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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rose yesterday as gold prices leaped to a record high and as US economic data came in stronger than expected.
Gold miners led the way with Barrick Gold up 2.2 percent at C$46.41, and Goldcorp Inc. climbi...
DATE: Sep 15, 2010
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. is planning to sell debt this year to pay for dividends and share repurchases because too much of its cash is held overseas, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The company would try to raise as much...
DATE: Sep 15, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britons are placing growing importance on fresh and quality foods, boosting sales at grocers Wm Morrison, J Sainsbury and Waitrose but hitting Asda, according to industry data.
Market researcher Kantar Worldpanel said yesterday gro...
DATE: Sep 15, 2010
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Hundreds of the leading lights of the reinsurance industry will be guests at the 'Bermuda Reception' in Monte Carlo today.
Around 500 people, including a strong contingent from the Island's reinsurance industry, are expected to attend the lunchtime e...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc's talks with the US Treasury Department over the repayment of taxpayer funds have advanced past initial discussions, a source familiar with the matter said yesterday.
A possible conversion of the ...
DATE: Sep 15, 2010
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp.'s Bing overtook Yahoo! Inc. last month for the first time as the No. 2 search-engine provider in the US, according to Nielsen Co.
Bing had 13.9 percent of searches, while Yahoo had 13.1 percent, Nielsen said in ...
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BEIJING (AP) — Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett said yesterday they won't be pressuring China's newly minted millionaires to give up their fortunes during a trip this month to China to promote philanthropy...
DATE: Sep 15, 2010
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Apple Inc.'s new music-discovery feature, Ping, is a potentially useful addition to iTunes. With it, you can see what songs your friends are buying and recommend some of your favorites to them.
It's great that Apple is finally inco...
DATE: Sep 15, 2010
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Retail sales volume fell for the 27th straight month as inflation-adjusted sales dropped 8.1 percent in July.
Consumers spent $94.7 million on purchases during the month, representing a six percent or $6 million decline in sales compared to the same ...
DATE: Sep 15, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) - Investors looking for reassurances about the health of the global economy received just that yesterday.
Stocks extended their rally into a third week after global regulators agreed to new rules for how much money banks must hold in re...
DATE: Sep 14, 2010
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