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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index ended flat after a warning by the US Federal Reserve led to a flurry of volatility but no overall direction.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 4.67 points, or 0.03 percent, at 13,560.5...
DATE: Aug 08, 2007
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RAM Holdings Ltd.'s share price rebounded dramatically yesterday after the company moved to address concerns over its poor second-quarter results.
Having reported a 25 percent loss in profits, down from $12.2 million in 2006 to $9.1m this year, the c...
DATE: Aug 08, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) Wall Street overcame disappointment in the Federal Reserve's failure to move toward an easing of interest rates yesterday, and stocks made a late-day surge as the decision was seen as a sign the economy wasn't threatened by turmoil in t...
DATE: Aug 08, 2007
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PXRE 2Q Report Card
Net income: (minus) $11.6 million compared to $2.1 million in 2006
Combined ratio: Not meaningful
Gross written premiums: (minus) $474,000 compared to (minus) $22 million in 2006.
DATE: Aug 07, 2007
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Lancashire Holdings Ltd. reported a 64 percent increase in profits for the second quarter, despite having to pay out for the floods which hit the UK and Australia and the earthquakes in Japan.
Net income after tax was $82.5 million or 40 cents per di...
DATE: Aug 07, 2007
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TAIPEI (Bloomberg) Taiwan's government bonds rose on speculation a slide in local stocks prompted investors to seek the safety of debt. The currency weakened.
Ten-year yields fell to a three-week low on concern defaults on US subprime mortgages are s...
DATE: Aug 07, 2007
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Bermuda Aviation Services' (BAS) case against the Government for an alleged breach of its exclusive rights to provide private jet services at L.F. Wade International Airport is set to be decided by arbitration.
The case centres around a writ filed by...
DATE: Aug 07, 2007
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Chrysler began its new life as a private company yesterday with an auto-industry outsider taking the wheel.
Bob Nardelli, who left The Home Depot Inc. in January after a shareholder rebellion over his outsized pay, was named ...
DATE: Aug 07, 2007
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Net income: $82.5 million compared to $30 million in 2006
Combined ratio: 56.6 percent compared to 52.2 percent in 2006
Gross premiums written: $270.8 million compared to $203.9 million in 2006
DATE: Aug 07, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) Wall Street surged higher in a volatile session yesterday, offsetting the losses it incurred last Friday but showing more fractiousness than conviction in an advance that lifted the Dow Jones industrials 286 points.
Investors tried to b...
DATE: Aug 07, 2007
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