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BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US securities regulators missed "numerous" red flags that may have led to Bernard Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi scheme and never did a "thorough and competent" probe despite complaints dating to 1992, a federal watchdog has...
DATE: Sep 03, 2009
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The Argus Group has signed a deal to take on around 500 health insurance clients of the British American Insurance Company (BAICO).
Efforts are also underway to find a solution for the approximately 4,000 life insurance policyholders of British Ameri...
DATE: Sep 02, 2009
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Jonathan Kent
Recently CNN did a feature, published as an article on the Internet, on the 12 annoying types of Facebookers. Like many others I found this article funny, because I could identify each type with almost everyone in my Facebook orb.
Wait. I could ident...
DATE: Sep 02, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — American manufacturing expanded for the first time in 19 months, and pending sales of existing homes rose more than forecast, indicating the worst recession since the 1930s has ended.
The Institute of Supply Management's factor...
DATE: Sep 02, 2009
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PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) - Electronic coupons, arriving by cell phone, Twitter, e-mail and Facebook, are helping generate an old standby's comeback and bringing in new, younger customers.
Many shoppers, especially young consumers like 30-year-old April ...
DATE: Sep 02, 2009
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It's been a hard recession and although recovery is underway, the belt-tightening undertaken by firms has already hurt the household sector. In order to protect the bottom line, as much as possible, corporations have been shifting the cost of adjustm...
DATE: Aug 31, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Household income in the US is essentially stagnant, raising doubts about whether consumers already hurt by job losses can sustain an economic recovery.
The now-ended Cash for Clunkers programme helped lift consumer spending last mon...
DATE: Aug 31, 2009
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Stock dividends assume greater importance - again. It's been more than six years since I've written on the investment validity of considering consistent dividend-paying stocks. We've been through another complete market cycle and when there is a down...
DATE: Aug 29, 2009
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Some of the Island's building contractors were presented with their certificates by acting Finance Minister Michael Scott and the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation (BSBDC) after successfully completing the fifth Small Business Constructi...
DATE: Aug 28, 2009
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XL Insurance has hired Peter Bitterlin, formerly of Bermuda rival PartnerRe, as its regional underwriting manager for energy.
The global insurance operations of Bermuda-based business insurer XL Capital Ltd.said Mr. Bitterlin will head the company's ...
DATE: Aug 27, 2009
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