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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index closed at its highest level in more than two years yesterday as commodity prices soared in reaction to the US Federal Reserve's plan to stimulate the US economy.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX comp...
DATE: Nov 05, 2010
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — China's ability to censor Internet users may diminish as more of its people get online through mobile phones and other devices, Google Inc. chief executive officer Eric Schmidt said.
"A billion phones that are trying to express...
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Bermuda accounts for approximately 50 percent of the reinsurance sold to Florida insurance companies and most of that money never returns to the state, according to a report which appeared on the Florida Realtors website.
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LONDON (AP) — The British government intervened yesterday to investigate the offer by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to buy full control of satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting, a bid which has drawn strong opposition from competing news organ...
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New Premier Paula Cox intends to extend the agreement that gives international companies an exemption from local corporate taxes.
The current Exempted Tax Certificate expires in 2016 and is a cornerstone of Bermuda's attractiveness as a corporate dom...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — CBS Corp. pounced on an advertising revival in the broadcast media to produce a 53 percent increase in its third-quarter net income.
The results announced yesterday mark the third consecutive quarter of financial improvement at C...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks extended a rally that started in September to close at two-year highs yesterday, a day after the Federal Reserve unveiled a plan to boost the economy.
A bullish read on consumers also boosted shares as many retailers po...
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Bermuda-based reinsurer Validus Holdings Ltd. has named its chief financial officer Joseph (Jeff) Consolino as president of the company, effective November 15, 2010.
Mr. Consolino replaces George Reeth, who recently announced his intention to step do...
DATE: Nov 04, 2010
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XL Insurance has announced the appointment of Michael Garceau as chief operating officer (COO) of its North America property and casualty (P&C) unit.
He will join the company on November 8, 2010, reporting to Seraina Maag, XL Insurance's chief execut...
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The Bermuda Employers' Council (BEC) has welcomed the appointment of Paula Cox as Premier and her pledge to cut Government spending and take control of the issuing of contracts and procurement to businesses.
Martin Law, executive director of the BEC,...
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