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• Southern France river cruise, from $1,399
The Real Deal: Seven nights' accommodations aboard a cruise ship, all meals, guided tours, and taxes, from $1,399 per person — plus fuel surcharges of about $70. When: Nov. 1 and 8, 2009; add $100 for March 22, 29; $600 for Oct. 18, 25, 2009; $800 ...
• Wall Street explodes in historic one-day surge
... by governments to bolster investor confidence. In Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index surged 10.2 percent. Markets in Japan were closed for a holiday. In Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 jumped 8.26 percent, Germany's DAX index rose 11.4 percent, and France ...
• Europe puts $2.3 trillion on line for banks
The amount — pledged by Germany, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Austria — dwarfs the $700 billion rescue package put together by U.S. President Bush’s administration, although not all the European money will necessarily ...
• CONTINUED : Fresh stimulus plan?
As for the Europeans, governments there said they were putting $2.3 trillion on the line, based on pledges from Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Austria and Portugal in recent days. To assist the European banks, the Federal Reserve here announced ...
• Ringo Starr tells fans to stop sending mail
Starr, who with fellow Beatles Paul McCartney and the late John Lennon and George Harrison, comes from Liverpool, England, now has homes in Los Angeles and France. Starr has released more than 12 albums since The Beatles broke up in 1970, the most ...