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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The dollar rose against most of its major counterparts as an unexpected drop in US retail sales increased concern the global economic recovery may not be sustainable, boosting the currency's appeal as a haven.
The greenback gai...
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan could face a financial mess like the one that has crippled Greece if it does not deal urgently with its swelling national debt, the new prime minister warned on Friday.
While Japan is on firmer financial footing than Greece because...
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) Index inched upwards lat week, gaining 1.63 percent to close at 1,4675.22 on Friday.
The trend was led by Ascendant Group Ltd., which saw its share price rise by 55 cents on the week. The parent company ...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Brit Insurance Holdings NV, the Lloyd's of London insurer that sponsors the England cricket team, rose the most in at least 15 years in London trading after it rejected a £785 million ($1.1 billion) takeover bid from Apollo Globa...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stock investors will keep a close eye on Europe next week, looking for signs the debt crisis may be stabilising, while industrial production, housing starts and inflation data may offer more clues on the U.S. economic outlook....
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The new regulatory authority planned under the Government's proposed reform of the telecommunications industry will cost up to $9 million a year, industry representatives have been told.
The new body will be created under two bills due to be tabled i...
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Government has agreed the terms of a bilateral tax information exchange treaty (TIEA) with Brazil.
The agreement, which will be signed later this year, pending its internal approval in both countries, will allow for an exchange of information on crim...
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DALLAS (AP) — Lawyers from one of the three firms defending Allen Stanford in his civil case have asked a judge to let them drop the jailed Texas financier as a client.
Attorneys from the law firm Patton Boggs filed a motion in federal court in Dalla...
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BEIJING (AP) — China's inflation rose in May amid signs its rebound from the global slump is slowing, adding to pressure on Beijing to keep growth on track and control politically sensitive prices.
Consumer prices rose 3.1 percent from a year earlier...
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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Bailed-out US insurer American International Group and the buyers of its Taiwan Nan Shan insurance unit have modified the terms of a stalled $2.2 billion deal to speed up its passage by Taiwanese regulators.
AIG said yesterday $325...
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