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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) - General Motors Corp. (GM), criticised by US lawmakers for its use of corporate jets, asked aviation regulators to block the public's ability to track a plane it uses.
"We availed ourselves of the option as others do to have t...
DATE: Nov 28, 2008
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LONDON (AP) — The drop in British house values slowed in November, although prices were still nearly 14 percent lower than a year ago as banks curbed lending and worried buyers avoided the property market amid the credit crunch, a housing survey said...
DATE: Nov 28, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - Downbeat results and gloomy outlooks at leading British retailers DSG and Kingfisher underlined the severity of the economic slowdown yesterday, as Woolworths collapsed into administration.
Britain's retailers are struggling with i...
DATE: Nov 28, 2008
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TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Nokia Oyj, the world's largest maker of mobile phones, will abandon the Japanese mass market for phones after failing to break the dominance of local brands, opting to concentrate only on selling luxury devices.
Nokia said it will...
DATE: Nov 28, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Satellite Asset Management LP, founded by former employees of billionaire George Soros, stopped client withdrawals from its three largest hedge funds and eliminated more than 30 jobs after losses reduced the firm's assets to ab...
DATE: Nov 28, 2008
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Fears that the local telecommunications industry may fall to foreign domination are at the top of the list of concerns providers have about industry reforms set for the draft legislation stage.
Telecom operators feel strongly that more discussion is ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2008
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The full scope of the US housing meltdown is not clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis - one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts across the country.
Even as the holiday shopping season...
DATE: Nov 28, 2008
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Reinsurers have managed to avoid ratings downgrades despite the unprecedented market challenges this year only due to excess capital the industry had accumulated in recent years, according to a report issued by ratings agency Standard & Poors yesterd...
DATE: Nov 27, 2008
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Planning for all eventualities is one of the most important principles of leadership during the current financial crisis and future events, according to business chiefs across Bermuda.
Finance Minister Paula Cox said being prepared for any circumstan...
DATE: Nov 27, 2008
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Bermuda has upped its bid to attract international business from Latin America after Premier Ewart Brown met with federal officials in Argentina.
During his visit to Buenos Aires, Premier Brown linked up with chief of the office of Argentina tax and ...
DATE: Nov 27, 2008
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