Stock Trek: 7 Companies that Behave Like 'Star Trek' Aliens
Whether your investing personality is aggressively "warp speed" or a more conservative "raise shields," here are seven stocks we like that resemble the aliens of "Star Trek."
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Box Office Showdown: Iron Man vs. Harry Potter
With an impressive box office opening for "Iron Man 3," Tony Stark is showing signs of becoming a better a draw for Walt Disney than Harry Potter was for Time Warner.
Ticket Rush: Film Fans Hand Hollywood Record Cash
The big deal for Hollywood is not the record $10.8 billion that studios took in domestically in 2012. It's the fact that the number of tickets sold went up for the first time in three years.
Amazon's Epix Deal Puts Netflix on Notice
In a single deal, Amazon has become a legitimate rival to Netflix. Its streaming deal with EPIX gives its Amazon Prime customers free access to 2,000 movies from Paramount Pictures, MGM, and Lionsgate -- films like Iron Man 2, Super 8, True Grit, Rango, and many others.
Wall Street Watch Tuesday: Apple is the Greatest of All-Time
There has never been a more valuable company than Apple right now. Worrywarts point to the story of MIcrosoft as a cautionary tale, but there are big differences.
Buzzword of the Week: Tent Pole
In the testosterone-laden enclaves of America's business class, buzzwords tend to be a bit manly. Perhaps the best example is "tent pole," a term that refers to a company's most promising, prominent or profitable product -- except when it refers to its biggest problem.
