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April 10, 2003
Today’s headlinesTourism ad dollars will flow again
Finding minimal war damage to tourism, Pinellas officials prepare a spring marketing campaign.
With war's end near, Wall St. quits party
NEW YORK -- Wall Street pulled back Wednesday after investors' elation about a quick end to the war with Iraq dissolved into concerns about corporate profits. Stocks tumbled sharply with the Dow Jones industrials forfeiting 100 points.
Cryo-Cell's CEO abruptly quits
The Clearwater company has been trying to get its business back on track after several missteps.
News Corp. gets its DirecTV
LOS ANGELES -- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. agreed Wednesday to acquire control of Hughes Electronics Corp. and its DirecTV service, the nation's largest satellite television provider, in a $6.6-billion cash and stock deal.
SARS impact felt close to home
Many companies are cutting back on international travel while others with plants in Asia are taking precautionary measures.
Ferry to Mexico fares well
Yucatan Express' five-month trial service between Tampa and Mexico meets its goals, encouraging a revival of passenger service in the fall.
Complaints rise against credit counseling firms
WASHINGTON -- Credit counseling agencies often give indebted consumers bad advice, charge excessive fees and engage in deceptive practices -- and customer complaints are up, according to a report released Wednesday by two consumer organizations.
IMF: 'Tepid' growth ahead
WASHINGTON -- The world will probably experience "tepid" economic growth this year even with a quick end to the Iraq war because of a host of other problems, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
Business Today
PUMPING MORTGAGE SALES: Bank of America said it will hire 100 more mortgage specialists in the Tampa Bay area, split between downtown St. Petersburg and an office near Tampa International Airport. The jobs are among 850 being added nationwide to Bank of America's mortgage operations, which employ 10,000 people. The bank also said it plans to double its mortgage sales force to 4,000 people over the next two years.
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Guess 3Q profit up slightly, forecasts beat Street
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