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OCALA, Florida (AP) - Wesley Snipes was released on $1 million (euro750,000) bond after pleading not guilty to federal charges that he failed to file tax returns and falsely claimed millions of dollars in refunds.
Snipes appeared Friday, two months a...
DATE: Dec 11, 2006
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NEW YORK— Microsoft Corp. took great pains to improve security in its newly released computer operating system, Windows Vista, redesigning it to reduce users’ exposure to destructive programs from the Internet. Outside researchers commend the retoole...
DATE: Dec 11, 2006
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NEW YORK — The advice “follow the money” is being taken to heart by some private equity fund managers, who are leaving the lucrative dealmaking business for berths in corporations. At the same time, there is some increasing evidence of corporate acqu...
DATE: Dec 11, 2006
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OLDWICK, New Jersey (BUSINESS WIRE) — A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength ratings of B++ (Very Good) of Preserver Insurance Group (Preserver Insurance) (Paramus, NJ) and its members, Preserver Insurance Company (New Jersey) and Mountain V...
DATE: Dec 11, 2006
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(The Wall Street Journal) — Mutual funds are increasingly looking at a new way to pay for the research reports they use to help decide what stocks to buy and sell.These payment agreements could result in slightly lower costs (and better returns) for ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2006
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LONDON (AP) - The international community must deploy a robust peacekeeping force to protect women in Darfur from rape, a group of prominent stateswomen said Saturday.
In a letter published in newspapers around the world to coincide with the Global D...
DATE: Dec 11, 2006
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(Bloomberg) — The euro had its biggest weekly drop in three months as traders speculated the European Central Bank will slow the pace of its interest-rate increases, after lifting borrowing costs this week for the sixth time in a year.The 12-nation c...
DATE: Dec 11, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) — Remember when Wal-Mart was talked about as the retailer where America shopped? At least in recent months, it looks like consumers increasingly have taken their money elsewhere.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. should be a dominant force during the...
DATE: Dec 09, 2006
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the country’s fifth-largest bank, said profit rose 13 percent to a record, driven by salary cuts and higher earnings from consumer banking.Net income for the fourth-quarter ended October 31 wa...
DATE: Dec 08, 2006
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — US Representative Barney Frank, who Democrats elected yesterday as chairman of the House panel that oversees Wall Street, will seek to extend a federal programme to pay part of insurers' losses from any future terrorist attac...
DATE: Dec 08, 2006
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