Markets opened down Monday morning, signaling the anticipation for a bailout package for Ireland and a holiday week in the U.S. that will see the first major holiday shopping day of the year with Black Friday.
In which case, Mr Jones booked a two week holiday in June before he knew the outcome of the election - an election that could have seen him become First Minister or remain Deputy First Minister had the votes fallen differently.
Anyone who has ever checked a child in at a major ski resort over a holiday week knows how rare that is.
Lee had just arrived at his grandparents' home in Sarnau for a week's holiday when the accident happened in February.
Mrs Dunne and her husband Christopher, who was severely injured, were on a week-long holiday in Scotland to celebrate their first wedding anniversary.
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Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has returned from a three-week holiday and will consult widely before deciding what to do about the Police Board.
This is also a holiday week, which adds to the uncertainty.
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She said she and her husband, both 27, were eight days into a two-week holiday when they became aware something was wrong as emergency services arrived.
As for the rest of the programs last night, well ... only the most masochistic of TV showrunners and network executives even look at ratings during a holiday week (which is to say, pretty much all of them).
Last year, the rail service carried more than 600, 000 people to holiday destinations nationwide during a one week period around the holiday.
Yellow Emperor-worship will enjoy a boost from the introduction this week of a new public holiday known as Qingming, Tomb Sweeping Day.
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But we will at least hear from her next week in a holiday piece on Nowness.com.
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But only days after the Chinese returned from Golden Week, a national holiday, the banks were reinvigorated.
If I were due to head to Mexico next week for a holiday, I would try to postpone.
This week is a school holiday in China, but the children were called in to make up for time lost as a result of earthquakes last month.
Trading volume is typically light on a holiday shortened week.
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Golden Week is a national holiday that lasts seven days and is supposed to foster tourism, consumption, and allow workers to visit family members in more remote areas of the country.
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The unit, which breaks out its results and has received investments from Microsoft and, more recently, Pearson, recorded a 12.6% drop in sales for the nine-week holiday period from a year ago.
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Traders claim many holiday makers are exchanging the traditional two-week summer holiday for a weekend stay instead.
Less than a week away is Palm Sunday, the holiday that kicks off Holy Week, which culminates in Easter celebrations.
Some observers expect an announcement this week because a weeklong public holiday begins Oct. 1, China's National Day.
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In fact, some retailers are cautioning that the timing of the Easter holiday, a week ahead this year, will hurt April sales.
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For a holiday-shortened week, there are still plenty of economic reports.
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Despite a short week due to the holiday, Wall Street is going to have to digest several important pieces of information to gauge where the overall economy is headed.
This year, for example, it stretched the holiday out with a week-long roster of parades and attractions.
This year the holiday comes on a week where 20 state attorneys general argued before a federal judge in Florida that the federal government has no constitutional authority to mandate every American have health insurance.
For the moment there is no indication how long the ruling will remain in place, but with rain forecast until the start of next week, anyone planning a beach holiday to the Biarritz area should look elsewhere.
Fishing there goes for about 280 euros per week, with rather bland holiday cottages available for 500 to 680 euros a week.
Officials have been encouraging people to travel during the forthcoming May Day holiday week (China is eager to encourage holiday spending as a way of boosting the economy).
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