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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The bears have been in firm control on Wall Street so far in September, and with anxiety about the health of the United States and world economies on the rise, they probably will not choose this week to go into hibernation.
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DATE: Sep 08, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - The tax regime for Lloyd's of London must be eased if the 320-year old insurance market is to retain its international competitiveness, its chairman Lord Levene said in a speech late last Thursday.
"The tax treatment of Lloyd's in ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2008
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The US economy continues to show weakness. According to the government employment report released last week, non-farm payrolls fell again in August, for the eighth month in a row. And the unemployment rate climbed to a five-year high. Meanwhile, anot...
DATE: Sep 08, 2008
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — The UK pound declined for a seventh week against the dollar after the Bank of England kept interest rates on hold, likely delaying a recovery in Europe's second-biggest economy.
The pound was also dropped for a fourth week versus...
DATE: Sep 08, 2008
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Local insurers fared well on The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) last week, as both Argus Group Holdings Ltd. and BF&M Ltd. rose.
BF&M, after reporting that half-year profits increased by eight percent, saw its share price rise 95 cents ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2008
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Worries over dismal global growth along with sliding oil prices have sent Toronto stocks reeling in the first days of September, and analysts warn the market may have further to fall before it finds its footing.
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DATE: Sep 08, 2008
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Insurance stocks were active on the Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange yesterday with both Argus Group and BF&M Ltd. trading.
Argus shares jumped 11.53 percent ($1.50) with 667 changing hands while 400 shares of BF&M were traded although the share ...
DATE: Sep 06, 2008
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Come and Grow Old With me, the Best is Yet to Be! — Robert Browning
It is early in the day and the drive up there is effortless. None of your typical summer tourist RVs hogging the road or sightseers stopping at every quaint 300-year old barn sale. N...
DATE: Sep 06, 2008
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WASHINGTON — When I handed the book to my 13-year-old daughter, Olivia, she groaned.
Of course that's the reaction I get from her on just about anything these days. She seesaws from the charming girl I knew and loved just before she turned 13 to this...
DATE: Sep 06, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street wrestled with intensifying economic worries yesterday, extending sharp losses after a disheartening jobs report and then grudgingly engaging in some mild bargain hunting that gave the market some modest gains. The major in...
DATE: Sep 06, 2008
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