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NEW YORK (Reuters) — US stocks fell as concerns about the outlook for software maker Oracle Corp. hit technology shares and investors worried that November job growth could discourage the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates any time soon.ADP ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2006
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(Bloomberg) — Cable & Wireless Plc., the UK's second-biggest phone company, agreed to sell its 20 percent stake in Bahrain Telecommunications Company B.S.C. to the Persian Gulf country's government for $506.1 million.Cable & Wireless International ag...
DATE: Dec 07, 2006
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index fell 25.85 points yesterday to close at 4,810.58.
Butterfield Bank closed unchanged at $58 on a volume of 5,146, while Argus gained five points to close at $13 on a volume of 1,255.
the only other moveme...
DATE: Dec 07, 2006
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DETROIT (Bloomberg) — When the history of the U.S. auto industry is written, a few pages should be devoted to Toyota Motor Corp.’s new pickup-truck assembly plant in Texas and the threat it poses to Detroit’s last profit stronghold.Not much is subtle...
DATE: Dec 07, 2006
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(The Wall Street Journal) — The days of the three-martini lunch may be long gone, but what is appropriate when it comes to drinking at work functions can be unclear to employees.There are some basics few would dispute. Getting drunk at a company even...
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(Bloomberg) — Cases of suspected money-launderers buying commercial real-estate have risen tenfold since 2003, as criminals search for better ways to hide funds and avoid taxes, the US Treasury Department said.Money launderers are increasingly invest...
DATE: Dec 07, 2006
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Golden Ocean Group Limited has acquired four newbuilding contracts at Daehan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., South Korea.
The vessels of 170,000 deadweight will be delivered between May 2008 and January 2009. The agreed purchase price is US$72.25 million per...
DATE: Dec 07, 2006
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NEW YORK, (Reuters) — A spike in private-sector jobs in November tentatively raised hopes of improvement in the US labour market while a jump in mortgage applications offered some light in the dimming housing sector.The jobs report from ADP Employer ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2006
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MILAN (AP) — Luxottica SPA, the Italian maker of Ray-Ban sunglasses, said it signed a ten-year licensing agreement to create eyewear for Tiffany & Co. under the US jeweller’s brand.The deal is expected to generate annual sales of $50 million, Luxotti...
DATE: Dec 07, 2006
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ROUNDUP:FTSELONDON — The FTSE 100 index of the London market’s leading shares closed up, led by banking stocks after Royal Bank of Scotland issued an upbeat trading statement, but weighed on by Rolls-Royce and Smiths Group. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,0...
DATE: Dec 07, 2006
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