DeNA Reports Quarterly Sales at $448 Million
DeNA Co., Ltd. , the leading global online service company, has announced that its net sales performance, during the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011, was approximately $448 million*, 16 percent higher than the same quarter of the previous year.
Housing plan helps nearly 1 million homeowners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 1 million U.S. homeowners have won permanent reductions on mortgage payments since the Obama administration launched its foreclosure prevention program in 2009, the U.S. Treasury said on Monday, only a fraction of the total it aimed to reach. Some 11 million homeowners owe more than their houses are worth and the Home Affordable Mortgage Program (HAMP) has had ...
Marlins' Sanchez awarded $8 million salary
(Reuters) - Miami Marlins pitcher Anibal Sanchez will earn a record-breaking $8 million for 2012 after an arbitration panel ruled in his favor on Monday, Major League Baseball's website said. The figure represents the largest ever for a starting pitcher who went to arbitration, MLB.com said. Sanchez, who earned $3.7 million last season, had asked for the $8 million at a hearing on Friday. The ...
Super Bowl TV audience reaches record 111.3 million
(Reuters) - A record 111.3 million viewers watched the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots 21-17 in the Super Bowl on Sunday, just beating the 2011 TV audience for the game, according to ratings data on Monday. The Nielsen company said Sunday's Super Bowl TV audience on the NBC network was the most-watched television program in U.S history. Sunday's figure topped the 111.0 million ...
Harris County spending $2 million to remove drought-stricken trees
Harris County spending $2 million to remove drought-stricken trees Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:12 p.m., Sunday, February 5, 2012 Bay Area Park is a big one. Since October, Morman's precinct has spent $124,000 cutting down and hauling off dead trees, before the $2 ...
"The Artist", "Iron Lady" both cross $20 million mark
LOS ANGELES, Feb 5 (TheWrap.com) - Two of The Weinstein Company's contenders for Academy Awards -- "The Artist" and "The Iron Lady" -- surpassed the $20 million mark at the box office this weekend. The company's "W.E.," directed by Madonna, meanwhile, opened to a run-of-the-mill $45,000 at four locations. IFC's horror-thriller "Kill List" opened to $12,400 at two locations, according to Rentrak ...