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A couple of reports were published this week on how people feel about aspects of their finances in these uncertain times. First off, from the UK, came a report from Hiscox, the Bermuda-based re/insurer. It said that the recession has knocked the conf...
DATE: Dec 12, 2009
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended lower yesterday as a decision by Canada to allow upstart Globalive to offer wireless service opened up competition in the telecoms sector and dragged down shares of existing mobile carriers.
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DATE: Dec 12, 2009
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index pushed higher yesterday, helped by strong US and Canadian trade data, as well as a sharp rise in natural gas prices, which drove oil and gas producers higher.
Gas futures jumped eight percent on the New ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Wall Street firms are recovering. Their standing with the American public isn't.
Executives at financial firms, coming off two years of failures, bailouts and write-downs, are less popular than Congress, lawyers and insurance c...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said yesterday the government is unlikely to recoup its investments in insurer American International Group Inc. or the automakers General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC.
Geithner also s...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
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LONDON - Strong banks pushed Britain's top share index 0.8 percent higher by the close, rebounding after recent falls sparked by Dubai debt concerns, on continuing relief after Wednesday's pre-budget report.
The FTSE 100 closed up 40.48 points at 5,2...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Dubai business leaders voiced support yesterday for some of the emirate's stronger state-linked companies, as the finance chief dismissed media coverage of the sheikdom's debt woes as "blind panic" and the city-stat...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
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DATE: Dec 11, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may lose its top credit rating unless borrowing is cut faster, Conservative economics chief George Osborne said yesterday, but finance minister Alistair Darling said Labour's plans would soothe markets.
In interviews with R...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
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Sir John Swan believes his new building at 141 Front Street will represent the future of Bermuda for years to come.
>The developer and former Premier, who has produced a brochure on the property entitled 'A Greener way to work' which is printed on 10...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
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