Archive for October, 2007

October 31, 2007: 5:03 pm: BernardNews

Whether your going to a sporting event, the ballet, a concert, or any other type of ticketed event, chances are you have seen ticket scalpers.  In some states it is legal and in the ones that it is not, it is not strictly enforced.  It seems like for literally every event, no matter how sold out, someone has tickets for sale.  It is these tickets that can bring in hundreds, even thousands of dollars for a scalper.

I have only bought sports tickets one time from a scalper, and luckily i didn’t have to pay too much more than face value to the sold out event.  Soon enough there will be scalpers incorporating and unionizing.

: 9:14 am: LisaNews

Spanish insurer Mapfre SA said late Tuesday it agreed to buy Commerce Group Inc. for 1.61 billion euros in a move to expand international operations.

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: 9:10 am: BernardNews

IRELAND has established itself among the top fifteen international centres for the highly lucrative business of Ship Finance and Maritime Commerce.

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: 4:12 am: adminNews

MAPFRE S.A. ( Nachrichten ) of Spain and US insurer The Commerce Group, Inc. ( ? COMMERCE ?? ) (NYSE:CGI) have announced today the signing of a merger agreement by which MAPFRE will acquire 100 per cent of the share capital of US insurer COMMERCE for ? 1,538 million ($2,207 million), in what represents a decisive step in its international expansion and the largest investment in the history of …

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: 4:02 am: JonNews

Is China to take over global leadership in wealth, finance, politics, entrepreneurship, outsourcing, technology, and commerce? What is really inside Chinese multinationals, society, education, investment, banking, government, politics?

Read More at cmi santiago…

: 3:57 am: adminNews

Spain’s largest insurer, Mapfre S.A., has agreed to buy the Massachusetts-based personal lines insurer The Commerce Group, Inc. for $2.21 billion in cash in a bold move to expand its presence in the U

Read More at Insurance Journal…

: 3:49 am: JonNews

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Mapfre SA will acquire Commerce Group Inc. for $2.2 billion, the largest acquisition for Spain’s biggest insurer as it tries to expand in the U.S.

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: 3:39 am: BernardNews

Saratoga Springs has two good candidates from which to choose for the City Council position of Commissioner of Finance.

Read More at The Saratogian…

: 3:29 am: JonNews

Which nation is to lead the world, India, America or China? Why China or India could be the next leader? What is the next in world commerce, peace, trade, wealth, jobs, outsourcing, politics, competition, international relations?

Read More at cmi santiago…

October 30, 2007: 9:33 am: JonNews

STAMFORD - In the second and final debate before next Tuesday’s election, Board of Finance candidates pulled no punches last night as Republicans and the lone Democrat traded sharp exchanges on taxes, city services, education, municipal debt and other issues.

Read More at Stamford Advocate…

: 9:31 am: BernardNews

The minister of state, commerce and industry, Ahmed Garba Bichi, has commended the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in supporting a micro-finance project in Nigeria.

Read More at AllAfrica.com…

: 3:44 am: adminNews

Finance company Geneva Finance has frozen investor repayments, shut down its branches, fired staff, and has now had to reverse $588,114 in illegal charges after a Commerce Commission investigation.

Read More at Stuff…

: 3:34 am: KellyNews

Understanding and communications are fundamental themes that will drive Islamic commerce worldwide, according to Eric Roper, a senior partner and chairman of the hedge fund practice at law firm Gersten Savage LLP, in his introduction to a recent conference in New York that focused on Islamic finance.

Read More at PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance…

: 3:25 am: LisaNews

watch out on the exploding Chinese multinationals, entrepreneurs, banks, stock market, oil and hightech players. Is China Inc. going to dominate world finance, commerce, trade, politics, labor map? What is the next? Get huge ideas from leading strategist George Zhibin Gu.

Read More at cmi santiago…

: 3:16 am: LisaNews

Mr Krishna Kumar would be in charge of Finance, Commerce and Industries, Urban Development, Energy, Public Works among others while Former RAW official P K R Tharakan would take care of Home, Transport, Law, Justice and Human Rights, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation, Youth Services…

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: 3:11 am: BernardNews

Even as record foreign fund flows lifted the rupee to 39.43 against the US dollar today, the highest since 1999, the commerce ministry has started telling exporters to prepare for the rupee rising even further to 38 against the US dollar by December. The strong rupee is already hurting India’s exporters, with companies cutting jobs and scaling back expansion. A further appreciation may have even …

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October 29, 2007: 9:10 am: LisaNews

Why is China moving ahead fast? Will China produce the biggest multinationals, entrepreneurs, banks, oil, manufacturing and hightech players? What is the next in world commerce, finance, jobs, politics, leadership, and international relations?

Read More at cmi santiago…

: 3:39 am: KellyNews

Geneva Finance Limited has refunded $588,114 to over 900 customers, following an out-of-court settlement with the Commerce Commission.

Read More at Scoop.co.nz…

: 3:33 am: BernardNews

Troubled finance company Geneva Finance Ltd has been done for overcharging customers and has paid $588,114 back to them.

Read More at The New Zealand Herald…

: 3:29 am: JonNews

Geneva Finance Ltd has reached a settlement with the Commerce Commission in relation to interest and fees charged to some clients who were not meeting their commitments under their loan from Geneva and had had security sold.

Read More at Scoop.co.nz…

: 3:26 am: KellyNews

29 October 2007 Troubled Geneva Finance has finished paying back just over half a million dollars to more than 900 customers. It follows an out of court settlement between the company and the Commerce Commission.

Read More at NZCity…

: 3:18 am: BernardNews

How to do investing, travel, education, commerce, finance in China, India, Japan and rest of Asia? Get provocative information and knowledge here.

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October 28, 2007: 9:31 am: BernardNews

Explore deeper into finance, trade, wealth, outsourcing, labor, education, stock market, management opportunities in China, India, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong. What is the next in Asian economic growth and global implications? Get insider’s analysis and information.

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: 9:25 am: adminNews

The Kuwaiti prime minister replaced his oil, finance and interior ministers on Sunday in a reshuffle aimed at avoiding a showdown with the opposition-controlled parliament, but MPs said the new government was doomed to failure.

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: 3:40 am: LisaNews

S.F. chamber’s Ebbie awards dinner is Thursday The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the best of San Francisco businesses, and significant development projects in the city, at its annual Excellence in Business Awards - the Ebbies. This year’s…

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: 3:34 am: BernardNews

27 October 2007 Iran and Syria will set up a joint bank to finance economic projects undertaken by their female citizens.

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October 27, 2007: 3:31 am: KellyNews

explore vast finance, trade, travel, investment, labor, outsourcing, commerce, banking, venture capital opportunities in China, India, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan.

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: 3:29 am: BernardNews

St. Paul’s City Council races have been literally gushing money in the past six weeks, as tens and tens and tens of thousands of dollars have been pouring into the city’s closest election contests.

Read More at Pioneer Press…

: 3:21 am: JonNews

COMMERCE, Okla. ? Just in case Commerce started to think this business of winning a district was easy, Ketchum was there to serve as a reminder. The Warriors recovered three muffed onside kicks, three other fumbles and a held the ball for nearly the entire fourth quarter.

Read More at The Joplin Globe…

October 26, 2007: 1:49 pm: KellyNews

Is 21st century going to have a global war? Will globalization alter world peace, trade, finance, commerce, outsourcing, labor, leadership, politics map? Why emerging China, India bring new conflicts? Talk to 3 strategists Chalmers Johnson, George Zhibin Gu, Andre Gunder Frank.

Read More at cmi santiago…