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LONDON (Reuters) – British retail sales fell unexpectedly in August for the first time in seven months, in a sign the recovery may be stalling even as some of the country's biggest stores announced jumps in profits.
The Office for National Statistics...
DATE: Sep 17, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index eked out a modest gain yesterday as gold prices swept to a record high and copper prices rose, and, after the bell, US shares of Research In Motion jumped on better than expected quarterly results from t...
DATE: Sep 17, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment claims dropped for the third time in four weeks and wholesale inflation remained tame, adding to evidence that the economy is gradually improving.
New claims for jobless benefits fell by 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted 4...
DATE: Sep 17, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks overcame an early slide yesterday and closed higher as investors tried to keep a September rally alive.
Major indexes had opened lower after a poor reading on factory activity in New York, but turned higher around midday after ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) – Facing the largest public pension deficit for generations, the British government has appointed former cabinet minister John Hutton to lead a review of public retirement provision.
The four largest state pension funds — the health ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) – The number of Britons claiming jobless benefit rose last month for the first time since January, raising fears the recovery could be faltering even before the bulk of public spending cuts kick in.
The Office for National Statistics...
DATE: Sep 16, 2010
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Internet users will be able to enjoy faster speeds following the launch of a new 8 Megabit (MB) service and the potential for a 12MB service in the future.
Bermuda CableVision announced the launch of two new broadband link data service packages deliv...
DATE: Sep 16, 2010
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BANGALORE (Reuters) - It's cash-rich, led by a CEO with political aspirations, and was last year's top S&P 500 performer.
Pressured by soft pricing and slow premium growth, reinsurer XL Group is also undervalued, analysts say, and a prime target for ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2010
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PARIS (Bloomberg) — Billionaire investor George Soros won a bid to have the European Court of Human Rights review his French insider-trading conviction from 2002, one of his lawyers said yesterday.
The court notified Soros it will rule on the complai...
DATE: Sep 16, 2010
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Businesses across Bermuda are bracing themselves for the potential impact of Hurricane Igor this weekend.
Customers will be able to call the Freisenbruch-Meyer Group with any questions about their insurance policies with the insurer monitoring the hu...
DATE: Sep 16, 2010
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