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I should have known: Call people suckers and they'll take offence. A number of folks were either confused or offended when I said recently that we are all suckers — that is, losers — when we use credit to pay for services and goods.
I offered that vi...
DATE: May 17, 2008
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In today's frantically mobile society, global citizens must plan for immigration, tax and investment torpedoes from anywhere that have the potential to evolve into unanticipated frequently unpleasant events. According to the New York Times, on May 14...
DATE: May 17, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — China will lead the world in growth for the foreseeable future yet remain a challenging place for investors, said Burton Malkiel, author of "A Random Walk Down Wall Street".
"Investors who are eager to profit from China's conti...
DATE: May 17, 2008
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It looks as if we're in for a period of sustained inflation. Food prices are rising across the world, so it might be a good idea to prepare ourselves for the idea of a $10 loaf of bread.
I was in the States last week, and found people in an extraordi...
DATE: May 17, 2008
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Belco Holdings Ltd. saw the week end on a high note as its shares rose in value by 7.69 percent yesterday.
The power company closed with a value of $21, an increase of $1.50 on the trading of 200 shares.
Argus Group Holding and Bank of N.T. Butterfie...
DATE: May 17, 2008
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JOHANNESBURG (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Zambia Copper Investments Ltd., which last month sold its main asset, a 28.4-percent stake in Konkola Copper Mines, to Vedanta Resources Plc for $213 million, will ask shareholders if the company should close ...
DATE: May 16, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - SABMiller, the world's biggest brewer, beat forecasts with a 19-percent rise in annual earnings yesterday and said it expects to raise beer prices to offset soaring commodity costs, sending its shares higher.
The London-based maker...
DATE: May 16, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market notched its second straight daily advance yesterday, with investors assuaged by a pullback in oil prices and some better-than-expected economic data.
Wall Street has been worried about cash-strapped consumers paring b...
DATE: May 16, 2008
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Bermuda Container Line Ltd. suffered a loss of 6.78 percent today, the biggest loss of the day on the Royal Gazette/ Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).
BCL saw its shares fall 95 cents to close at $13.05.
As a whole, the BSX Index fell 36.29 points (0.72 ...
DATE: May 16, 2008
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Ace Ltd. board members voted to raise the quarterly dividend to 29 cents yesterday, a year-on-year increase of two cents.
DATE: May 16, 2008
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