Category Archives: Business

Box Office Report: ‘Underworld: Awakening’ Holds Off ‘Red Tails’ And Takes The Weekend

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The fourth installment of the Underworld franchise tried to bring the series back to it’s bread and butter, Kate Beckinsale in skin-tight leather. That was seemingly all you need as the film bounced back from the disappointing third installment and stands tall with … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: Mark Wahlberg Beats Disney 3D Re-Release and Tom Cruise

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The first holiday weekend of the year has come and the big winner was the tender stare of an underwear model. The new Mark Wahlberg actioner, Contraband, came in at number one this weekend with an estimated Twenty-Four million. The impressive total … Continue reading →

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Newsflash! The Muppets Hate Old Rich People

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Matt Raub

That’s right. You heard it here last. It seems that the newest film featuring our favorite Henson classics The Muppets is yet another “plan for the left to bad mouth affluent businessmen” as the film’s main antagonist is an evil … Continue reading →

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Thanks to Qwikster, Netflix Loses Over 800,000 Subscribers

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Matt Raub

The internet business is a pretty tricky thing to keep one’s thumb on. Especially when you are in charge of hundreds of thousands consumers ready for their on-demand entertainment. That’s why it was especially puzzling when Netflix CEO Reed Hastings … Continue reading →

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Apple Holding Special Event on October 4, iPhone 5 Reportedly to be Revealed

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Joe Gillis

Have you ever wanted something so much that the impeding day you can have the thing never seems to actually arrive? It seems people feel that way about most things from Apple, and in particular the iPhone 5. Anticipation for … Continue reading →

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Apple Passes Exxon to Become World’s Most Valuable Company

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Joe Gillis

Even though most of the country is going through some tough economic times at the moment, the fine folks at Apple (and its shareholders) are literally laughing all the way to the bank. Why? Well, as of market close on Wednesday, Apple’s market capitalization is … Continue reading →

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Microsoft to Buy Skype for $8.5 Billion

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Joe Gillis

In what may be a good thing or a bad thing, today Microsoft  announced it will buy Skype for $8.5 billion in cash. This news comes just days after reports cam out that Facebook and Google were both interested in … Continue reading →

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Apple Surpasses Google As Most Valuable Brand in the World

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Joe Gillis

In a world where branding is extremely important, one company has risen to the top — at least according to a recent study. What is this top company? Why, it’s Apple of course. According to a study conducted by advertising … Continue reading →

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