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  • W. Kentucky businessmen buy MidAmerica Jet (Louisville Courier-Journal)
    A group of western Kentucky investors bought MidAmerica Jet for an undisclosed price, promising to add planes to the charter flight service. MidAmerica Jet's new president, John Ray, said the company will lease airplanes from people, then serve as a booking agent and provide pilots rather than owning the planes. The company seeks to become an alternative to commercial airlines, Ray said.


  • Brits Splash Out ?90bn On Holidays (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
    Britons will have spent more than ?90bn on their holidays by the end of the year. Research from Axa Insurance has estimated the total spend from UK travellers for 2006 at ?93.7bn, with booking the holiday itself accounting for nearly half the cost.


  • Double angst for frustrated Gerrard (TeamTalk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
    Steven Gerrard left Old Trafford doubly frustrated by England's failure to beat Macedonia after the goalless draw in their Euro 2008 qualifier.Not only did Gerrard come closest to giving England victory in the Euro 2008 qualifier with a thunderous late shot which crashed back off the bar, he also picked up a booking which rules him out of Wednesday's crucial trip to Croatia.


  • Mayor looks to get Cleveland out of jails (The Plain Dealer)
    Cleveland could save millions of dollars yearly by fixing its inefficient system for booking defendants and getting out of the jail business. Police currently fingerprint and photograph those arrested only to have the process duplicated by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office for felony suspects.


  • Asian Markets End Flat On Domestic Factors, Profit Booking - Asian Commentary (Nasdaq)
    (RTTNews) - Asian markets ended Friday's trading session almost flat. Overnight close of the U.S stocks with modest gains and local factors comprising corporate news and profit booking drove investor sentiment during the day.


  • Major Asian Markets Witness Profit Booking - Commentary (Nasdaq)
    (RTTNews) - Friday, profit booking at higher levels prevented any upside in major stock exchanges in Asia. While Australia witnessed firm trading, weak trading was seen New Zealand. Japan and Hong Kong markets remained in the negative territory on profit booking.


  • Japanese Market Ends A Tad Lower On Profit Booking (Nasdaq)
    (RTTNews) - Tokyo shares closed the final trading session of the week slightly below the unchanged line after investors resorted to profit booking. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average index shed 13.27 points or 0.08% to settle at 16,436.06.


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