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SEOUL (Reuters) - The Group of 20 laboured yesterday to agree how to put the world economy on a sounder footing as renewed fears over Ireland's ability to pay its debts underscored the lingering fallout of the global financial crisis.
The G20 had hop...
DATE: Nov 12, 2010
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BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co plans to buy 25,000 electric vehicles from makers including General Motors Co over the next five years, in a move it said could spark demand for the charging equipment it sells.
The largest US conglomerate aims ...
DATE: Nov 12, 2010
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As the world changes at an ever-increasing pace, one of the challenges for insurance companies is to identify emerging risks.
Not only so they can meet the ever-evolving needs of their clients, but also to help them recognise the "next asbestos" befo...
DATE: Nov 12, 2010
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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - In oil-rich Nigeria, where tycoons race Italian sports cars down potholed roads and rents get paid years in advance, the minimum wage sits at only $50 a month.
Labour groups say such wages cripple those working in Africa's most ...
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XL Group boss Mike McGavick has criticised new solvency rules for insurers being introduced by the European Union.
Mr. McGavick, chief executive officer of the Ireland-domiciled business insurer, said the new Solvency II regulations, due to take effe...
DATE: Nov 12, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index slipped lower yesterday as investor jitters about European debt woes and a glum outlook from tech heavyweight Cisco Systems sparked fresh worries about sluggish economic growth.
The concerns about Europe...
DATE: Nov 12, 2010
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Life insurance policyholders of the wound-up Bermuda branch of British American Insurance Company are starting to get some money back.
The money relates to refunds of premiums paid in by policyholders since the provisional liquidation process started...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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In a previous column I had commented on how the e-book reader is starting to disrupt the traditional marketplace. For example, Amazon reported that its e-book sales for Kindle overtook hardcover sales in the US in July 2010.
Then there is the Nook, t...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks and government bonds fell yesterday as commodities rallied to two-year highs.
Silver, soybeans and copper jumped to levels last seen in October 2008 as investors moved money into hard assets in anticipation that a massive econo...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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Butterfield Bank shares will not become a viable buying opportunity until the bank has shown successive quarters of clean profitability, according to an analyst who follows the company.
Jeremy Dyck, an investment adviser with LOM Securities (Bahamas)...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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