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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto’s main stock index finished higher yesterday as US economic data helped to boost commodity prices, but gains were tempered by lower earnings from Canadian banks.
Leading the list of advancers was Canadian Natural Resources...
DATE: Dec 03, 2010
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BC-INSURANCE/BERMUDA (EXCLUSIVE)
EXCLUSIVE-Bermudan insurers struggling in downturn-report
+ Premiums, returns under heavy pressure - report
+ Insurers have to preserve capital - report
+ M&A opportunities "ripe" - report
NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) The Treasury Department has received an additional $1.8 billion in net proceeds from the sale of additional stock in General Motors.
Treasury said the revenue received yesterday brought the total amount the government has earned from ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) Eastern parts of Britain are suffering fuel shortages due to adverse weather, and the situation is likely to get worse heading into the weekend.
RMI Petrol, which represents two-thirds of the 9,000 petol forecourt sites in the UK, sa...
DATE: Dec 03, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied for a second day yesterday as concerns about Europe’s sovereign debt crisis waned, giving investors the chance to add to positions in winners among banks and retailers.
More than two stocks rose for every decl...
DATE: Dec 03, 2010
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) The European Central Bank resisted pressure yesterday to announce a major bond-buying programme to contain the euro zone debt crisis, despite the risk it could disappoint investors worried about Portugal and Spain.
The ECB had fac...
DATE: Dec 03, 2010
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) Barclays Capital, the investment-banking arm of Barclays Plc, is building up its operations in Canada to target more cross-border deals, Canadian Chairman Michael Wilson said.
“The clients are looking more outside Canada than they...
DATE: Dec 03, 2010
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DETROIT (AP) General Motors Co. took another step towards cleaning up its balance sheet yesterday when it pumped $4 billion in cash into its underfunded US pension plans.
The company made the payment two weeks after a historic initial public stock of...
DATE: Dec 03, 2010
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Bermuda needs to open up its borders to foreign investment and rethink the 60/40 ownership arrangement for local companies in order for the Island to prosper during the recovery.
That is according to former Premier Sir John Swan, who delivered a spee...
DATE: Dec 03, 2010
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