Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Honored Ancestors on the Skyline Family Tree

IT is quite possible that the enthusiasts who know the most about the Nissan GT-R are those still a few years away from getting their driving licenses. Such is the downside of a car best known as a video game icon. Even so, the GT-R%26#8217;s exterior styling is not so extreme that drivers [...]

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Viacom profit rises on MTV and “Transformers”

By Kenneth Li
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cable network and movie studio owner
Viacom Inc said on Thursday fourth-quarter profit rose 16
percent on higher advertising sales at its MTV Networks and
strong sales of its ‘Rock Band’ video game and “Transformers”
DVDs.
For now, Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman said he has
seen no [...]

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Viacom profit rises on MTV and “Transformers”

By Kenneth Li
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cable network and movie studio owner
Viacom Inc said on Thursday fourth-quarter profit rose 16
percent on higher advertising sales at its MTV Networks and
strong sales of its ‘Rock Band’ video game and “Transformers”
DVDs.
For now, Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman said he has
seen no [...]

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

HEADLINE STOCKS U.S. stocks to watch on Feb 25

(Updates to regular session)
NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on
Monday:
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC (ABK.N: Quote, Profile, Research)
Shares of Ambac Financial Group Inc (ABK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) rose on hopes
that banks were close to signing a rescue package for the bond
insurer.
[...]

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Honored Ancestors on the Skyline Family Tree

IT is quite possible that the enthusiasts who know the most about the Nissan GT-R are those still a few years away from getting their driving licenses. Such is the downside of a car best known as a video game icon. Even so, the GT-R%26#8217;s exterior styling is not so extreme that drivers [...]

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

America’s Car-Mart, Inc.

America’s Car-Mart, Inc. (CRMT) is an automobile retailer with 90 dealerships in eight Southern states. The company’s concept is ‘buy here-pay here.’ Customers can purchase, finance and make payments on a vehicle all the same location.
CRMT, a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy), reported third-quarter earnings on March 4 and surprised by 12%. Profit came in [...]

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Seminole County Police Log

Altamonte Drive, 400 block, 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Jan. 10. Car broken into. Ashford Oaks Drive, 600 block, 11 p.m. Jan. 13 to 9 a.m. Jan. 14. Stolen car. Brantley Terrace Way, 500 block, 9 p.m. Jan. 12 to [...]

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Electronic Arts Offers 2B for TakeTwo

The offer represents a 64 percent premium over Take-Two’s closing stock price of $15.83 on Feb. 15, the last trading day before Redwood City-based EA made its proposal. Take-Two shares closed at $17.36 Friday.”There can be no certainty that in the future EA or any other buyer would pay the same high premium we are [...]

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Grand Theft Auto IV preview Rockstar adds drunk driving strip clubs

“We wanted to completely rebuild the core mechanics and create a really slick, cool experience,” Rockstar Games vice president and “GTA IV” writer Dan Houser told The Associated Press following a 90-minute demonstration of the game.
Bellic, a thuggish Eastern European immigrant, has already become an iconic figure to the millions of viewers [...]

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Best Buy Reduces Forecast Citing Sales; Stock Falls (Update6)

Best Buy Reduces Forecast, Citing Sales; Stock Falls (Update6)
By Kevin Bell
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — Best Buy Co., the largest U.S.
consumer-electronics chain, cut its full-year profit forecast on
lower sales of digital cameras, video games and home theaters. [...]