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BEIJING (Reuters) — The sharp drop in Chinese stock markets in the past week is a normal correction that wasn’t driven by fundamental economic concerns, the head of Shanghai Stock Exchange said on Saturday.The Shanghai market dropped nearly 9 percent...
DATE: Mar 05, 2007
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LAST week’s turmoil on the financial markets came as a surprise to many people. A long period of low volatility had allowed them to descend into a state of complacency. Unfortunately for them, such events don’t give advance notice that they are about...
DATE: Mar 05, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Treasury benchmark 10-year notes posted their biggest weekly gains in five months as investors sought the safety of government debt amid declines in global stocks and concern that US economic growth is slowing.Ten-year note yie...
DATE: Mar 05, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) — This past week’s surprise wipe-out on the Toronto Stock Exchange was more a much-needed correction after a record-setting rise than a sign that the bear market is about to wake up from its four-and-a-half-year hibernation.Stock ma...
DATE: Mar 05, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks stumbled in the final session of a tumultuous week as the yen rallied against the dollar and concerns about the US economy still dogged investors after Tuesday’s huge drop.The Dow Jones industrials logged their worst weekly per...
DATE: Mar 03, 2007
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WHAT is your idea of luxury? Do you think that you fit into the conventional mould, that of aspiring to a large beautifully decorated home, swimming pool, gorgeous jewellery, well behaved and intellectually above average children, handsome spouse, an...
DATE: Mar 03, 2007
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Shareholders of troubled life reinsurance specialist Scottish Re have voted in favour of a $600 million takeover bid, the company announced after an extraordinary general meeting at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess this morning.
Mass Mutual Capital Par...
DATE: Mar 03, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index sank nearly 120 points despite a glowing earnings report from Royal Bank of Canada, as investors stayed cautious following this week’s global equities sell-off.
The S&P/TSX composite index c...
DATE: Mar 03, 2007
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This column is devoted to financial matters, and next week it will return to them. Today, however, I am honour bound to discuss something other than money.I cannot understand or agree with Minister Derrick Burgess’s opinion that expatriates should no...
DATE: Mar 03, 2007
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Fears for the future of Bermuda-based life reinsurer Scottish Re abated yesterday, after shareholders approved a $600-million take-over of the company by two investment institutions.
At an extraordinary general meeting at the Fairmont Hamilton Prince...
DATE: Mar 03, 2007
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Jonathan Kent
