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NEW YORK (AP) - A criminal probe of a prominent California investment manager parallels a civil investigation that concluded he fed nearly $1 billion of investor money to Bernard Madoff, earning a quarter billion dollars in fees along the way, prosec...
DATE: Dec 14, 2009
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The US dollar jumped to a two-month high against the euro on Friday after surprisingly strong US consumer data boosted expectations the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates sooner rather than later.
US retail sales posted t...
DATE: Dec 14, 2009
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Not too hot, not too cold - just right. That is what Wall Street hopes will be the Federal Reserve's assessment of the economic outlook this week when it concludes its final policy meeting of 2009.
The Fed will be in focus as inv...
DATE: Dec 14, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks mostly rose yesterday on signs that consumers and businesses are feeling more confident about the economy.
The Commerce Department said retail sales rose 1.3 percent in November, more than double the increase analysts had expec...
DATE: Dec 12, 2009
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Let me ask you: When should parents turn off the financial spigot for adult children? Usually during the holiday season, I get a lot of questions about what to give someone for Christmas or how much to spend. This year the questions centre mostly on ...
DATE: Dec 12, 2009
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Complacency is back. The opposite of risk is no risk, while a complacent attitude falls somewhere in the middle. It is really a matter of doing nothing, which is, in itself, a choice — to take a risk. We tend to regularly soothe ourselves with compla...
DATE: Dec 12, 2009
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Three climbing stocks helped the Bermuda Stock Exchange register a positive day amid light trading yesterday.
The biggest climber was Ascendant Group Ltd., parent of power company Belco, which gained 70 cents, or 4.6 percent, on the trading of 300 sh...
DATE: Dec 12, 2009
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Q. Why haven't my shares of Monsanto Co. done better?—P.M., via the Internet
A. The world's biggest maker of seed for corn, soybeans, cotton, fruits, vegetables and other crops is a fierce competitor battling strong rivals such as DuPont.
It faces is...
DATE: Dec 12, 2009
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A couple of reports were published this week on how people feel about aspects of their finances in these uncertain times. First off, from the UK, came a report from Hiscox, the Bermuda-based re/insurer. It said that the recession has knocked the conf...
DATE: Dec 12, 2009
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended lower yesterday as a decision by Canada to allow upstart Globalive to offer wireless service opened up competition in the telecoms sector and dragged down shares of existing mobile carriers.
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DATE: Dec 12, 2009
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