Who's better for stocks: Obama or Romney?
Source: finance.fortune.cnn.com - Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Wall Street loves a Republican president, right? Not so fast. With history as our judge, the answer is not so clear. FORTUNE -- One of the questions I get asked these days is whether a win by Mitt Romney or by Barack Obama would be better for the stock market. To which the only honest answer is "I have no earthly idea." Any competent and dispassionate market analyst will tell you MORE
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Nintendo Announces Europe and Japan Wii U Release Dates, Pricing
Source: blogs.forbes.com - Thursday, September 13, 2012
After an announcement earlier today that the next-generation Wii U console would be released in Japan on December 8, US and European release dates have also been announced at Nintendo events. Reggie Fils-Aimes in the US revealed a release date of November 18, while Satoru Shibata, head of Nintendo Europe, set the European date at November 30. Image via CrunchBase The obvious and important, if unsurprising, news here is that the console will be out in time for the holidays – Nintendo clearly want to get this under people’s televisions in numbers, and well before Microsoft and Sony bring out their own, possibly more expensive, next-generation consoles. US pricing has been set at $300 for the basic model, with 8GB of storage, and $350 for the premium model, with 32GB and, crucially, a black case. Why anyone would want to buy the basic model is, frankly, bewildering. Unless, and only unless, it matches the drapes. European prices have not been confirmed – Shibata saying that this will be down to the distributors – but Amazon.co.uk has the basic model listed for £199 (around $320), including sales tax. This is a tempting price point – roughly what the Wii cost on release, in fact. However, one standout number in the Japanese presentation was the cost of an extra GamePad, the innovative new controller with a touchscreen of its own. 13,000 yen, a little over £100 or $160, is a lot of money for a controller, when $199 will net you a basi
