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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ended another tumultuous session with a sizeable gain yesterday, partly recovering from its worst sell-off in years after the Federal Reserve said it was keeping interest rates steady. Speculation that troubled insurer Ame...
DATE: Sep 17, 2008
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Ship Finance International Ltd has entered into an agreement to acquire two new building ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs from subsidiaries of Bermuda-based Seadrill Ltd. in combination with 15-year bareboat charters.
With a total acqui...
DATE: Sep 17, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The US government took control of American International Group Inc. in an $85 billion bailout to prevent the bankruptcy of the nation's biggest insurer and the worst financial collapse in history.
The Federal Reserve will provi...
DATE: Sep 17, 2008
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PartnerRe Ltd. has predicted claims paid out from the damage caused by Hurricane Gustav totalling up to $45 million.
The company's preliminary estimate of claims relating to its exposure to Gustav is currently expected to be between $25 million and $...
DATE: Sep 17, 2008
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Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. expects to ride out these tough times despite the impact of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and the fallout from the US financial markets.
Flagstone announced combined preliminary estimates of claims for exposure to Gust...
DATE: Sep 17, 2008
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No two days are alike for Nicole Warren, the enthusiastic general manager of Brown & Co.
Her working day starts early — when she turns her phone on at around 6 a.m. to catch up on developments, find out what complement of staff she will have and revi...
DATE: Sep 16, 2008
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc filed for bankruptcy protection after trying to finance too many risky assets with too little capital, becoming the largest US bankruptcy and the highest-profile casualty of the global credit crisis.
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DATE: Sep 16, 2008
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Age: 55
Role: Executive Director/Clinical Supervisor
What is your job? The Executive Director part of my job is to manage the day to day business of the Women's Resource Centre (WRC) and to raise funds for the organisation. Staff management is part o...
DATE: Sep 16, 2008
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Golden Ocean Group Ltd. has taken delivery of the second capesize new-building contracted in December 2006 from Daehan Shipbuilding Co., South Korea.
As announced on January 8, 2008, the vessel was sold to a third party and the vessel was successful...
DATE: Sep 16, 2008
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Expanded family leave policies, while they often take employees out of the labour force for longer periods of time, can be a boon to the new mothers' careers, according to a new study.
"Maternity leaves, if they offer job protection, can help women w...
DATE: Sep 16, 2008
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