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NEW YORK (AP) — To taxi officials, the touch-screen monitors and global-positioning system (GPS) technology popping up in cabs help passengers make the most of the 13 New York minutes spent on an average ride.Passengers can pay by credit card — no mo...
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TORONTO (AP) — A Russian industrial conglomerate will sink $1.54 billion into auto parts supplier Magna International Inc., raising speculation that the Canadian company is generating cash for a bid to buy Chrysler.Just hours before the start of its ...
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American International Group made a $4.13 billion profit for the first quarter of 2007, a 29.3 percent increase that is almost a billion dollars more than the same quarter a year ago.
It now has consolidated assets just shy of a mind-boggling one tri...
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A quiet revolution is unfolding in India and it could say much about the future of Asia's fast- growing economies.In New Delhi, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram is standing by as the rupee rises. It has gained almost 10 percent versus the US ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — US retailers reported weaker-than-forecast April sales yesterday after cold, stormy weather and an earlier Easter holiday sapped demand for spring items, prompting some to cut their first-quarter forecasts.The poor results came a...
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LONDON - Britain's top share index recovered from early losses to end higher and snapped a three-day losing streak, driven by acquisition talk and easing concerns of US inflation.
China's move to let its banks to invest client funds in overseas equit...
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NEW YORK (AP) — David Neeleman stepped down as chief executive of JetBlue Airways Corp. yesterday, giving up operational control of the airline he built from a scrappy low-fare upstart into a perk-heavy carrier with nearly 600 daily flights.Neeleman ...
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Marine insurance players have a lot to ponder during their two-day risk forum in Bermuda this week. For a starter how to make a profit from the sector.
The hull insurance market, which deals with physical damage to a ship, has not presented a profit ...
DATE: May 11, 2007
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For a third consecutive day there was no change to the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange as it remained stuck at 5,154.
There was some trading activity with 35,600 shares of LOM Holdings being exchanged but not affecting the closing price of $3....
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EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands (Reuters) — Irish low-cost airline Ryanair expects to double its number of passengers to 100 million in five years' time, its chief executive told an industry conference yesterday."We are still the fastest-growing airline i...
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