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ZyngaZynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) has now seen its quiet period end after its December IPO. Shares were up big yesterday after Robert W. Baird’s research team jumped in ahead of the underwriting...
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With the Facebook IPO bus scheduled to leave the station sometime this year, there is very likely to be rush to get onboard. Slot machine maker International Gaming Technology (NYSE: IGT) is going to...
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The holiday season should be the best part of the year for video game hardware and software makers. But research firm NPD said industry sales fell 21% in December to $3.99 billion. Hardware sales...
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ZyngaZynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is a done deal. The online social gaming company sold 100 million of its Class A shares at $10.00 per share, which was the top of the expected range. The market...
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The movie industry grosses billions of dollars per year in box office sales. The amount of money invested on the top movie franchises is mind-boggling, but the largest films have yielded significant...
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Game consoles and handheld game players took another shot to the chin today as Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) dropped the price of its Playstation 3 console by $50 on both the $299 160-Gbyte and $349...
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Zynga Inc. has updated its IPO paperwork with the SEC for its second amendment to its prospectus. Many might be worried about market conditions due to the extreme volatility, but Zynga is still...
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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) briefly became the most valuable company in the world today. When it hit $364 billion in worth, it passed long-time leader Exxon Mobil. Over a span of two years, Apple’s market...
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Sales of video games fell by 10% in June according to market research firm NPD Group, from $1.15 billion in June 2010 to $1.03 billion. This past May was even worse, with a sales drop-off of -15%, a...
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Zynga Inc. has finally filed the preliminary paperwork for an initial public offering with the SEC. The S-1 filing puts a sale of up to $1 billion in Class A common stock but no formal terms have...
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Using the term “value stocks” in the same sentence as “I.T.” and “technology” can be a dangerous game. Still, many investors, particularly of the private equity acquiring type, do use...
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Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is probably looking for anything it can find to drive its share price higher. Whether it is social gaming or more MMORPG platform games, The $13+ billion...
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Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL) has had one of the those “fun and cool stock tickers for some time, which until recently had not been too cool for the stock. Some social gaming and...
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LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) came public and shares opened at a high enough premium that Jim Cramer called it a sham. There was one obvious issue that came up from this, and that is “When...
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Things have gone from bad to worse at Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE). Whether you spell “PWN” as “Powned” or not, Sony and its millions of PlayStation network users just got powned! The...
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