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| Coke bottler reports drop in net income
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Co.'s largest bottler, reported Thursday a 20 percent drop in third-quarter net income, which fell to $214 million, or 44 cents per share.
Fuel costs deflate UPS earnings
Sandy Springs-based UPS, the world's largest package carrier, announced today that its revenue increased 7.4 percent in the third quarter, to $13.1 billion. But UPS's fuel bill for the quarter was $1.2 billion, a 64.5 percent increase over the third quarter last year.
Look, up in the sky, it's ... AirTran ads
The Orlando-based airline, which has its main hub in Atlanta, hired a pilot this week to trace messages in the sky such as "AIRTRAN SALE" and "FLY AIRTRAN" above the Georgia Dome, over downtown Atlanta and in other places around the metropolitan area.
•Air fares may drop, but fees increase | Delta to offer weekly Liberia flight
House with a history
The Shellmont Inn on Piedmont Avenue, built in 1891, has had only two owners. But that could change soon. Anyone in the market to buy a B&B?
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Lower gas prices help boost businesses
Gas prices peaking at more than $4 a gallon for regular acted like a tax on companies and consumers alike, economists say. The question now is how much the recent drop to about $2.60 will counter this fall's bad employment and market news, or brighten the gloomy outlook for holiday spending.
•Atlantans forced off road by gas prices? | Money-saving tips
•Cheaper gas doesn't mean anyone's spending freely
•Iran calls for deep OPEC production cuts
New vice president inspects Vinings Home Depot
As Home Depot's new executive vice president of U.S. stores, Marvin Ellison, 43, has the task of improving the store experience for customers - and staff. "I can tell in the first 60 seconds" what a store is like, he said on a recent store tour in Cobb County.
•Housing slump slams cabinet industry
Stocks fluctuate after jobless claims report
Wall Street wobbled in erratic trading Thursday as investors grew nervous that new corporate forecasts and a larger-than-expected increase in U.S. jobless claims are further signs of a weakening economy. The major indexes shuttled between gains and losses.
•Greenspan warns unemployment will rise further | Blog: How to shrink cell phone bills
US foreclosure filings up 71 percent in 3Q
The number of homeowners ensnared in the foreclosure crisis grew by more than 70 percent in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2007, according to data released Thursday.
Fox News digging deep to field an all-star lineup
WITH the re-signing this week of Bill O'Reilly, the most successful host in cable news, to a four-year deal worth more than $10 million a year, the Fox News Channel is starting to resemble the New York Yankees. |
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