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Q. My shares of Stryker Corp. disappointed me in the past year. Will this year look any better? — B.C., via the Internet
A. Analysts expect the cash-rich medical-device manufacturer to turn in double-digit revenue and profit gains in the coming years...
DATE: Jan 17, 2009
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Think you are ready for life after the office? It is the end of the year for pension reporting and those statements will soon be on their way. Capital markets have not been kind, and many will greet their current results with resignation. When invest...
DATE: Jan 17, 2009
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Big week: more than two million people plan to attend the inauguration of Barack Obama in Washington, DC on Tuesday. I read somewhere that 5,000 port-a-potties will be available for those two million people, bringing new meaning to the words "audacit...
DATE: Jan 17, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street has managed its second straight comeback, but the rebound was more a sign of the market's turmoil than strength.
Stocks closed moderately higher yesterday after an erratic session that had investors tussling with concerns ...
DATE: Jan 17, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Winget doesn't mince words. Take, for instance, people who don't pay their bills on time. "They lack integrity. Period."
With a brash, direct style, the author and motivational speaker says our own behaviour is the source of our...
DATE: Jan 17, 2009
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rallied as investors sought a haven in gold, silver and diamond producers from a sell-off in financial companies triggered by concern they will need more capital. The main equity index pared its second weekly dro...
DATE: Jan 17, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britons cut back on trips and spending abroad at the end of last year as the weakening pound and credit crunch took their toll, but their decision to stay at home could provide a welcome boost to Britain's ailing economy.
Official ...
DATE: Jan 16, 2009
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The number of insurance companies setting up in Bermuda grew to 40 over the past year, according to the latest figures published by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA).
The BMA's list of incorporations saw four more firms join in December 2008, incl...
DATE: Jan 16, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The US should provide bond insurers MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group Inc. with capital so they can separate their municipal businesses from other operations, New York State Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo said.
"For se...
DATE: Jan 16, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices flirted with five-year lows yesterday as unemployment benefit claims rose and Opec cut demand expectations for 2009.
Any belief that energy prices had bottomed out were wiped away early in the day as crude plumbed new depth...
DATE: Jan 16, 2009
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