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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based insurer, reached an agreement with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. for the investment bank to manage some of its holdings.
Allied World disclosed the deal in a regulatory...
DATE: May 19, 2008
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WILMINGTON, Delaware (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc., the maker of the iPod media player, sued Atico International USA Inc. claiming it infringed five patents for accessories used with the device.
Apple, based in Cupertino, California, seeks a jury trial an...
DATE: May 19, 2008
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TORONTO (Reuters) - There was a golden moment for Canadian stocks this past week when the Toronto market's main index powered to a record high, reversing losses triggered by last year's credit crunch and concern about the US economy.
But there's lead...
DATE: May 19, 2008
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LONDON (AP) — British Airways PLC unveiled record full year profits on Friday, but the disastrous opening of its flagship Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport prompted the carrier's chief executive to forgo his bonus.
BA also warned of turbulence in the cu...
DATE: May 19, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sumo wrestlers were the main inspiration behind Wii Fit, Nintendo's latest attempt at getting you off the couch when you play video games.
Because they are so huge, sumo wrestlers need two scales to weigh themselves. Wii Fit's balance...
DATE: May 19, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Billionaire Warren Buffett meets today with business owners in Frankfurt as he looks outside the US for acquisitions to spur profit growth at his $200 billion Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
The world's wealthiest person, starting a fo...
DATE: May 19, 2008
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell on Friday as a plunge in US consumer confidence raised concerns about an economic contraction in the second quarter and trimmed the chances the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year.
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DATE: May 19, 2008
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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said yesterday it has proposed an alternative deal to Yahoo Inc , rather than a full acquisition, in a move that could save the web pioneer from fighting a proxy battle with financier Carl Icahn.
"Microsoft is consi...
DATE: May 19, 2008
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I should have known: Call people suckers and they'll take offence. A number of folks were either confused or offended when I said recently that we are all suckers — that is, losers — when we use credit to pay for services and goods.
I offered that vi...
DATE: May 17, 2008
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In today's frantically mobile society, global citizens must plan for immigration, tax and investment torpedoes from anywhere that have the potential to evolve into unanticipated frequently unpleasant events. According to the New York Times, on May 14...
DATE: May 17, 2008
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