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As sterling reaches its highest level against the US currency in 14 years, it is hard to find anyone who doesn’t have an opinion on the $2 pound.
The papers are full of stories about the bargains to be had by popping over to New York for a spot of Ch...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street will be awaiting fresh data on inflation and corporate earnings in the coming week as it looks to ride its fourth-quarter gains through the end of the year.Recent findings indicating inflation remains in check have lent su...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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Currently, the global economy is showing only modest signs of slowing down. A good forward-looking pointer of economic activity, the total OECD leading indicator, has paused and is no longer falling. At the same time, the global purchasing managers’ ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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Each year, hundreds of articles are published in scholarly journals about money and retirement. Mercifully, most are forgotten. But a few go on to set standards within the financial-planning industry and, as such, directly affect retirees’ lives.
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DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Britain's Department for Transport terminated the contract for GNER to run the main railway line between London and Scotland along the UK's east coast after the company's parent, Sea Containers Ltd., filed for bankruptcy.GNER wil...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — UK clothing sellers may struggle to increase holiday sales this year as the mildest winter in almost 350 years deters shoppers from buying coats and sweaters, retailers and analysts say.“Scarves, gloves and hats are not selling i...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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The 2007 Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) is hosting its annual International Conference from March 11 to 13 at the Westin La Paloma in Tucson, Arizona.
The CICA International Conference offers education sessions and networking venues t...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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Question: What do you think of shares of Tiffany & Co.? The company seems to be doing the right things. — R.V., via the Internet
Reply:>Its little blue box has contained good earnings results lately.Not many retailers can say domestic sales are being...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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How would you invest $10,000 in the coming year?
Each year we toss that question across the plate to a panel of investment experts.
Knocking the cover off the ball for a second year in a row was Richard Cripps, chief market strategist for St. Louis-b...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — Alex Vergos spends his usual workday at FedEx Express in a quiet office in front of a computer. But not this time of year.It’s the busy season for the world’s largest cargo airline, and office workers like Vergos who volunte...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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