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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Canadian stocks rose for a fourth straight day, led by base-metals mining companies, after Alcoa Inc. posted an unexpected profit and said demand for aluminum is improving.
Teck Resources Ltd., Canada's largest base-metals produ...
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed US home loans fell for the second consecutive week, pushing borrowing costs to near record lows.
The average US 30-year rate dropped to 4.87 percent from 4.94 percent last week. The 15-year ra...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - The dollar fell to its lowest level in almost 14 months against the currencies of six major US trading partners as signs of global economic recovery spurred demand for riskier assets.
The euro strengthened versus the dollar aft...
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LONDON - Britain's top share index ended 0.9 percent higher, buoyed by the miners on firmer metals prices and optimism over demand prospects. The FTSE 100 closed 45.74 points higher at 5,154.64, after shedding 0.6 percent on Wednesday.
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British Airways would welcome competition on its Bermuda-London route, said an executive of the airline yesterday after emerging from talks with Premier Ewart Brown.
Simon Talling-Smith, BA's executive vice-president Americas, said the Premier's stat...
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Double Dip - famous for its tasty ice-creams - is set to launch a new winter menu next week to warm the cockles during the colder months.
The popular eatery will be serving up everything from soups, cheese, turkey and avocado panini sandwiches and Ja...
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British Airways is offering Club World business class passengers the chance to fly now and receive a complimentary ticket for a companion in any cabin on their next trip to any BA destination city.
To qualify for the promotion, travellers need to be ...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the largest banks to repay US bailout funds, will probably post the industry's biggest third-quarter profit gains while Citigroup Inc., still gripping its government lifeline, ...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s UK administrators are seeking a London judge's permission to pay as much as $3.3 billion to prime brokerage clients, funds the investment bank took in after its collapse.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Marriott International said weak hotel rates could persist into 2010, sparking concerns that an economic recovery may not spur a quick rebound in the lodging industry.
Marriott, the largest US hotel operator by market capitalisat...
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