Alvarez's top initiative running into resistance (Miami Herald)
So far, some of Miami-Dade's most influential civic leaders are steering clear of Mayor Carlos Alvarez's campaign to take power away from the County Commission.
Big cruise lines put a crimp in the competition (San Jose Mercury News)
Bargain hunters love competition. And many savvy cruisers count on Web browsing to compare prices for the best bargains. Apparently, the fierce fight for your travel dollar rankled the biggest players in the cruise business, leading several major lines to level the playing field.
A step out of the ordinary (FSView)
For most, Orlando needs no introduction. The many theme parks and attractions that make up the famous city in central Florida are well known. Kissimmee, however, a city minutes outside of Orlando, offers something different.
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (Portland Phoenix)
You might expect, with a product name like the Ultimate Love Machine, that the newfangled mating mechanism conceived by Illinois resident Jim Johnstone would not only satisfy aroused longings way better than a dirty magazine, but also tie you up, slap you around, and steal your wallet when it’s through.
Business Briefing (Sun-Sentinel)
South Florida home prices notched double-digit gains in 2004's fourth quarter, compared with the same period a year earlier, as sales volumes fell because of tight for-sale inventories, the Florida Association of Realtors reported on Tuesday.
Updates, advisories and surprises (Investors.com)
CORRECT: Nuvelo Q4 loss widens (5:59 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Nuvelo Inc.(NUVO)Tuesday after the bell reported a fourth-quarter loss of $13 million, or 40 cents a share, vs. a loss of $9.4 million, or 37 cents a share, a year ago.
Updates, advisories and surprises (Investors.com)
Quebecor World gets lift from Q4 report (11:55 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Quebecor World(IQW)(CA:IQWSV)advanced more than 7 percent to $22.78 after the Montreal commercial printing company posted earnings of $45 million, or 26 cents per share, for the fourth quarter, a marked improvement over its year-ago loss of $54 million, or 48 cents per share.
Updates, advisories and surprises (Investors.com)
RTW Inc up 28% after Q4 earns more than double (10:46 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - RTW Inc.(RTWI)Tuesday leapt up $2.41, or nearly 28 percent, to $11.15 after the Minneapolis provider of workers compensation services posted fourth-quarter income of $7 million, or $1.25 per share.
Updates, advisories and surprises (Investors.com)
Nyer Medical Group Q2 profit more than quintuples (11:29 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Nyer Medical Group(NYER)on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter net earnings of $129,746, or 3 cents a share, compared with $22,707, or 1 cent a share, last year.
Updates, advisories and surprises (Investors.com)
NBTY January sales up 1% to $151M (8:28 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- NBTY Inc.(NTY)said Tuesday it posted sales of $151 million in January, up 1 percent from its year-ago total of $150 million.
