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Bankrupt Companies Now Look Like Great Bargains

May 13, 2010 8:18 AM CDT

Bankrupt Companies Now Look Like Great Bargains

Improving economy pulls companies from the brink

(Newser) - For big, public companies, it's a good time to be bankrupt. With earnings skyrocketing—77% of the S&P 500 has beaten expectations so far this quarter—a lot of companies that had been left for dead suddenly have life, and their shareholders have a fighting chance of keeping their...

Six Flags Files for Bankruptcy

Jun 13, 2009 1:04 PM CDT

Six Flags Files for Bankruptcy

(Newser) - Theme park operator Six Flags has declared bankruptcy, Bloomberg reports. The company has not had a profitable year since 1998 and is burdened with $2.4 billion in debt. Six Flags underwent a wide-ranging reorganization starting in 2005 when Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder became chairman. The company, whose 20...

Roller Coaster Decapitates South Carolina Teen

Jun 28, 2008 8:19 PM CDT

Roller Coaster Decapitates South Carolina Teen

He wasn't on the ride but got hit while walking in a restricted area

(Newser) - A teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area today at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities said. Officials are uncertain why the 17-year-old from Columbia, SC, scaled two 6-foot fences and ignored signs that said the restricted area was...

World's 10 Best Thrill Rides

TRAVEL

Jun 7, 2008 6:01 AM CDT

World's 10 Best Thrill Rides

Rides featuring heart-stopping plunges and gravity-defying loops

(Newser) - For intense thrill-seekers blessed with strong stomachs, the Boston Globe offers this list of the 10 scariest rides on the planet:

Superman Ride of Steel, Six Flags New England, Agawam, Mass.: Speeds of more than 77 mph and a 221-foot drop into a tunnel.
X2, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia,

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Dubai Is the New Mecca
for Theme Parks

Apr 3, 2008 3:56 PM CDT

Dubai Is the New Mecca for Theme Parks

Abu Dhabi, Shanghai also among locations planning impressive amusements

(Newser) - The big US amusement companies—Six Flags, Universal, SeaWorld, Warner Bros., MGM—have all seen the future, and it's in Dubai. That's where the world's largest playland—a sprawling $64-billion collection of theme parks, golf courses, museums and hotels—is going up, but it's only the most dramatic of projects...