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new york (Bloomberg) — The US economy will start to pull out of a recession by year-end, helped by "remarkable growth" in productivity and a depletion of inventories, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said.
"A lot of pieces are falling i...
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Bermuda-based insurer Lancashire Holdings Ltd. has announced an expansion of its marketing efforts to cover the Asia Pacific region from its office in Dubai.
Lancashire Marketing Services (Middle East) Ltd. has operated in the booming oil city since ...
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LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 share index closed above the 5,000 level for the first time since October 2008, rising 1.15 percent on the back of strong oil and bank stocks, as well as early gains on Wall Street. By the close the index was 56.96 points ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market extended its gains to a fourth day as the Federal Reserve said the economy was stabilising.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index, which is the basis for many mutual funds, reached an 11-month high as industrial stocks rall...
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SEATTLE (Reuters) — Bermuda-based jewellery retailer Signet Jewelers Ltd. posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit yesterday as cost-cuts helped to offset weak demand, and its shares rose more than 12 percent in afternoon trading.
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Bermudian Charles Cooper has joined Validus Re from Island rival XL Re to head Validus's North American property catastrophe underwriting operation.
Bermuda-based Validus, which has boosted its market presence through the takeover of IPC Holdings Ltd...
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in nearly a year yesterday, drawing a standing ovation before unveiling new and cheaper iPods for Apple Inc.
But Apple's shares closed one percent lower after hit...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index finished lower yesterday, ending a string of four straight higher closes, hit by a plunge in mining giant Barrick Gold Corp and concerns about the economy.
Barrick, the world's No 1 gold miner, was the l...
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DALLAS (Reuters) - US labour markets could take years to recover from the setbacks of the current recession, which have pushed the unemployment rate to a 26-year high, top Federal Reserve policy-makers said yesterday.
But the officials said the Fed m...
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is infusing its paid search ads with video, product images and other features as the Internet company strives to refine its money-making capabilities in a tough advertising environment.
In a webcast with investors...
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