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BRIDGEHAMPTON, New York (AP) — The good news is there are bargains to be had in the Hamptons real estate market. The bad news as Memorial Day beckons, is you will still need deep pockets, aka millions, to get in the game.
Eastern Long Island's summer...
DATE: May 22, 2009
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Troncossi Public Relations, one of Bermuda's leading public relations consultancies has appointed Alison Hicks as a public relations consultant.
In her new role, Miss Hicks will be responsible for advising on communication challenges, managing potent...
DATE: May 22, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department said yesterday it is providing auto lender GMAC with $7.5 billion in fresh aid to enable it to make new loans for General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC vehicles.
The department said the investment will help p...
DATE: May 22, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — Pringles' tax status has been crunched by a trio of British judges.
The Court of Appeal judges decided that the snack is a potato chip — and that means it's liable for Britain's value added tax. In Britain, most food isn't subject to th...
DATE: May 22, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan signalled that the financial crisis has yet to end even as borrowing costs tumble, warning that US banks must raise "large" amounts of money.
"There is still a very large unfunded ...
DATE: May 22, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain risks losing its precious triple-A credit rating because of the danger that government debt may soar close to 100 percent of GDP, and uncertainty over policy before an election due by next year.
The pound tumbled three US c...
DATE: May 22, 2009
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LONDON - A cut in the UK's ratings outlook from agency Standard & Poor's weighed on Britain's top share index, with weakness in heavyweight oils, miners and banks contributing to a 2.75 percent slide by the close. The FTSE 100 index ended 122.94 poin...
DATE: May 22, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — Retail sales in the United Kingdom rose 0.9 percent in April from March, but the increase over a three-month period was the lowest in 13 years, the government said yesterday.
The strong April sales put retail volume 2.6 percent ahead of...
DATE: May 22, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — US life insurers, a group led by MetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc., face "pain" on more than $300 billion invested in mortgages tied to commercial property and multifamily homes, Standard & Poor's said.
"As the recessi...
DATE: May 21, 2009
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A critical success factor for business owners is the effective management of cash reserves and cash flow. This holds true no matter the industry, business model or stage of the business cycle in which the venture operates.
The commonly stated goal or...
DATE: May 21, 2009
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