Carnival stock rebounds as earnings rise on merger ships
Carnival Corp. reported first quarter net income of 203 million dollars, 25 cents a share, up from 127 million dollars, 22 cents a share a year earlier. The gain follows a merger, new ships, and a rebound from terrorism and war impacts, beating analysts' 22 cent estimate. The photo shows Carnival Glory docking at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Carnival Corp. & PLC
Wall Street
Thomson First Call
Cape Canaveral
Fla
T.J. Maxx to Open Lawrence Store April 8
Retailer T.J. Maxx announced that its Lawrence store will open on April 8. The report notes a center plan that also includes Bed Bath & Beyond and a Cost Plus World Market signing, though dates for those openings are not set.
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T.J. Maxx
Lawrence
Kmart One
Iowa
Cost Plus World Market
Walgreens profits rise on strong prescription sales
Walgreens Co reports a 17 percent rise in quarterly profit as prescription sales jump 19 percent from last year. The Deerfield based chain beat but narrowly missed Wall Street expectations, and its stock slipped about 2 percent despite solid pharmacy performance.
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Walgreen Co
Walgreen
Wall Street
Deerfield, Lil
HUD Withdraws Plan to Cap Mortgage Closing Costs
HUD withdraws a proposal that would have required lenders to offer one price covering all closing costs. Officials cited numerous questions about the plan, which aimed to simplify fees including broker fees, title searches, and appraisals.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
CornerBank to honor Lawrence volunteer Hilda Enoch
CornerBank at 4621 W Sixth St will honor Lawrence volunteer Hilda Enoch as Community Cornerstone Award winner for March. The bank will donate 100 to the Lawrence Open Shelter in Enoch's name.
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CornerBank
Sixth St
Lawrence
Hilda Enoch
Enoch
Lawrence Open
Cattle Prices Rally Amid Tight Supply and Demand
Kansas State University economist James Mintert says cattle prices stay in the high80s per hundredweight into late March with U.S. beef imports rising 75 percent in January after mad cow scare. He notes supply tightness, resumed boxed beef exports to Mexico, and possible price declines as spring and summer approach depending on Canada live cattle imports and foreign bans. Dighton rancher Don Hineman adds consumers haven’t overreacted to the BSE scare.
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Wichita
Kansas State University
Kansas
James Mintert
Dighton
Don Hineman
Mintert
Mexico
U.S
Agriculture Department
Canada
Hineman
United States
Washington State
Weak dollar attracts international tourists to Orlando outlet scene
In Orlando a Liverpool couple browses Puma sneakers as the weak U.S. dollar boosts European and Canadian tourists. Officials forecast higher international visits in 2004, with travelers spending more and staying longer as the dollar strengthens travel confidence.
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U.S
United States
Cathy Keefe
Travel Industry Association of America
Washington
EU panel backs fine against Microsoft in antitrust case
EU officials backed a proposed fine for Microsoft, reportedly $611 million, in a case alleging monopoly abuse of Windows. The decision could force changes in how Microsoft sells its software, with ruling due Wednesday.
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Brussels
Belgium
European Union
Microsoft Corp
U.S
Mario Monti
Dow Jones
Microsoft
European Commission
Commission
Roche Holding AG
Abus
Ing
Tetra Pak AB
Monti
Say
Wheat and soybeans lead gains on Chicago boards
Chicago Board of Trade futures rallied with May wheat at 4.22 3/4 a bushel and May soybeans up 31 3/4 cents to 10.55 3/4, while May corn and May oats rose. Beef and pork futures fell on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with live cattle, feeder cattle, and lean hogs lower. Local elevator prices showed mixed signals across wheat, corn, milo, and soybeans in Ottawa Edgerton Overbrook and other elevators. Nonferrous metals quotes were listed for New York with gold at 417.65 dollars and silver at 7680 dollars Handy & Harman equivalents.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Ottawa Cooperative Assn
Ottawa
Edgerton
Overbrook
Midland Elevator
Milo
Lawrence North
New York
Handy & Harman
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Sandra
Miami
Britain
Office of Travel & Tourism Industries
Iraq
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European Union Panel
Lawrence South
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