Of these 10 US Multimedia & Graphics Software Companies, 7 of them also had their common stocks trading on each of the following three dates:
- On December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second term
- On March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was their lowest point due to the spillover effects resulting from the 2008 financial meltdown, and
- also on the most recent date February 14, 2014.
The historical common stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 7 largest US Multimedia & Graphics Software Companies having their common stocks trading on each of the above three dates had their average stock prices drop by a massive 62% from December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second Presidential term, to March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the very lowest point for the overall stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
But in the slightly less than five years since March 6, 2009, the average stock prices of these same 7 largest US Multimedia & Graphics Software Companies have increased by a robust 211% through February 14, 2014, led by San Francisco-based Glu Mobile.
Clearly, the investors in and employees of a clear majority of these 7 largest US Multimedia & Graphics Software Companies must be pleased with the impact of actions taken by both the Obama Administration and the US Fed to successfully rescue the US economy from its extremely weakened state.
Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 7 largest US Multimedia & Graphics Software Companies having their stocks trading on February 14, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and also on December 31, 2007:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Multimedia & Graphics Software Company | HQs | 2-14-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 2-14-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| Glu Mobile | San Francisco | CA | 4.92 | 0.46 | 5.22 | 970% | -91% |
| Take-Two Interactive Software | New York | NY | 19.11 | 6.21 | 18.45 | 208% | -66% |
| International Game Technology | Las Vegas | NV | 14.97 | 7.47 | 43.93 | 100% | -83% |
| Activision Blizzard | Santa Monica | CA | 19.80 | 10.33 | 14.85 | 92% | -30% |
| Electronic Arts | Redwood City | CA | 27.58 | 15.31 | 58.41 | 80% | -74% |
| Rovi Corp | Santa Clara | CA | 22.76 | 15.13 | 18.33 | 50% | -17% |
| Avid Technology | Burlington | MA | 6.87 | 8.67 | 28.34 | -21% | -69% |
| Average % Change all 7 | 211% | -62% |
And in the chart below are the stock market prices on February 14, 2014 and on the close of the first trading date of the 3 additional US Multimedia & Graphics Software Companies with current Total Market Capitalizations of at least $100 mil each and which didn't have their common stocks trading on December 31, 2007:
| Closing | ||||||||
| Month | Price | |||||||
| Of | On | |||||||
| Market | First | First | ||||||
| Price | Trading | Trading | % | |||||
| Multimedia & Graphics Software Company | HQs | 2-14-14 | Date | Date | Change | |||
| SunGame Corp | Las Vegas | NV | 32.00 | Mar 2010 | 10.00 | 220% | ||
| Zynga | San Francisco | CA | 4.87 | Dec 2011 | 9.50 | -49% | ||
| Virtual Piggy | Hermosa Beach | CA | 1.09 | Nov 2008 | 1.50 | -27% |
Of the 10 US Multimedia & Graphics Software Companies with Market Capitalizations above $100 mil, 6 of them, or 60% of them, are headquartered in California.
