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TORONTO (Reuters) — The main index of the Toronto Stock Exchange rallied 140 points yesterday, hitting a record high close on strong energy and resources shares and the blockbuster takeover of Alcan Inc.The S&P/TSX composite index surged 140.5 points...
DATE: Jul 14, 2007
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Is an RFID identifying you? Continuing on our discussion of last week regarding the RFID chip technology that is being embraced wholeheartedly by governments, medical, and retail industries. RFID's (radio frequency identification devices) can be used...
DATE: Jul 14, 2007
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RECEIVED a letter from a reader as follows: "I was surprised that a few weeks ago you used the hoary old chestnut that in retirement one's income needs to be 65 percent of one's income at the date of retirement."Surely this is such a generalisation t...
DATE: Jul 14, 2007
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IF you can't depend on your home equity increasing, where do you turn for growth? US bonds offer cold comfort. With ultra-safe six-month Treasury Bills yielding as much as five percent, your real return is paltry after inflation and taxes.What about ...
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LONDON — Britain's leading shares ended up 1.3 percent, with miners rising after Rio Tinto signed a cash deal to buy Canada's Alcan, and oil stocks were lifted as crude rose to an 11-month high. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,697.7 points, up 82.6 or 1.25 ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2007
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Shares of British Airways Plc, Europe's third-largest carrier, rose 5.3 percent as Spain's Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA agreed to open its books to a group including the London-based airline.Shares of British Airways rose 22...
DATE: Jul 13, 2007
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LONDON (AP) — Pop superstar Prince has angered the music industry and stirred up trouble among British retailers by giving away his new album for free with a tabloid newspaper this weekend.Prince's decision to hand out "Planet Earth" to anyone who bu...
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SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) — Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc signed a $38.1 billion cash deal to buy Canada's Alcan Inc., creating the world's biggest aluminium producer, the companies said yesterday, trumping a hostile offer from Alcoa Inc.Rio...
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Butterfield Bank has been named the Best Bank in Bermuda for a second straight year by Euromoney, one of the world's leading financial publications.
Butterfield Bank won the award for the first time in 2006 — the inaugural year this honour was availa...
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Bidders will have until September 6 to submit their tenders to install a new submarine telecommunications cable linking Bermuda and the US.
In April, Government invited companies to submit expressions of interest and the tender document is available ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2007
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