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Champagne sales are booming as Bermuda is determined to see out 2013 with a bang.
Bottles of bubbly are flying off the shelves — despite the recession.
And Charles Gosling, of the Island’s largest drinks supplier Gosling’s, said: “I would say probabl...
DATE: Dec 31, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The run-up to Christmas helped boost sales in the retail sector by 4.7 percent, the latest figures have revealed.
Shoppers spent a total of $87.7 million in November - with most of the major sectors seeing an increase in sales.
Only service stations...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The fast-growing insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is still in its early days of development and 2014 will provide some clues about its future impact on traditional reinsurers.
That is the view of Steve Evans, a leading observer of the ILS mar...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Falls in the share prices of Bermuda Press (Holdings) Ltd and Somers Ltd sent The Royal Gazette/BSX Index lower last week.
Bermuda Press Holdings, which owns The Royal Gazette, as well as commercial printing, retail and real estate interests, suffere...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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Ascendant Group Ltd was the biggest climber on the Bermuda Stock Exchange today, gaining 2.4 percent.
The owner of electricity company Belco saw its share price rise by 24 cents to close on $10.25 on the trading of 1,800 shares.
Watlington Waterworks...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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Dear Dave,
Do you have any advice for teaching responsibility and generosity to adult children and grandkids when it comes to money?
Justin
Dear Justin,
I think there are three key factors when it comes to teaching children of any age about these c...
DATE: Dec 28, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Personal Finance
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Solar energy firms have called for power company Belco to adopt a Caymans-style agreement to buy back excess power generated by the sun from commercial generators.
A source close to the Bermuda Sustainable Energy Association said: “It is difficult to...
DATE: Dec 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The value of companies listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange hit $438 billion by the end of September.
The total market capitalisation of the exchange (BSX), excluding funds, was $437.8 billion, up by more than $6 billion on the previous quarter.
The ...
DATE: Dec 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda Press (Holdings) Ltd saw the heaviest trading on the Bermuda Stock Exchange on Christmas Eve.
The share price of the company, which owns The Royal Gazette, as well as retail, commercial printing and real estate interests, remained unchanged o...
DATE: Dec 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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A 3.2 percent fall in the shares of Somers Ltd sent the local stock market lower today.
The company, which owns Bermuda Commercial Bank and stakes in several other Bermuda Stock Exchange-listed companies, dipped 40 cents to close on $12 on the tradin...
DATE: Dec 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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