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LONDON (AP) – A study by accountant firm Ernst & Young shows that Britain remained Europe's top destination for foreign direct investment in 2009 – attracting more than a fifth of all new projects in the region.
The survey out Wednesday reveals inves...
DATE: Jun 03, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Warren Buffett distanced himself from embattled credit rating agencies, saying they have lost some of their investment appeal amid criticism of their role in fuelling the financial crisis.
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Ever-expanding Bermuda-based insurer Ironshore has announced its entry into the Canadian financial and professional lines market.
Ironshore Canada has named Dane Hambrook, vice-president, to head the division.
The division will provide liability cove...
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LONDON (AP) — The part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland says it is cutting 500 jobs in its wealth management division.
RBS has been cutting staff since it was bailed out by the government during the financial crisis, leaving the bank 80 percent ow...
DATE: Jun 03, 2010
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LONDON - Britain's top share index fell, led down by banks, but finished well off session lows on fresh hopes for economic recovery after strong US pending home sales data. The FTSE 100 closed 11.98 points or 0.23 percent lower at 5,151.32, having dr...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index surged yesterday after a steep sell-off the day before, as upbeat investors scooped up beaten-down shares including heavyweight energy and banking issues.
Powerhouse energy stocks shot up 3.2 percent, as...
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Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., yesterday said its head of insurance, Michael Fujii is retiring from the company.
Mr. Fujii, global chief executive officer, Insurance Operations, joined Endurance in 2004 and led the establishment and...
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HUNTSVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) – Contingency Plan 32 would remove any conceivable projectile, even decorative rocks, from the streets of Huntsville, Ontario, a posh lake-district resort town where Canada will host the G8 summit of world leaders later ...
DATE: Jun 03, 2010
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Telecommunications reform measures outlined in a draft bill due to go before the House of Assembly before its summer recess could spell the end for smaller operators in the industry and cost "hundreds of jobs".
That is the view of Jamie Thain, managi...
DATE: Jun 03, 2010
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California (AP) – Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs shared a secret with his audience at a technology conference outside Los Angeles on Tuesday: The idea for the iPad came before the iPhone.
The idea to ditch the keyboard for what Jobs c...
DATE: Jun 03, 2010
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