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Disney Gives Sneak Peek Of New Hawaii Resort

24.07.10

More than 80 years after Mickey Mouse piloted "Steamboat Willie" and whistled his way into the hearts of children across the world, he has in the long run reached the shores of Hawaii.

The Walt Disney Co. on Friday gave a undress of its sprawling, beachside Hawaiian resort that is under construction and scheduled to uncovered next year.

"Aulani" is Disney's first major standalone fall back on away from a theme park and could serve as a model for following projects as the company diversifies and expands its vacation offerings.

"This is a very unorthodox project for us," said Tom Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. "It's contrasting anything that Disney has done before; at the same time, it's very like many of the things we do."

Aulani will have 359 guest-house rooms, 481 time-share units, restaurants, a conference center, a 15,000-square-foot spa and a massive not work play area that includes a volcano tube pass over and snorkel lagoon.

It sits on 21 acres on Oahu's Leeward Littoral in the Ko Olina development, known for its white sand lagoons, picturesque golf course and colorful sunsets. Ko Olina is about an hour west of Waikiki, where most of the hotels and tourists are.

Jim Lewis, president of Disney's culture-share component, said Hawaii makes "unalloyed sense" with its rich culture, traditions, warm greetings, dearest values, friendships and storytelling.

Source: NPR

European Stocks Post Weekly Advance as Earnings Top Forecasts; SSL Surges

23.07.10

European stocks advanced as earnings reports from Fiat SpA to Apple Inc. reassured investors that the pandemic economic recovery is intact amid signs the jurisdiction is weathering the sovereign debt crisis.

Fiat rallied as the carmaker reported its first profit in three quarters. Rio Tinto Bunch led a gauge of basic-resource stocks to the best conduct among 19 industry groups in the Stoxx Europe 600 Token as Europe’s manufacturing and services industries unexpectedly grew. SSL Oecumenical Plc soared 33 percent after Reckitt Benckiser Plc agreed to buy the maker of Durex condoms for 2.54 billion pounds ($3.9 billion).

The Stoxx 600 climbed 3.2 percent to 255.97 this days of old week. The gauge plunged 15 from the this year’s luxurious on April 15 through the lowest level reached on May 25 amidst concern that governments’ attempts to trim their budget deficits will bridle economic growth. The measure has since rallied 10 percent.

“The edible has certainly got off to a good start,” said Piers Hillier , who manages $12 billion as the chief investment lawman of Liverpool Victoria Asset management in London. “Perhaps unsurprisingly assumed the macro backdrop, companies have been a little bit more cautious with standpoint statements.”

In U.S., about 85 percent of companies in the Standard & Wiped out’s 500 Index that have reported results since July 12 beating analysts’ per-share earnings forecasts, Bloomberg statistics show. In Europe, 66 percent of Stoxx 600 companies have topped estimates, including Fiat and Accor SA.

Source: Bloomberg