NPD reported that US video-game sales fell 19% in October as the industry suffered from tough comps and consumers pulled back from discretionary buys. It's not actually news, since we've recently see

If you had any doubts about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, erase them now.Activision's (ATVI) state-of-the-art bang-bang truly delivers the steak after months and months of sizzle. Sure to sell many

Let every company with a staggeringly successful product take a cue from Apple's (AAPL) iPod line: If you fail to upgrade and innovate, there's no reason for the consumer to tag along for the ride.On

Old school Minyans might recognize the title of this column. It was used in January 2005 after a spiritual awakening in Arizona. When I walked into the desert that day, I operated from a place of fin

What is it about Kevin Bacon's role in Footloose that I can't shake from my crowded keppe? Maybe it's the city boy in a small clique-ish town, challenging conventional wisdom and staying true to

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Last week, caution crept back into investors’ vocabularies for the first time in more than 3 months as they faced up to President Barack Obama’s plan to reform the US financial marke

Dear Professor Sadana,I've been following Cerner (CERN) over the last weeks, and it looks like it's going to retrace -- which could offer a good risk/reward opportunity on the short side. Could you&n

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