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NEW YORK — Wall Street will wade through a slew of fresh economic data in the coming week as it strives to determine how well the economy is holding up and whether the surge in stocks of the past few months can be sustained through the final weeks of...
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(Bloomberg) — Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said the city will buy back tax liens from bond insurer MBIA Inc. that were used as collateral for debt securities and have been blamed for holding up redevelopment of the city’s most blighted areas.Pitt...
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NEW YORK — The most tenacious bargain hunters often take pride in finding the best price in town and might even sniff at less-determined shoppers who simply snap up what is put before them. But it seems some savvy investors lose their keen eye for a ...
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A 50 percent rise in the price of Butterfield Bank shares helped to drive the Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index up 9.32 points on Friday.
The Bank closed at $56.50 on volume of 437 shares, offsetting a 50 cent drop in the share price of Argu...
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(Bloomberg) — The first-ever antitrust probe of the municipal bond market is roiling an industry that states and cities depend on to finance everything from garbage trucks to schools.US Justice Department prosecutors subpoenaed more than a dozen bank...
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Bermuda's Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced the completion of an innovative insurance policy "which," it said, "has characteristics similar to a credit derivative. The policy is for up to $420 million of reinsurance receivables, in a transac...
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(Bloomberg) — Hedge funds globally returned an average of 2.5 percent in November, the largest monthly increase since January, led by gains in emerging markets, Hedge Fund Research Inc. said in a report.Hedge funds returned 11.7 percent this year thr...
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WASHINGTON — In its last hours of GOP control, Congress passed a raft of bills big and small, most significantly a sweeping bill reviving expired tax breaks, extending trade benefits for developing countries and protecting doctors from a big cut in M...
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OLDWICK, New Jersey (BUSINESS WIRE) ? A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength ratings of B++ (Very Good) of Preserver Insurance Group (Preserver Insurance) (Paramus, NJ) and its members, Preserver Insurance Company (New Jersey) and Mountain V...
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BOSTON (AP) - Tom O'Brien won't coach Boston College in the Meineke Bowl after taking over Friday as head coach at North Carolina State.
Frank Spaziani, the Eagles' defensive coordinator under O'Brien the past eight seasons, will serve as interim hea...
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