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LONDON (Bloomberg) — The Isle of Man, a British offshore jurisdiction where financial services account for 40 percent of the economy, said it plans to increase the value of investment funds managed there fivefold in three years.The Isle of Man wants ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks fell for a second time in three days, led by Research In Motion, after a budget proposal left out a capital gains tax cut some investors had expected and inflation unexpectedly accelerated.“Everybody in the inves...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues are expected to strike a reassuring tone about the United States’ economic health yesterday despite persistent worries that problems with risky mortgages could spread.Fed poli...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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A big jump in the value of KeyTech shares, which rocketed just over 41 percent, helped drive up the Royal Gazette/ Bermuda Stock Exchange by 108.30 points (2.19 percent) to close at 5,062.27.
There was no obvious catalyst for the sudden interest in t...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Frontline Ltd., the world's biggest oil-tanker company by capacity, ordered two crude-carrying vessels from Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Co. Ltd.The shipping line exercised options that it acquired...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street advanced for a second straight session as investors placed bets that the Federal Reserve won’t indicate that it’s leaning toward an interest rate hike.Market watchers are anticipating that the Fed will today leave rates on...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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HOLLYWOOD, Florida (Reuters) — Seven years removed from a scandal that tarnished one of America's oldest financial institutions, the diminutive soft-spoken woman who helped launder $7 billion for Russian mobsters and businessmen is hoping to stop peo...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc., the largest US bank, moved a step closer to acquiring Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Corp. after Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said it plans to accept the $13.4 billion takeover offer.Mizuho, Japan's second-biggest...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Ship Finance International Ltd., an oil-tanker operator that leases its vessels to other companies, bought three oil and gas exploration ships for $210 million.Ship Finance bought the so-called seismic vessels, which are still be...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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After last week’s column criticised the organisation for not fully participating in the public debate on telecoms reform, the Computer Society of Bermuda (CSB) has come back with an explanation of its position.
While defending its decision the CSB ad...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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