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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Canadian stocks rose a second day, led by BCE Inc. and commodity producers, after the US government rescued Citigroup Inc. with cash and guarantees, boosting investor confidence and resource prices.
BCE gained the most since Jul...
DATE: Nov 25, 2008
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said he plans to increase borrowing to £78 billion ($118 billion) this fiscal year and £118 billion in the next as the global financial crisis ravages government finances.
The budget d...
DATE: Nov 25, 2008
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@$:[AT]bylinerg:By Vibeke Laroi[AT]bodynoindent:oslo (Bloomberg) Bermuda-based Seadrill Ltd., the oil-rig company set up by Norwegian billionaire John Fredriksen, said third-quarter profit more than doubled as rental rates for its drilling rigs climb...
DATE: Nov 25, 2008
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling predicted the UK economy may shrink by as much as 1.25 percent next year, the most since 1991.
He added that the UK will raise the income tax rate for people earning more than £150,000...
DATE: Nov 25, 2008
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The US rescued Citigroup, agreeing to shoulder most losses on about $306 billion of the bank's risky assets, and inject new capital, bolstering investor hopes that the government will support big banks as the economy sinks into r...
DATE: Nov 25, 2008
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What is your job? I am a freelance graphic designer and event researcher. I specialise in web and print design services for small businesses and independent artists. I am the event researc...
DATE: Nov 25, 2008
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I'D RATHER BE SICK: Despite recommendations from the government and doctors, only 52 percent of US adults said they planned on getting vaccinated for the flu this year, according to a Consumer Reports survey. Among the excuses: 27 percent said they d...
DATE: Nov 25, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the biggest US securities firm to convert to a bank, plans to sell notes in the first offering of debt backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., according to a person with knowledge of the transac...
DATE: Nov 25, 2008
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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. said yesterday it is ending its nine-year endorsement deal with golf superstar Tiger Woods as the automaker continues to cut expenses and hoard cash while trying to survive the worst sales downturn in a quarter-cen...
DATE: Nov 25, 2008
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LONDON (AP) — Shareholders of Barclays PLC, Britain's second largest bank, voted overwhelmingly in favour of a plan to raise £7 billion ($10.5 billion), largely from funds in the Middle East.
Barclays said over 87 percent of shareholders approved the...
DATE: Nov 25, 2008
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