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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Eliot Spitzer, the former New York attorney general whose 2005 curbs on insurance-broker compensation were reversed by regulators this week, said the fees that he banned "created inherent conflicts".
Brokers Marsh & McLennan Co...
DATE: Feb 22, 2010
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ASMARA (Reuters) - Eritrea granted a mining exploration licence to Bermuda-based Sahar Minerals on Friday as the Red Sea state continues its drive towards a highly anticipated mining boom, industry officials told Reuters.
Sahar is the 16th foreign mi...
DATE: Feb 22, 2010
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When you need to raise cash, no matter what government it is; no matter what politician proposes it, the fastest way to lose a popularity contest is to be the architect of tax increases. Trust me, no one, but no one likes to pay taxes.
But, present t...
DATE: Feb 20, 2010
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People are always looking for signs that things are going to get better, or at least a reliable indicator that any misery they're experiencing will eventually end.
In winter, we turn to Punxsutawney Phil. It wasn't good news this year. Soon after the...
DATE: Feb 20, 2010
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I have decided to resign from the human race, and thought you might like to know why. Some weeks ago, I wrote of plans in the UK to discontinue the use of cheques by 2018. I foolishly assumed that would mean that they would be in use until 2017. I wa...
DATE: Feb 20, 2010
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Butterfield Bank yesterday plunged to its lowest level in almost 10 years, sending local stocks lower.
The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Index fell to its lowest point since October 2000 and dipped below 2,000 points for the first time since last Apr...
DATE: Feb 20, 2010
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Romanians move to tax their once-beloved fast food
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- For post-communist Romanians a Big Mac and soda meant much more than a m...
DATE: Feb 19, 2010
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Google Inc.'s Buzz social-networking service might violate federal privacy laws a watchdog group said in a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission yesterday.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center, based in Washington, ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2010
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BAE Systems reports full-year loss
LONDON (AP) -- Defense contractor BAE Systems on Thursday reported a loss of 67 million pounds ($105 million) in 2009 as operating costs rose sharply and the company t...
DATE: Feb 19, 2010
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LONDON (AP) - Auto production in the UK rose 65 percent in January compared to weak year-ago figures, with production for the home market soaring by 178 percent, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said yesterday.
UK factories turned out 1...
DATE: Feb 19, 2010
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