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The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's latest report on Bermuda signals that the Island is leaving offshore rival the Cayman Islands behind, according to Finance Minister Paula Cox.
Bermuda was one of just two countries — along w...
DATE: Oct 14, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — Luxury goods company Burberry Group says sales rose by 17 percent in the first half of its financial year, and it expects a full-year profit near the top of market expectations.
The company said yesterday that retail revenue was up 20 p...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Better than expected earnings reports from three corporate bellwethers helped push stocks to their fourth day of gains yesterday, even though the companies themselves didn't get to enjoy the rally.
Intel Corp. and JP Morgan Chase & Co...
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LONDON (Reuters) –- The number of Britons claiming jobless benefits rose for a second month in September, raising concerns that the labour market is faltering even before drastic government spending cuts kick in.
Britain's Conservative-Liberal Democr...
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Children's clothing store Daisy & Mac has sponsored a classroom at Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation's (KAF) Creative Minds programme.
KAF said in a statement that the store's logo will be placed over a classroom door.
KAF is dedicated to inspiring learni...
DATE: Oct 13, 2010
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My son already has an online "presence" and he is not yet two years old. Apparently, he is not alone. A study by security company AVG found that 92 percent of two-year-olds in the US have an online record.
AVG calls this phenomenal "digital birth". I...
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International law firm Sedgwick will this afternoon stage its eighth annual Hot Topics Seminar for the Bermuda Insurance Market.
Six speakers will cover topics including energy, general liability, directors and officers insurance, class actions and l...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Google is investing in an extensive network of deepwater transmission lines worth billions for future wind farms off the East Coast, the company said yesterday.
The transmission lines, which could cost up to $5 billion over the next t...
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The regulatory backlash from the world financial crisis could curb the ability of the international re/insurance industry to do its job, said XL Group CEO Mike McGavick yesterday.
Speaking at the ALARYS Congress at the Fairmont Southampton yesterday,...
DATE: Oct 13, 2010
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Ace Bermuda yesterday announced the appointment of two Bermudians to its underwriting team.
Stephen Jones joins the company's Professional Lines Department as vice-president reporting to Jeffrey Jabon, senior vice-president, Professional Lines. Raymo...
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