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Target 'Respectfully Requests' Gun Owners Leave Weapons At Home
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 12:05pm | 663Read More...Calling it a "complex issue," discount retailer, Target (NYSE: TGT) said Wednesday that “starting today we will … respectfully request that guests not bring firearms to Target – even in communities where it is permitted by law.” Although Target interim...
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Why Is Streaming Video So Difficult To Monetize?
Monday, June 30, 2014 - 4:06pm | 614Read More...The 2014 FIFA World Cup has provided ESPN and BBC Live with a massive boost in online video traffic, but these gains may not be monetized to their full potential. "I haven't seen the golden road where everything is done seamless in a way that's both non-intrusive and you still get...
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U.S. Supreme Court's Cellphone Decision Has Wide-Ranging Implications
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 11:46am | 705Read More...In a unanimous decision Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police must obtain a search warrant before examining the contents of a suspect’s cell phone. The decision constituted a sweeping rejection of law-enforcement arguments that there was no difference between a cell phone and a...
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2 Reasons Why Aereo's Downfall Is Bad For Netflix
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 3:48pm | 629Read More...Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may not be directly affected by Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling, but the streaming video giant could still be hurt by the fall of Aereo. The Supreme Court ruled that Aereo (which allows consumers to stream live TV for a fee) violated the Copyright Act of 1976. Unlike...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, June 13: US Threatens To Get Involved As ISIS Presses Forward
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 7:16am | 1061Read More...After Sunni-led Islamist militants pressed closer to Baghdad on Thursday night, US President Barack Obama threatened to intervene through military air strikes if the movement continues further. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant overtook Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, at the...
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Market Wrap For June 11: Momentum Hit, Dow Suffers Triple Digit Loss
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 4:36pm | 2008Read More...U.S. stocks appeared to run out of momentum, at least for the time being, after the the World Bank cut its global growth outlook. Citing a bitter winter in the U.S., a weaker outlook from emerging markets such as Russia and China, the World Bank expects the global economy to grow 2.8 percent...
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'Watch Dogs' Reviews Are In - Is It A Hit For Ubisoft?
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 4:52pm | 859Read More...Ubisoft's (OTC: UBSFY) open-world action/hacking game, Watch Dogs, has finally arrived, allowing dozens of embargoed reviews to flood the Web. The PlayStation 4 version currently dominates with 32 reviews and an average score of 82.5 percent on GameRankings. Metacritic found similar...
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4 Compelling Trades Ahead Of Thursday's Earnings
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 9:17am | 524Read More...To identify compelling trades, Benzinga ran a list of mid-cap or larger stocks with earnings announcements happening Thursday with a beta of 1.5 or greater. To make it more interesting, stocks were only included in the list if they are below their 50-day moving average. That maximizes the upside...
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CBS Earnings Preview: Falling Expectations?
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 7:21am | 768Read More...CBS (NYSE: CBS), which faces the retirement of late-night icon David Letterman in 2015, is scheduled to report its first-quarter results Thursday, May 8, after the markets close. Investors no doubt would like to see another record quarter like the previous one. CBS Outdoor Americas (NYSE: CBSO)...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of May 5: Disney, Pfizer, Tesla And More
Sunday, May 4, 2014 - 5:46pm | 1225Read More...Highlights on the earnings front this week include scheduled quarterly reports from Disney, Keurig Green Mountain, Pfizer and Whole Foods Market, which are expected to post year-over-year earnings gains. Analysts expect Tesla Motors to say its earnings declined, and for Groupon and SolarCity to...
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Could A Ruling Against Aereo Kill The Cloud?
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 10:09am | 825Read More...U.S. Supreme Court justices Tuesday seemed to be wondering aloud whether the case against startup Aereo was also linked to cloud computing. The Associated Press reported Justice Stephen Breyer saying, “Are we somehow catching other things that would really change life and shouldn’t?” The “...
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Supreme Court Ruling Could Change The Face Of Television Forever
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 12:03pm | 574Read More...In announcing it would hear American Broadcasting Companies v. Aereo beginning Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court could decide the fate of broadcast television and potentially upend a business model that has been in place for a very long time. To put it simply, Aereo, a company that lets...
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Barron's Recap: The Tech Bust
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 6:35am | 873Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: why the tech bust should be no surprise, a special report on retirement, as well as the prospects for Caesars Entertainment, Lands' End, 3D printers and more. Cover Story "The Highfliers Are Still Too High" by Andrew Bary. Though Internet and biotech stocks are...
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Market Wrap For April 10: Wednesday's Rally Completely Forgotten
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 4:33pm | 2616Read More...U.S. stocks tumbled as investors and traders showed no intention of allowing Wednesday's bull charge to continue. The Nasdaq index continues to under-perform and notched its worst one day performance since 2011. The decline in the Nasdaq index continues to be fueled by biotech and momentum...
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Barron's Recap: World's Best CEOs
Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 10:58am | 786Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: the 10th annual list of the world's 30 best CEOs, as well as the prospects for Apple, Principal Financial Group, Visteon, McDermott International and more. Cover Story "World's Best CEOs" by Andrew Bary. This week's cover story in Barron's says that the greatest...
















