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LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices will rise by one to two percent next year, with gains in the first few months of 2010 followed by stagnation and modest falls in the second half of the year, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.
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DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam has objected to the government's request to schedule his criminal trial ahead of a parallel SEC case, saying the move could compromise the defence's case.
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DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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Ex-HSBC Banker Gets 20 Months Prison for Taking Bribe (Update2)
c.2009 Bloomberg News
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Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Former HSBC Holdings Plc executive Chen Ching-hsiao was sentenced to 20 months in prison...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - American International Group Inc.'s (AIG) consumer lender was downgraded to junk by Moody's Investors Service on prospects the bailed-out insurer may stop supporting the unit after November 2010.
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DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup Inc. said yesterday it has repaid the $20 billion in bailout money it received from the US government.
Citi said it funded the previously announced repayment with a recent stock offering that raised $20.5 billion.
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DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) — This time, no fat cats.
President Barack Obama took his plea for more small business lending to community bankers, but his prodding was far gentler than it was with high finance CEOs last week.
The president offered to help ease reg...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - Former net gas exporter Britain imported more than it produced for the first time in November, with imports increasingly likely to dominate supply as its own output declines, energy network operator National Grid said.
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DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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Apple Said to Hold Talks With CBS on TV Service (Update2)
c.2009 Bloomberg News
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Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- CBS Corp. is in talks to offer television shows through a subscription-based online service planned by Ap...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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Do you have a business owner or budding entrepreneur on your gift list? With the holidays fast approaching, you may be struggling to find that perfect item. And if you are the owner/founder, you may be looking for inspiration as you close out 2009.
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DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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Bermuda Container Line Ltd. dropped 10 percent ($1.40) on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The shipping company traded 1,000 shares to close at $12.55.
The Ascendant Group Ltd. also fell 1.3 percent (20 cents) to $15.05, with 838 shares ch...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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