Новости за 13.11.2014

As you might expect, the biggest movie of the year is getting a home video push that has the kind of budget that could finance a couple of independent films. Marvel's "Guardians Of The Galaxy" has been a runaway success, and they don't want you to forget it's coming to your local retailer very soon (just in time for holiday shopping). They have director James Gunn pounding the pavement, and talking to press, to keep people like us writing about the movie. Well, guess what Marvel, your plan worked. Читать дальше...

The company announced on that Yishan Wong, Reddit’s chief executive, resigned from his position. NYT reports.

To help alleviate the cost of higher education, some colleges are exploring open-source materials as an option to textbooks.

Baker Hughes confirmed Thursday it is in preliminary talks with Halliburton regarding a potential business combination in a release.

This week sees the release of Bennett Miller's absolutely excellent "Foxcatcher" (read our rave review), and with it one of the most chilling cinematic characters in a long while: John DuPont, the entitled, deluded millionaire heir whose desire to make a mark and be loved by those around him ends up with tragic consequences. It's a remarkable creation, one that's all the more remarkable for coming from a nearly unrecognizable Steve Carell, an actor best known for his comedic performances on "The... Читать дальше...

Hardeep Walia, Motif Investing CEO, discusses the current calm and the coming Christmas storm. Which retailers are likely to be most successful this holiday season?

Retailers are once again pushing the envelope this Thanksgiving, with Black Friday openings creeping ever earlier.

Xerox CEO Ursula Burns says the US economy is 'stuck.' The way she describes it: "One step forward, a half step back."

Some shareholders are unhappy about P&G's sale of Duracell to Warren Buffett.

Marc Faber has long been calling for the crash that never came. But as stocks have risen, he's gotten even more bearish.

One market pro thinks transports have more room to run. But another warns the market is in the midst of a crash up.

Winner of the Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival in May, director Bennett Miller is one of those rarest interviewees —you can see him think carefully about his answers to questions. After his prior non-fiction films "Capote" and "Moneyball," Miller has made what may be his finest film to date with "Foxcatcher." Based on the true story of multimillionaire and industrial scion John du Pont (played by Steve Carell —read our interview with him right here) and his patron-turned-killer relationship... Читать дальше...

There's a common theme bubbling that's weighing on even the strongest performers: There are still too many stores.

A chart of the Dow Jones industrial average is telling us that further gains lie ahead, according to technical analysts.

Can two devices sort out web-enabled domestic chaos?

SanDisk released its first USB flash drive designed specifically for the iPhone and iPad on Thursday.

Of any movies to be getting the "long overdue sequel" treatment, "Dumb and Dumber" is one of the more unlikely candidates. When the film was released just shy of 20 years ago, it made $250 million internationally on a budget of just $17 million and was caught in the whirlwind of hype and excitement that accompanied the meteoric rise of comedian Jim Carrey —to put this in perspective, it was released the same year as Carrey's other breakout movies, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "The Mask." In the time since... Читать дальше...

Lincoln Center is essentially paying Avery Fisher's family $15 million for permission to drop his name. The NYT reports.

Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher, one of the U.S. central bank's most ardent policy hawks, will retire on March 19.

Michael Lasser, UBS retail analyst, explains why his firm is sticking with its bullish view on Wal-Mart.

Starting this month in North America, the graphics card company will stream games from the cloud. Re/code reports.

It’s taken a little while to come together —he'd been a little bit busy with a thing called awards season earlier this year— but David O. Russell and Sony Legacy Records are finally realizing the “American Hustle” soundtrack on vinyl. The label is doing the release up in the pimped-out manner for which it is known: two colored LPs with lavish packaging and six songs not included on the original release (choice cuts by Steely Dan and Todd Rundgren, to name a few). The album will be released on record store day in late November... Читать дальше...

Discussing how much lower gas prices mean for customers, including those at Wal-Mart, with Joseph LaVorgna, Deutsche Bank.

BlackBerry unveiled its new mobile device management platform and struck new partnerships.

Obamacare's small business health marketplaces are likely to fall well short of projected enrollment, the GAO suggests.