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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Inc.’s first-quarter profit rose 69 percent, maintaining the online search leader’s penchant for blowing past analyst estimates.The Mountain View, California-based company said yesterday that it earned $1 billion, or $3.18...
DATE: Apr 20, 2007
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — The Bush administration repeated its support for World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz as the agency’s board met to discuss his future after he acknowledged arranging a pay raise for his partner.“The president has confidence in...
DATE: Apr 20, 2007
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American International Group has no plans to relocate some of its Bermuda-based business to Puerto Rico — despite the claims of a newspaper on the US Caribbean island.
San Juan-based daily El Vocero said AIG was considering “transferring some of its ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bermuda insurance company holding group Enstar Group Ltd. said yesterday it agreed to commit $200 million to the proposed acquisition of SLM Corp., commonly known as Sallie Mae, by private-equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co. and three othe...
DATE: Apr 20, 2007
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The BlackBerry network was being restored to normal service yesterday after disruptions delayed users’ e-mail messages and shut off access to the internet.
The problems emanated from Research In Motion (RIM), the Canada-based company that provides th...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — The British pound climbed to a 26-year high yesterday as the euro rose to its highest level in two years but fell short of its all-time record.The strength of both currencies indicates Europe’s economy is performing better than expect...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 12,800 for the first time yesterday, signalling Wall Street’s recovery from its steep decline in February as investors rewarded companies with strong earnings.The day was not a standout fo...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — The US property/casualty insurers collected record profits in 2006, a year after suffering record hurricane losses, industry groups reported yesterday.The industry’s net income rose to $63.7 billion in 2006 from $44.2 billion in 2005,...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — European Union regulators fined Heineken NV, Grolsch NV and Bavaria NV nearly $370 million yesterday for fixing Dutch beer prices.The fines, including a [EURO]219.3-million penalty to be paid by Heineken, pushes the total lev...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Several hundred American Airlines employees protested yesterday against the company’s payment of stock to nearly 900 managers. The unions estimate the payments, based on yesterday’s closing price of shares in parent AMR Corp....
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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