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...keep out rivals. Some of those rivals suspect that the major carriers are working together to beat them back. In early May, within days of one another, the Big Six (American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United and US Airways) said they would impose a new $10 round-trip fare hike on June 1--a move that triggered an investigation by the Department of Justice. Under a 10-year consent decree, the airline industry forbids coordinated fare increases. The investigation continues. A spokesman from American, which initiated the fare hikes, says the carrier is "in compliance" with "relevant laws and regulations." Whatever...
...warns that the country will surpass Finland in 2003 to become Europe's most expensive country. In the early '90s, Ireland was one of the E.U.'s cheapest. Ireland's dilemma points to the E.U.'s bigger one-rate-fits-all policy problem: The country needs an interest rate hike to help stymie rising prices, but with German inflation likely to fall to 0.8% in May, the European Central Bank will probably cut rates. And just wait until Eastern Europe joins up. Countries like Lithuania and the Czech Republic have been grappling with deflation for four straight months. A Wheeze...
...mandatory UHS fee will increase by 12 percent, from $1,020 to $1,142 per year, while the optional Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) insurance plan will see an even greater hike, rising from $750 to $1,196 per year...
Donahue said that the hike in financial aid exceeds the rising cost of tuition, a reflection of the College’s commitment to ease the financial burden placed on students and their families...
...exotic. Last September, Tera Davenport, 25, a nanny, and Eric Donahoo, 30, a construction worker, traveled from Santa Clara, Calif., to Arizona to marry at Rainbow Bridge National Monument on Lake Powell. Thirty-eight guests joined them for a two-hour boat trip and a 20-minute hike to the site, where the bride changed from shorts and a T shirt into her wedding dress. The ship's captain performed the ceremony, after which the couple released butterflies, a local Native American tradition. The following day, Tera and Eric rented a houseboat with nine friends for a group honeymoon...