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By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
| 12:30PM 4/26/2012
Shutterfly's stalking horse bid should have been low enough to smoke out other potentially buyers of Kodak Gallery -- but no other company thought it could make something of a photo-sharing site that had been largely left for dead.
| 9:00AM 6/08/2011
Add Kodak to the growing list of businesses participating in what's come to be known as "re-commerce."
The iconic photo company recently launched a trade-in and recycling program, whereby consumers can turn in their used consumer electronics for cash. The move reflects Kodak's ongoing...
| 10:30AM 4/15/2011
Does Cisco Systems' move to ditch its Flip line of mini video cameras signal that consumers are growing tired of these pocket-sized movie makers?
The networking company set plans this week to get out of the pocket video camera business as part of a companywide restructuring.
Industry watchers are...
| 5:00PM 4/01/2011
For investors who plan on retiring soon, Kodak may not be an ideal bet. With declines in the film-based photography market and questionable moves into digital, the photography giant faces tough times ahead.
| 11:30PM 1/24/2011
Kodak has accused Apple and Research in Motion of infringing on one of its digital-imaging patents with the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones. But the International Trade Commission in Washington has ruled against Kodak in a preliminary decision.
| 10:00AM 4/13/2010
A lot of people thought photo prints might go the way of the dodo once digital cameras became popular. But it seems people still want something to hold onto, press into a scrapbook or stuff in a shoebox. Still, times sure have changed since those little Fotomat kiosks used to dot our shopping center parking lots. So where can you find the best photo print bargains? We'll get the picture in this week's Savings Experiment.
| 1:15PM 2/12/2010
I've often wondered: if I buy antiques and collectibles instead of more traditional "assets", how am I likely to fare? I love old stuff: I like art, I like antiques, and I'd much rather spend my money on that stuff than on mutual funds. I recently looked at the tanking values of Precious Moments...
| 4:30PM 11/19/2009
Get 20% off almost everything at Kodak.com during their family and friends sale.
Use code HOLIDAYS2009, which expires on Sunday, Nov. 22. The coupon is case sensitive so make sure you use capital letters. The discount will automatically be applied at checkout.
Kodak sells a lot more than...
| 3:30PM 6/22/2009
As the Paul Simon song goes, "Mamma don't take my Kodachrome away..." But Kodak is doing it anyway, retiring its iconic Kodachrome color film, effective immediately. I shoot film. (Much to the shock and chagrin of friends and casual acquaintances and family members who see the receipts for...
| 1:00PM 6/05/2009
Like many iconic U.S. companies now struggling to thrive, or even just survive, Eastman Kodak (EK) is a former titan rocked by technological changes that fundamentally altered the market for its most important products.
Long one of the world's leading manufacturers of photographic film, Kodak has...