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NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market recovered from an early slide after an increase in retail sales overshadowed concerns about Greece's debt problems and the job market.
The Dow Jones industrial average finished with a gain of 30 points after being dow...
DATE: Apr 09, 2010
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ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Reuters) - A federal judge sentenced Minnesota businessman Tom Petters to 50 years in prison yesterday for running a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme, one of the largest ever uncovered.
The sentence means the 52-year-old founder of Pet...
DATE: Apr 09, 2010
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Customers will be able to buy products and services more easily and quickly and businesses cut down on the length of their queues thanks to new “tap-and-go” technology launched by HSBC Bermuda.
The bank has joined forces with MasterCard Worldwide to ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2010
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Forecaster raises 2010 ad spending forecast
A leading advertising forecaster is raising its 2010 outlook on global ad spending, saying companies are gaining more confidence that the economic recovery will stick.
Zenit...
DATE: Apr 09, 2010
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Esa Ikaheimonen has been appointed chief financial officer and senior vice-president of Bermuda-based energy exploration company Seadrill Management AS.
He currently serves as executive vice-president and CFO of Poyry PLC, a global consulting and eng...
DATE: Apr 09, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended slightly higher yesterday, rebounding from steep losses early in the session as oil prices climbed back from lows and optimism grew about the global recovery.
The main thrust of the bounce-back cam...
DATE: Apr 09, 2010
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KeyTech Ltd. fell 14.75 percent ($1.35) to $7.80 on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The utilities provider saw 4,300 shares change hands during the day.
BF&M Ltd. also dropped 0.35 percent (five cents) to $14, as 2,000 shares were transac...
DATE: Apr 09, 2010
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FRANKFURT (Bloomberg) — The supervisory body advising the European Commission on new rules for insurers said it may lower proposed minimum capital requirements after consulting with firms across the continent.
"In the revised advice, the minimum capi...
DATE: Apr 09, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc will pay $9 million to settle an Ohio antitrust lawsuit accusing it of conspiring to fix commercial casualty insurance prices.
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray had accused AIG and other insur...
DATE: Apr 09, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said yesterday the Conservative Party's tax plans did not add up, seeking to regain the initiative on the top election issue after business leaders backed the opposition.
Brown has faced criticis...
DATE: Apr 09, 2010
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