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LONDON (AP) Britain’s Tesco PLC, the world’s third-largest retailer, says group sales rose 6.8 percent in the 13 weeks through November 27, helped largely by strong Thanksgiving holiday sales in the US.
Tesco’s expanding US operations led the group w...
DATE: Dec 08, 2010
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DUBLIN (Reuters) The Irish government detailed the toughest budget on record yesterday, targeting six billion euros in spending cuts and tax hikes, and warning passage was crucial to avert a deeper crisis and free up EU and IMF rescue funds.In a ...
DATE: Dec 08, 2010
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Digicel Ltd yesterday said it had sold $300 million in corporate bonds.
The transaction was a reopening of the 8.25 percent senior notes due 2017 first issued in December 2009. The bonds were priced at 102.75 to yield 7.54 percent.
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DATE: Dec 08, 2010
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It's a tale of two houses, captured on a dramatic video.
Two wooden, three-bedroom houses, side by side, when a 95 miles per hour wind starts raging.
Within a few moments one of the homes is reduced to a pile of debris by the violent gusts, while the...
DATE: Dec 08, 2010
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International Business
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Catlin Group chief executive officer Stephen Catlin doubts whether the new European insurance rules known as Solvency II will be ready to be applied consistently in different countries by the time they are supposed to take effect.
Mr Catlin, who head...
DATE: Dec 08, 2010
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International Business
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Catlin Group chief executive officer Stephen Catlin doubts whether the new European insurance rules known as Solvency II will be ready to be applied consistently in different countries by the time they are supposed to take effect.
Mr Catlin, who head...
DATE: Dec 08, 2010
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International Business
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The annual rate of inflation fell back to three percent in October from its 19-month high of 3.4 percent the month before.
The figure was revealed in the Consumer Price Index, released by Government's Department of Statistics yesterday.
The fuel...
DATE: Dec 08, 2010
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Economy
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Every year I look at quite a few tech sites to get an idea of what's hot for Christmas so as to help those who have not had the time to do the research themselves. What follows are some of the goodies you should consider for yourself or, if you c...
DATE: Dec 08, 2010
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Technology
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Insurers Argus Group Holdings Ltd and BF&M Ltd moved in opposite directions in Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) trading yesterday.
Argus climbed nine cents, or 1.7 percent, to close on $5.25 as 1,100 shares changed hands.
BF&M’s stock price fell 40 cents...
DATE: Dec 08, 2010
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Bermuda Stock Exchange
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Business Buzz is a monthly column presented by the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation. Every month, read about entrepreneurship, obtain business management tips, and find out what’s going on in the small business sector.
You’ve been plan...
DATE: Dec 07, 2010
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