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TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — Bermuda-based industrial manufacturing conglomerate Tyco International Ltd., which is planning on splitting into three separate companies, said yesterday its second-quarter profit slipped 7 percent as higher overhead and se...
DATE: May 09, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two years after I adopted a web-based Gmail account for personal e-mail, the software I ditched, Mozilla's Thunderbird, is trying to lure me back.The latest version of the free software has the two Gmail features I like most: T...
DATE: May 09, 2007
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LONDON (Reuters) — Fumbling around for loose change to buy low-ticket items such as a cappuccino or newspaper could soon become a thing of the past as Britain's banks introduce contactless payment cards.Debit and credit cards will be updated with the...
DATE: May 09, 2007
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Allied World Assurance Company has turned in a first-quarter profit of $113.9 million, a rise of $15.8m on the same three months a year ago.
While its gross written premiums for property, casualty and reinsurance have decreased by a total of $60m, lo...
DATE: May 09, 2007
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NINTENDO certainly got it right with Wii, the wireless gaming console that interacts by reading the motion of the controllers in your hands. To play golf, you hold one of the consoles as you would a regular club and swing away through a course. I can...
DATE: May 09, 2007
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American International Group has appointed Andrew Kaslow as senior vice-president and chief human resources officer.
He will report to AIG president and chief executive officer Martin Sullivan and will be a member of the company's group executive com...
DATE: May 09, 2007
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A profit of $58,948 was made by Annuity and Life Re during the first quarter of 2007 compared to a $355,552 loss over the same period a year ago.
Investment gains for the three months were $170,101, again a turn around year-on-year from a $360,863 lo...
DATE: May 09, 2007
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Hedge fund administrator Fulcrum Ltd. has appointed Chris Mulhern as managing director, Canada.
"Chris will deepen the management of Fulcrum's global operations, as he brings a wealth of experience and knowledge gained from his ten years with Citco F...
DATE: May 09, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed mostly higher, though technology stocks struggled to hold onto gains during the session, as a $27 billion bid by Alcoa Inc. for Canadian aluminium rival Alcan buoyed blue chip issues. The Dow Jones industrials passe...
DATE: May 08, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) — Alain Belda, expected to retire next year after nearly a decade as chief executive of Alcoa Inc. , is hoping to go out on top after offering $27 billion to buy Canadian rival Alcan Inc.The $73.25-a-share offer announced yesterday ...
DATE: May 08, 2007
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