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  Web Game Nets Creator $1.5M 

Players pay for extra points to commit murder, mayhem

Oct 8, 09 2:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Internet crime game has earned its young creator nearly $1.5 miilion. Torn, a text-based game noir that lets players commit murder and mayhem, boasts some 41,000 active players and 1.3 million account holders worldwide. The game is free, but players can opt to pay $5 a... More »

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Internet • crime • murder • profits • web • virtual reality • Britain • programmers • profit margins

OPINION

Don't Celebrate Yet: Earnings Are Up, but Not Sales

Though first-quarter profit beat expectations, a growth story is absent

May 11, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fact that 66% of American companies beat their first-quarter earnings expectations is good, writes Henry Blodget in Clusterstock, but not as good as it looks. A closer examination of the data shows that while profits increased, revenues did not, and “you can’t fire your way to prosperity.... More »

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profits • earnings reports • corporate earnings • Henry Blodget • revenue • profit margins • financial crisis • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Clenched jaws abound during this recession, and a combination of stress-related damage and layoff victims rushing to be treated before they lose their insurance is helping keep dentistry afloat as the economy dives. Dentist's offices last year reported the highest profit margins of any industry, including top moneymakers like accounting... More »

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health insurance • recession • unemployment • dentists • dentistry • profit margins • what recession?

US in Recession Now: Buffett

Billionaire says crisis is already here

Mar 4, 08 3:28 AM CST
(Newser) - The US is already in a recession for all practical purposes, even if economic conditions haven't yet met the technical definition of at least two consecutive quarters of negative growth. That's the verdict of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who tells CNBC that a serious economic slowdown is obvious in reports... More »

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Warren Buffett • recession • trade deficit • GDP • credit crisis • Berkshire Hathaway • Department of Commerce • annual letter • National Association for Business Economics • GEICO • General Re • insurance industry • profit margins

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