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GoPro rises on holiday sales outlook, media brand growth

Given that Black Friday doorbuster sales are practically an extreme sport, it’s a safe bet that someone will strap on a GoPro action camera to document the madness as shoppers rush into a Wal-Mart (WMT) store this year. It’s the shopping equivalent of the running of the bulls. Plus, in a very meta development, GoPro (GPRO) cameras and accessories are among the promotional items retailers are using to attract shoppers into stores Thanksgiving weekend. At its Thanksgiving evening sale, Target (TGT) is offering a GoPro Hero3+ Silver Edition camera for $249.99, $50 off the list price. Plus, buyers will get a $50 Target gift card upon purchase. Best Buy (BBY) also is offering a GoPro Hero3+ camera for $249.99. Plus, buyers will get a free 16 gigabyte Extreme Plus memory card and LCD Touch BacPac removable touch display worth $94.98. Best Buy also will be selling the Hero4 Silver camera…

RCA brand tablets rocket as Apple iPad sales decline

The fastest-growing tablet vendors in the third quarter were makers of low-cost Google (GOOGL) Android-based slates, most notably the RCA brand. RCA tablet shipments rose a blistering 194% year over year in Q3, research firm IDC reported Thursday. The storied brand shipped 2.6 million tablets in the quarter, giving it a market share of 4.9%, up from 1.8% in Q3 2013. RCA ranked No. 5 among tablet makers as it entered the top-five vendor ranking for the first time. RCA was a “surprise entry” in the top five thanks to its distribution deals with Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) and other big retailers, IDC said.

Wal-Mart Extends Its Online Auto Insurance Initiative

Wal-Mart (WMT) is expanding its partnership with AutoInsurance.com to 11 more states — now 19 in all — offering auto insurance comparison shopping online. The retail giant said on Tuesday that it’s extended what it calls a “first-of-its-kind” online comparison service for auto insurance rates and coverage options to 11 more states. Wal-Mart stock was up nearly 1% in afternoon trading in the stock market today. Wal-Mart offers the service in a