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Tampa port courting new container traffic
Officials are hearing from a dozen companies who want to build up the port's container cargo business.

Power companies juice up their brands
Why would a business with a government-regulated monopoly bother to advertise or care about its "brand identity"?

Consumers end 2002 with grim outlook
Consumer confidence unexpectedly drops in December.

Euro drives up prices, shoppers complain
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Today marks the first anniversary of the use of the euro in cash transactions, and Europeans increasingly are complaining about higher prices for everyday items -- from cups of coffee to haircuts -- boosted during the switchover from national currencies.

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