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Watlington Waterworks Ltd.'s share price climbed 4.5 percent yesterday to edge the local stock market higher.
The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange rose 0.45 points, or 0.04 percent to 1,249.26.
Watlington, which was the only issuer on the BSX dom...
DATE: Oct 13, 2010
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ZURICH (Reuters) – A campaign to anchor bank secrecy in the Swiss constitution has failed after its organisers could not muster enough support to force a referendum.
The government said in a public filing that a campaign started last year by the Tici...
DATE: Oct 13, 2010
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Argus Group Holdings Ltd. has appointed George N.H. Jones as company secretary in place of David Pugh.
Mr. Pugh will continue as the insurer's chief financial officer, but has formally rescinded the additional responsibilities of company secretary.
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DATE: Oct 13, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks hit fresh five-month highs yesterday as details from the Fed's latest meeting showed the US central bank may once again flood markets with cheap cash "before long" to further boost growth.
The minutes from the Federal R...
DATE: Oct 13, 2010
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Dollar Tree Inc., the third-largest US discount-store operator, has bought the assets of Canada's Dollar Giant Store (B.C.) Ltd. for about C$52 million ($51.4 million) in cash, expanding internationally for the first time.
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DATE: Oct 13, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market finished at about the same place where it started yesterday as traders waited for a packed week of reports that will give them a better view of where the economy is headed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average remained st...
DATE: Oct 12, 2010
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Bermuda sees opportunities to leverage its advantage over other jurisdictions in its regulatory and legislative framework to attract more business from Asia.
That is the view of Susan Stirling, director of marketing for Business Bermuda, who has been...
DATE: Oct 12, 2010
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LONDON, (Bloomberg) — Ladbrokes Plc, the UK bookmaker founded in 1886, said third-quarter operating profit more than doubled, boosted by betting on football's World Cup and higher win percentages on games.
Operating profit gained 128 percent to £51.1...
DATE: Oct 12, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters)–- The British government is wasting large sums of money by failing to take advantage of its size and credit rating to get the best deals from suppliers, a retail tycoon said yesterday in a government-commissioned report.
The Conserva...
DATE: Oct 12, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — Heathrow Airport has reported its busiest September ever, underscoring hopes of a resurgence in the aviation industry.
Airports operator BAA said yesterday that 6.22 million people flew from the airport — Europe's busiest — last month. ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2010
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