From Google to Warby Parker: The Origins Behind 10 of the Wackiest Company Names
Business owners are increasingly throwing out the rulebook when it comes to playing the name game. Here are the anecdotes behind 10 of our favorites.
View ArticleZynga Makes Its Biggest Buy Yet, Announces Fresh Round of Layoffs
The struggling gaming company is letting 15 percent of its employees go while making way for a new addition in the acquisition of U.K. competitor NaturalMotion.
View ArticleIn Going Public, Candy Crush Maker Hopes Investors Have a Sweet Tooth
Dublin-based King Media Entertainment filed for an initial public offering early this morning, as investors questioned the company's long-term prospects.
View ArticleDisney Interactive Lays Off 700 Employees
Disney's struggling video game and digital media subsidiary slashed its workforce by 26 percent on Thursday.
View ArticleWhat King Digital's 'Crushed' IPO Means for Private Mobile-Game Makers
The maker of the wildly popular Candy Crush game has had a disastrous public debut. What might that mean for private companies in the gaming space?
View ArticleWhen Founders Leave the Companies They Started
Mark Pincus's departure from Zynga is a reminder that the skills needed to start a company are very different from those required to successfully manage its growth.
View Article'Angry Birds' Maker Suffers a Harsh Reality
In the mercurial world of casual gaming, once prominent players have struggled to adapt to industry trends.
View ArticleBig-Name Startups Land on Most-Doomed Brands List
Some of the companies that are expected to falter next year are headed by entrepreneurs you're very familiar with.
View ArticleFrom FarmVille to Outsville, Zynga Co-Founder Mark Pincus to Launch App...
Called 'SuperLabs,' Pincus's new company is said to be a self-financed app development firm.
View ArticleCourt Says Zynga Co-Founder to Face Lawsuit
Allegations say the creator of FarmVille breached his duty of loyalty to shareholders.
View ArticleZynga to Face Lawsuit Alleging Fraud Tied to IPO
The 'FarmVille' maker is accused of defrauding shareholders about its prospects before and after going public in 2011.
View ArticleDéjà Vu: Zynga Founder Returns as CEO
Mark Pincus, who stepped down as CEO of the gaming company in 2013, is reclaiming the title.
View ArticleZynga Announces Layoffs As Part of Restructuring Effort
Shares were up about 7 percent in extended trading hours.
View ArticleGaming Industry Veteran Frank Gibeau to Head Zynga as CEO
Zynga, once one of Silicon Valley's fastest-growing companies, suffered a dramatic reversal of fortunes in 2012 as gamers switched from Facebook-based games to those on mobile devices.
View Article3 Large Caps Under $20 With Good Upside
As far as low-priced stocks, those are few and far between as well, especially in the large-cap space. Only 3% of S&P 500 names have share prices belo...
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