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FBI launches JPMorgan probe, shareholders back CEO Dimon

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:05
MDF68044TAMPA, Florida--The FBI has opened an inquiry into the multibillion-dollar trading losses at JPMorgan Chase, stepping up pressure on the bank after key U.S. agencies said they were looking into high-risk trades that first drew regulators' attention last month.

The news did little to spook investors, who sent the stock higher Tuesday, or shareholders, who backed embattled Chief Executive Jamie...

Brazil targets Argentina with new trade licenses

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:03
MDF68991BRASILIA--Brazil escalated a growing trade fight with Argentina on Monday by throwing up extra bureaucratic obstacles...

Cuba drags feet on foreign investment

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:03
HAVANA--Cuba's reform plans to attract more overseas investment are off to a slow start as the government focuses...

China’s instant buildings: Just add labour, fireworks and a cow

Monday, 14 May 2012 22:46
MDF65820YUEYANG, China--As a crane lowered a steel-and-concrete slab onto support pillars, construction workers swarmed...

JPMorgan CIO retires, Obama says proves the need for reform

Monday, 14 May 2012 22:45
LONDON/NEW YORK--The leader of JPMorgan Chase & Co's hedging unit is retiring after trading losses that could end...

New Bank of England chief needed

Monday, 14 May 2012 22:45
LONDON--A huge change in the Bank of England's remit has thrown open the race for a successor to Governor Mervyn...

East Asian powers agree on trade pact talks

Sunday, 13 May 2012 23:37
MDF63241BEIJING--China, Japan and South Korea agreed at a summit on Sunday to launch negotiations for a three-way free trade...

Some secrecy needed in trade talks, says Kirk

Sunday, 13 May 2012 23:36
WASHINGTON--The United States is being as open as possible about international negotiations to create a nine-nation...

Lack of new cash disappoints in Spain bank system reform

Friday, 11 May 2012 21:51
page35MADRID--Spain's government tried to plug a gaping hole in the country's banking system on Friday, but the fourth such...

Is JPMorgan too big to manage?

Friday, 11 May 2012 21:50
page36aWASHINGTON--JPMorgan's surprising $2 billion trading loss begs a post-financial-crisis question: Are America's...

Corporate monitor could be in Wal-Mart's checkout lane

Friday, 11 May 2012 21:49
WASHINGTON--Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc, faced with allegations that its Mexican unit paid $24 million in bribes...

Surprising JPMorgan Loss hits market late

Thursday, 10 May 2012 23:04
page48NEW YORK--U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday evening as JPMorgan Chase & Co stunned investors with...

Shell, Chevron to win Ukraine shale gas deals

Thursday, 10 May 2012 23:03
KIEV--Ukraine is likely to award tenders to two Western energy companies for potentially large shale gas fields, a...

Bundesbank steels for higher inflation, ECB ready to act

Thursday, 10 May 2012 23:02
FRANKFURT/VIENNA--The European Central Bank is ready to raise interest rates when inflation risks arise, a top ECB...

News Corp profit beats forecasts on cable, movies

Wednesday, 09 May 2012 23:17
page36NEW YORK--Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Wednesday posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, aided by its...

US demonstrators converge against Bank of America mortgage practices

Wednesday, 09 May 2012 23:11
page39CHARLOTTE, North Carolina--Hundreds of demonstrators converged on Bank of America Corp's annual shareholder meeting...

Spain takes over Bankia to combat financial crisis

Wednesday, 09 May 2012 23:10
MADRID--Spain took over Bankia, the country's fourth biggest lender, on Wednesday, trying to dispel concerns over the...

Maurice "Hank" Greenberg

Wednesday, 09 May 2012 00:06
page35Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, former Chairman and CEO of AIG Insurance, speaks at the Wall Street Journal Deals &...

Investment bank, cost cuts help HSBC top forecasts

Wednesday, 09 May 2012 00:06
LONDON--HSBC beat expectations with an underlying first-quarter profit of $6.8 billion as Europe's biggest bank saw a...

