Shares of Royal Caribbean take a beating in morning activity, falling as much as 8% after the cruise line operator reports a sharp drop in third-quarter profit and said it expects to post a loss in the current quarter.

Thanksgiving is all about family gathering around a table laden with food right?But there aren’t any rules about where the table is placed. Or if there are rules maybe it’s time to break them this year and move the feast to Aspen Miami or Paris. You already know of course that traveling the day before Thanksgiving or the Sunday after is asking for trouble. But traveling just before the holiday and staying on for the long weekend is a smart move. The week immediately after Thanksgiving is traditionally a loser for the travel industry and therefore a huge savings ...

As of October 11 there have been nearly 400 000 confirmed cases of pandemic H1N1 worldwide and more than 4 735 deaths reported to the World Health Organization which estimates that the case count is significantly higher because many countries have stopped counting individual cases.As the name implies swine flu has its origins in pigs though researchers have found recent seasonal and bird flu viruses in the new strain.The initial reaction in Mexico was one of debilitating fear. In the first week the health secretary called for the closure of everything except churches grocery stores buses and subways. In ...

In this piece I touch on Boeing's upcoming earnings announcement and provide commentary on the company.

Ahead of its upcoming earnings, here's why Carnival is worth a second look.

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