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Electronic Arts (ERTS) is scheduled to discuss its third-quarter earnings Monday afternoon, 2:00 PM Pacific Time. ERTS is the top-rated entertainment software publisher in North America and Europe, and is expected to report earnings of 31 cents per share.

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]]>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2earnings previewElectronic ArtsERTSvideo game salesvideo gamesMark FightmasterMon, 08 Feb 2010 11:30:00 ESTChevron's Earnings Miss Market Expectationshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/01/29/chevrons-earnings-miss-market-expectations/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/01/29/chevrons-earnings-miss-market-expectations/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/01/29/chevrons-earnings-miss-market-expectations/#commentsFiled under: ,

On Friday morning, Chevron (CVX) announced its fourth-quarter net income came in at $3.07 billion or $1.53 per share, down from $4.9 billion or $2.44 per share a year ago. This missed Wall Street analysts' expectations that Chevron would report earnings of $1.66 per share. Quarterly revenue came in at $48 billion, up from $43 billion a year ago, thanks to higher oil prices and production increases, and net oil-equivalent production was more than 9% higher than a year ago as well. Full-year earnings for 2009 totaled $5.24 per diluted share ($10.48 billion) compared to $11.67 per diluted share ($23.93 billion) in 2008.

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]]>ChevronCVXearningsoiloil pricesoil productionMark FightmasterFri, 29 Jan 2010 10:45:00 ESTAMD's Earnings Beat the Street, Stock Drops Anywayhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/01/22/amds-earnings-beat-the-street-stock-drops-anyway/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/01/22/amds-earnings-beat-the-street-stock-drops-anyway/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/01/22/amds-earnings-beat-the-street-stock-drops-anyway/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) surprised the Street by topping expectations when it announced its fourth-quarter earnings Thursday afternoon. During the quarter, the semiconductor firm earned $1.18 billion, or $1.52 per share. A year earlier, AMD lost $1.44 billion, or $2.36 per share. Adjusted earnings dipped into negative territory, as AMD lost 8 cents per share -- but that was still better than the expected loss of 17 cents per share. Revenue checked in at $1.65 billion, handily topping expectations of $1.49 billion.

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]]>Advanced Micro DevicesAMDearningsquarterly earningsMark FightmasterFri, 22 Jan 2010 08:50:00 ESTAMD's Fundamentals Should Be Strong, But Will the Market Buy It?http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/01/20/amds-fundamentals-should-be-strong-but-will-the-market-buy-it/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/01/20/amds-fundamentals-should-be-strong-but-will-the-market-buy-it/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/01/20/amds-fundamentals-should-be-strong-but-will-the-market-buy-it/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

On Thursday, chip-maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is set to step into the earnings spotlight. AMD's microprocessors and chip sets are used in everything from computers to cars to consumer electronics. Analysts' expectations call for a loss of 15 cents per share, compared a loss of 69 cents per share a year ago. Historically, AMD has shown promise in the earnings confessional, only to drop in the subsequent quarter.

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]]>Advanced Micro Devicesamdcomputersearnings previewhardwareIntelprocessorsMark FightmasterWed, 20 Jan 2010 12:05:00 ESTAmtrak to Offer Free Wi-Fi. Should Airlines Worry?http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/01/15/amtrak-will-offer-free-wi-fi-should-airlines-worry/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/01/15/amtrak-will-offer-free-wi-fi-should-airlines-worry/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/01/15/amtrak-will-offer-free-wi-fi-should-airlines-worry/#commentsFiled under: , ,

As airlines struggle, Amtrak is trying and take a bit of their market share. Business travelers who routinely fly the shuttle -- mildly affordable, and as comfortable as can be expected -- have enjoyed wi-fi access on some airlines, but not all. Amtrak sees an opening here: It's announced plans to offer wi-fi access on Acela trains between Boston, New York, and Washington, starting in March. Amtrak's Wi-Fi will be free at first, but the carrier may impose a fee in the future.

