THQ Rises on Game Sales Speculation -11/22/10 at 5:36 AM CSTby Perry Rod

[UPDATE 11/23/2010: THQ Inc. has this morning released a press release stating that uDraw is, "Already among the top-selling Wii titles at online retailer Amazon.com."  This may suggest that what this article confirms - that the title is not a top-selling title at other retailers.] THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) has risen over 20% on what appears to be exci...

TheStreet.com's Barry Ritholtz and a Tale of Two Media -02/11/10 at 1:43 PM CSTby Judd Bagley

This is a transcript of the Deep Capture podcast episode published on February 10, 2010. You may: Download the episode in mp3 format. Subscribe to the podcast’s RSS feed. Download in iTunes. listen to the episode right here in this handy audio player:  Barry Ritholtz and a tale of two media. [12:35m]: Hide Player | Play in Popup   It...

As All Eyes Focus on Amazon.com and Wal-Mart Stores, While Apple, Mac... -12/20/09 at 1:49 PM CSTby Reggie Abaca

Unique visitor estimates at Compete.com show that internet traffic in the month of November rose dramatically at several popular websites.  Of the largest United States online retail portals, the biggest winners in the month of November were Apple.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) which rose 39.9% and the Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) website, which rose 38.6%.&n...

Wikipedia Unimpressed by Lies About Naked Short Selling and Overstock... -12/16/09 at 12:26 PM CSTby Judd Bagley

Wikipedia’s Jimbo Wales sees Gary Weiss sockpuppeting all over the internet, defending illegal naked short selling, attacking CEO of Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) Patrick Byrne, and engaging in debates using multiple identities. As is described at great length in these pages, Wikipedia has been one of the principal battlegrounds in the effort to cover...

Behind the Overstock.com Inc. Rocker and Gradient Lawsuit Story -12/08/09 at 9:27 PM CSTby Judd Bagley

Today, short-selling hedge fund Rocker Partners paid Overstock.com $5-million to settle the lawsuit filed against them in August of 2005. Rocker Partners also entirely dropped its own countersuit. Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) CEO Patrick Byrne is a frequent contributor to DeepCapture.com. This is a major victory, not only for Patrick and Overstock.com, but...

J.T. Marlin Raises Price Target on Amazon.com, Inc. -11/25/09 at 11:25 AM CSTby Peter York

J.T. Marlin today raised its price target on Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN)., from $120 to $500, citing valuation. J.T. Marlin analyst Abbie Halpert joined dozens of sell side analysts in recommending  popular Amazon stock for their clients: "It is the middle of the day today and it has not moved up.  In fact it is slightly down, and we find that ...

Credit Suisse Analyst Raises Outlook on Gamestop Inc. -11/25/09 at 9:30 AM CSTby Perry Rod

Credit Suisse analyst Gary Balter, who earlier this year raised alarm about Gamestop Inc. (NYSE:GME) when Amazon Inc (AMZN) announced a move into the used game business, is now raising his outlook for Gamestop's fiscal year ending in January.  Balter raised his 2009 earnings per share estimate from $2.46 to $2.54 and his 2010 estimate from $2.70 to $...

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne Was Right All Along, Says CNBC's Charlie ... -09/04/09 at 12:00 PM CDTby Judd Bagley

It has been long maintained at Deep Capture that Charlie Gasparino is possibly the most insightful figure at CNBC. Today, Mr. Gasparino underscored that status while on air with Joe Grano, former CEO at UBS Financial Services (HIG) and an early predictor of the current financial crisis. Grano’s interview was set to coincide with the upcoming first a...

Former New York Times Company Contributor Gary Weiss Banned From Dail... -08/12/09 at 2:58 AM CDTby Reggie Abaca

Gary Weiss, a former contributor for Forbes, Salon and The New York (NYT) Times, has apparently been caught writing a blog on The Daily Kos with a false name and even discussing himself in the third person through an alter ego, “Tom Sykes”.  Andrew Perez, another blogger from the Daily Kos has stated that administrators have banned &ldquo...

Overstock CEO Calls Out Jim Chanos on Insider Trading, Naked Short Se... -06/10/09 at 12:04 PM CDTby Perry Rod

Partial transcript of Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne on Fox Business News (06/05/09): "Let me describe the activity that Jim Chanos is covering up with what I think is smoke and mirrors.  The SEC has confirmed an investigation into Jim Chanos.  E-mails have emerged from a New Jersey courthouse that document that an analyst at Morgan Keegan was feed...

SEC Enforcement Chief Lands New Job - Overstock CEO and Others Stunned -04/14/09 at 7:37 PM CDTby Perry Rod

During Linda Thomsen's tenure as head of the enforcement division of the SEC, Harry Markopolis, a former investment officer with Rampart Investment Management in Boston, was writing a series of persuasive letters to the SEC informing them of the statistical impossibility of Bernie Madoff’s investment returns.  Despite being intimidated by the S...