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Q. I'm a long-time holder of Walgreen Co. stock and would like to know what the future holds.—P.G., via the Internet
A. The largest U.S. drugstore chain by store count faces a future of intense competition from discount retailers, mail-order pharmaci...
DATE: Nov 06, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks struggled to end barely higher yesterday after a blowout report on job creation failed to extend a powerful rally this week driven by the Federal Reserve's latest plan to pump up the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average wa...
DATE: Nov 06, 2010
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When the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee meets this week, attention will be focused on whether it will announce another round of quantitative easing.
The U.K. central bank should forget about printing more money through the purchase of se...
DATE: Nov 06, 2010
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Last week we looked at insurance as part of your investment strategies. This week we will talk about the concept of risk-pooling and the financial leverage gained from the prudent use of insurance products.
The idea that 'a burden shared is a burden'...
DATE: Nov 06, 2010
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose for a second day as the U.S. reported its first monthly employment gain in five months and companies including Magna International Inc. surged after reporting earnings that topped analysts' estimates.
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DATE: Nov 06, 2010
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LONDON (AP) - Better than expected US jobs data supported stocks yesterday following massive gains a day earlier in the wake of the Federal Reserve's decision to pump $600 billion in newly-created money into the economy. The dollar surged after the f...
DATE: Nov 06, 2010
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DETROIT (Bloomberg) — It took 51 years for General Motors Co. to go from the largest company on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to being dropped after its bankruptcy last year. The automaker may need at least another year until it returns.
Initial pu...
DATE: Nov 05, 2010
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BF&M Ltd. rose 1.8 percent (24 cents) to $13.25 on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The insurer traded 2,000 shares during the day.
But KeyTech Ltd. slipped 0.7 percent (five cents) to $7.25, as 1,322 shares changed hands.
The only other t...
DATE: Nov 05, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) — Americans took a pause in shopping in October, leaving retailers with their weakest peformance since April as unsually warm weather depressed their appetite for cold weather items.
Stores were forced to discount more on coats and hats...
DATE: Nov 05, 2010
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Validus Holdings Ltd.'s profits more than halved to $238.5 million in the third quarter.
The earnings broke down to $2.08 per share, compared with $499.2 million or $5.21 per share for the same period last year.
The company said the 52 percent fall i...
DATE: Nov 05, 2010
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