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...NASADAQ up 83 points to 2046, was impressive in that it wasn't tied to any earth-shattering piece of good news. Well, there was the National Association of Purchasing Management's report on the services sector - 80 percent of GDP - which showed a spike in the NAPM index to 51.3 in November from 40.6 in October. And a bunch of analysts said - surprise! - good things about some tech bellwethers...
...doesn't include capital expenses) on total revenues of around $2.5 billion. This summer it took out a $300 million mortgage on New York City's Penn Station to keep the trains running. When the nation's skies were shut down after Sept. 11, Amtrak did enjoy a brief spike in traffic, especially on its faster, new Acela trains between Washington and Boston. But with leisure travel across the country slipping, Amtrak's overall September ridership was actually 6% lower than last year's, and security costs are rising...
...doesn't include capital expenses) on total revenues of around $2.5 billion. This summer it took out a $300 million mortgage on New York City's Penn Station to keep the trains running. When the nation's skies were shut down after Sept. 11, Amtrak did enjoy a brief spike in traffic, especially on its faster, new Acela trains between Washington and Boston. But with leisure travel across the country slipping, Amtrak's overall September ridership was actually 6% lower than last year's, and security costs are rising...
...Malaysia, too, is worried about the possibility of a sudden spike in the number of dispossessed, but most of that concern has been expressed in private. "It is a dilemma for us," says a senior government official. "If the fighting in Afghanistan goes on, many more refugees are bound to try to come. But we can't be seen to be deporting hundreds of desperate Muslims." And there's the rub for Malaysia, where the relaxed visa requirements for travelers from Muslim countries?combined with what some critics describe as often less-than-vigilant immigration procedures?have made...
...that Shaquille O'Neal is without peer. 2. Either Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Karl Malone or Chris Webber will fail to make the NBA's First-, Second- or Third-Team at the talent-rich power forward position. 3. The Knicks will fail to challenge for an NBA title whether Spike Lee attends 10, 30 or all 41 home games...