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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could be heading for a another housing market crash if thousands of buy-to-let investors ditch their properties as prices tumble, according to top fund manager Nicola Horlick.
The City "Superwoman" reckons defaults on buy-t...
DATE: Dec 05, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based MF Global Ltd., the world's largest broker of exchange-traded futures and options contracts, will pay $75 million to settle claims it helped a Philadelphia hedge fund hide trading losses from investors.
The case s...
DATE: Dec 05, 2007
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Opec powerhouse Saudi Arabia kept consumers guessing on the eve of a key meeting of the group, with its oil minister refusing to tip his hand yesterday on whether he favours boosting production to reassure nervo...
DATE: Dec 05, 2007
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ATLANTA (Bloomberg) - A former attorney for Richard Scruggs, the Mississippi trial lawyer who won an $80 million insurance settlement for Hurricane Katrina victims, pleaded not guilty to the attempted bribery of a judge.
Timothy Balducci, an attorney...
DATE: Dec 05, 2007
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — US corporate profits are in a recession, and the entire economy may not be far behind.
Slower sales and higher energy and labour costs are forcing companies from Bear Stearns Cos. to Pitney Bowes Inc. to reduce spending and h...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Griffin Mining, a Bermuda-based producer of zinc in China, will start output of gold, silver and lead at its Caijiaying mine by the end of the year.
The company has begun "wet commissioning" of the precious-metals circuit at the ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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The inaction and gridlock in the US Congress will again cause problems for the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the 2007 US Federal tax filing season. There are a number of tax relief bills that have not been passed, but that are likely to be...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index closed lower yesterday, ending four days of gains, as weak tech and financial shares dragged on the market.
The tech sector slid 2.2 percent, led down by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion,...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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Omega US Insurance has been assigned a financial strength rating of A- (excellent), while Omega US Insurance has received an issuer credit rating of a- by AM Best. The outlook for both ratings is stable.
The ratings reflect Omega US' conservative bus...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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SEATTLE (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp., seeking to boost online advertising sales, bought the assets of WebFives to add software for sharing videos and photos between mobile devices and personal computers.
The transaction closed on November 2, Adam So...
DATE: Dec 04, 2007
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