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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The dollar climbed to a 13-month high against the yen this week and the strongest since November versus the euro as signs the US economy is quickening cooled speculation the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates.Traders bou...
DATE: Jan 15, 2007
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Catlin Group Ltd. said the loss of 2007 underwriting revenue resulting from its acquisition of Wellington Underwriting Plc was “significantly lower” than expected.“We have been very encouraged during our important J...
DATE: Jan 15, 2007
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LONDON (Reuters) — Ever wondered why official inflation figures bear little relation to the things that you buy? Now is your chance to find out.Britain’s national statistics office is launching an online “personal inflation calculator” to show how an...
DATE: Jan 15, 2007
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Q: How does the future look for my shares of General Mills Inc.? It has so many popular brands I would think it would do even better than it has. — R.L., via the internet
A: As one of North America’s largest packaged-food companies, it is indeed a co...
DATE: Jan 15, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Gold may rise for a second week on speculation that Russia and oil-producing nations in the Middle East will shift reserves away from the dollar, boosting the appeal of the precious metal as an alternative.Twenty-two of the 31 ...
DATE: Jan 15, 2007
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WHAT is it about the relationship around money? Is it control? Is it different temperaments? Is it for shoring up a fragile ego? Or is it complete indifference to what money can do for you?
Ever watch a couple shopping? The body language is fascinati...
DATE: Jan 14, 2007
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In the investment markets, these are neither the best of times nor the worst of times. They are the age of low volatility.Only twice in the last three years has the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained or lost as much as 2 percent in a single day. That...
DATE: Jan 13, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) — The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index ended sharply higher yesterday on a rebound in oil prices and firmer resource issues.The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 158.91 points, or 1.3 percent, at 12,678.81. The TSX gained 1.6 per...
DATE: Jan 13, 2007
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INCE watching TV helped produce a column last week, I thought I might try it again. The programme this time was called "1 vs. 100". It's a quiz show in which a contestant has to outsmart a panel of 100 people by answering a series of questions. It's ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2007
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SINCE watching TV helped produce a column last week, I thought I might try it again. The programme this time was called "1 vs. 100". It's a quiz show in which a contestant has to outsmart a panel of 100 people by answering a series of questions. It's...
DATE: Jan 13, 2007
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