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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Sales of federal flood insurance rose sharply across the country last year as homeowners saw the devastation from Hurricane Katrina and realised that typical policies didn?t cover many losses.
In the 12 months beginning in November ...
DATE: Jan 08, 2007
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DETROIT (Reuters) — Struggling auto giant General Motors Corp. yesterday revived its once-failed idea of a mass-market electric car, unveiling a new "concept" car called the Volt designed to use little or no gasoline.Introduced at the North American ...
DATE: Jan 08, 2007
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DETROIT (Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s biggest seller of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles, expects US hybrid sales to rise as much as 57 percent this year.Sales of the low-emission models may reach 300,000, up from 191,742 last year, ...
DATE: Jan 08, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Investors will begin the second week of the year hoping for more clarity about the direction of the economy, and in turn, the markets, after Wall Street’s lacklustre start to 2007.A steady feed of economic data and a trickle of big ea...
DATE: Jan 08, 2007
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) Index closed yesterday unchanged for the day and virtually unchanged for the week.
Yesterday's heaviest trading was in shares of Butterfield Bank, which closed unchanged at $56.50 on trading of 5,089 sha...
DATE: Jan 06, 2007
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What if you oriented your New Year’s goals along the lines of a nervous Nellie money manager?
Instead of focussing exclusively on return, you would be hedging various risks in your life, many of which you may not have considered.
When Tom Nowak, a fe...
DATE: Jan 06, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street and the Treasury market ended the first week of 2007 with sharp losses yesterday after a surprising surge in new jobs and wages diminished investors’ hopes for an interest rate cut.The markets shuddered at the Labour Depar...
DATE: Jan 06, 2007
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Global equities demonstrated a dash of hesitation, at the beginning of the New Year, caused by worries about growth, inflation and central bank intentions. Meanwhile, bond markets are still pricing in a slowdown and commodities have undergone a corre...
DATE: Jan 06, 2007
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With little to distract in the post-Christmas hiatus, one’s eyes turned to the television. Among the post-Christmas sales advertisements, aspects of the human condition were reflected in the passing of three diverse leaders.Throughout, and on into th...
DATE: Jan 06, 2007
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IT is the end of another year ? a time for reflection and a time for planning for the future. For tax regime countries such as the United States, it is also tax planning, possible filing and reporting time for individuals (and businesses) situated in...
DATE: Jan 06, 2007
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