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...immediate cause of the crackdown was a recent spate of reports that the government planned to unload some of its holdings in Krung Thai and Siam City banks, which caused their share prices to plummet?and prompted Thirachai to pointedly deny the reports and announce the new restrictions at a hastily convened press conference. That incident was just the latest example of regulators trying to control an unruly market. With a total capitalization of only $121 billion?far less than half of Microsoft's current market cap of $295 billion?the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is dominated by small...
...easier than ever to unload that old camera on eBay. Sellers can drop off an item at any of UPS's 3,400 stores in the continental U.S., and it is shipped to the California-based AuctionDrop. As long as the product weighs less than 25 lbs. and has an eBay value of at least $75, the middleman will handle everything from pricing to shipping. AuctionDrop's commission is up to 38%, which may sound steep, but the deal's still more profitable than collecting dust...
...spends much of the two-hour journey chatting and shaking hands with each of the 140 passengers on the flight. After the plane touches down, he stands on the tarmac in his trademark red baseball cap, waves goodbye to the departing passengers and helps a team of baggage handlers unload suitcases from the cargo hold...
DEAL WITH A MOTIVATED SELLER. Perhaps as many as 5% of sellers are so eager to unload their houses that even in a hot market they'll sell cheap...
...were carrying or helping the wounded to areas of shelter. We had to crouch or crawl on all fours when moving about. Most of us were in no condition to carry on. All were trying to stay alive for the moment. Behind us, other landing craft were attempting to unload their equipment and personnel in the incoming tide and were coming under enemy fire as well. I realized that we had landed in the wrong beach sector and that many of the people around me were from other units and were strangers to me. What's more, the terrain before...