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NEW YORK (AP) — Though investors’ thoughts might drift to turkey and football in the coming week, such diversions are unlikely to crowd out questions about the sustainability of the recent run-up in stocks — and whether Wall Street is likely to enjoy...
DATE: Nov 20, 2006
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(Tribune Media Services) — Santa won't reward all retailers equally this holiday shopping season.
Investors in retailing stocks are increasingly concerned about which stores may wind up with coal in their stockings.
For every expected winner like an ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2006
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An off-shore bonding company has replaced the contractor that defaulted on the Boston-area Rte. 128 Winter Street bridge project, bringing on South Boston-based McCourt Construction.
McCourt is expected to take control of operations next month. Curre...
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Creditors of a Bermuda-registered reinsurance company that was shut down after it was discovered that it largest asset was in fact worthless may end up at least $7 million out of pocket.
Business Insurance reported last week that Hatteras Reinsurance...
DATE: Nov 20, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) — Corporate America has discovered a new formula for winning over investors: Tell them you are skimping on costs.Amazon.com Inc., JetBlue Airways Corp. and other companies have managed in recent months to get shareholders to look the ot...
DATE: Nov 20, 2006
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France?s SCOR Group announced a capital increase of 376.744 million ($482.53 million) in the form of a subscription rights offer primarily in order to finance the acquisition of Revios R?ckversicherungs AG.
Present shareholders would have the right t...
DATE: Nov 20, 2006
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(Bloomberg) — HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest bank by market value, is seeking to increase revenue from trade between the US and UK by attracting 100 new corporate clients.HSBC plans to add staff to its so-called international business centres in...
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(The Wall Street Journal) — More people than ever are expected to shop online this holiday season, but Amazon.com Inc. and eBay Inc. are no longer the clear winners.The dominance of the two e-commerce giants is being chipped away by a new breed of on...
DATE: Nov 20, 2006
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(Bloomberg) — Shares of Ship Finance International Ltd., an oil-tanker owner that leases vessels to other companies, fell the most in more than 22 months after Citigroup Inc. said the stock may be overvalued.Shares of Bermuda-based Ship Finance fell ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2006
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It was noted in the previous column that the US economy benefited from a confluence of positive technological developments that acted synergistically to enhance productivity growth from the mid-1990s.
However most of the benefits of those earlier cha...
DATE: Nov 20, 2006
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