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'Limited Scope, Time To Stage A Turnaround': GameStop Analysts React To Difficult Q2
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 11:59am | 691Read More...GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) continues to have a difficult year after reporting a second-quarter earnings miss Tuesday. Here's what the Street had to say. Credit Suisse: It May Get Worse Before It Gets Better Credit Suisse analyst Seth Sigman said in a Wednesday note that the retailer...
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'Great Technology' Is How AMD Differentiates Itself, CEO Tells Cramer
Thursday, May 2, 2019 - 10:54am | 485Read More...2019 will prove to be a "big year" for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD), as the company is setting the stage for multiple product launches, CEO Lisa Su told CNBC's Jim Cramer in a Wednesday interview. What Happened AMD has "a lot of things in the hopper" and...
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'Fortnite' Expands User Base Over 200% In 2018: How It Got There
Sunday, December 2, 2018 - 4:37pm | 752Read More...Epic Games' blockbuster online combat game "Fortnite" is showing no signs of a slowdown. Most recently, the closely held company confirmed it has 200 million registered users for the game, a 60-percent increase from 125 million in June and 40 million in January. This widely...
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'Chicken Dinner': Is 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 4' Winning The Battle Royale Competition?
Friday, October 19, 2018 - 11:48am | 517Read More...In the world of gaming, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI)’s "Call of Duty" franchise has attracted over 100 million players since 2017. Eighteen games have been released in the series since its inaugural shooter release in 2003; "Call of Duty" had ...
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Cryptocurrency Mining Is The Next Gold Rush, And AMD To Make Short-Term Gains Selling The 'Pickaxes'
Thursday, July 27, 2017 - 11:12am | 472Read More...Despite Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD)’s strong second-quarter earnings beat, Argus analyst Jim Kelleher isn’t feeling bullish, reiterating a Hold rating on the stock. BMO and Citigroup also placed Market-Perform and Sell ratings on the company, respectively, following the...
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2 Out Of 3 Households Are Home To A 'Gamer,' But It May Not Be The Family Member You Expect
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 1:38pm | 729Read More...Kathy Wood popped into her fellow math teacher’s room and was greeted by a not-so-unusual question: “Hey, Mrs. Wood, is it true that you play ‘Call of Duty?’” Until age 58, when her son and motivation-to-play departed for college, her answer was a casual “yes....
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Attention Microsoft Investors: Get Excited About These 3 Catalysts
Friday, June 16, 2017 - 12:15pm | 568Read More...Following its meetings with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s Kristin Chester, senior finance manager of investor relations, Cowen said in a note that it remains bullish on the company's opportunities over both the medium and long term. A Trifecta Of Catalysts Analysts led by Gregg Moskowitz...
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Even Among Gamers, 70% Don't Have The Nintendo Switch On Their Radar
Sunday, May 28, 2017 - 3:01pm | 852Read More...The seventh major video game console from Japan's Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY), the Nintendo Switch, may not have made a mark in the minds of the general or gaming public, at least in the run up to its March 3 launch. Anemic Recognition The results of a survey published in Nielsen's...
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Can Teen Sentiment Inform Stock Picks?
Thursday, April 6, 2017 - 2:26pm | 761Read More...The Wall Street Journal's lame. Did you expect a different opinion from the Gen Zers surveyed by Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)? Probably not. But you may be surprised by some of their other picks. The teens surveyed labeled a number of recognizable brands relatively uncool,...
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Xbox One Beats Sony PS4 Sales 3 Months In A Row
Friday, October 14, 2016 - 9:03am | 328Read More...Monthly sales data released by industry tracking firm NPD Group showed that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the unparalleled king for the third month running as far as gaming consoles are concerned. The software giant's Xbox One edged out Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE)'s PS4 on the unit sales...
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Sony's 'PlayStation Vue' Begins Nationwide Rollout
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 8:52am | 221Read More...Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE)'s entrance into the cord-cutting movement is continuing its rollout this week as the company's PlayStation Vue streaming service is now available nationwide. On Monday, Sony added 203 markets to the original list of seven, but there's still a twist. Only that core seven...
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HBO Now's Subscriber Count Off To Slower Start
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 9:36am | 297Read More...On Wednesday, Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s HBO pulled back the curtain on its HBO Now streaming service, and while the numbers may be smaller than analysts expected, it's important to note it is also just a start. HBO CEO Richard Plepler revealed that HBO Now has 800,000 paying subscribers since...
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Why Apple Is Delaying Its Streaming Service
Sunday, August 16, 2015 - 1:44pm | 348Read More...Recent reports have suggested that although Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may launch a new version of Apple TV at a media event in September, the company has delayed the launch of its video streaming service. Brett Molina, tech editor at USA Today, was on CNBC last Friday to discuss the reasons behind...
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'Fallout 4' Nuke-Sized Expectations: Will Sales Match The Hype?
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 12:42pm | 391Read More..."Fallout," the post-apocalyptic RPG series, has one of the most fervent and dedicated fan bases in the realm of gaming. It comes to no surprise that as soon as Bethesda on Tuesday released a link with a simple countdown with "Fallout"-like stylings, the Twitterverse was set...
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The Top 10 Best-Selling Products In History
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 2:29pm | 586Read More...With some Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) enthusiasts arguing that the Apple Watch will end up as one of the most successful products of all time, here's a look at the kind of competition the watch is up against, according to 24/7 Wall St. Below is a list of the 10 best-selling products of all...
















