When the Wall Street Journal runs a headline like "Videogame Makers Can’t Dodge Recession," I’m tempted to go into "contrarian for the sake of being contrarian" mode.

Once considered the moviemaking dustbowl, direct to video is now giving studios a new revenue stream.There’s a market out there, people. A fairly successful market that for all intents and purp

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Editor's Note: James Quinn is a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high level financial positions with a retailer, homebuilder and a university in his 22-yea

Of all the days for your air conditioner to break. Late, as usual, you weave past slower commuters, driven by the promise of a cool subway car - an icebox in an otherwise sweltering city. As the trai

The Securities and Exchange Commission may require some US companies to switch to international accounting rules by 2014. The SEC says the change will make American companies more competitive in the

As the pendulum swings between greed and fear, investors typically behave in 1 of 2 ways: They either become over-enthusiastic during bull markets and over-despondent as the bear’s growl grows

Dell (DELL) says price cuts boosted second quarter sales, but cut profits 17%. Dell’s profit dropped to $616 million, or $0.31 per share, from $746 million, or $0.32, for the same period a year

Marvell Lower on Slower SalesShares of Marvell Technology (MRVL) are lower this morning after the company gave a forecast that indicated sales growth is slowing. Bloomberg reports the maker of chips

As stockholders sweep up the remnants of IndyMac and the FDIC continues to add to its list of troubled banks (Wachovia (WB), Washington Mutual (WM) and Zions Bancorp (ZION)) financial insti