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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four months ago, hedge fund manager Ralph R. Cioffi, a veteran with two decades of experience, warned of a "catharsis" and coming collapse in the bond market — just not his own.Now Blackstone Group, the private equity giant, is p...
DATE: Jun 20, 2007
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June 19 (Bloomberg) — BC Partners Limited agreed to take control of Intelsat Limited, in a transaction valuing the world's biggest commercial-satellite operator at $5.03 billion.BC, based in London, will own 76 percent of the company, and Intelsat's ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2007
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Police raided the offices of Air Berlin PLC as part of an investigation into insider trading by management board members, including the chairman and chief executive, before the acquisition of a rival company last year, the c...
DATE: Jun 20, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index ended lower yesterday, pulled down by weakness in financial and energy issues as the market dropped back after a four-day winning streak.The S&P/TSX composite index was down 56.93 points, or...
DATE: Jun 20, 2007
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"Received this promo. Is this legit?" asks a reader in Bermuda who sent me the following e-mail and probably should know better since there are so many warnings about scamsters on the Internet.
The e-mail she sent for my consideration was purportedly...
DATE: Jun 20, 2007
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Shares of Butterfield Bank moved lower from a 52-week high as the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange dipped 13.32 points (0.26 percent) to close at 5,146.95.
The bank shares lost 25 cents (0.4 percent) to close at $60.25 after 1,457 were traded, ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Tyco International Lmited, the world's biggest provider of fire and security systems, may divest about 10 percent of its $20 billion portfolio after spinning off the health-care and electronics divisions.
"They're all good asse...
DATE: Jun 20, 2007
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CALIFORNIA(Bloomberg) — Google Inc.'s YouTube, the most- popular video-sharing Web site, started nine local versions of the site in countries including Brazil, Japan and the UK to build its audience worldwide.Local sites have also been introduced in ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2007
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The number of college students taking courses online is surging, creating a tough dilemma for educators who want to prevent cheating.Do you trust students to take an exam on their own computer from home or work, even though it may be easy to sneak a ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street edged lower yesterday after three days of solid gains as investors watched Treasury bond yields fluctuate amid lingering questions about inflation.The market appeared to be taking a break after last week's sharp rally, whe...
DATE: Jun 19, 2007
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