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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – US authorities have cleared the import of fresh Brazilian beef and pork from the state of Santa Catarina, local pork producers and exporters association Abipecs said yesterday.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc expects US same-store sales to rise during the holiday shopping season, when it hopes to lure its low- to middle-income customers with discounts on toys and electronics.
The world's largest retailer reported a...
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It was 25 years ago that 34 blue chip companies clubbed together to form a new insurance company, with its operating headquarters in Bermuda, to meet a demand for excess liability insurance in the United States.
That company was Ace Ltd. and in the q...
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ireland said it was discussing stabilisation measures with its European partners yesterday and ways to cut its heavily indebted banks' funding costs in what a top EU official called a "survival crisis" for the euro zone.
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ZHUHAI, China (Reuters) - China announced a 100-plane order for its first commercial jetliner, a first step in its ambitions to challenge Airbus and Boeing for a slice of a global market worth $1.7 trillion.
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BERLIN (Bloomberg) — German meat production climbed 4.2 percent in the third quarter as the European Union's largest pork consumer slaughtered more hogs and chickens.
Output of beef, pork and other meat gained to two million metric tons from 1.91 mil...
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LONDON (Reuters) – British inflation unexpectedly rose further above its target in October but the Bank of England said it was ready to change policy in either direction as the risks to the outlook were substantial on both sides.
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VIENNA (Bloomberg) — Austria has threatened to block its share of the next transfer of aid funds to Greece unless the government meets deficit-cutting goals agreed upon six months ago with the European Union and International Monetary Fund.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index fell to its lowest level in five weeks yesterday as global economic woes boosted the US dollar, weighing on commodity prices and the index's hefty resource sectors.
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One of the Island's top jam producers has gone truly global with the launch of a new online ordering and shipping service.
Bermuda Jam Factory, which is run by Joel McDonell and Grant Kennedy, will enable visitors to the Island to have the popular br...
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