Online travel companies Expedia, Kayak, Travelport and Amadeus SA all expressed their interest in ITA after news reports in April that Google and ITA were in talks about a potential acquisition, the people said.

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The BLS reported this as 873, 000 SA which is the number that the media got all excited about.

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The practical result of this method is that every month, all of the 12 seasonal factors change, which means that all of the year to date monthly SA data also changes.

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In an effort to untangle itself from its parent company, the France-based Atari SA, Atari US has filed for bankruptcy and will sell all its assets in the next three to four months.

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As an example, as of September 1st 2010, the Greek regulator banned naked short selling of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company SA. Lauded US politician, Barny Frank once said that all institutional investors should state, when they open a position how long they intend to hold the position for!

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Unfortunately, top competitors PPR SA, the Gucci parent, and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton all recently reported lackluster China sales, and European shoppers remain squeezed by weak wages and deep economic uncertainty.

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All of this seems to be in direct conflict with a SA increase of 873, 000 jobs in September (Household Survey), the largest increase since 1983.

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