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]]>businessbusiness commutecommutecommuterscommutingDelta Air Linesrail carriersrail travelrailroadstrain traveltrainswi-fiwi-fi accessMark FightmasterFri, 15 Jan 2010 14:45:00 ESTPepsi Ditches Super Bowl Ads for Social Networking Campaignhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/12/18/pepsi-ditches-super-bowl-ads-for-social-networking-campaign/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/12/18/pepsi-ditches-super-bowl-ads-for-social-networking-campaign/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/12/18/pepsi-ditches-super-bowl-ads-for-social-networking-campaign/#commentsFiled under:

While watching the Super Bowl this upcoming February, some viewers may notice a conspicuous absence: PepsiCo (PEP), which has advertised during the past 23 Super Bowl shows, won't be running any Pepsi commercials, according to The Wall Street Journal. Before you brush this off as a non-event, let me remind you of some of the Pepsi commercials of Super Bowl past. The beverage maker has long paraded a series of A-listers to entertain %%DynaPub-Enhancement class="enhancement contentType-HTML Content fragmentId-1 payloadId-61603 alignment-right size-small"%% us between plays. Puff Daddy (P Diddy, whatever you call him), Jackie Chan, Cindy Crawford (I will never forget that ad), and Ozzy Osbourne.

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]]>Cause related marketingCMRColumnsnew mediaSuper BowlSuper Bowl adssuper bowl advertisementssuper bowl advertisingTwitterMark FightmasterFri, 18 Dec 2009 14:00:00 ESTWhat Tiger Woods' 'indefinite break' from golf might meanhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/12/11/what-tiger-woods-indefinite-break-from-golf-might-mean/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/12/11/what-tiger-woods-indefinite-break-from-golf-might-mean/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/12/11/what-tiger-woods-indefinite-break-from-golf-might-mean/#commentsFiled under: ,

On Friday evening, a statement on Tiger Woods' website announced that the world's greatest golfer is going to take "an indefinite break from professional golf." Tiger begins the statement by expressing awareness of the "disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children."

Woods adds that "It may not be possible to repair the damage I've done, but I want to do my best to try." The questions now are: Will his family be willing to forgive him, how will his sponsors react and how might his hiatus affect the sport, especially if it turns into a permanent break?

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]]>AccentureACNendorsement dealsendorsementsinfidelityNikeNKETigertiger woodstiger woods affairtiger-woods-pga-tour-10Mark FightmasterFri, 11 Dec 2009 23:20:00 ESTEx-college player: Removing helmets from NFL won't stop concussionshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/15/an-injured-ex-players-take-removing-helmets-from-the-nfl-wont/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/15/an-injured-ex-players-take-removing-helmets-from-the-nfl-wont/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/15/an-injured-ex-players-take-removing-helmets-from-the-nfl-wont/#commentsFiled under:

This may come to no surprise to many of you that have read my work as a financial writer, but I am what my wife calls a "walking head injury." I played football from the age of six until 19, when I was told my college football career had to end -- more on that in a minute.

Having gotten my "bell rung" many times in my youth, I was taken aback by a recent article in The Wall Street Journal suggesting it may be time to retire the football helmet as we know it. Leagues overseas have been trying this as a way to -- this may sound counterintuitive -- reduce concussions and other injuries. But I don't see playing helmet-less as a solution for the National Football League (NFL).

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]]>Australian footballColumnsconcussionsfootballfootball helmetfootball night in americahead injuryhelmetjohn maddennational football leagueNFLriddellRoger GoodellMark FightmasterSun, 15 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESTDole goes public, but Wall Street doesn't go bananashttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/23/dole-goes-public-but-wall-street-doesnt-go-bananas/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/23/dole-goes-public-but-wall-street-doesnt-go-bananas/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/23/dole-goes-public-but-wall-street-doesnt-go-bananas/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

In Dole Food Co.'s (DOLE) initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange today, shares came in below their forecast range. The fruit conglomerate raised $446 million, selling 35.7 million shares at $12.50, giving the company a value of $1.09 billion, but the an October 9 filing had anticipated an IPO ranging from $13 to $15.

