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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam will plead not guilty to any new government charges of insider trading, his lawyer told a judge yesterday, as prosecutors raised the amount of his alleged illegal profits to $41 million.
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LONDON (AP) – God bless this BlackBerry.
A venerable British church has done what e-mail addicts and workaholics have been doing for years – invoking the Almighty's blessing on their high-tech gadgets.
The Rev. Canon David Parrott blessed a symbolic ...
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NEW YORK (AP) – The tech downturn is over and a recovery is on the way after a "dismal" 2009, as companies resume spending on computers and software, according to a new analysis.
Forrester Research Inc. reported yesterday that it expects global spend...
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LONDON (Reuters) – Cadbury made its final case against Kraft Foods' hostile takeover offer, delivering higher margins and promising a raised dividend, but the US food group was still expected to succeed by slightly improving its offer.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Investors are suffering another bout of pessimism about the strength of the global economic recovery.
Stocks fell sharply yesterday, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 index down nearly one percent. Meanwhile, demand for the safety of ...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) – At the International Consumer Electronics Show last week, 3-D television, electronic readers and little laptops captured much of the attention.
There were plenty of other interesting ideas on display, too, from 3-D printing to a wire...
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MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico's FEMSA said yesterday it could use its $5.7 billion stake in Heineken, gained from the sale of its beer unit, to guarantee loans.
In a deal announced on Monday, Heineken is acquiring the beer business of Monterre...
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LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Scotland said investors were concerned a clampdown on bonuses would hamper its ability to retain staff and warned parliamentarians the rescued bank could find itself "prisoner" to market rates.
RBS Chief Executive Ste...
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Bermuda's rental market has picked up considerably over the past year, with total closed units increasing by 18 percent versus 2008, according to the latest report released by Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty.
The Real Estate Sales Update, which is com...
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It proved to be a quiet day on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), with the Index remaining unchanged at 2,051.62.
The Index traded 7,700 shares worth BD$31,725, while the BSX Insurance Index dropped 7.58 points (0.8 percent) to 935.49.
Butterfield Ban...
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