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Hulu won't be clowned by iTunes

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 11/13/2008 - 2:24pm

Services that sell movies, such as iTunes, generate higher margins for Hollywood but there's a deeper pool of money for ad-supported to dip into.



 

Analysts: Mobile to weather world financial storm

CNET Tech blog  Mon, 09/29/2008 - 12:25pm

Tremendous subscriber growth in emerging markets such as China and India will make up for overall falling of revenue margins, according to a report from Portio Research.



 

Palm moves more than 1 million smartphones in quarter

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Thu, 09/18/2008 - 3:50pm

Palm moved a lot of smartphones–1,029,000 to be exact–and revenue was well ahead of expectations, but the company’s turnaround is still a work in progress.

The company, which has been living off the $99 Centro, is hoping to raise margins with its new Treo Pro, which currently doesn’t have a carrier.



 

Offshore outsourcers turn cautious

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Fri, 07/18/2008 - 8:08am

The three primary publicly traded offshore outsourcing companies have turned cautious about the future even as their financial results remain strong.

Among the worries–a weak dollar that’s hurting revenue and margins, economic uncertainty, murky IT budgets and a concentration of financial services and retail customers.



 

Supreme Court Ends Term On Ideological Edge

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 07/07/2008 - 12:27pm

The Supreme Court is on its summer recess, but before the justices closed up shop, they decided a flurry of cases by 5-4 margins.

Earlier in the term, they had achieved larger majorities in a series of cases. A look back at the court's term and at its prospects for the future.

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Obama Wins By 18% In Oregon

Donklephant  Wed, 05/21/2008 - 4:29pm

I know, this is fairly old news at this point, but I never did update Oregon’s numbers last night because only half the vote was counted by the time I went to bed.

In fact, there’s still 96% reporting, but it’s a good bet these #s will remain steady.

Vote Percentage
Obama - 59%
Clinton - 41%

Popular Vote Totals
Obama - 347,852
Clinton - 245,211

Pledged Delegates
Obama - 29
Clinton - 21



 

Office pools illegal in numerous states

Daily Texan  Wed, 03/19/2008 - 11:00pm

While you're busy checking free throw percentages and rebounding margins as you fill in the last teams in your NCAA tournament bracket, there's something else you might want to take a peek at: your state's criminal code.



 

BP to cut jobs after profits fall

BBC Finance  Tue, 02/05/2008 - 4:52am

BP will cut 5,000 jobs after reporting 'disappointing' profits as margins were squeezed and costs rose.