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Market Wrap For January 17: Stocks Finish Week With Mixed Results
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 5:40pm | 2758Stocks traded mostly lower today as investors digested a new set of earnings that were disappointing. A mixed housing data and a consumer sentiment coming in lower than expected was enough to tame the bulls as major indices finished the day mixed. Markets will be closed on Monday for Martin...
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PlayStation 4 vs. Xbox One November Sales
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 2:32pm | 598Sony's (NYSE: SNE) newest game console proved to be the most popular last month. According to AllThingsD, Sony's PlayStation 4 outsold Xbox One domestically with the "highest first month sales of a hardware platform on record." IGN provided a few more details, revealing that Call of Duty: Ghosts...
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Market Wrap For December 13: Major Indices Finish The Day Flat
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 5:45pm | 2270Major indices were looking for a rebound after a four day skid which included multiple triple digit point losses for the Dow. Futures pointed to a higher opening as investors found reason to be positive in the House's passing of the budget agreement last night. The markets were unable to hold on...
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Market Wrap For December 5: Market Participants Anxiously Await Tomorrow's Employment Report
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 6:00pm | 2246Stock futures pointed to a lower open following premarket data revealing that the U.S. economy and job market are improving faster and stronger than expected. Selling began at the bell and continued for the entire day as major indices failed to hold on to any rallying gains. Investors and...
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Slideshow: iPhone 6 Price Hike, Huge PS4 Sales And More From The Third Week Of November
Saturday, November 23, 2013 - 2:00pm | 270Sony (NYSE: SNE) attempted to rule the headlines this weak, thanks entirely to its brand-new console: PlayStation 4. The Japanese tech giant revealed that it had sold one million PlayStation 4 units in just one day in North America -- a new record for the game industry. Sony also earned some...
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One In Every Three PlayStation 4 Games Sold Is From Electronic Arts
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 3:30pm | 514Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) COO Peter Moore has announced some big news for its PlayStation 4 launch lineup. The company has released more games for Sony's (NYSE: SNE) new console than any other publisher, including Battlefield 4, FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, Need for Speed Rivals and NBA Live 14....
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Black Friday's Hottest Tech Deals: iPad Air, PlayStation 4 Games And More
Sunday, November 3, 2013 - 5:27pm | 801In roughly four weeks, consumers from all across America will stay up late, fight through massive crowds and endure atrociously long lines to save a few bucks. If you are one of the millions of consumers who intend to do just that, start your Black Friday journey by perusing this list of hot deals...
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Take-Two Jumps 5% After Earnings Beat, 29 Million 'Grand Theft Auto V' Units Sold
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 4:46pm | 437Shares of Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) are up more than five percent after the company announced its second-quarter results. The company reported a second-quarter EPS of $2.49 versus the Wall Street estimate of $1.64. Earnings per share were up 2.16 percent from the year-ago period....
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Nintendo Stops Producing Console That's More Popular Than Wii U
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:35pm | 586During the June quarter, Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) sold 210,000 units of the seven-year-old Wii game console. Wii U, Nintendo's newest game console, sold 160,000 units during the same period. Despite the sales discrepancy, Nintendo has decided to throw its weight behind Wii U and cease production of...
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PlayStation 4 Software Pre-Orders Top Xbox One By 55% (SNE, MSFT)
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 2:26pm | 534Domestic software pre-orders for Sony's (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation 4 are 55 percent higher than the software pre-orders for Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox One. According to the latest United States pre-order data from VGChartz, consumers have pre-ordered a combined total of 834,242 games for Xbox...