ROME, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Thursday talks between Alitalia and Air France-KLM are at a very advanced stage, but if Lufthansa were to make a good offer for the Italian carrier Alitalia would still consider ...
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PHILADELPHIA— A Delaware County investment manager ran a Ponzi and fraud scheme that swindled an estimated $50 million from as many as 80 investors, federal authorities charged. Joseph S. Forte, 53, of Broomall, was given the money to invest ...
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- An 82-year-old businessman was charged Thursday with running a Ponzi scheme that took in at least $17 million from a clientele gleaned largely through ads in Catholic newspapers. Richard Piccoli of suburban Buffalo declined to ...
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(Adds RBS confirming it is examining its stake in Bank of China, RBS syndicate's stake in the Chinese lender, and Bank of China comments.) HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- The Li Ka Shing Foundation sold 2 billion shares in mainland lender Bank of China Ltd ...
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THE GLOBAL economic crisis should be viewed by Asia’s policymakers as an opportunity to expand investment in “desperately” needed public goods, economist Jeffrey Sachs told an ADB audience. Professor Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at ...
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Commercial banks borrowed more, while investment firms drew less over the past week from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program. The Fed report, released Thursday, showed commercial banks averaged $87.9 billion in daily borrowing over the ...
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U.S. Global Investors Inc. will host a Webcast later this month to discuss equity opportunities arising from President-elect Barack Obama’s plans for domestic infrastructure development. U.S. Global Investors manages the Global MegaTrends ...
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