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Creditors of a Bermuda-registered reinsurance company that was shut down after it was discovered that it largest asset was in fact worthless may end up at least $7 million out of pocket.
Business Insurance reported last week that Hatteras Reinsurance...
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(The Wall Street Journal) — Sears Holdings may be struggling as a department-store operator, but it is proving an astute hedge fund under billionaire investor Edward S. Lampert.The retailer, controlled by Mr. Lampert, earned more than half its net in...
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LONDON (Reuters) — Britain moved to ban ads for junk food during children's television programming, taking one of the toughest stances in Europe in the fight against increasing childhood obesity.Media regulator Ofcom put forward rules on Friday that ...
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France’s SCOR Group announced a capital increase of [EURO]376.744 million ($482.53 million) in the form of a subscription rights offer primarily in order to finance the acquisition of Revios R|0xfc|ckversicherungs AG.
Present shareholders would have ...
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(Bloomberg) ? HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe?s biggest bank by market value, is seeking to increase revenue from trade between the US and UK by attracting 100 new corporate clients.
HSBC plans to add staff to its so-called international business centres i...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Four more companies confirmed they received subpoenas from the antitrust division of the Justice Department and the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a probe of bid rigging for deals to invest municipal bond proceeds.
A so...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Though investors’ thoughts might drift to turkey and football in the coming week, such diversions are unlikely to crowd out questions about the sustainability of the recent run-up in stocks — and whether Wall Street is likely to enjoy...
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(Tribune Media Services) — Santa won't reward all retailers equally this holiday shopping season.
Investors in retailing stocks are increasingly concerned about which stores may wind up with coal in their stockings.
For every expected winner like an ...
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An off-shore bonding company has replaced the contractor that defaulted on the Boston-area Rte. 128 Winter Street bridge project, bringing on South Boston-based McCourt Construction.
McCourt is expected to take control of operations next month. Curre...
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Creditors of a Bermuda-registered reinsurance company that was shut down after it was discovered that it largest asset was in fact worthless may end up at least $7 million out of pocket.
Business Insurance reported last week that Hatteras Reinsurance...
DATE: Nov 20, 2006
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