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NCR Corp. has hired Richard Bravman as vice president of corporate development. In the newly created role , Bravman, who will also oversee marketing, will lead business development strategy to drive top-line growth.

As first reported by TMZ , Redbox is removing DVD cover art featuring a lifeless-looking Brittany Murphy from its movie-rental kiosks after the 32-year-old actress was found dead at her Los Angeles home over the weekend.

Puget Sound Business Journal Send this story to a friend Coinstar Inc. said its Money Transfer Ltd.

Blockbuster posted a Q3 net loss of $116.8 million and worse was the company sales numbers down a staggering 21%. However, Blockbuster still managed to rake inA $910.5 million in sales, down from $1.15 billion a year earlier but for now the ol' King of the VHS is still in the game thanks to NCR .

Last weeka TMs top five guru bargain stocks were Coinstar Inc, Fair Isaac Corp, Alkermes Inc, American International Group Inc, and Cal Dive International Inc.

Close December 11, 2009, 4:34 PM ET By Scott Austin "Ladies and gentlemen, in the red corner, out of Bellevue, Wash.You know this company for its coin counting, but it also operates more than 22,000 Redbox DVD rental machines across the nation.

NCR Corp. has significantly expanded its network of DVD-rental kiosks through the acquisition of DVDPlay, which operates approximately 1,300 kiosks in the United States and Canada.

The Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. has a scapegoat for the meandering state of DVD sales.

Every year many Americans fall prey to annual holiday weight gain. While research from the New England Journal of Medicine shows the average gain is just one pound per year, Americans typically fail to take the weight back off resulting in a cumulative gain and a dress size up the following season.

Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks that callers offered up during the "Mad Money Lightning Round" Friday evening.

The 2009 economic climate has caused an altruistic shift in American spending habits that emphasizes saving money through non-traditional channels.

NCR Corp. is coming on strong in entertainment. The 125-year-old technology company, best known for its ATM operations, has gone from zero to 60 in the rapidly growing DVD rental kiosk market, sliding into the No.

Wedbush Morgan expects shares to rise more than 30% from current levels. Coinstar By Wedbush Morgan WE ARE INITIATING coverage of Coinstar with an Outperform rating and a 12-month target price of $35, a significant premium to current levels.

Hailed as the leading dual-industry event created for self service and digital signage audiences, KioskCom Self Service Expo and The Digital Signage Show closed 2009 with yet another successful co-located conference at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City from November 10-11. As promised, this year's fall event delivered ...

Circuit City, once a well-known retail fixture, is no more. Last week, I asked whether bookseller Borders was the next Circuit City .

I'd like to hear why anyone in their right mind still rents movies from Blockbuster or any other brick and mortar store.

Justin Sharon Nov 13, 2009 9:05 am An ocean of black led to a sea of red with Wall Street declining as EIA data showed oil inventories up and demand off.

Struggling movie rental retailer Blockbuster Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter loss surged more than fivefold as more consumers rented movies by mail or through competitors' vending kiosks instead of driving to its stores.

FreightCar America reported a third quarter profit of 9 cents per share on sales of 104.3 million.

Take a look around the next time you're in a movie theater. You may be walled-in, but the filmmaking industry is ultimately all about windows.