Dole plans to use the proceeds to repay $451 million in debt, along with a $17 million prepayment penalty. Dole also priced $300 million of convertible securities at $12.50 each.

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]]>bank of americachiquitaDavid Murdockdeutsche bankDoleDole Foodsfresh del montegoldman sachsinitial public offeringIPOwells fargoMark FightmasterFri, 23 Oct 2009 14:10:00 ESTNew Jersey Nets may soon have a foreign ownerhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/24/new-jersey-nets-may-soon-have-a-foreign-owner/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/24/new-jersey-nets-may-soon-have-a-foreign-owner/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/24/new-jersey-nets-may-soon-have-a-foreign-owner/#commentsOne of the worst teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is now going to cause wailing and gnashing of teeth overseas, as the New Jersey Nets are about to be purchased by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov.

On Wednesday, Prokhorov announced that he has a deal to purchase 80 percent of the Nets, along with almost half of a project to build a new basketball arena for them in Brooklyn. The deal would make Prokhorov the first non-North American owner in the NBA.

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]]>Atlantic YardsBrooklynBruce RatnerColumnsDodgersMikhail ProkhorovNew Jersey NetsMark FightmasterThu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:00 ESTWWE CEO Linda McMahon resigns to lay a smackdown on the U.S. Senatehttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/16/wwe-ceo-linda-mcmahon-resigns-to-lay-the-smackdown-on-the-u-s-s/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/16/wwe-ceo-linda-mcmahon-resigns-to-lay-the-smackdown-on-the-u-s-s/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/16/wwe-ceo-linda-mcmahon-resigns-to-lay-the-smackdown-on-the-u-s-s/#commentsFiled under:

Things are about to get real interesting up in Connecticut. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has announced that CEO Linda McMahon is resigning in order to run for Connecticut's U.S. Senate seat. Yes ladies and gents, it appears that the McMahon family is aiming to add a senator to its roster. Her husband, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon is going to take over the CEO position. Perhaps this will keep Vince out of the wrestling action and behind the cameras a bit more.

Linda McMahon believes that Washington is "out of control" and that Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd has "lost his way and our trust." Considering that Linda McMahon is going to fight with three other Republicans for the seat, we could see a bit of a battle royale shaping up -- or is it a cage match? If she wins, can you picture her acceptance press conference? Imagine: lowered lights, a smoke machine, strobes, and Mrs. McMahon emerging from behind a rhinestone-studded curtain to the rampaging strains of some heavy metal song. That would sure make things a bit more interesting. Perhaps the Rock will walk out and announce, "Finally, the McMahons have come back to Washington." Or Shawn Michaels and Triple H could come out and do their typical D-Generation X introductions (which are a bit too risque to go into here). One thing is certain, this is going to be fun.

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]]>20102010 electionschris doddconnecticutdoddelectionLinda McMahonMcMahonRockSenateThe RockU.S. SenateVince McMahonworld wrestling entertainmentwweMark FightmasterWed, 16 Sep 2009 16:20:00 ESTYankees to lower some ticket prices next yearhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/16/yankees-to-lower-some-ticket-prices-next-year/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/16/yankees-to-lower-some-ticket-prices-next-year/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/16/yankees-to-lower-some-ticket-prices-next-year/#commentsSports business reporter Darren Rovell at CNBC reported on September 15 that the New York Yankees are releasing their ticket prices for season ticket holders. The report notes that more than 80 percent of the tickets at Yankee Stadium will remain the same, but those able to afford the most expensive seats at the stadium are going to get a bit of a break.

Rovell reports that some of the most expensive seats will see as much as 40 percent reductions -- with seats behind home plate being cut to $235 or $250 from their current $325.

