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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Forget the sales and the 30-plus shopping days until Christmas Day — it's the 41 days until the end of 2010 that can really affect your bottom line.
Year-end tax planning is now even more confusing than usual, because there are...
DATE: Nov 20, 2010
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About: Hewlett-Packard Co.
Ticker: HPQ
Exchange: NYSE
What does the company do? Makes and sells computer hardware and software
2009 Financial report:
Net sales: $114.6 billion
Net income: $7.66 billion
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DATE: Nov 20, 2010
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LONDON (AP) - Stock markets ended the week broadly lower after China took further steps to rein in lending and amid worries that Ireland's financial rescue package is being delayed by disagreement over reforming its low corporate tax rate.
In Europe,...
DATE: Nov 20, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Semiconductor shares rallied yesterday as robust revenue from Marvell Technologies buoyed the sector, but the market ended flat for the week as investors backed away from a strong autumn advance.
The major stock indexes finished ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index finished higher yesterday, helped by strong bank issues, as easing worries over euro zone debt levels overrode concerns about monetary tightening in China.
The influential financial group was up 0.84 per...
DATE: Nov 20, 2010
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Argus Group Holdings Ltd. fell 3.67 percent (21 cents) to $5.50 on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The insurer traded 30,500 shares during the day.
Butterfield Bank also dropped 3.57 percent (five cents) to $1.35, with 267 shares changing...
DATE: Nov 20, 2010
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The future direction of the financial markets is murky at best. This has made investment planning troublesome. A financial contract known as a "futures contract" is something that can be used to help manage the risk of a market downturn or to enable ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2010
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RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. has announced the company has entered into an agreement with QBE Holdings Inc. to sell its US property and casualty business underwritten through managing general agents, its crop insurance business underwritten through Ag...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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BF&M Ltd. boosted its net earnings by three percent during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 driven by strong underwriting results across the board.
The insurer posted net earnings of $16.9 million compared to $16.4 million for the same period...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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A surfing enthusiast has turned his love of the sport into a full-time business.
Cullen O'Hara, who has 15 years of surfing experience and has toured around the world from Hawaii to Australia, founded Isolated Surfboards in September 2009 and officia...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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