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LONDON (AP) — Shares in British Airways PLC rose yesterday on speculation of a possible takeover approach after investment bank Goldman Sachs raised its stake in the carrier.BA revealed on Friday that Goldman Sachs had lifted its shareholding to 5.14...
DATE: May 30, 2007
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A downturn in the value of three stocks resulted in a 30.42 point (0.59 percent) drop on the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange, which ended at 5,134.9.
The biggest faller was BF&M, which saw of its shares close $1.20 (6.3 percent) down at $17.75...
DATE: May 30, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Stock Exchange's main index ended more than 100 points lower as resource shares dropped sharply and the Bank of Canada raised market expectations for an interest rate hike.The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 111.02 poi...
DATE: May 30, 2007
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SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) — China's insurance market expanded 24 percent to 253.2 billion yuan ($33 billion) in premiums in the first four months of 2007 from a year earlier, the regulator said.Premiums from life policies rose 19 percent to 164.1 billion ...
DATE: May 30, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The dollar traded near a six-week high against the euro on speculation housing and job reports this week will ease pressure on the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates this year.The US currency last week reached the stronge...
DATE: May 29, 2007
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LONDON - Britain's top share index ended up 0.55 percent, in line with a global stocks rally, as Vodafone jumped on results, but GlaxoSmithKline fell on further fears for its diabetes drug Avandia. The FTSE 100 closed up 36 points, or 0.55 percent, a...
DATE: May 29, 2007
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CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) — Al Parish has exchanged his loud sports coats for gray prison scrubs and handcuffs. His purple Jaguar with the leopard-skin paint job went up for grabs on eBay. His Red Skelton paintings and million-dollar pen collec...
DATE: May 29, 2007
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — UK house prices rose at the slowest pace in four months in May as interest rates at a six-year high discouraged buyers, Hometrack Ltd. said.The average cost of a home in England and Wales increased 0.6 percent from April, the lea...
DATE: May 29, 2007
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canada's main opposition party called for a freeze on foreign buyouts to review the country's investment rules, adding pressure on the government to respond to a rash of foreign take-overs including a bid for Alcan.
The Liberal ...
DATE: May 29, 2007
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TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp., wary of trumpeting its success while US automakers shut plants and cut jobs, is downplaying its sales outlook in North America, said analysts and investors — who aren't buying it.The company's sales in the regi...
DATE: May 29, 2007
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