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NEW YORK (AP) — Most of us take it for granted that we know how to shop for groceries. After all, we spent a lot of time doing it.Experts say, however, that it isn’t as easy as it looks and that there are many ways consumers can save money as they na...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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BOSTON (Bloomberg) — In 1997 I began writing a stock- market column for Bloomberg News.Today I’m putting away my quill to devote fuller attention to Thunderstorm Capital, an investment firm I founded in 1999. For my last column, I’d like to highlight...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) dipped 1.25 percent yesterday as shares of Butterfield Bank Ltd. and Belco Holdings Ltd. fell.
The vast majority of the day's trading was concentrated on Butterfield Bank. A total of 11,921 shares chan...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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IT was suggested that I comment on the “reverse mortgage”, which I’m happy to do. I’ll explain the mechanics first and then give you my know-it-all opinion second. You’ll still only have to pay for the newspaper once.Let’s not assume that we’re all f...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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A post-9/11 public-private insurance scheme offering coverage for US locations deemed most at risk of an international terrorism attack should be continued beyond its projected December 2007 cut-off point.
That’s the view of Evan Greenberg, president...
DATE: Feb 16, 2007
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A husband and wife who sued Allstate Indemnity Co. over Hurricane Katrina damages abruptly dropped their lawsuit that had claimed the insurance company underpaid them and acted in bad faith in handling their claims.It was the first...
DATE: Feb 16, 2007
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BOSTON (Bloomberg) — Home prices fell in half of US cities in the fourth quarter as a housing slump forced sellers to accept lower prices for their real estate, the National Association of Realtors said.The median price for a single-family home fell ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft Corp. chief executive Steve Ballmer said yesterday that Wall Street’s current expectations for revenue from its newest operating system may be too “optimistic.”“I’m really excited about how enthusiastic people are about Vist...
DATE: Feb 16, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street extended its February rally, growing confident that interest rates will hold steady even as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tempered his forecast of slowly cooling growth and inflation with a reminder that price pres...
DATE: Feb 16, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — As kids keep getting plugged into the internet, toy makers are following them online.At the annual American International Toy Fair this week, toy makers showed playthings like Power Rangers helmets which store secret missions found on...
DATE: Feb 16, 2007
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