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Class of 2005 reinsurer Ariel Reinsurance Company Ltd. has had its A- rating affirmed by ratings agency A. M. Best, which said it had successfully executed its business plan and had maintained the strict risk-based capital levels required for new rei...
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A new regulation that will effectively require passports for most US travellers to the Caribbean is having a surprising impact on the winter getaway season that starts next month.
Fearful that Americans without passports will stay home or go elsewher...
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CHICAGO (Bloomberg) — Tribune Co., the second-largest US newspaper publisher, may receive offers from at least five bidders for all or part of the company.Private equity firms including Bain Capital LLC and Apollo Management LP put in bids for the en...
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? The soaring cost of homeowner?s insurance may be starting a new retirement trend in the United States, the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors said on Friday.
?There will be a whole new set of destinations beca...
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LOS ANGELESE (Bloomberg) — KB Home, the fifth-largest US homebuilder, said chief executive officer Bruce Karatz resigned, the latest among more than 50 officials to leave publicly traded companies in the widening scandal over stock-options backdating...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — NTL Inc., the UK’s biggest cable-television company, is likely to succeed in its takeover of broadcaster ITV Plc, according to traders betting on the creditworthiness of companies in the credit-default swap market.The perceived r...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) ? HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe?s biggest bank by market value, said third-quarter bad debts in the US rose 12 percent, eroding earnings at its consumer-finance and retail- banking units.
Total bad loans in the two units rose 12 percen...
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HONG KONG (Bloomberg) ? Star Cruises Ltd., Asia's largest cruise operator, posted its first profit in four quarters, helped by increased travel demand and the sale of a vessel.
Net income rose 83 percent to $60.4 million, or 1.11 cents a share, in th...
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LONDON (Reuters) — British factory gate inflation slowed more than expected to its weakest rate in 2-1/2 years in October as petrol prices fell sharply, official data showed yesterday.But policymakers may be worried that core output prices, which exc...
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DALLAS (AP) — Led by Delta Air Lines Inc., several major carriers cut leisure fares on flights through Dec. 12, although the deals don’t apply to the busiest days around Thanksgiving and may sell out quickly.The timing of the fare sale caught analyst...
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