Media
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
| 12:31PM 10/24/2012
Zynga hit investors with bad news on Tuesday, announcing it would lay off 5% of its employees, scale back, and suspend development of 13 older games. And it all came out as Facebook, to which the social gaming leader's fortunes are closely linked, reported better than expected results.
By Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool
| 5:02PM 10/22/2012
AMC's "The Walking Dead" is a runaway hit,and its ratings just keep getting bigger. Clearly, America is in a post-apocalyptic mood, as hooked on zombies as we are on vampires. So if you've got the brains, you might want to invest in this undead trend. Here are four stocks to consider before the world ends.
| 8:41AM 10/18/2012
Newsweek plans to end its print publication after 80 years and will shift to an all-digital format aimed at online users starting in early 2013. Job cuts are expected. Newsweek's last U.S. print edition will be its Dec. 31 issue.
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
| 2:50PM 10/05/2012
Something big is going down in Kansas City. Google is offering lightning-fast Internet and television at ridiculous prices. And it's only a matter of time before Apple disrupts cable the way it redefined the music and smartphone industries.
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
| 6:00AM 10/05/2012
After several weeks of lackluster showings, theaters were busy last weekend. Sony's Hotel Transylvania rang up $43 million in ticket sales, making it the largest September opening -- ever. The industry hopes to keep it going this weekend, relying on familiar franchises.
By John Grgurich, The Motley Fool
| 2:31PM 9/28/2012
You gotta call 'em like you see 'em, whether it's on the field or on the balance sheet. This is especially true if you're a Bank of America (BAC) vice president moonlighting as a National Football League referee.
Such is the story of Lance Easley, a vice president of small business for Bank of...
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
| 10:23AM 9/19/2012
Dice Holdings is already a big player in the realm of social websites dedicated to employment niches like high tech or the energy industry. Now, it's adding to its tech cred by buying media tech news aggregator Slashdot, open source index Freecode, and open source software hub SourceForge.