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Dates: during 2000-2009
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It's easy to pick a stock that will earn you a stand-out return in a single year. Well, okay, maybe not "easy," but with just 12 months as a scorecard, there's a lot in the world that can put the wind at a company's back. In...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top Stocks of the Decade | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

Passengers may also be hesitant to book plane tickets as they wait for the train service to resume - mainly because of the spiraling costs. After the cancellation of Monday's Eurostar trains, prices for a one-way ticket from Paris to London on British Airways shot up from $353 to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Eurostar Breakdown: 'Tis the Season to Be Livid | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

Since a similar problem in 2002 was resolved by "winterizing" the locomotives so that snow couldn't get into the engine blocks, Eurostar officials were guardedly optimistic that the same method would fix the problem this time. However, even if the trains do start running again, anger over the fiasco...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Eurostar Breakdown: 'Tis the Season to Be Livid | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

Newspapers in Britain and France are filled with photos of infuriated customers being turned away at the Eurostar counters in London and Paris, some of whom were forced to spend at least one night camped out on the floor. In many cases, travelers have been angrier at the lack of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Eurostar Breakdown: 'Tis the Season to Be Livid | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

Given the fury, the French government has launched an inquiry into both the technical glitches that caused the system breakdown and the response by Eurostar officials to the fiasco. For its part, Eurostar has also commissioned an independent panel to review "the problems it has experienced over recent days," according...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Eurostar Breakdown: 'Tis the Season to Be Livid | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

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