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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US regulators proposed large banks pay higher fees if they engage in risky activities, introducing a new "scorecard" said to better predict how institutions will fare in economic downturns.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp sa...
DATE: Apr 14, 2010
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LONDON - Britain's leading shares shed 0.3 percent as oils and miners fell back on lower commodity prices, while banks moved lower on investor caution ahead of first-quarter results in the US. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,761.66 points, down 15.99 or 0.2...
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UPDATE 2-Opera browser gets to iPhone, shares rise
+ First rival browser gets access to iPhone
+ Opera promises faster downloads, less data traffic
+ Short-term financial impact for Opera seen small
+ Opera shares rise 5.7 percent at open (Adds analy...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index closed lower for a second straight day yesterday as materials and energy shares were hit hard by slipping commodity prices and a soft earnings report from US aluminum giant Alcoa.
The Alcoa report raised...
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MediaHouse Ltd.'s shareholders have voted in favour of delisting the company from the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).
The announcement was made following the company's annual general meeting of shareholders held yesterday.
MediaHouse chairman and CEO,...
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's housing market cooled last month but consumers splashed out for Easter and exports rebounded after snow-related disruption at the start of the year, a raft of data showed yesterday.
The health of Britain's economy has bec...
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Aetna CEO takes 6 percent compensation cut in 2009
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Aetna Inc. gave Chairman and CEO Ronald A. Williams a 6 percent cut in compensation last year, and his total could take...
DATE: Apr 14, 2010
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The Phones: Microsoft has two new phones geared for social networking — the Kin One and Kin Two. They will be sold in the U.S. by Verizon Wireless. Prices have not been disclosed.
The Challenge: Microsoft is taking more control than usual over both t...
DATE: Apr 14, 2010
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece has passed its first borrowing test since euro zone leaders agreed on a potential aid package, but the high price it paid yesterday for short term cash failed to quash doubts that it can beat its crisis alone.
The debt-laden...
DATE: Apr 14, 2010
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SEC watchdog to fault Stanford probe - sources
+ Report to show SEC too slow to probe Stanford-sources
+ Watchdog previously criticized SEC's Madoff probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal watchdog is expected to soon release a report criticizing how ...
DATE: Apr 14, 2010
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