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CHICAGO (AP) — Former press lord Conrad M. Black’s trial judge questioned more than two dozen potential jurors, pushing hard to wrap up the job quickly and clear the way for opening statements Monday.One man had heard that the 62-year-old British lor...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index ended higher boosted by mining and financial issues, as Bay Street’s fears over the US subprime mortgage market continued to ease.The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 65.59 points, or 0.5 p...
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There was no change to the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange despite more than $1 million worth of shares being traded during the day. The BSX remained stationary at 4,997.38.
The largest volume of shares traded was 18,371 of Butterfield Bank st...
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DALLAS (Bloomberg) — Global Crossing Ltd., whose fibre-optic network customers include the US Air Force, said its fourth-quarter loss widened because of a tax provision. A jump in Internet traffic helped sales beat analysts' estimates.The net loss ex...
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Budding entrepreneurs wondering where to go to get advice on how to start up in business or how to expand their existing business should take note of two free evening information sessions at either end of the Island being held this month.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cisco Systems has agreed to acquire the online meeting company WebEx Communications for about $3.2 billion in cash, a takeover that furthers Cisco’s push beyond its core market for networking gear and into the lucrative arena of ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson didn’t have to ask the crowd of roughly 700 business and government leaders, college students and reporters to hush as he took the stage on Tuesday to begin a conference on US capital markets.When...
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — A California judge threw out charges against former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn yesterday for her role in a boardroom spying scandal that tarnished the reputation of one of Silicon Valley’s most respected comp...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — HSBC Finance Corp. said yesterday it will stop making some tax refund loans in the wake of pressure from critics of the controversial products, which let taxpayers who expect refunds get cash early, at a high cost.The move by the...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Electronic futures market IntercontinentalExchange Inc. made a surprise $9.9 billion all-stock bid yesterday for the Chicago Board of Trade’s parent company, topping the $8 billion offer that CBOT Holdings Inc. had already agreed to wi...
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