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BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) – The world's top nations will back general principles rather than a specific tax to make banks pay for their own bailouts in future, finance ministers and diplomats said yesterday.
The Group of 20 has pledged a string of...
DATE: Jun 04, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – US private sector employers added jobs in May and the economy's dominant services sector increased payrolls for the first time in more than two years, building evidence that the labour market was picking up steam.
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Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd. said yesterday that it has received approval from Lloyd's of London to establish a new syndicate.
Syndicate 2232, with the pseudonym AWH, will be fully operational and writing business effec...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Reinsurers have bumped up prices for offshore energy-related insurance premiums by 50 percent following insurance industry losses of up to $3.5 billion from the BP plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Moody's Investor Service said ...
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Workshops designed to allow telecommuications companies to learn more about legislation to reform their industry were held at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess yesterday.
Michael Scott, the Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and E-Commerce, said yes...
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BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Commission called on Italy to make an immediate change to rules that allow female civil servants to retire far earlier than their male co-workers.
Italian men working in public administration can retire at 65, while women...
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LONDON (AP) — Prudential PLC says that its $35.5 billion agreement with US insurer AIG to acquire its Asian business has been terminated.
AIG — American International Group Inc. — effectively killed the deal on Tuesday when it said it would not negot...
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RPT-SCENARIOS-The future for BP after the oil spill
HOUSTON, June 3 (Reuters) - BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has become the worst in U.S. history, prompting speculation about the future of the company and its chief executive, Tony Hayward.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed higher for a second day yesterday after traders found room for optimism in mixed economic reports.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose about six points a day after leaping 226. It was the first back-to-back gain for th...
DATE: Jun 04, 2010
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HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia Oyj, the world's top cellphone maker, yesterday unveiled four new cheap models and a bicycle charger in a move to protect its dominance in emerging markets.
Nokia said the 15-euro charger was targeted at developing countrie...
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