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In a far reaching survey on retirement preparedness published by the Wall Street Journal with input from other reputable sources, I found the answers disturbing. The questions generated both positive and negative responses based upon the perspective ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2008
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Q: Any information about long-term prospects for our General Motors Corp. (GM) stock would be appreciated. - FR, via the Internet
A: "Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick?" was the longtime advertising slogan of that US brand.
These days, many mot...
DATE: Jun 28, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) - A barrage of bad news including a new record high for oil sent Wall Street plunging yesterday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 360 points to their lowest level in nearly two years.
Oil's surge past $140 a barrel was jus...
DATE: Jun 27, 2008
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VIENNA (Bloomberg) - UniCredit SpA, Italy's biggest bank, plans to cut 9,000 jobs, or five percent of its workforce, after making $61 billion of acquisitions during the past three years.
The reductions will be in Italy, Germany and Austria as the com...
DATE: Jun 27, 2008
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Visa Inc. yesterday said it will reduce the transaction fees it charges gasoline retailers, who have complained that their profits are being eroded by them.
The fees are a fixed percentage of every transaction, usually just under tw...
DATE: Jun 27, 2008
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Mike Lytle, a third-generation fisherman from the coastal village of Cordova, said many residents there were walking around stunned, shaking their heads.
A lot of people he knows were planning their retirements with the $2.5 ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2008
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Bermuda Commercial Bank was the big winner on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
The bank saw its share price rise $1 (9.09 percent) to close at $12, with 2,700 shares traded.
KeyTech Ltd. (45 cents) and Argus Group Holdi...
DATE: Jun 27, 2008
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Should an employee get paid for reading a BlackBerry at the dinner table, sending an office e-mail or posting a job-related blog at home?
A spat at ABC News over paying writers to check their BlackBerries on their own time recent...
DATE: Jun 27, 2008
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Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. has appointed Michael Steel as executive vice-president and chief risk officer, starting next month.
Mr. Steel, who will be based in the company's London office, will report directly to John Charman, CEO and p...
DATE: Jun 27, 2008
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CellularOne relaunched its fifth store in St. George's yesterday.
Michael Leverock, chief operating officer of CellularOne, said: "When deciding to move to this new location, we kept our St. George's customers in mind.
"We wanted to offer this great ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2008
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