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BEAVERTON, Oregon (AP) — Nike Inc. said yesterday that sales growth in Asia and a tax agreement with the Dutch government boosted earnings eight percent in the second quarter for the world’s largest athletic shoe and clothing company.Profits rose to ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks pulled back yesterday after economic data pointing to weakness in regional manufacturing and a slowing US economy weighed on investor sentiment. Trading was light ahead of the holiday weekend.Stocks fell after the Philadelphia ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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Because of changes in accounting personnel, Devonshire Industries Limited has been granted an extension for the filing of reports by the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).
The BSX announced that Devonshire had until January 5, 2007 to file annual reports ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) — The countdown to Christmas has dwindled to the single digits: As the mall crowds have worsened, so has the stress on shoppers faced with a creeping deadline to buy gifts — and they’re increasingly taking that stress out on salespeople...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — FedEx Corp. gave a cloudy outlook for the third quarter yesterday that overshadowed the express package delivery company’s fiscal second-quarter profit increase of nine percent on a strong ground delivery business.FedEx also...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Shareholders of NYSE Group Inc. approved the $14.6 billion purchase of Euronext NV, paving the way for the creation of the first trans-Atlantic securities market.An estimated 99.7 percent of the NYSE Group shares voted were cas...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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ZURICH (Bloomberg) — Natural and man-made catastrophes in 2006 cost insurers $15 billion in losses, the lowest amount in almost a decade, according to Swiss Reinsurance Co.
“After years of record losses, property insurers appear to be getting off lig...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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SAN JOSE, California (AP) — LM Ericsson’s plan to buy Redback Networks Inc. for $2.1 billion is a sign of how the popularity of Internet video is expected to drive demand for broadband network upgrades.Analysts said yesterday the acquisition also plu...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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TORONTO (Reuters) — The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index closed just slightly higher yesterday as a retreat by oils and miners was countered by gains in the financial and information technology sectors.The S&P/TSX composite index rose only 1.45 po...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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CSR sued Bermuda-based Ace and other insurers in 1995, claiming on policies between 1978 and 1989, the Sydney-based company said in a statement yesterday. The agreement concludes the company?s claims against all the defendants, other than those CSR b...
DATE: Dec 21, 2006
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