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]]>baseballBoston Red Soxbusiness of sportsColumnsDarren Rovellmajor league baseballNew York Yankeesticket pricesticketsMark FightmasterWed, 16 Sep 2009 12:20:00 ESTObama's economy speech: Can he sell optimism to a pessimistic public?http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/14/obamas-economy-speech-can-he-sell-optimism-to-a-pessimistic-pu/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/14/obamas-economy-speech-can-he-sell-optimism-to-a-pessimistic-pu/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/14/obamas-economy-speech-can-he-sell-optimism-to-a-pessimistic-pu/#commentsFiled under: ,

The financial sector is well on its way to recovery, right? After all, it has been a year since Wall Street almost collapsed, and the government is now ready, willing, and able to stop such a situation from happening again. President Obama and Congress are telling us that everything is moving in the right direction -- so Americans must be feeling more confident about the economic future, right? Wrong.

According to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, seven out of 10 Americans do not believe the government has taken the proper safeguards to keep last September's horrors from repeating. Furthermore, 80 percent of those polled feel the economy is in poor shape -- and members of this group worry that they may not be able to keep their heads above water.

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]]>economic confidenceeconomic stimulusPresident Obamastimulus packagestimulus planMark FightmasterMon, 14 Sep 2009 11:40:00 ESTTech billionaire Tom Siebel survives an elephant attackhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/03/tech-billionaire-tom-siebel-survives-an-elephant-attack/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/03/tech-billionaire-tom-siebel-survives-an-elephant-attack/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/03/tech-billionaire-tom-siebel-survives-an-elephant-attack/#commentsFiled under: ,

So, what did you do on your summer vacation? This benign question is sure to be asked of students throughout the U.S. as they head back to school from their summer vacation. Well, Tom Siebel has a more interesting story than, "We went to the beach."

According to a yarn that Siebel spun for the San Jose Mercury News, he and a tour guide were attacked by an elephant during a safari in the Serengeti last month. Siebel and his guide were observing the elephant on safari when it decided to charge, attacking Siebel and his guide. Siebel, who created Seibel Systems software company, state, "It was all happening so fast. There was no place to hide, no place to run."

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]]>elephantelephant attackinjuriesOraclesafariTom SeibelMark FightmasterThu, 03 Sep 2009 14:00:00 ESTIs this the final nail in Dykstra's coffin?http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/10/is-this-the-final-nail-in-dykstras-coffin/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/10/is-this-the-final-nail-in-dykstras-coffin/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/10/is-this-the-final-nail-in-dykstras-coffin/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Looks like it is going to be a rough week for former baseball great Lenny "Nails" Dykstra. For those of you not familiar with the situation, Nails was a star outfielder for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies who, in retirement, became an entrepreneur and investment guru of sorts.

Unfortunately, last month, thanks to what he called "bogus lawsuits," Dykstra declared bankruptcy. At the time, he listed less than $50,000 in assets and between $10 million and $50 million in debts.

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]]>bankruptcybaseballColumnsfailed businessfailed venutresfraudlawsuitsLenny DykstraMLBMark FightmasterMon, 10 Aug 2009 12:30:00 ESTTopps is now the official baseball card of Major League Baseballhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/06/topps-is-now-the-official-baseball-card-of-major-league-baseball/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/06/topps-is-now-the-official-baseball-card-of-major-league-baseball/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/06/topps-is-now-the-official-baseball-card-of-major-league-baseball/#commentsFiled under:

A former mainstay of childhood, baseball cards have long since become a meaningless historical footnote, occasionally garnering some small mention in the media when a family finds boxes of rare baseball cards hoarded in a deceased relative's attic. Personally speaking, the last time I purchased baseball cards I was upset because I kept getting Frank Pastore (1982 Reds) cards and not the Davey Concepcion I needed to complete my team collection.

In this context, today's announcement by the Major League Baseball (MLB) smacks of total irrelevance. The organization has announced that The Topps Company will become the exclusive manufacturer of baseball cards for the league. Topps signed a multi-year deal in order to end competition between card companies and potentially jump start the slumping industry. MLB hopes that having one official cardmaker will end the confusion caused by the multiple card manufacturers and seemingly endless series clogging up stores.

