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Coming soon to Wall Street cinemas: "Honey, I Shrunk the Bonus," plus special matinee screenings of the Tom Wolfe classic "Bonfire of the Vanities."
For anyone who hasn't changed jobs recently enough to have secured a guarantee from his or her employ...
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the US economy is likely to "slow noticeably" this quarter while high commodity prices and a weaker dollar may stoke inflation "for a time."
Bernanke said the Federal Open Market Com...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index closed slightly higher yesterday as bargain-hunters emerged late in the day to rescue it from a sharp decline.
The index had dropped 200 points earlier following comments by US Federal Reser...
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Aspen Insurance Holdings's CEO Chris O'Kane is scheduled to present at the 2007 Credit Suisse Insurance and Asset Management Conference next Thursday, November 15. The conference is being held in New York City.
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The subprime mess keeps claiming victims. The US auto market in 2008 might well be another one.
Some US automakers and parts suppliers, already on shaky financial ground, are girding for a year in which consumers may decide to postpone new-vehicle pu...
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LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg) - Walt Disney Co. said fourth-quarter profit rose 12 percent on ESPN's "Monday Night Football" and theme-park gains, reflecting CEO Robert Iger's focus on television and tourism.
Net income rose to $877 million, or 44 cents a ...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Marsh & McLennan Cos., the world's largest insurance broker, said third-quarter profit rose on the sale of its Putnam Investments unit. Earnings from its flagship business fell to the lowest since 2005 as expenses climbed.
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — New York Governor Eliot Spitzer said he will push for legislation to prohibit unscrupulous mortgage lending practices and strengthen enforcement of the industry.
The goal is to "require more in-depth evaluation of borrowers' ab...
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Bermuda-based Platinum Underwriters Holdings has made up for the loss of chief underwriting officer of US Reinsurance John Bender following his departure to Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, with two new appointments.
Kevin Marine has been app...
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Bacardi has bought a rural piece of land in Scotland a few miles from the birthplace of legendary Liverpool Football Club manager Bill Shankly.
The Bermuda-headquartered global drinks company has snapped up 106 acres of countryside that will be used ...
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