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Ace Ltd. and its subsidiaries have had their ratings affirmed by Fitch Ratings following the company's announcement that it will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Rain and Hail Insurance Service Inc. (R&H) for about $1.1 billion in cash....
DATE: Sep 21, 2010
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I keep wondering if consumers will learn their lesson from this recession - to rely less on credit cards and more on the cash they have.
If you look at recent reports, it does appear that people are pulling back from plastic and becoming more frugal....
DATE: Sep 18, 2010
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Life changes can be so unsettling. Sometimes, we know that change is coming; sometimes, it creeps up on us like Bermuda snails heading up an old limestone wall, or, change completely envelopes us like being in the middle of a spider weaving a master ...
DATE: Sep 18, 2010
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Q. I would like your opinion of my shares of Equifax Inc., which I've owned for some time. - BF, via the Internet
A. As one of the three major credit bureaus, along with TransUnion and Experion, this company is tied to cyclical trends in the economy ...
DATE: Sep 18, 2010
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BF&M Ltd. rose 7.72 percent (95 cents) to $13.25 on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The insurer traded 500 shares during the day.
The Index, as a whole, also climbed 6.62 points (0.52 percent) to 1,275.52, with 500 shares worth BD$6,565 a...
DATE: Sep 18, 2010
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DuPont Co. is the leading stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average this year, up 26 percent. I think it will stall out soon.
Better bets, in my judgment, are some of the Dow's laggards this year - Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) and Alcoa ...
DATE: Sep 18, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose yesterday after reassuring earnings and an upbeat outlook from Oracle, with the broader market flat as the traditional trading volatility expected by the expiration of options failed to materialise.
Oracle Corp., ...
DATE: Sep 18, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index settled slightly lower yesterday, pulled down by weighty financial and gold shares, but solid results from Research In Motion helped the bellwether technology giant hang on to gains.
On the data front, s...
DATE: Sep 18, 2010
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XL Insurance has announced the appointment of Uwe Schoberth as executive vice-president and head of North America property and casualty (P&C) regional management.
Promoted to this position from regional executive for XL Insurance's central region, Mr...
DATE: Sep 17, 2010
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The Bermuda Employers' Council (BEC) 50th Anniversary Gala Banquet has been cancelled due to the imminent threat of Hurricane Igor this weekend.
The event, which was scheduled for Saturday, would have been held at the Fairmont Southampton.
Graham Red...
DATE: Sep 17, 2010
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