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Dow drops 500 as retail sales show steep drop- The Dow Jones industrials dropped as much as 515 points, more than half their huge 936-point advance from Monday, and all the major indexes fell at least 5 percent. Investors agonizing over a faltering economy sent the stock market plunging all over again Wednesday after a disheartening retail sales report convinced Wall Street that a recession, if not already here, is inevitable.
- Retail sales fell off a cliff in September, plunging by the largest amount in three years as worried consumers shunned the malls and auto showrooms in the midst of the country's financial meltdown.
Stakes high as Obama, McCain head for final debate- Republican John McCain is looking to turnaround his fortunes in the final presidential debate with Democrat Barack Obama, a forum focused on pocketbook issues and domestic policy Wednesday night.
Missing Fla. girl's mom appears in court; no bond- The mother of a missing 3-year-old Florida girl went before a judge Wednesday to hear charges she killed her daughter, a day after she was indicted following four months of searches that yielded no sign of the child.
Dozens get gas in Wis. for 35 cents after mistake- Sure, gas prices have come down lately. But to 34.9 cents a gallon? That's what Kelly Joosten and dozens of other motorists paid at a Citgo station Monday. The sign advertised $3.43 for a gallon of premium fuel, but the pump cost read $0.349 a gallon.
Phillies, Rays are 1 game away from World Series- The Philadelphia Phillies meet the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight, with the Phils and the Tampa Bay Rays just one game away from a date in the World Series. The Rays and Boston Red Sox resume their series tomorrow.
Continental Airlines Celebrates 21st Birthday of OnePass With Texas Hold'em Event in Las Vegas
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"We look forward to providing this exciting opportunity to our loyal
customers to celebrate the 21st year of our OnePass program," said
The contest's grand prize can be redeemed for up to 400 round-trip economy
SaverPass tickets within
The event will kick-off with an opening night cocktail party reception on Fremont Street for participants and their guest sponsored by the Fremont Street Experience, home to the world-famous Viva Vision light show, which features 12 million lights and 550,000 watts of concert quality sound.
The entry fee to participate in the tournament is 50,000 OnePass miles and registration is limited. Participants must book the event package with the Golden Nugget Casino. To register for the tournament, OnePass members should go to continental.com/onepass/news.
In addition to the poker tournament, Continental Airlines and MasterCard
Worldwide will offer 21,000 OnePass bonus miles for new members who acquire
the Continental Airlines World MasterCard(R) during the 21st birthday
celebration. Additionally, from
Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. Continental,
together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than
3,100 daily departures throughout the Americas,
For the fifth consecutive year, FORTUNE magazine named Continental the
No. 1 World's Most Admired Airline on its 2008 list of World's Most Admired
Companies. Additionally, Continental again won major awards at the OAG Airline
of the Year Awards including "Best Airline Based in
ABOUT GOLDEN NUGGET LAS VEGAS
Winner of the AAA Four-Diamond Award since 1977, the Golden Nugget Las
Vegas is the most luxurious resort on the Fremont Street Experience, and
consistently receives critical acclaim for exceeding customer expectations.
The Golden Nugget offers more than 1,900 deluxe guest rooms and suites; a
high-energy casino featuring the most popular slot and video poker machines,
table games, race and sports book and poker room; nightly entertainment;
world-class restaurants; luxury spa and salon and The Tank, a year-round
outdoor swimming pool complete with a live shark aquarium. In
About MasterCard Worldwide
MasterCard Worldwide advances global commerce by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide. As a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets payment solutions, processes over 18 billion transactions each year, and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services to financial institution customers and merchants. Through its family of brands, including MasterCard(R), Maestro(R) and Cirrus(R), MasterCard serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. For more information go to www.mastercard.com.
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