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Q. I would like your opinion of my shares of Sears Holdings Corp. I'm not sure about its future. — C.L., via the internet
A. The famed retailer, with about 3,900 full-line and specialty stores in the United States and Canada, has a shopping list of c...
DATE: Jul 07, 2007
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EVERY seven seconds in the US, someone is turning 50. Today I'm contemplating my seven seconds of fame.I'm not one of those people who think 50 is the new 30. It's more important for me to eat well, exercise and get a good night's sleep than to see a...
DATE: Jul 07, 2007
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A letter this week from London, where the only topic is money.
For the past few days, I have been attempting to buy an apartment. Having set my sights high, my initial foray into the market was depressing. Today, however, I discovered that I may have...
DATE: Jul 07, 2007
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Shares of Butterfield Bank Ltd. climbed to a 52-week high yesterday, helping The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange Index to end the week on a positive note.
The Index closed up 26.65 points (0.52 percent) on 5,150.22 on a day when volume totalle...
DATE: Jul 07, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) — The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index capped a positive week with a modest gain yesterday, lifted by positive economic data and continued strength in mining shares.The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 39.29 points, or 0.3 perce...
DATE: Jul 07, 2007
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THIS week, Bermuda town is very quiet; buses running almost ahead of schedule, parking spaces available in the centre; little 5 p.m. traffic these last few days. Of course, there is the US national holiday on July 4, so conjecture is that everyone mu...
DATE: Jul 07, 2007
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THE prospectus for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s initial public offering includes evidence that private-equity firms and their investors are at risk from what's known as asset bloat.More than half of the $59.7 billion in capital that the New York-b...
DATE: Jul 07, 2007
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LONDON - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares ended down 0.6 percent as the Bank of England raised interest rates to their highest level in six years and miners rose in a directionless trading session.
The FTSE 100 closed 37.9 points lower at 6,6...
DATE: Jul 06, 2007
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Demolition and reconstruction in the heart of Hamilton is continuing at apace. These two pictures show activity at the the site of the Old Colony Club in Trott Road and next to Washington Mall in Church Street.
The Old Colony Club is in the middle of...
DATE: Jul 06, 2007
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LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is walking a tightrope. It needs to raise interest rates high enough to clamp down on inflation but without tipping debt-laden consumers over the edge.Its decision to lift rates to a six-year high of 5.75 percen...
DATE: Jul 06, 2007
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