The biggest question for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. executives would be the same for gamers and Wall Street analysts: When is the next “Grand Theft Auto” going to drop? Take-Two’s TTWO, -4.74%...
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These Stocks Had a Terrible 2022. The New Year Should Be Better.
Videogame maker Take-Two Interactive Software is known for two things: Grand Theft Auto, and did I already say Grand Theft Auto? The stock was down 43% in 2022, making it the group’s worst performer. ...
Activision Stock Still Looks Like a Buy. Here’s Why.
Back in July, Barron’s made the case for buying Activision Blizzard stock in anticipation of Microsoft closing its $69 billion acquisition of the company. With Activision shares trading at a significa...
Antitrust battle over Apple’s app store goes to appeals court
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is heading into a courtroom faceoff against the company behind the popular Fortnite video game, reviving a high-stakes antitrust battle over whether the digital fortress shieldin...
Microsoft Deal, Not Earnings, Is the Focus for Activision Stock
Wall Street barely reacted to Activision Blizzard’s third-quarter results on Monday because investors are much more focused its deal to be acquired by Microsoft for $69 billion in cash. Activision Bli...
ARK Innovation ETF Closed Below Its Covid-Era Low. Why It Might Stay There.
Cathie Wood’s flagship exchange-traded fund finally closed below its early pandemic lows on Friday, after slipping below that line in intraday trading twice this week. The $7.1 billion ARK Innovation ...
Netflix chief accounting officer gives up $2.4 million position after just 4 months on the job
Netflix Inc. is seeking a new chief accounting officer after its current one quit the role after less than four months. The streaming giant NFLX, -5.69% said in a regulatory filing Friday that Ken Bar...
These five stocks in the S&P 500 lost almost half a trillion dollars in value in one day amid widespread wipeout
A decline in gasoline prices couldn’t mask the problem that spooked investors on Sept. 13: Core consumer prices resumed their rapid increase during August. Fear of the Federal Reserve’s ongoing tighte...
Buffett and Berkshire added big to their bets on Ally, Occidental, Paramount and Activision. But these other 6 stocks also got a vote of confidence.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. added to nine stock holdings during the second quarter, reduced holdings of four and sold two outright. That’s according to Berkshire Hathaway’s BRK.B, +1.26% ...
Unity Stock Tumbles After Board Rejects AppLovin’s $17.5 Billion Buyout Bid
Text size Unity Software doesn’t think AppLovin’s offer was in the best interests of its shareholders. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Videogaming company Unity Software on Monday rejected Ap...
Unity Board Opposes AppLovin’s $17.5 Billion Buyout Offer
Updated Aug. 15, 2022 10:48 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Unity Software board has unanimously agreed that the $17.5 billion buyout offer from AppLovin isn’t in the best interests of shareholder...
Berkshire 13F: Buffett Likely Bought Apple, Chevron, and Occidental Stock
Text size CEO Warren Buffett and his investment lieutenants didn’t buy as much stock in the second quarter as they did in the first quarter. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Berkshi...
Unity loses less than feared, trims outlook as Applovin makes $20 billion bid for software company
On the same day it received an offer to acquire the company for roughly $20 billion, Unity Software Inc. reported a loss that was less than feared and pulled back on its guidance for the year, and sha...
Nvidia is hit by another ‘crypto hangover,’ and that isn’t the only problem
While in high demand and short supply for the first two years of the pandemic, Nvidia Corp.’s gaming cards have been hit by declines in three separate pandemic booms in 2022: Personal-computer sales, ...
Disney, Coinbase, BioNTech, Rivian, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week
Text size Second-quarter earnings season continues this week, while a pair of July inflation figures and consumer sentiment surveys will be the highlights on the economic-data calendar. On Monday, Tys...
Disney, Coinbase, BioNTech, Rivian, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size Second-quarter earnings season continues this week, while a pair of July inflation figures and consumer sentiment surveys will be the highlights on the economic-data calendar. On Monday, Tys...
Microsoft’s Activision Deal Is Likely to Win Approval, Analyst Says
Text size Microsoft has said it plans to release Activision’s Call of Duty videogames on Sony’s PlayStation. Rich Polk/Getty Images for Activision Activision Blizzard stock continues to tr...
Unity to Buy IronSource for $4.4 Billion. IronSource Stock Surges, Unity Slumps.
Text size Wall Street seems to think the merger is a good deal for IronSource stock, which surged. Angela WeissAFP/Getty Images Unity Software will take over IronSource in an all-stock $4.4 billion me...
Nvidia earnings overshadowed by Microsoft, ChatGPT, OpenAI, gaming partnership
Nvidia Corp. earnings received a warmup Tuesday as Microsoft Corp. and the graphics-processing-unit giant announced a 10-year partnership to bring Activision Blizzard Inc.’s catalog as well as Xbox ga...