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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — Billionaire Richard Branson’s bid to start an American airline may help Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., the UK carrier he controls, regardless of the decision by US authorities on his proposal.US approval of Virgin America, the...
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NEW YORK (AP) ? American International Group Inc., one of the world?s largest insurers, and a company headed by its former chairman announced yesterday they had settled disputes involving specialised insurance agencies that handle marine, energy and ...
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ATHENS (Bloomberg) — Tsakos Shipping and Trading SA, the closely held arm of Athens-based Tsakos Group, may have ordered six ships from Sino Pacific Heavy Industries Group's Zhejiang Shipyard for about $210 million, Optima Shipbrokers Ltd. said.Tsako...
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DALLAS — Carlos Penate went into a RadioShack store looking for a memory card for his cell phone. He left with a new job.When an assistant manager found out that Penate, 18, was looking for some extra holiday cash, it was suggested he go from shopper...
DATE: Dec 06, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied for a second session yesterday after easing wage pressures and stronger-than-expected service sector activity raised prospects that the economy could cool gradually and leave room for the Federal Reserve to lower i...
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LONDON (Reuters) — Europe’s biggest bank, HSBC Holdings, said its growth has slowed since the first half of the year due to a weak US housing market and a slowdown at its investment bank arm, sending its shares to a six-month low.London-based HSBC, w...
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Bermuda?s largest reinsurance companies will see their registration and annual licence fees nearly quadruple under legislation tabled in the House of Assembly last Friday.
The fee increase was contained in one of four bills tabled by the Ministry of ...
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — Bunge Ltd., the world's biggest oilseed processor, said it will resume canola processing at its Hamilton, Ontario, plant, to meet demand from bio-fuel producers and from food companies looking for healthier vegetable oils.The...
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ATHENS (Bloomberg) ? Tsakos Shipping and Trading SA, the closely held arm of Athens-based Tsakos Group, may have ordered six ships from Sino Pacific Heavy Industries Group's Zhejiang Shipyard for about $210 million, Optima Shipbrokers Ltd. said.
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The Ace Group of Companies has received approval from the Federal Service for Insurance Supervision (FSIS) to underwrite life insurance in the Russian Federation.
Ace's life insurance operations, based in Moscow, will be headed by Anton Kushner, Chie...
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