RadioShack News

Christopher Matthews is the latest to sound the death knell on Best Buy and RadioShack with a take that delves right into the Death-by-Amazon thesis on the big-box retailers.

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On Monday alone, traders on the International Securities Exchange , Chicago Board Options Exchange , and NASDAQ OMX PHLX bought to open 3,298 puts on RSH, compared to just 109 calls.

Funds have dumped Radio Shack for the past two years straight starting since early 2010 when it was trading close to $25 a share.

Best Buy Co. Inc. , one of the most-recognized retailers of "consumer electronics, computing and mobile phone products, entertainment products, appliances, and related services," has had a very bumpy year to date.

When a company announces that it is being taken over or acquired, its stock price usually jumps to reflect the takeover premium being paid for the company.

It's trying to drive sales of its mobility products, push high-profit accessories to make up for lower wireless margins, show that it's a price leader, add services and get more consumers to recognize it's in the wireless phone business, Chief Executive Jim Gooch said during the Fort Worth-based company's annual shareholders meeting Thursday.

In the wake of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's departure amid controversy over his padded resume, the question remains: why did he do it? Whether Thompson embellished his bio with a college major he didn't earn, or simply signed his name to a document that someone else falsified, the lie cost him a flourishing career.

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What's the easiest way to find a stock with a 10% dividend yield? Find a stock yielding 5% and watch its price get cut in half.

's stock had its "underperform" rating reaffirmed by Zacks in a research note issued on Tuesday.

Buying a smart phone from a third-party, discount online retailer might seem like a shrewd move, but a $50 discount could cost you $400 later if something goes wrong, in addition to any early termination fees charged by the carrier.

Only two months into his tenure as Yahoo's chief executive, Scott Thompson is at the center of a firestorm.

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In trading on Wednesday, music & electronics stores shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.2%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Systemax , off about 9.8% and shares of Radioshack down about 2.5% on the day.

Shares of RadioShack opened at 5.17 on Wednesday. RadioShack has a one year low of $5.15 and a one year high of $16.70. The company has a market cap of $514.0 million and a P/E ratio of 18.53. The company last announced its quarterly results on Tuesday, April 24th.

Stocks are mostly lower this afternoon, as Spain has officially entered a recession, and a U.S. consumer spending report disappointed the Street.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless today announced the availability of a new prepaid plan beginning May 1, offering unlimited talk and text messaging, as well as 1 GB of data for $80 per month.