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]]>baseball cardsbusiness of sportsColumnsdonrussfleermajor league baseballtoppsMark FightmasterThu, 06 Aug 2009 15:40:00 ESTMore layoffs: ADP and Challenger Gray & Christmas reports are inhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/05/more-layoffs-adp-and-challenger-gray-and-christmas-reports-are-in/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/05/more-layoffs-adp-and-challenger-gray-and-christmas-reports-are-in/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/05/more-layoffs-adp-and-challenger-gray-and-christmas-reports-are-in/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Plenty of job news is in this morning, starting with the Challenger Gray & Christmas layoff data. The firm announced that layoffs from major U.S. corporations increased by 31 percent in July to 97,373. This increase is the first since January, indicating that corporate layoffs are picking up after hitting a 15-month low in June. During the first seven months of the year, 994,048 workers have been laid off -- which is 72 percent higher than the same time last year.

So, how is that market rally coming? In this backwards economic climate, this report could be the impetus for a market rally; but it shows that the job picture is worse this year than it was at the same time last year -- when our economic situation was much worse, right?

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]]>Columnseconomic crisiseconomic recoveryeconomyemploymentemployment dataunemploymentunemployment rateMark FightmasterWed, 05 Aug 2009 08:40:00 ESTSwish! Cablevision putting Madison Square Garden in the canhttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/30/swish-cablevision-putting-madison-square-garden-in-the-can/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/30/swish-cablevision-putting-madison-square-garden-in-the-can/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/30/swish-cablevision-putting-madison-square-garden-in-the-can/#commentsFiled under:

According to Bloomberg, an unidentified source reports that Cablevision (CVC) is getting ready to spin off its Madison Square Garden assets into a new company that will be called, oddly enough, Madison Square Garden. Cablevision stockholders will be given one share of the new company for every CVC share they own.

Madison Square Garden's assets would include the New York Knicks pro basketball team, Radio City Music Hall, the New York Rangers hockey team, and two New York-area sports networks. The wisdom of this move largely depends upon how much it charges consumers: if this is a free channel, then spinning it off will be a good move; on the other hand, if it is a premium channel, it could be a hard sell.

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]]>CablevisionColumnsMadison Square GardenNBANew York KnicksNew York RangersNHLRockettesMark FightmasterThu, 30 Jul 2009 15:20:00 ESTOnce again, speculators are blamed for high oil priceshttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/28/once-again-speculators-are-blamed-for-high-oil-prices/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/28/once-again-speculators-are-blamed-for-high-oil-prices/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/28/once-again-speculators-are-blamed-for-high-oil-prices/#commentsFiled under: ,

Remember last year when we were paying upwards of $4 per gallon for gasoline? There was a lot of talk of why this was happening, with supply and demand receiving the blame for the high per-barrel prices for oil. At the time, I was skeptical and many financial analysts felt this way as well, as oil inventories were rising on a consistent basis.

One of the groups citing basic supply and demand as the cause of high oil and gas prices was the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), but this group now appears to be changing its tune. Bart Chilton, one of the group's four commissioners, told The Wall Street Journal that that this analysis came from "deeply flawed data."

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]]>CFTCColumnscommoditiesoiloil pricesPresident ObamaSarkozyspeculatorsMark FightmasterTue, 28 Jul 2009 12:00:00 ESTWarren Buffett believes in stocks, although the economy shows no signs of lifehttp://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/24/warren-buffett-believes-in-stocks-although-the-economy-shows-no/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/24/warren-buffett-believes-in-stocks-although-the-economy-shows-no/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/24/warren-buffett-believes-in-stocks-although-the-economy-shows-no/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Warren Buffett appeared on CNBC this morning, and noted that the economy isn't showing any signs of life yet. He conceded that business is still flat, but that doesn't mean that he is bearish on stocks. In fact, Buffett predicted that the market would turn around before the economy.

Buffett noted that waiting to buy stocks until the economy improves could mean that investors miss the largest stock gains. He still asserts that stocks will outperform cash investments in the long term.

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]]>DowDow Jones Industrial Averageinflationstimulus packageTreasurysWarren BuffettMark FightmasterFri, 24 Jul 2009 12:30:00 EST