King Digital Entertainment: Online game publisher King Digital Entertainment said Wednesday that sales rose 30 per cent to $593.6 million, but that was still far short of analyst expectations of $605 million. , according to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBC. The company stock was down more than 20 per cent to about $14 a share in after-hours trading on the news. Investors are souring to the maker of Candy Crush Saga after the company reported a disappointing second quarter and scaled back its targets for the rest of the year. Users are also not buying up as many bonbons as they used to. G ross bookings or the amount users spend on virtual items fell 5 percent from the first quarter. Stock melts in after-hours
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