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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street ended a five-week winning steak yesterday as the threat of rising interest rates in China prompted investors to book profits and reassess bullish positions in equities.
Investors worried tighter credit in China would ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2010
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What does the future hold for investors? What will happen going forward? Unfortunately there is no crystal ball to give us an answer.
However there are signals in the financial markets provided by futures and forward contracts. These are contracts th...
DATE: Nov 13, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index sank yesterday as inflation worries in China drove expectations of an interest-rate hike, dragging down commodity prices and the resource-heavy TSX.
Oil heavyweight Suncor Energy fell 3.13 percent, to C$...
DATE: Nov 13, 2010
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The Federal Reserve's action last week to enlarge the US money supply will bolster some stocks and hurt others.
Pundits are arguing whether the $600 billion of government bond purchases planned by the Fed for the next eight months are enough to get t...
DATE: Nov 13, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — Chinese shares led world markets lower yesterday amid mounting concerns Beijing will raise interest rates to cool its overheating economy. Ongoing fears that Ireland will need a financial bailout also kept investors on edge.
Investors a...
DATE: Nov 13, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — The euro was under pressure again yesterday, dropping to its lowest level since early October, amid mounting speculation that Ireland will be forced to get a financial bailout to avoid bankruptcy.
Investors also remained jittery as the...
DATE: Nov 12, 2010
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Bermuda-based Ariel Holdings Ltd.'s subsidiary Valiant Insurance Group Inc. is set to be acquired by First Mercury Insurance Company for $55 million, it was announced on Wednesday.
First Mercury, a subsidiary of First Mercury Financial Corporation (...
DATE: Nov 12, 2010
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Hiscox Ltd.'s (Bermuda) operating companies have been affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a" by AM Best Europe Rating Services Ltd.
The outlook for the ratings of Hiscox Insurance Company (...
DATE: Nov 12, 2010
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BEIJING (Bloomberg) - UK Prime Minister David Cameron said economic imbalances, including China's trade surplus and curbs on its currency, risk sparking protectionism and pushing the world economy into recession.
"Some countries with current-account ...
DATE: Nov 12, 2010
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Gjensidige Forsikring BA, Norway's largest property and casualty insurer, plans to start canvassing investor interest in its initial public offering as soon as this week, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
The IPO may ...
DATE: Nov 12, 2010
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