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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross said his WL Ross & Co. is one of two final bidders for EBS Building Society, an Irish bank.
The attempt to acquire the bank is "probably the strongest demonstration of our belief that Ireland w...
DATE: Nov 24, 2010
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Butterfield Bank traded 200 shares on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The bank's share price, however, remained unchanged.
Overall the Index also opened and closed at 1,141.58, with 200 shares worth BD$250 and 1,600 shares worth US$16,720...
DATE: Nov 24, 2010
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Destination Publications has announced the appointment of Ayo Johnson as director of sales and managing editor of its flagship publication Destination Bermuda.
Mr. Johnson, owner of ThinkMedia, a Bermuda consultancy, and a former The Royal Gazette jo...
DATE: Nov 24, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators have turned up the heat on Wall Street, raiding three hedge funds in what one of the targets called a wide-ranging probe of insider trading.
The FBI on Monday searched the New York offices of Level Global Inves...
DATE: Nov 24, 2010
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Bermuda-based Evergreen Reinsurance Company Ltd. has been affirmed the financial strength rating of A (excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a" by AM Best Co.
The outlook for both ratings is stable.
Best said that the ratings reflect Evergreen Re's...
DATE: Nov 24, 2010
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) – The Beatles sold more than two million individual songs and more than 450,000 albums worldwide in their first week of release on Apple's iTunes store, Apple said yesterday.
'Abbey Road' was the top-selling digital album ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2010
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DUBLIN (AP) — Political infighting engulfed Ireland yesterday, threatening to trigger a quick election and delay a massive EU-IMF bailout. Rebels from Prime Minister Brian Cowen's own party pressed to oust him and opposition leaders demanded an elect...
DATE: Nov 24, 2010
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SYDNEY (Bloomberg) — Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia's biggest carrier, will resume Airbus SAS A380 services on November 27, 23 days after grounding its fleet of superjumbos following a mid-flight engine explosion.
Chief executive officer Alan Joyce w...
DATE: Nov 24, 2010
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CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - J Crew Group Inc agreed to a $2.86 billion buyout as its sales slump, but some on Wall Street expect the US apparel retailer with a devoted following will attract higher bids.
Under the proposed deal, TPG Group and L...
DATE: Nov 24, 2010
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The time taken for a two-bedroom property to be rented has halved this year compared to 2009 when the market was inundated with them.
That is according to Coldwell Banker's Real Estate Rental Update for November 2010, which revealed that the average ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2010
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