fantasy sports

With the NFL season kicking off this month and the MLB season winding down, September is a big month for fantasy sports. But while fantasy sports is all fun and games, Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak believes Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)’s entry into the daily fantasy sports market could...

Fantasy sports groups may seem like a little more than a silly pastime for fraternity brothers, but the reality is that the growing popularity of sites that facilitate such games has become a booming business. The fantasy sporting arena offers companies a new way to advertise, as well as creating a...

How do active traders and investors spend their day off? Watching and wagering on sports is one way. A majority of sports fans can probably you tell more about their favorite team than they can the composition of their investment portfolio. As the markets have evolved over the years, so has the...

In a move that has become more or less standard for Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer, the company recently acquired DreamWorks Animation’s (NASDAQ: DWA) Ptch startup, which it will shut down January 2. Mayer has made a number of such “acquire-hire” moves since she took over leadership at...