Yahoo director who led CEO search won't seek re-election

Wednesday, 09 May 2012 00:05
SAN FRANCISCO--Yahoo Inc director Patti Hart, who led the hiring of CEO Scott Thompson, will give up her seat on...

Anti-austerity backlash rattles euro zone markets

Monday, 07 May 2012 22:34
page33ATHENS/PARIS--An anti-austerity backlash by voters in Greece and France shook the euro zone on Monday, causing...

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Islands
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Safe Haven unveils its latest billboard
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
ST. PETERS--Safe Haven Foundation (SHF) unveiled its latest domestic violence billboard by the St.... Read more...
Tender process for design of Ring Road is now open
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
PHILIPSBURG--Government has opened the public bidding process to select a consulting firm that can... Read more...
Regional
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Demand for chickens rise as Bajans try to control food bill
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--With the woes of the worldwide recession continuing to bedevil everyone,... Read more...
Stepdad, man charged with sexual abuse of 12-year-old
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
~ Mother also charged ~ KINGSTON, Jamaica--A man who is accused of molesting his 12-year-old... Read more...
U.S.
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Healthy meals
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Students in the Munroe Elementary School after-school garden club Anai Carrillo (L) and Jessica... Read more...
House Speaker Boehner reopens debt limit brawl
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
WASHINGTON--U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner drew an election-year battle line... Read more...
International
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Hollande gets stormy welcome to power
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
PARIS--Francois Hollande was greeted by a thunderstorm in Paris and storm clouds gathering over the... Read more...
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Ex-Murdoch editor Brooks charged in hacking scandal
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
LONDON--Rebekah Brooks, a close confidante of Rupert Murdoch, was charged on Tuesday with... Read more...
Business
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FBI launches JPMorgan probe, shareholders back CEO Dimon
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
TAMPA, Florida--The FBI has opened an inquiry into the multibillion-dollar trading losses at... Read more...
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Brazil targets Argentina with new trade licenses
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
BRASILIA--Brazil escalated a growing trade fight with Argentina on Monday by throwing up extra... Read more...
Opinion
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Govt take care of our elderly
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Dear Editor, It is with sadness I write this letter. I came to St. Maarten five years ago, hoping... Read more...
Really, let God’s will be done
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Dear Editor, I would first of all like to thank The Patriot Miguel Arrindell for his inspiration.... Read more...
Sports
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Djokovic returns to form with Tomic win in Rome
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
ROME-- Novak Djokovic was back on top form as he brushed aside rising Australian talent Bernard... Read more...
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Rodriguez roars to stage win and lead
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
ASSISI, Italy-- Spanish overall contender Joaquim Rodriguez used his trademark uphill surge to... Read more...
People
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Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes dies at 83
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
MEXICO CITY--Carlos Fuentes, one of Latin America's best-known authors and a sharp critic of... Read more...
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Cannes festival curtain up with comedy, chaos
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
CANNES, France--Comedy will dominate the opening of the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, with Wes... Read more...
Supplements
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What we're drinking!
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
~ Coconut water ~ Coconut and its water is tasty (well, we think so) and oh so good for you.... Read more...
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Reiki Master (Usui) Perrault!
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
~Bringing the art to the island~ Looking to get back in touch with your spiritual energy and your... Read more...
Editorial
Editorial - If I don’t
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
The running out of Dutch funding for the Antillean Co-Financing Organisation AMFO could mean a... Read more...
Editorial - Peculiar
Monday, 14 May 2012
That politics on "The Friendly Island" can be a bit confusing for outsiders is no wonder. There are... Read more...
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Community
Notices May 16
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Thursday, May 17 INFO EVENING Organised by Toastmasters Place: Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, Royal... Read more...
Notices May 15
Monday, 14 May 2012
Thursday, May 17 INFO EVENING Organised by Toastmasters Place: Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, Royal... Read more...