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...more. London's FTSE 100 index has fallen about 48% from its all-time high at the end of 1999 - and about 9% just in the first month of 2003. Obviously, the most painful dip for any company is one in its own share price. But when market bears roam as widely and fiercely as they have for nearly three years, they can harm even firms whose own shares are doing well. Why? Because in the U.K. almost half the work force subscribes to a corporate retirement scheme - the highest of any E.U. nation. Those funds are overwhelmingly invested...
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...show, a spin-off of the BBC’s hit of the same name, gives two teams—one made up of family, the other of friends—the opportunity to pick a date for the lonely heart of their nearest and dearest. The teams roam around the single’s hometown searching for willing parties to play potential soul-mate. Each team then chooses a perfect partner who is taken on two fabulous dates caught on camera. Blossoming romance or no, the lucky singleton must then give the verdict on whether family or friends make...
...rooms are outfitted with sets of 1-kg dumbbells, and power shakes are on the menu. And the Wild Horse itself is the product of a collaboration between the Sheraton and the Maricopas and Pimas. The $125 million resort is located on the Gila River Indian Reservation, wild horses roam freely across the 16-hectare property, and tamed ones are available for riding. The place has no tepees and no powwows, but ribs from saguaros poke through the ceilings of the meeting rooms, and murals in the lobby recount tribal legends. "It's impossible for guests to leave here...
...China Netcom?have jumped into the fray by offering a cheap alternative to cellular service via a wireless technology first introduced in Japan in the 1990s. Called the Personal Handyphone System in Japan but renamed Xiao Lingtong (Little Smart) in China, the service doesn't allow callers to roam outside their area code and reception is often poor. But per-minute charges are about 1 and only the caller pays, compared with the 5-a-minute charge assessed both caller and receiver by the established mobile carriers. Although fixed line operators China Telecom and China Netcom are technically prohibited from...