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Howard Schultz, Chairman and Chief Global Strategist of the Starbucks Coffee Company, answers questions at a news conference yesterday in the newly opened and first coffeehouse in Continental Europe of U.S Starbucks Coffee Co. at the Zurich Central Train Station. See story.
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Norwegian line to place bigger, newer ship here
Plans by Norwegian Cruise Line to home-port a newer, bigger ship in Hawai'i later this year are expected to raise the profile of Hawai'i's rapidly growing cruise industry.
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Waikiki security watch to intensify
The Waikiki Business Improvement District Association announced a contract yesterday with Burns International Security Services to put private security officers in the state’s most heavily traveled tourist district starting Thursday. |
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Big Island ranch back on the market
Ho'omau Ranch, the 1,500 acres of South Kona pasture and trees formerly owned by actor James Stewart, is back on the market after the high bidder at a splashy December auction failed to follow through on the purchase. |
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Nasdaq investors live with fear and caution
Overlooking steep stock prices and earnings that in many cases were nonexistent, investors propelled the Nasdaq composite index to a record close of 5,048.62 on March 10, 2000. Twelve months later, the index has dropped 57 percent. |
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Starbucks goes after European market
After building a caffeine empire that stretches from Seattle to Shanghai to Dubai, Starbucks finally waded into continental Europe yesterday, opening doors at a shop in Zurich, Switzerland, |
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Business briefs
Hawai'i's Own names president; Stockholders OK Schuler merger. |
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