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LONDON (AP) - World stocks rose and the dollar slumped yesterday after global finance chiefs vowed to avoid a currency war that could derail the global recovery. With no concrete guidelines to go by, however, investors are wary that this may only pro...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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More Americans are getting gadgets, and they're increasingly sporting devices they can take wherever they go.
According to a recent survey, 85 percent of American adults own a cell phone making it the most popular kind of consumer electronic. And you...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) - The Treasury Department's plan to recoup taxpayer funds from the bailout of American International Group Inc. (AIG) uses questionable methods and may be too optimistic, the Troubled Asset Relief Program's inspector general sa...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) - BP's new chief executive said its rivals and the media had helped cause a climate of fear during the summer when the oil giant's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well caused the worst ever oil spill in the US.
The comments represented the ...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — The UK and Germany plan to negotiate withholding taxes with Switzerland that will raise revenue from offshore Swiss bank accounts while keeping client identities secret.
The talks, starting early next year, will cover improved ac...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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Age is no barrier when it comes to the legal profession, as two Bermudian lawyers at Cox Hallett Wilkinson (CHW) have proved in being called to the Bermuda Bar.
Last week Olga Rankin became the oldest person to be called to the Bar at the age of 65 w...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended higher for a second straight session yesterday as commodity prices got a boost from a weak US dollar, which fell on expectations the US Federal Reserve would engage in further monetary easing.
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DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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Bermuda-based insurance company Island Capital and its UK unit, Island Capital (Europe), have been taken over by UK insurer and run-off investor Tawa in a $7.4 million (5.3 million Euros) deal.
Tawa announced the completion of its acquisition of a 94...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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PartnerRe Ltd. has announced that its board of directors has increased its annual dividend by 10 percent from $2 to $2.20 per common share.
This marks the second rise in the common share dividend this year.
Yesterday, the board declared a regular qua...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks rose to a five-and-a-half month high yesterday as a falling dollar, partly driven by expectations of further stimulus by the Federal Reserve, prompted investors to buy riskier assets.
The slide in the greenback continue...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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