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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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(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...
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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...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Psst ... Don’t look now, but it looks like the long-heralded rally in growth stocks may finally be upon us.The Russell 1000 growth index, which tracks the biggest of these companies, rose 9.68 percent in the three months ended ...
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LONDON (Reuters) — Imports of organic food into Britain are rising with domestic production unable to keep pace with soaring demand, according to Britain's leading organic certification body, the Soil Association."It is inevitable this year that more...
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KANSAS CITY (AP) — Health care advocates have long encouraged physicians to switch to computerised medical records, saying they could improve patient care and increase efficiency.Doctors, however, have been more concerned about the high price tag — o...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — Four more companies confirmed they received subpoenas from the antitrust division of the Justice Department and the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a probe of bid rigging for deals to invest municipal bond proceeds.A sou...
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LONDON (Reuters) — Wealthy Britons who live overseas but often return to the UK could be hammered with huge tax bills following a landmark court ruling, tax experts say.People who spend fewer than an average 90 days in the UK during four consecutive ...
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SAN JUAN (AP) — Investors who bet against the odds of another devastating Atlantic hurricane season now stand to cash in big-time on "catastrophe bonds".Contrary to expert predictions, the season turned out to be the mildest in years.
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SAN JUAN (AP) ? Investors who bet against the odds of another devastating Atlantic hurricane season now stand to cash in big-time on "catastrophe bonds".
Contrary to expert predictions, the season turned out to be the mildest in years.
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