The latest version of Microsoft’s $4.6 billion video game franchise, “Halo 5: Guardians” launches around the world today. For industry insiders this is a particularly important release because it’s part of Microsoft’s most valuable game franchise. Plus it cost a reported $100 million to produce the game. “Halo 5” is exclusive…
New single-family home sales in the U.S. fell to near a one-year low this past September after two straight months of gains. This suggests a temporary cooling in the market for new houses as the country heads into fall. The Commerce Department said on Monday that sales have dropped to…
This morning, many logged online to check out their premiums for 2016 under President Barack Obama’s health care law. Sadly, they learned rates are going up. In 2006, rates are going up in much of the country as a new sign-up season starts this Nov. 1. It does not mean that…
Are you looking to take the plunge into investing? There are some great new tools out right now to help you start off and get your feet wet. Although most basic investment accounts today have minimum requirements that are generally at least $500 that doesn’t have to stop you. There is a…
If economists are right, it’s going to take a lot less progress in the job market to get the unemployment rate to keep falling. Many are saying we’ve hit a leveling out point and might not see much for change for a while. If you’ve been following the steady decline in…
U.S. consumer sentiment came in at higher than expected for October, according to a report released on Friday. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan’s preliminary October reading on the index was at 92.1. That was much higher than the previous month’s reading which was 87.2 and Reuters’ estimates which were 89….
Instagram is about to get a whole lot of love from marketers. According to a new study by presented by eMarketer, the Facebook-owned social media platform will surpass Twitter in popularity for marketers in 2017. In the study, they saw that 88 percent of U.S. companies will use least one major…
Shares of three technology giants soared Friday after earnings, but one analyst believes Apple lacks what it needs for a similar spike when it reports next week. Amazon, Google (parent Alphabet) and Microsoft all beat quarterly expectations after the bell Thursday. This was in part on strength with growth segments like…
For almost two months now, a slew of big American as well as foreign companies have been announcing major layoffs, which has been clouding the outlook for the employment in the United States. If you remember, it began in early September when Hewlett-Packard announced that its spinoff could mean up to 30,000 job…
If you haven’t had a chance to check, U.S. stocks traded sharply higher on Thursday. Fast food giant McDonald’s delivered fresh evidence to it’s investors that its long awaited turnaround effort is gaining traction. This is good news after many shaky weeks. Following the report, McDonald’s stock jumped to an all-time…