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LONDON (AP) — Official statisticians say Britain's public sector borrowing was higher than expected in October at £10.3 billion ($16.4 billion).
The figure was £1.4 billion higher than the consensus forecast, according to Barclays Capital.
The Office...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has grown inured to criticism over its role in Europe's woes and, seeing itself vindicated by events, is unlikely now to give up its insistence private investors accept risk in future euro zone crises.
When Finance Minister...
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Canadian stocks gained for a second day as oil and metals prices rallied on the prospect of a bailout for Ireland and Walter Energy Inc. offered to buy Vancouver-based Western Coal Corp.
Suncor Energy Inc., Canada's biggest oil ...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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Bermuda-incorporated Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. has announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 10,000,000 Class A common shares.
The company also announced that the underwriters for the offering exercised in full their over-...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Ace Ltd., the Swiss insurer operating in more than 50 countries, said it will buy back as much as $600 million in shares to limit dilution from issuing stock to employees.
The insurer may buy the stock through the end of 2012, ...
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The maximum price of gas increased 1.1 cents per litre to 186.10 cents per litre according to the latest changes announced by the Ministry of Finance.
The price of diesel went up 2.7 cents per litre to 170.90 cents per litre and kerosene by 2.9 cents...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks jumped yesterday on expectations of an imminent resolution of Ireland's banking crisis, but the S&P 500's inability to break through resistance suggests stocks could be in a tight range through 2010.
General Motors Co.'...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — The London Stock Exchange, which owns markets in Britain and Italy, said yesterday that first-half net profit rose 26 percent as it managed to offset the impact of tougher competition with new services.
The LSE posted net profit of £62....
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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AM Best Co. has assigned a debt rating of bbb to the recently issued $300 million 5.5 percent senior unsecured notes due 2020 of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd.
The assigned outlook is stable.
Best said that the proceeds from the debt of...
DATE: Nov 19, 2010
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland's central bank chief said yesterday he expected Dublin to receive tens of billions of euros in loans from European partners and the IMF to provide contingency capital for its shattered banks.
Central Bank Governor Patrick H...
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