The company benefited in the second quarter from the sale of part of its stake in the Boston Red Sox, from which it earned $9.1 million before taxes.
Last quarter it reported revenues of $2 billion from which it earned $230 million — a 34% increase from the corresponding quarter in 2006 — and 12 million customers in 35 states, mainly in the South, West and Midwest.
While alcohol and tobacco are significant sources of income, most of Delaware's profits from sin come from its lottery, with which it earned $275 million last year, and casino taxes, which the state ranks 12th in the country for annual revenue.
The firm – which was founded by Thomas Osborne Mann, a young trader from Exeter who settled in Cádiz in the 18th century – said it had signed three contracts, with several others in the pipeline, from which it expects to earn royalties worth at least €1m (£850,00).
This victory, celebrated by the triumphal monument at Pergamon (famous for its Dying Gaul) and the liberation from the Gallic "terror" which it represented, earned for Attalus the name of "Soter", and the title of "king".
Also outweighed was a strong earnings report from JPMorgan Chase, which said it earned of $4.8 billion, or $1.09 a share, on $25.6 billion in revenue, drawing a sizable benefit from a reduction in its loan loss reserves.
Having sold real estate for about 20 years, Mr. Warren usually closes three or four transactions a month — from which he earns about $13,000 — in the summer.
Then there is the occasional appearance at private functions or corporate events, from which he earns up to another 2,000 dollars a week.
