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LONDON (Reuters) – A five-person panel will this week set out its remit for a year-long probe into whether Britain's banks are too powerful and need to be reined in, set to shape the landscape for big lenders.
At a time of dramatic change at the helm...
DATE: Sep 22, 2010
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US housing starts increased more than expected in August to their highest level in four months and permits for future home construction rose, government data showed yesterday, suggesting the embattled housing market was startin...
DATE: Sep 22, 2010
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Bermuda's Stock Exchange (BSX) is being touted to Canadian investors looking for an opportunity to put their money into a virtually untapped market, according to a report in the Toronto Globe and Mail.
The report said that the BSX offered some of the...
DATE: Sep 22, 2010
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A top economist has predicted that there will be no double dip recession as widely tipped by many experts and reckons the corporate sector will lead the next phase of the recovery.
Keith Wade, chief economist at Schroders, who was visiting Bermuda la...
DATE: Sep 22, 2010
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Bermuda Commercial Bank Ltd. rose 3.45 percent (33 cents) to $9.88 on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The bank traded 37,504 shares during the day.
The only other traders were Butterfield Bank and Kentucky Fried Chicken Ltd. which transac...
DATE: Sep 22, 2010
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China, India and Indonesia are likely to face much higher losses from natural disasters in coming decades as their economies grow faster than their capacity for disaster prevention and relief, a new report has forecast.
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DATE: Sep 22, 2010
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve said yesterday it stood ready to provide additional support to bolster a modest economic recovery, suggesting it may be preparing to do more to keep unemployment from rising and prices from falling.
The US c...
DATE: Sep 22, 2010
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AIG gets Hong Kong exchange OK to list AIA-sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - American International Group Inc's application to list shares of its Asian life unit, AIA Group Ltd, has been approved by the Hong Kong exchange, sources familiar with the matte...
DATE: Sep 22, 2010
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SINGAPORE (AP) - Global airlines have rebounded faster than expected from the recession after losing nearly $26 billion over 2008 and 2009, the industry association said yesterday, raising its profit forecast for this year.
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DATE: Sep 22, 2010
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SHANGHAI (AP) - Authorities in eastern China say they have fined Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp.'s finance unit for giving bribes to car dealers - a charge the company is disputing.
The accusation comes at a time of rising tensions between Chin...
DATE: Sep 22, 2010
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