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Gamers Spending More Time and Money on Free-to-Play MMOs

In 2011, U.S. gamers have spent an estimated $1.2 billion on F2P games, which have taken up to 47 percent of all MMO expenditures. It has grown 24 percent in the last year, now seriously contending with pay-to-play MMOs like World of Warcraft for players' attention. The report says gamers spend about 26 million hours every day playing MMOs in the U.S.
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Wall St soars 2 percent on Italy vote

Stocks rose about 2 percent on Friday, with major indexes on track to end the week higher as Italy's Senate approved economic reforms, easing investor concerns about the euro zone's debt crisis.
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AT&T, U.S. argue over witnesses in antitrust trial

AT&T Inc complained on Wednesday that the Justice Department was too slow in telling who its witnesses would be as the government seeks to block the telecommunications giant's acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard Opens to Public After 200 Years with New Visitors Center

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg led the festivities at the grand opening celebration of the new $25 million facility, educating attendees about the rich history of the Navy Yard along the way. The event was also a chance for the mayor to showcase the launch of a new employment center there that will help place 300 local residents, veterans and other workers in industrial and tech jobs at the yard.
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Cardiome Pharma Downgraded at Wedbush Securities

Wedbush Securities downgraded its rating on shares of Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME) to “neutral” from “outperform” as the trial of oral vernakalant continues to delay. The brokerage also lowered its fair value estimate to $4 from $8.50.
Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich

Herman Cain Poll - Cain Still Leads, but Gingrich Surges: CBS

Despite the sexual harassment allegations swirling around him, Herman Cain held on to the top spot in the latest CBS News poll, 3 percentage points ahead of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, who is making a serious run for Cain's anti-Romney spot.
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Oil Prices: Is Crude About to Push Through $100?

Oil -- the lifeblood of the global economy and a critical factor in the growth of U.S. gross domestic product -- is set Friday to close its longest stretch of weekly gains in more than two years, a counterintuitive trend that belies certain economic fundamentals.
Nurse Maria Vatista works inside a mobile HIV testing van as another medic sits outside with immigrants in Omonia square in Athens Oct. 31, 2011.

In Greek Crisis, HIV Gains Ground

'Contagion' is the label financial markets use for the economic spread of the Greek crisis. For hundreds of people in an increasingly chaotic society, the word has a deadlier meaning.
Oscars bring back Billy Crystal

Oscars bring back Billy Crystal

Oscar organizers on Thursday brought back funnyman Billy Crystal to host the film awards after recent days of turmoil that led to the departure of one producer and his handpicked emcee Eddie Murphy.
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Stock index futures signal gains; Disney eyed

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.6 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.4 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.7 percent at 0924 GMT (4:24 a.m ET).
U.S. puts tricky pipeline decision past 2012 election

U.S. puts tricky pipeline decision past 2012 election

The U.S. government on Thursday delayed approval of a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline until after the 2012 U.S. election, bowing to pressure from environmentalists and sparing President Barack Obama a damaging split with liberal voters he may need to win reelection.
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Tear Drops May Replace Blood in Testing for Diabetes: Study

A new study from the University of Michigan, has suggested that it may be possible for scientists to develop a device that measures blood sugar levels through tears instead of blood. If the Michigan study reaches ground reality, it could be a tearful adieu to the prick for diabetes checks.
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U.S. Stock Futures Point Upward

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.6 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.4 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.7 percent at 0924 GMT (4:24 a.m. ET).

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