatar" is only $50 shy of passing "Titanic" as the largest global box office film in history -- just short of the ship disaster's $1.843 billion mark. The ticket taking "Avatar" all the way to the top spot has already been sold.

Observers are bracing for the revenue avalanche that Avatar will generate in its third weekend -- and debating its effect on the industry and what, if anything, it may augur for Tinseltown or the national economy.

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