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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group from the Cayman Islands lobbied Washington last week to redefine the image of its banks and other financial institutions after President Barack Obama singled out the British territory as a tax haven.
Tony Travers, head ...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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LOM (Holdings) Ltd.'s stock price tumbled 2.7 percent yesterday on a quiet day of post-holiday trading on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).
The investment management company fell 10 cents to close on $3.60, as 5,000 shares changed hands.
The only oth...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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TOKYO (AP) — Google has long been the king of search, dominating rivals including Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. But it increasingly sees social networks such as Facebook as challengers to its search engine, a Google official said.
As people search o...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers are getting more confident about the economy, and Wall Street is tagging along.
Stocks surged yesterday, posting their first big win in a week after a research group said consumer sentiment rose in May to the highest level s...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. will give the United Auto Workers union 17.5 percent of its common stock, $6.5 billion of preferred shares and a $2.5 billion note to fund a trust that will take over retiree health care costs starting next year.
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Finance Minister Paula Cox told MPs that the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's process of rating countries by tax transparency progress was "hijacked by the G20 for its own purposes".
On April 2, the Group of 20 leaders of the w...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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Jonathan Kent
* Seadrill generates record EBITDA of US$347 million for the first
quarter 2009
* Seadrill reports net income of US$243 million and earnings per
share of US$0.55 for the first quarter 2009
* Seadrill completes the eight rig 2008 deepwater newbuild pr...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Oil prices settled above $62 a barrel yesterday as a surprising increase in consumer confidence sent stock prices higher.
Benchmark crude for July delivery gained 78 cents to settle at $62.45 on the New York Mercantile Exchange....
DATE: May 27, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's financial services regulator fined and banned a Morgan Stanley trader yesterday for putting customers at a disadvantage by pre-hedging trades without their consent — the third sanction linked to the bank in the last two weeks....
DATE: May 27, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Credit-default swaps linked to Syncora Guarantee Inc. will be settled at auction today, according to Markit Group Ltd.
Syncora, a Bermuda-based insurer that's part of Syncora Holdings Ltd., suspended paying claims after the New...
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