Hot Stocks of the Day: $ZNGA, $JRJC.

Zynga Inc. reported third-quarter loss (including stock-based compensation expenses) of 5 cents per share, which was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

After the close today Zynga (ZNGA) and King Digital (KING) are both slated to release 3rd quarter earnings. So far this earnings season has been a lucrative one for many of the traditional gaming companies like Electronic Arts (EA) and Activision Blizzard (ATVI).

Discussing the Alibaba IPO, the future of Yahoo, and a company which could become the next home run Apple component stock with Eric Jackson.

Mobile game developer Glu Mobile (GLUU: $5/share) is in the Danger Zone this week. GLUU has ridden a wave of optimism after hit games “Deer Hunter”, “Dino Hunter”, and “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” have grown revenues rapidly and sent the stock up 50% this year.

Friday morning the maker of the Angry Birds games, Rovio, announced that CEO Mikael Hed will step down in January. The iconic Angry Birds series was one of the first games to achieve mass popularity on mobile and tablet platforms, but has failed to achieve much of anything lately.