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NEW YORK (Reuters) — Shares of Scottish Re Group Ltd. plunged yesterday after it agreed to sell control of itself to MassMutual Capital Partners LLC and private equity firm Cerberus for $600 million by issuing new preferred stock.The financing, which...
DATE: Nov 28, 2006
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BOSTON (Reuters) — New numbers show what has long been rumored: Hedge funds can be a pot of gold for the people who run them and make portfolio selections for them.The chief executive at an average hedge fund that manages at least $500 million in ass...
DATE: Nov 28, 2006
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Everest Re Group Ltd., a Bermuda-based property and casualty reinsurer, named Craig E. Eisenacher chief financial officer effective December 18.He replaces Stephen L. Limauro, who’s retiring, the company said in a statement yesterday. Limauro, who ha...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) ? Frontline Ltd., the world?s second- largest oil-tanker operator, may post its first quarterly profit increase in one and a half years after rising crude prices and the prospect of hurricanes bolstered oil shipments.
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DATE: Nov 28, 2006
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DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. said yesterday it plans to get about $18 billion in financing to help fund its restructuring and make up for anticipated losses in its automotive operations over the next two years.The second largest US automaker also sa...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Frontline Ltd., the world’s second- largest oil-tanker operator, may post its first quarterly profit increase in one and a half years after rising crude prices and the prospect of hurricanes bolstered oil shipments.Net income ros...
DATE: Nov 28, 2006
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Bermuda-based TBS Shipping Ltd. said yesterday it had taken delivery of MV Alabama Belle (ex-MV Aliki).
The 41,808 deadweight tonne handymax bulk carrier now, which was built in 1986, brings the size of the TBS fleet to 34 vessels, including 19 multi...
DATE: Nov 28, 2006
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PLANO, Texas (AP) — Clutching a plastic J.C. Penney bag in one hand and reaching for her four-year-old daughter with the other, Cathy Lewis sized up the department-store options for shoppers on a budget.“I like the quality and price of the children’s...
DATE: Nov 27, 2006
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(Bloomberg) — The UK economy kept on course to exceed Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown’s growth estimate for 2006 in the third quarter, driven by increased company and government spending.Gross domestic product rose 0.7 percent, matching the ...
DATE: Nov 27, 2006
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It all depends on how successful it is at branching out from its outrageously profitable business of selling online advertising tied to its flagship search engine.
Even though ?Googled? has become a household word, some are sceptical about whether su...
DATE: Nov 27, 2006
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