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LONDON - Britain's top shares index shed 1.3 percent laid low by weaker banks, as euro zone debt contagion concerns intensified. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,341.93 points, down 69.18 or 1.28 percent.
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DATE: May 06, 2010
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MADRID (Bloomberg) — Spain's budget deficit will be larger than Greece's shortfall this year, the European Commission forecast, signalling the Madrid government's growth forecasts may be too optimistic.
Spain's budget deficit will decline to 9.8 perc...
DATE: May 06, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market extended its slide yesterday after investors couldn't shake their concerns about European countries' big debt loads.
The Dow Jones industrial average ended down about 59 points to put its two-day drop at 284. The Dow ...
DATE: May 06, 2010
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The winners of the student awards for TechWeek 2010 were announced yesterday.
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The top five student winners in the Colouring Book competition were 1st - Messiah Greaves, Harrington Sound Primary, 2nd - Cimeon Tyrrell, Harrington Sound ...
DATE: May 06, 2010
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Last week's column about Facebook and privacy was sparked off by an incident that occurred to a friend on the network. His wife had been stuck over in Europe during the closure of much of its airspace last month due to the ash cloud caused by an Icel...
DATE: May 05, 2010
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With the reincarnation and passage of President Obama's Health Care Bill, the tax increases to pay for the health care legislation have now been enacted. While the health care legislation will be phased in over the next ten years, taxes to support th...
DATE: May 05, 2010
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Catlin Group Ltd. is seeking to secure $150 million in retrocessional capacity through a new sidecar-style special-purpose vehicle, market sources confirmed Wednesday. The facility, Long Bay Re Ltd., is a Bermuda-based Class 3 reinsurer designed to p...
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks fell the most in three months as manufacturing slowed in China and investors speculated the bailout of Greece won't solve Europe's debt crisis.
Teck Resources Ltd., Canada's largest base-metals producer, dropped ...
DATE: May 05, 2010
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Burrows Lightbourn today launches its new WineOnline.bm website to offer a complete online sales and delivery service.
The drinks supplier's managing director, Richard Hartley, said it would enable customers to browse for wines, beers and spirits onl...
DATE: May 05, 2010
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Jonathan Kent
Net income: $55.8 million compared to $78.3 million in the same period of 2009.
Gross premiums written: $818.9 million compared to $783.3 million in 2009.
Combined ratio: 97.3 percent compared to 92.2 percent in 2009.
DATE: May 05, 2010
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