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US college towns feel pinch from rental sites
Business, Associated Press, Published on 25/09/2017
» CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Time was when renting an apartment in one of this college town's funky triple-deckers or two-family homes wouldn't cost an arm and a leg.
Thousands look for jobs at Amazon warehouses
Business, Associated Press, Published on 04/08/2017
» FALL RIVER, Massachusetts: Thousands of people showed up on Wednesday for a chance to pack and ship products to Amazon.com customers, as the e-commerce company held a giant job fair at nearly a dozen US warehouses.
Uffizi encourages longer visits with new pricing
Business, Associated Press, Published on 02/08/2017
» MILAN: The famed Uffizi Gallery in Florence is taking a swipe at so-called "hit-and-run tourism,'' announcing on Monday price increases on single-entry tickets, while inaugurating three-day and annual passes that offer discounted entry with priority access.
NY ferry fleet builds for summer launch
Business, Associated Press, Published on 06/04/2017
» FRANKLIN, Louisiana: The future of public transportation in New York City is taking shape on the bayous of Louisiana and Alabama.
20 years on, 'Ghost Tower' haunts city
Business, Associated Press, Published on 03/03/2017
» The 49-storey Bangkok high-rise was supposed to feature luxury condos for hundreds of newly affluent Thai families, but it was abandoned unfinished when the Asian financial crisis struck in 1997.
Part of the iconic Dancing House turns into hotel
Business, Associated Press, Published on 23/09/2016
» PRAGUE: For many of the millions of tourists who flood the Czech capital every year, taking a selfie in front of the Dancing House has become as important as walking across the medieval Charles Bridge.
Iraqis embrace food business as safe bet
Business, Associated Press, Published on 07/04/2016
» Iraqi businessman Zaid Nazo has always been sure of his nation's deep passion for food and wasn't afraid to dream big when he transformed his small Baghdad coffee shop in 1999 into a casual dining and takeaway restaurant.
Attacks take toll on tourism
Business, Associated Press, Published on 25/11/2015
» PARIS: The attacks in Paris are having a major impact on tourism, initial figures show, pushing the French prime minister to meet industry officials to come up with a plan to limit the damage and keep visitors coming to the City of Light.
US gives Shell final nod to drill for oil in Arctic
Business, Associated Press, Published on 19/08/2015
» ANCHORAGE, Alaska: The federal government on Monday gave Royal Dutch Shell Plc the final permit it needs to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast for the first time in more than two decades.
HSBC to cut 25,000 jobs, shift focus to Asia
Associated Press, Published on 09/06/2015
» LONDON — HSBC Holdings, Britain's largest bank by market value, will cut between 22,000 and 25,000 jobs around the world in an attempt to reduce costs and shift its centre of gravity back toward fast-growing Asian economies.