Newzoo tempers global game market forecast amid sluggish console sales Aug 13 (Reuters) - Research firm Newzoo dialed back its annual growth forecast for the global videogame market on Tuesday, as console sales underperform amid a relatively light release schedule of games this year. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The gaming industry went through a tumultuous first half of the year, fraught with mass layoffs , studio shutdowns and project cancellations arising out of weak gamer spending.

BUZZ - Nasdaq top and bottom performing stocks at about 03:45 p.m. EDT Nasdaq 100 .NDX Top Performers Percent Change Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI.OQ +6.7% NVIDIA Corp NVDA.OQ +4.2% PDD Holdings Inc PDD.OQ +3.2% Starbucks Corp SBUX.OQ +2.1% Take-Two Interactive Software Inc TTWO.OQ +2.1% Bottom Performers Percent Change Moderna Inc MRNA.OQ -4.7% Warner Bros Discovery Inc WBD.OQ -4.6% Charter Communications Inc CHTR.OQ -3.5% Kraft Heinz Co KHC.OQ -3.3% CoStar Group Inc CSGP.OQ -2.7% The Nasdaq 10

US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends up, but near flat for week after Monday's steep selloff All three major indexes gain for the day Expedia rises after Q2 profit beat Indexes: Dow up 0.1%, S&P 500 up 0.5%, Nasdaq up 0.5% Updates to 5:20 p.m. ET By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended higher on Friday and was little changed for the week after regaining almost all of its losses since Monday's steep dive that was prompted by fears of a recession and unwinding of a global yen-fund

US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends up, little changed for week after Monday's steep selloff All three major indexes gain for the day Expedia rises after Q2 profit beat Indexes: Dow up 0.1%, S&P 500 up 0.5%, Nasdaq up 0.5% Updates to 4:15 p.m. ET By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended higher on Friday and was little changed for the week after regaining almost all of its losses from Monday's steep dive that was prompted by fears of a recession and unwinding of a global yen-fund

US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends up, near flat for week after Monday's steep selloff U.S. stocks gain for the day Expedia gains after Q2 profit beat Updates to 4 p.m. ET By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended higher on Friday and was little changed for the week after clawing back from Monday's steep dive that was prompted by fears of a recession and unwinding of a global yen-funded carry trade.