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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street resumed its advance as investors interpreted a government report of milder inflation as a signal that the Federal Reserve might consider cutting interest rates later this year. The Dow Jones industrial average soared more ...
DATE: May 12, 2007
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Last week's column on boom and bust produced a single e-mail, from Bob Stewart. You have to love this guy. He doesn't just think differently from most people; he's loud and proud, as they say. Here's what he wrote:"I thought I might point out that I ...
DATE: May 12, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index closed above the 14,000 mark for the first time Friday, boosted by tame US inflation data and strength in commodity prices.The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 150.69 points, or 1.1 percent...
DATE: May 12, 2007
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The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange slipped 12.99 points (0.25 percent) to end at 5,141.62.
The only shares that improved in price were those of Bermuda Commercial Bank, which announced it is in the final stages of talks with a buyer. The BCB ...
DATE: May 12, 2007
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WE may have life and liberty. But the pursuit of happiness isn't going so well.As a country, we are richer than ever. Yet surveys show that Americans are no happier than they were 30 years ago. The key problem: We aren't very good at figuring out wha...
DATE: May 12, 2007
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's business sector is awaiting the crowning of Gordon Brown as the country's new prime minister with some trepidation — much of the Treasury chief's manifesto remains a mystery but his "big bang" entry into his current position h...
DATE: May 11, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — To taxi officials, the touch-screen monitors and global-positioning system (GPS) technology popping up in cabs help passengers make the most of the 13 New York minutes spent on an average ride.Passengers can pay by credit card — no mo...
DATE: May 11, 2007
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TORONTO (AP) — A Russian industrial conglomerate will sink $1.54 billion into auto parts supplier Magna International Inc., raising speculation that the Canadian company is generating cash for a bid to buy Chrysler.Just hours before the start of its ...
DATE: May 11, 2007
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American International Group made a $4.13 billion profit for the first quarter of 2007, a 29.3 percent increase that is almost a billion dollars more than the same quarter a year ago.
It now has consolidated assets just shy of a mind-boggling one tri...
DATE: May 11, 2007
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A quiet revolution is unfolding in India and it could say much about the future of Asia's fast- growing economies.In New Delhi, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram is standing by as the rupee rises. It has gained almost 10 percent versus the US ...
DATE: May 11, 2007
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