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Americans skip Labor Day trips as costs rise KANSAS CITY, Mo./NEW YORK (Reuters) - After missing out on summer vacations because of high fuel prices and a weakening economy, many Americans won't be going anywhere over the Labor Day weekend either.   Nations:U.S. Mexico   Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis 2008 U.S. Recession   Source:(Reuters)   2008-08-22 Widespread earnings woes reflect consumer fears NEW YORK (Reuters) - The deepening plight of the American consumer has started to take a big bite out of corporate earnings.   Activities:2008 U.S. Recession 2007 Global Credit Crunch   2008-07-21 Cruise operators upbeat despite stormy economy, rising oil The global cruise industry is putting on a brave face as it sails into seas darkened by a faltering US economy, a weak dollar and record oil prices, major cruise ship operators said at their annual convention.   Nations:Venezuela   People:Hugo Chavez   Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis   2008-03-16 Navy saves gravely ill girl on cruise A teenager whose appendix ruptured at sea, hundreds of miles from help, got safely to shore Tuesday after an unusual rescue in which the Navy airlifted her from a cruise ship for emergency surgery. Laura Montero, 14, fell ill aboard the Dawn Princess cruise ship off the coast of Baja California.   Nations:U.S. Mexico   2007-12-18 Stricken ship off Antarctica evacuated A Canadian cruise ship struck ice off Antarctica and began taking on water, but all 154 passengers and crew took to lifeboats and were rescued safely Friday by a passing Norwegian liner, officials said.   Nations:Canada Argentina   2007-11-23 Headlines Americans skip Labor Day trips as costs rise 2008-08-22 Widespread earnings woes reflect consumer fears 2008-07-21 Cruise operators upbeat despite stormy economy, rising oil 2008-03-16 Navy saves gravely ill girl on cruise 2007-12-18 Stricken ship off Antarctica evacuated 2007-11-23 Hawaii cruise struck by norovirus 2007-11-14 Attack survivor dies in cruise ship jump 2007-07-02 Locals fear end of Brooklyn waterfront 2007-06-18 Alaska cruise ship evacuated, passengers safe 2007-05-15 Cruise ship taking on water off Alaska 2007-05-14 Cruise co. blames human error in sinking 2007-04-11 Captain and 5 crew charged in Greek ferry sinking 2007-04-07 Captain of sunken cruise ship is charged 2007-04-07 Cruise ship sinks on Mediterranean reef 2007-04-06 Divers seek 2 missing from Greece cruise 2007-04-06 Americans rescued from Greek ship 2007-04-05 2 rescued after fall from cruise ship 2007-03-25 Norwegian cruise stranded in Antarctic 2007-01-31 Suspected stomach flu hits Queen Elizabeth 2 2007-01-25 US health authorities probe mass vomit outbreak on QEII 2007-01-25 Escape to the Caribbean on a cruise 2006-12-18 Virus sickens over 380 on cruise ship 2006-12-04 Official investigates cruise ship death 2006-11-22 Dubai man-made island nears completion 2006-08-08 Captain pleads guilty to operating cruise ship drunk 2006-08-02 Touring Alaska: no cruise ship necessary 2006-07-29 Cruise ship tilt blamed on human error 2006-07-25 Bush to visit Merchant Marine Academy 2006-06-18 115 have norovirus on Celebrity cruise 2006-06-11 Search suspended for cruise ship jumper 2006-05-31 Drunken cruise liner captain fired in Seattle 2006-05-20 Tape Shows Man Fell Overboard From Cruise 2006-05-18 Largest Passenger Ship Arrives in N.J. 2006-05-12 Cruise Ships to Start Docking in Brooklyn 2006-04-15 Study: Cruise Ships Distress Harbor Seals 2006-03-28 Cruise Travelers Often Don't Know Risks 2006-03-24 Cigarette Eyed in Deadly Cruise Ship Fire 2006-03-23 Royal Caribbean Orders $1.24B Cruise Ship 2006-02-06 Queen Mary 2 Passengers Threaten Sit-In 2006-01-22 Wife's Location in Cruise Case Detailed 2006-01-05 Cruise Ship Returning After Wave Damage 2005-04-18 Disney Cruise Ship Sets Sail Cleaning 2002-12-07 Illness-Plagued Ship Heads Toward Mexico 2002-12-03 194 Sick in Latest Cruise Ship Outbreak 2002-12-02 Cruise Ship Woes Not Terrorism, Feds Say 2002-12-02 194 Sick in Latest Cruise Ship Outbreak 2002-12-02 More people fall sick on virus-hit Disney ship 2002-12-01 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Widespread earnings woes reflect consumer fears 2008-07-21 Illness-Plagued Ship Heads Toward Mexico 2002-12-03 Cruise Ship Returning After Wave Damage 2005-04-18 Hawaii cruise struck by norovirus 2007-11-14 Alaska cruise ship evacuated, passengers safe 2007-05-15 Cruise ship taking on water off Alaska 2007-05-14

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