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...every item swiped from a plane, there's an eager collector waiting to bid for it. Each day on eBay, travel memorabilia swap hands - from TWA napkins of the 1970s to a large array of Concorde crockery and pepper pots. Judging by the amount of stuff available from the retired supersonic service, it's a wonder that British Airways didn't terminate it sooner due to a lack of cups and plates. Travel is an area of collecting that can involve large sums of money (a Concorde nose cone was sold at auction for $550,000 to a U.S.-based...
...British officials scoff at ideas of state aid, and Maillot is hardly in a position to dictate to banks who have bailed Eurotunnel out at least three times before. The new board's margin of maneuver is perhaps even tighter than the old one's. "At best, creditors swap debt for capital, greatly diluting small holdings," Rémon says. "At worst, they refuse, wait until Eurotunnel is in default, and take full ownership." The fate of the tunnel below the Channel is secure; it will operate under bank ownership if Eurotunnel folds. That scenario, however, would leave last week...
Students who swap music files on the internet need not worry about starving their favorite artists, according to a recent study co-authored by professors at the Harvard Business School (HBS) and the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill...
...humans--like bird flu and SARS--make big headlines these days. But if you're really worried about getting an animal disease, you need look no farther than the fluffball curled up on your pillow. Cats, dogs, hamsters and snakes are breeding grounds for all sorts of microbes and swap molecules with us regularly. Our pets share our air, furniture and food dishes. We change their litter, enjoy their slobbery affection and endure their occasional bites...
LEONID NEVZLIN, a major shareholder in Yukos, offering to swap his stake in the Russian oil giant in return for the release of former CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky