Profit Up, Lazard Defies Investment Banking Trend
While other financial services companies are bleeding, the investment bank run by Bruce Wasserstein reported a 43 percent jump in its fourth-quarter profits....
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Music: At Home Again In The Unknown
With her music and style, Bjork continues to sustain her unlikely combination of avant-gardism and pop visibility....
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Marsh & McLennan’s Profit Falls 62%
The company reported fourth-quarter profit of $85 million on weakness in its risk and insurance services business....
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Jabiluka May Still Be Goer: Land Council
The Northern Land Council plans to broker a meeting between Rio Tinto and indigenous owners of Jabiluka, reviving hopes of reopening the $50 billion uranium deposit in the Kakadu National Park....
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Chad’s Capital Eerily Quiet As Rebellion Falters
France declared it would intervene to protect the Chadian government if called upon and a Darfur rebel group said it had sent troops to help bolster the president....
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