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The arrival of May means the beginning of a six-month period in the stock market when returns are mediocre and often negative. Since 1950, the Dow Jones Industrial average has returned roughly 7.4 percent from November through April and a paltry 0.4 ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2010
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NEWSMAKER-Wall St's critic Barney Frank now its source of hope
+ Pragmatic liberal Frank leads financial reg talks
+ Frank has keen understanding of financial markets
+ Industry confident will get fair hearin...
DATE: Jun 07, 2010
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Foxconn workers in China will get another pay raise in coming months, on top of an increase that just took effect in response to recent worker suicides, the company said yesterday.
Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group said sala...
DATE: Jun 07, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Bay Street take note: Canada's venture capital industry is neither dead nor dying. Major US and Canadian companies are catching on to what some are already calling a sea change in Canada, where transactions were quietly announced ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2010
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GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government is hoping to rid itself of a long-running headache over banking secrecy tomorrow when lawmakers are expected to approve a treaty to hand files on thousands of suspected tax cheats to US authorities.
A stand-off amon...
DATE: Jun 07, 2010
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HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - UK insurer Prudential is not considering a renewed attempt to buy AIG's Asian life unit, a spokesman for the company said yesterday, denying a media report that a fresh takeover proposal was in the works.
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DATE: Jun 07, 2010
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From the days when cavemen dragged the little woman back to the domestic fires, having filched her from a neighbouring tribe, the act has engendered extreme emotions, from open welcoming arms, to hostility and ostracism.
The attitude toward a foreign...
DATE: Jun 05, 2010
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Butterfield Bank's share price slipped back 2.6 percent yesterday at the end of week in which the bank gained around 32 percent.
In light Friday trading on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), the bank lost five cents to fall to $1.85, as 3,000 shares c...
DATE: Jun 05, 2010
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Q. Can my shares of Visa Inc. continue to gain in value?—P.G., via the Internet
A. This global powerhouse is benefiting as consumers shake off recession and start shopping again.
It stands to reason: The firm's brand name is on more than 60 percent o...
DATE: Jun 05, 2010
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Before my grandfather died of cancer, I helped my grandmother care for him in their home. For more than a decade, I managed health care and other financial issues for my disabled brother until his death. I also assisted with some of my grandmother's ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2010
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