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Top 10: America’s Pink Slip Capitals

An aerial view of downtown Los Angeles, Calif. is shown in this file photo. The unemployment report released this month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics was filled with good [...]

PHOTO: An aerial view of downtown Los Angeles, Calif. is shown in this file photo.

An aerial view of downtown Los Angeles, Calif. is shown in this file photo. The unemployment report released this month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics was filled with good [...]

PHOTO: An aerial view of downtown Los Angeles, Calif. is shown in this file photo.

An aerial view of downtown Los Angeles, Calif. is shown in this file photo. The unemployment report released this month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics was filled with good [...]

America’s Pink Slip Capitals

The number of mass layoffs in the U.S. was down 26% in the first quarter compared to a year [...]

Raw Thrills Will Keep Supporting Guitar Hero Arcade; Sequels Ruled Out

Raw Thrills and the amusement industry were dealt a blow on Feb. 9, when Activision Blizzard [...]

Technology Report / Activision to ax ‘Guitar Hero,’ cut 500 jobs; shares drop 8%

Shares of video-game maker Activision Blizzard Inc. fell the most in more than two years after its first-quarter forecast missed analysts’ estimates on shrinking sales of titles including “Guitar Hero.” Activision slid 8 percent Thursday to $10.75, after declining as much as 9.8 percent earlier in the day – the biggest intraday drop since [...]

Video Game Industry Slumps for Second Straight Year

Revenue generated from purchases in 2010 totaled $18.6 billion, down 6% from the previous [...]

T is for teen, V for video games

This week, we are assembling a “sick” portfolio of stocks for a teenager. We could go on for paragraphs quoting experts droning on about how investments are an excellent holiday gift, how managing such a portfolio gives teens valuable insights into mathematics and financial planning, how it helps them save for post-secondary education and other [...]

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ paces record-setting November video game sales

The latest installment in the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops had a record-setting launch in November selling 8.4 million copies in the U.S., already cracking the top 10 best-selling games of all time , according to the latest sales report by market tracking firm The NPD [...]

Guest column: Film incentive has trickle down effect on economy

Ever since Gov. John Engler asked me in 2002 to serve on the Michigan Film Advisory Commission, my position has been unequivocal that there would be no meaningful film production in this state unless we gave production companies a reason to come here in the form of an [...]