Microsoft Isn’t Finished Buying Game Companies

By Colette Bennett Activision Blizzard won’t be the last studio Microsoft acquires. Clawing your way to the top of the video game industry pyramid, in terms of pure revenue, is a very difficult task. Chinese game company Tencent (TCEHY) has been king o…

Did the Pandemic Make McDonald’s More Popular?

By Veronika Bondarenko Foot traffic at the Golden Arches is up but returning monthly visitors are down.. Remember that time when, at the very start of the pandemic, you made pledges to cook elaborate meals at home and in general become a healthier vers…

Exxon Makes Goldman List of Top Oil Stocks

By Dan Weil Goldman sees ‘a turning point in the oil and gas capex cycle, as seven years of declining activity have depleted spare capacity.’ With oil prices rising 29% so far this year, things are looking up for the oil industry. Goldman Sachs analyst…

Why Costco and Target Have a Huge Edge Over Walmart

By Daniel Kline The three retailers all compete for the same customers but Walmart has been failing in one key area that it has struggled to correct. Low prices drive shoppers to stores but they don’t necessarily make them like shopping at those stores…

Will New Twitter Bring Donald Trump Back Online?

By Riley Gutiérrez McDermid A billionaire who dislikes curbs on free speech may welcome back a suspended account of the past. Elon Musk’s courtship of Twitter has been a lot like the billionaire himself: Brusque, confusing, filled with plot turns and u…