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Treasuries had the longest streak of weekly gains in more than 13 years after elections in France and Greece added to concern governments may struggle with deficit- cutting plans used to combat the region
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Did you take your pill today? Express Scripts Inc. had its eye on people like you, and it plans to send reminders to absent-minded and reluctant patients.
The giant pharmacy benefit management company said Monday it is launching “ScreenRx,” a computer program that can predict which patients won’t take […]
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The European Central Bank will restart its controversial government bond purchases rather than offer banks another round of unlimited three-year loans as the sovereign debt crisis worsens, a survey of economists shows.
Of 22 economists polled this week, 17 predicted the ECB will be forced to resume the Securities Markets Program (ECBCSMP), while only one […]
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The president and chief executive of Sun Life Financial Inc., Dean Connor, who took over the top job at the insurer in December, earned $5.1 million in total compensation last year.
According to Sun Life
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Hong Kong picks its new chief executive today, after a campaign marked by personal scandals, public discontent over a widening wealth gap and protests for greater democracy.
A 1,193-member committee of billionaires, including Hong Kong
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Canadian banks, bolstered by profits per employee 31 per cent higher than U.S. lenders, added more than 2,800 workers in the most recent quarter while Bank of America Corp. and Washington Mutual Inc. shed thousands of jobs.
For every worker hired at one of Canada
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Oil prices fell to near $107 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, slipping from close to 10-month highs ahead of new data on the U.S. economy.
Benchmark oil for April delivery was down 80 cents to $107.29 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $1.03 […]
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The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits rose to 362,000 last week, a level consistent with an improving labor market.
Applications for unemployment insurance payments increased by 8,000 in the week ended March 3, Labor Department figures showed today. Economists forecast 352,000 claims, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey. […]
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