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BUSINESS BRIEFS/IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
TRANSPORTATION
Cruise ships mulled as shelters
Carnival Cruise Lines said the U.S. government has asked whether some of its 21 cruise ships could be used as emergency shelters to help Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The world's largest cruise line, whose ships can hold up to 5,000 passengers, said that although "to undertake such an endeavor would involve many complicated issues, we are actively taking a look at it."
IN BRIEF
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs, the U.S.' 8th-biggest insurance broker, will pay over $30 mil to settle charges it steered clients to preferred insurance companies and received kickbacks from an obstetrician and gynecologist management company. Shares rose 4.5% to 35.22.
Rex Stores reported 70 cents a share, ...
- SHARES rose around the globe yesterday as investors reacted to what analysts...
- Newspaper article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) May 28, 2009 700+ words
Improved economic outlook gives global markets a lift IL&P steals a march on rivals with Ulster Bank deal SHARES rose around the globe yesterday as investors reacted to what analysts described as an improvement in global economic trends...
- Chinese shares rose 1.6 pct in morning session on Monday
- News wire article from: Xinhua News Agency September 7, 2009 700+ words
Chinese shares rose 1.6 pct in morning session on Monday BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares went up 1.6 percent in the morning session...
- ITV shares rose as high [...]; Business IN BRIEF.(Business)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) October 14, 2009 700+ words
ITV shares rose as high as eight per cent yesterday after betterthan-expected advertising figures. The group, boosted by the return of hit...
- TelewesT'S shares rose slightly last week.
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Business (London, England) August 20, 2000 700+ words
TelewesT'S shares rose slightly last week. It has been a target for so long that if an approach is finally made it will probably come as a relief. At...
- AMD Sees Revenue Shortfall, Cuts Spending Plans; Updated: Advanced Micro...
- Magazine article from: eWeek Hillis, Scott April 9, 2007 700+ words
...expectations by about 20 percent, but the microprocessor maker's shares rose after it promised to slash this year's capital spending...that's likely to hurt both AMD and Intel." Still, Intel shares rose about 3 percent, on hopes that AMD's moves would help reduce...
- DUBLIN stocks closed down as they broke ranks from their European peers, where...
- Newspaper article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) July 23, 2009 700+ words
...bucks the trend to close down on day of gains DUBLIN stocks closed down as they broke ranks from their European peers, where shares rose for the eighth session on the trot, the longest stretch of gains for the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index since 2006. This came...
- The company said it has made a giant new oil discovery at its Tiber Prospect in...
- Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph September 8, 2009 700+ words
...discovery at its Tiber Prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico that may contain more than three billion barrels. The company's shares rose 3.8% to Pounds 5.38, making it the biggest gainer in the FTSE 100. The latest discovery will help BP, already the...
- SpecOps Labs' shares rose to $1.10 in US stock market.(Infotech)
- Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin June 4, 2004 700+ words
Shares of SpecOps Labs, a local software company that created a software program called DAVID, are trading slightly higher at the US over-the-counter stock (OTC) market at $1.10 per share. SpecOps Labs, the first start-up Filipino company to become publicly traded on the US Stock Exchange, made a
