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While you were sleeping: Bets made on US expansion

While you were sleeping: Bets made on US expansion

By Margreet Dietz June 26 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street advanced as investors opted to focus on signs that the US economy has picked up, increasing their bets on the outlook, even as the final reading on first-quarter GDP showed a worse-than-expected contraction. US gross do...

25 Jun 2014
Court of Appeal rejects fraudster David Ross's bid for quicker parole.

Court of Appeal rejects fraudster David Ross's bid for quicker parole.

By Jonathan Underhill June 25 (BusinessDesk) - David Ross, who swindled some 1,200 investors out of about $155 million, lost a Court of Appeal bid for a reduction in how much time he spends in prison before eligible for parole, a decision welcome by market regulators. "We b...

25 Jun 2014
Skellerup pays 'net' $1.58 mln to settle suit over pipe seals

Skellerup pays 'net' $1.58 mln to settle suit over pipe seals

By Jonathan Underhill June 25 (BusinessDesk) - Skellerup Holdings said it has settled an historic claim with Marley New Zealand over faulty seals supplied for irrigation systems, with a net after-tax impact on the rubber goods and farm equipment of $1.58 million. The compan...

25 Jun 2014