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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The US Treasury said yesterday it was launching its plan to sell off its 7.7 billion share stake in Citigroup "in an orderly fashion", another step in the withdrawal of the government as a major stakeholder in the comp...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - One in four Canadians over the age of 50, who have at least C$100,000 in assets, retired with some form of debt, according to a Royal Bank of Canada survey released yesterday.
Nearly one-quarter of the 2,143 respondents had a mort...
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LONDON (Reuters) - House prices in England and Wales rose by an annual 1.8 percent in April, their fastest pace of increase since January 2008, property data company Hometrack said on yesterday.
But monthly house price growth slowed to 0.2 percent in...
DATE: Apr 27, 2010
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Bermuda re/insurer Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. posted a $112 million profit for the first quarter — despite catastrophe losses estimated at $147 million.
In its earnings statement last night, Axis estimated pre-tax net losses of around $100 million fo...
DATE: Apr 27, 2010
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SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. female workers suing the retailer for discrimination won a ruling that said more than 1 million women employees can collectively pursue claims seeking back pay in the biggest gender-bias case in US his...
DATE: Apr 27, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — The prosecution opened its case yesterday against four past or present British Airways executives accused of fixing the price of fuel surcharges with Virgin Atlantic and other airlines.
Richard Lambert, opening the case for the Office o...
DATE: Apr 27, 2010
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LONDON - Britain's top share index closed higher, boosted by miners as metals rose and overcoming wariness about the outcome of Greece's debt problem. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,753.85 points, up 30.2 or 0.53 percent.
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Net income: $210.5 million compared to $139.9 million in 2009
Combined ratio: 96.4 percent compared to 86.7 percent in 2009
Gross premiums written: $953.7 million compared to $1 billion in 2009
DATE: Apr 27, 2010
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OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — Caterpillar says the global economy is clearly improving, so it's planning to increase production of its mining equipment after reporting a strong first-quarter profit yesterday.
The Peoria, Illinois company offered an encoura...
DATE: Apr 27, 2010
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Age: 28
Role: Assistant fund accountant in International Corporate Management of Bermuda - a subsidiary of Bermuda Commercial Bank
What is your job? Evaluating clients' funds and providing share register services for these funds.
What is your favouri...
DATE: Apr 27, 2010
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