Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI), announced that Call of Duty® and Skylanders® continue to top U.S. NPD charts for 2013. Call of Duty: Ghosts was the #1 best-selling title overall in December, and the #1 best-selling next gen title of 2013 on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4; Call of Duty was the #1 franchise for the fifth year in a row in both software units and dollars in the U.S., according to the NPD Group¹. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) shares closed at $16.96 on last trade day, by losing -2.14%. Stock 52 week range is $11.25 – $18.55. Company’s market capitalization is $503.93 billion.
Stock analysts at Sterne Agee cut their EPS estimates on shares of Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) in a report issued on Thursday, American Banking and Market News reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the company’s shares. Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) stock opened at $3.56 in last trading session and closed at $3.55. The 52 week range of the stock is $2.40 – $4.55 and the day range was $3.48 – $3.61.
Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) can’t for now rely on an insurer to pay $20 million to help settle shareholder claims over the software maker’s acquisition of a company controlled by Oracle founder Larry Ellison, a judge concluded. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) stock decreased -0.21% and finished the last session at $38.21. The EPS of the stock remained 2.35. Company’s market capitalization is $171.85 billion.
Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) may join the “Mini” craze later this year. The new rumor suggests the company is working on a smaller version of its Lumia 1520 flagship. We’re still not sure whether it will be actually called Lumia 1520 Mini or, more likely, will have some other “Lumia name.” Specs wise, this device will apparently come with 2GB of RAM, 3,000 mAh battery, 14-megapixel PureView camera, wireless charging support and 32GB of internal storage. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) stock opened at $7.87 in last trading session and closed at $7.79. The 52 week range of the stock is $3.02 – $8.20 and the day range was $7.76 – $7.93.