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LONDON (Reuters) - France admitted yesterday that keeping its top-notch credit rating would be "a stretch" without some tough budget decisions, following German hints that Berlin may resort to raising taxes to help bring down its deficit.
Eurozone tr...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Big bond investors are laying bets that Canadian corporate debt will offer superior returns as the Bank of Canada abandons record-low interest rates and kicks off the first tightening cycle of the decade.
An improving economy, the...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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Local stocks made substantial gains last week, driven by rises in the Index's three most heavily weighted stocks.
Ascendant Group Ltd. surged 7.7 percent, BF&M Group skyrocketed 18.6 percent higher and Butterfield bank climbed 3.7 percent.
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DATE: May 31, 2010
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If you listen to the media you might believe that Greece is going to blow up, followed by Spain and eventually all of Europe is going to implode. "This is 2008 all over again. Maybe worse? There are so many issues!" say some pundits. There is little ...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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MILAN (AP) — How low can the euro go? Many economists think the 16-country currency is headed for a significant decline because of Europe's government debt crisis.
Some are even predicting that by next year the euro will sink to what's called parity ...
DATE: May 31, 2010
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Make no mistake. Bonds are debt. The principal has to be paid back with interest. Bonds may be publicly traded, bought and sold on a stock exchange, or realised through a private placement deal but they are still debt. Who or what backs up that debt?...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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Q. Nike Inc. always seems to be encountering controversy. What's your opinion of my shares of it?—P.B., via the Internet
A. There's a lot more to the world's largest athletic shoe and clothing maker than controversy over golfer Tiger Woods or his com...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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BF&M Ltd. surged 18.6 percent in Bermuda Stock Exchange trading yesterday in heavy trading.
The insurer and investment company on Tuesday announced first-quarter profits of $5.9 million, driven by strong investment performance.
The company soared $2....
DATE: May 29, 2010
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Maybe it isn't always better to be rich. Wealthy people these days seem to worry more about the future than those who may be out of work.
Consider the folks in Monaco, nestled snugly in their mansions on the Riviera. More than half of Monacans who ha...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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Goldilocks inhaled the sea breeze as the Queen Mary 2 sailed out of Hamburg harbour and headed for New York. She'd departed her Frankfurt home the day before, leaving a perfumed note on the pillow for European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trich...
DATE: May 29, 2010
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