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Asian game companies run up scores

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Scott Tong | Apr 2, 2009
Chinese online game company Changyou has gone public, with a strong response from investors. The Asian gaming industry is thriving despite the global recession. It's a business model that has some Western rivals envious. Scott Tong reports.
Posted In: Internet, Science
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Crisis explainer: Uncorking CDOs

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Richard Core | Oct 3, 2008
Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch helped us in the Marketplace office understand how some of Wall Street's complicated investment instruments led us into...
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Shell to renewables: I don't want to see you anymore. Don't call me, don't text me.

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Heidi Siegelbaum | Mar 27, 2009
In a stunning yet not entirely unexpected move, Royal Dutch Shell PLC recently announced it will withdraw its support from any future investment in...
Posted In: renewable energy, Shell
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Europe has spending lesson for Obama

| Apr 1, 2009
President Obama has called on European countries to borrow and spend more to stimulate the world economy. But commentator David Frum says Obama should listen to European leaders who say spending isn't the best way out of the crisis.
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Final Four a good game for Detroit

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Jennifer Collins | Apr 6, 2009
Michigan State takes on North Carolina in the NCAA men's basketball finals tonight in Detroit. And even if Detroit doesn't win, the Final Four could be worth as much as $50 million to the city. Jennifer Collins reports.
Posted In: Sports
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Morning Reading

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Scott Jagow | Apr 6, 2009
The merger between IBM and Sun Microsystems has collapsed, at least for now. My other picks of the morning include: What the President can learn...
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Online checking is a good option

| Apr 3, 2009
Money market funds, CDs and other accounts that used to offer large returns are now only offering 1% interest. Laura Bruce of Bankrate.com discusses whether high interest online accounts come with a risky catch.
Posted In: Investing, Savings
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Icelanders fish for ways to earn a living

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Stephen Beard | Mar 27, 2009
Iceland is feeling the fallout from its economy's collapse. Unemployment is near record highs and the real estate market is frozen. But innovative Icelanders are still finding ways to make ends meet. Stephen Beard reports.
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More stimulus?

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Scott Jagow | Apr 3, 2009
With the job numbers out today, there's talk in the blogosphere about the need for much more job-creating stimulus. Our own commentator, Robert...
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Such a shell game

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Scott Jagow | Apr 3, 2009
Banks are considering buying toxic assets from each other, the Financial Times reports. They would do this under the Treasury's public-private...

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