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US Senate Democrats try to soften fund manager tax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats in the Senate concerned about the impact of a proposed tax hike on investment fund managers have drafted new options that would tax a smaller slice of their inco...
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LONDON (Reuters) – Retailers warned Britain's new coalition government yesterday that raising the VAT sales tax to help cut the country's record budget deficit could lead to the loss of 163,000 jobs over the next four years.
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It may have taken decades to get there but cricket in the USA looks to be taking the future seriously.
Last weekend the US hosted two official Twenty20 matches between Test playing sides, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, at the country's only purpose-built...
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Having conquered Bermuda, Ashley Estwanik is setting her sights slightly higher for her next race.
The Bermuda Half-Marathon Derby record holder is aiming to qualify for the World Half-Marathon Championships in China later this year.
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Finance Ministry officials have completed their trip to several major cities to attract potential investors to Bermuda Government bonds.
And according to one source, Government could be seeking to raise as much as $500 million.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) – The limos, big hair, ball gowns and boys in formal outfits of US-style high school proms have now become a widespread rite of passage for British teens, according to a survey.
The prom is now deemed more significant for kids ...
DATE: May 28, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks had another turnaround yesterday and rocketed higher after China reassured investors it doesn't plan to sell the European debt it holds.
The Dow Jones industrial average surged nearly 285 points. Treasury prices tumbled as trad...
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday there was an international consensus on the need for urgent deficit cuts, but faced dissent from within his own party over plans to raise taxes on asset sales.
Cameron, whose cent...
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CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia left open the possibility of watering down its proposed 40 percent mining tax yesterday, as fund managers asked mining companies to tone down their rhetoric, saying it had hurt shares held by workers and pension funds.
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Duchess of York is taking her side of the story to the queen of television.
Just days ago, a British tabloid reported that Sarah Ferguson was caught on video offering access to her former husband, Prince Andrew, for $724,000. Now, ...
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