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Video Game Sales Are Down: Are Apps to Blame?
9:30AM 4/15/2011
Technology, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Sony, Apple, Nintendo
A research firm that tracks video game sales reported that March hardware sales rose, but software sales plunged again. NPD claims that 23% of software sales in 2010 came from apps, but the industry isn't sure that its lagging sales figures can be entirely blamed on apps like Angry Birds.
Should Investors Be Wary of Wall Street Bets Against Tech?
7:10AM 3/25/2011
Electronic Arts, Cisco Systems, Stocks in the News, Market News
The short interest in some major technology stocks has increased sharply in recent weeks. The short sellers' view may make sense since these companies have helped drive the NASDAQ recovery.
EA's 'Medal of Honor' Hits Store Shelves -- Except on Military Bases
9:30AM 10/12/2010
In Electronic Arts' new Medal of Honor game, players can take on the role of the Taliban or U.S. soldiers. But the prospect of having players shoot Americans doesn't go over too well with a lot of people, including the folks running base stores.
EA Earnings Preview: Market Awaits Video Game Bellwether
11:30AM 2/08/2010
Although Electronic Arts' fundamentals look solid, analysts have not been upbeat about the games giant's upcoming results, citing a "low pick-up" in video game sales. At the end of November, total video games sales were $14.1 billion, down 12% from the same time a year ago.
Slow Sales for EA Augurs Tough Times for Video Game Business
5:10AM 1/12/2010
Electronic Arts, the largest video game maker in the U.S., has released new guidance, and the numbers were awful. GAAP sales for its fiscal 2010, which ends in March, will be well below its November forecasts.
Icahn Buys Big Stake in Video-Game Maker Take-Two
8:40AM 12/18/2009
Take-Two Interactive, publisher of popular video games such as Grand Theft Auto, announced disappointing earnings Thursday. But that didn't deter Carl Icahn from buying an 11 percent stake in the company the same day.
Jobs for Americans: Which states will take longest to rebound?
4:40PM 11/13/2009
Unemployment, which recently hit a 26-year high of 10.2% nationwide, won't begin to show signs of improvement until the second quarter of 2010. Even then, it will take until 2013 for half the states to regain their previous peak employment levels. That's according to analysis from economic...
Layoffs return with a vengeance as large companies cut again
9:30AM 11/10/2009
People, Electronic Arts, Johnson & Johnson, Sprint Nextel Corp
The "Year of the Layoff" was supposed to be over now that the economy is improving and most large companies have fired as many people as they reasonably can. Productivity gains can only squeeze so much out of a shrinking work force.
But American companies are aggressively chopping their...
Daily Blogwatch: The worst idea for a bad economy!
8:00AM 11/10/2009
Company News, Technology, Columns, Economy, People, Investing, Earnings, Media, One Year Later
Darwin's Finance explains why the normal correlation between gold and the dollar has broken down.
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And speaking of which, The Intelligent Speculator figures out a new way to protect against inflation.
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Which biotech stock yields over 12% and sells for less than...
Daily Blogwatch: Why INTC is a buy; morbid stocks for Halloween
8:30AM 10/07/2009
Whatever happened to former superpower, Argentina?
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Amazing that people think this kind of thing will work: Local.com and Microsoft deny validity of press release.
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Three new stocks for George Soros's portfolio.
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