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The BlackBerry network was being restored to normal service yesterday after disruptions delayed users’ e-mail messages and shut off access to the internet.
The problems emanated from Research In Motion (RIM), the Canada-based company that provides th...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — The British pound climbed to a 26-year high yesterday as the euro rose to its highest level in two years but fell short of its all-time record.The strength of both currencies indicates Europe’s economy is performing better than expect...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 12,800 for the first time yesterday, signalling Wall Street’s recovery from its steep decline in February as investors rewarded companies with strong earnings.The day was not a standout fo...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — The US property/casualty insurers collected record profits in 2006, a year after suffering record hurricane losses, industry groups reported yesterday.The industry’s net income rose to $63.7 billion in 2006 from $44.2 billion in 2005,...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — European Union regulators fined Heineken NV, Grolsch NV and Bavaria NV nearly $370 million yesterday for fixing Dutch beer prices.The fines, including a [EURO]219.3-million penalty to be paid by Heineken, pushes the total lev...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Several hundred American Airlines employees protested yesterday against the company’s payment of stock to nearly 900 managers. The unions estimate the payments, based on yesterday’s closing price of shares in parent AMR Corp....
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — EBay Inc. reported yesterday that first-quarter profit surged 52 percent, trouncing Wall Street expectations thanks to big-spending shoppers overseas and scorching performance of its PayPal electronic transaction division.Despite...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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Glyn Jones was yesterday named as the next chairman of Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. after the company announced that current chairman Paul Myners will retire from its board next month.
Mr. Myners has been chairman since Aspen was found...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) — The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index fell sharply yesterday from recent record highs amid fears of an interest rate hike in China that could dampen demand for Canadian commodities.The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 137.26 ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. reported a 55-percent surge in first-quarter profit, reflecting strength across most of its primary businesses lines, especially investment banking.Still, the report yesterday from the nation’s third-largest bank ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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