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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street sealed the third month of its spring rally with a huge advance. The fourth month looks a little less certain.
Stocks shot higher right before the closing bell yesterday after fluctuating on a mix of economic data. Analysts...
DATE: May 30, 2009
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We start this week's column with a warning to children: do not smoke. It's bad for you and will kill you. Also, it's highly addictive and can get you into all kinds of trouble. I'm going to talk about that and combine it with an easy-to-understand ex...
DATE: May 30, 2009
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The US Government Accountability Office has been ordered to study the use of credit by consumers, and in particular the effect interchange fees have on consumers and merchants.
Many people may not be aware of these fees, but for lenders, merchants an...
DATE: May 30, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's blue chip index ended 0.7 percent higher, boosted by firmer UK house prices and steady consumer confidence, with commodity stocks and banks leading the way but defensive shares came under pressure. The FTSE 100 closed 30.40 higher ...
DATE: May 30, 2009
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Local stocks ended slightly lower yesterday after Butterfield Bank dropped nearly one percent.
The bank, which was the only domestic company to trade yesterday, shed five cents, or 0.9 percent, to close on $5.50, as 250 shares traded.
The Royal Gazet...
DATE: May 30, 2009
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BF&M Ltd.'s first-quarter earnings plunged by 88 percent as the accounting value of conservative long-term investments fell by more than $10 million.
The insurer and pension provider recorded net earnings of $0.89 million for the first three months o...
DATE: May 29, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Catastrophe bonds, the investments that pay out as long as there are no major hurricanes or earthquakes, are staging a comeback after last year's financial collapse brought the market to a halt.
Chubb Corp. and Assurant Inc. ar...
DATE: May 29, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration estimates that a General Motors Corp bankruptcy would take at least 60 to 90 days and perhaps longer to complete, a senior official said yesterday.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity ...
DATE: May 29, 2009
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NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - One of eight US households with a mortgage ended the first quarter late on loan payments or in the foreclosure process in a crisis that will persist for at least another year until unemployment peaks, the Mortgage Bankers...
DATE: May 29, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — American International Group Inc., the insurer bailed out by the US, filed to sell a stake of almost $1 billion in its majority-owned reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings Inc.
AIG may sell 26 million shares, Transatlantic said yest...
DATE: May 29, 2009
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