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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Steve Miller, who was promoted to chairman of American International Group Inc. three months ago, will be interim chief executive officer of the bailed-out insurer if Robert Benmosche steps down while fighting cancer.
Miller wi...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's biggest company, posted its largest third-quarter profit increase in six years as rising worldwide energy demand lifted commodity prices.
Third-quarter net income rose 55 percent to $7.35 billion,...
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One of Bermuda's leading shipping companies has seen an increase in business from people leaving the Island as the recession takes hold.
Mailboxes Unlimited general manager Cindy Simmons said that outbound shipping had been on the rise over the past ...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Extending UK daylight saving into the winter could cut a power station's worth of electricity from peak evening demand, a National Grid Plc executive said.
About 1,300 megawatts of power demand could be slashed from peak evening ...
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A number of HSBC Bermuda's Bermudacard account holders have been charged a monthly inactivity fee of $8 for the last two months despite using their account, due to a clearing house error.
The customers told The Royal Gazette that they had to contact ...
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SHANGHAI (AP) — Across Eastern Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Gobi Desert — it certainly was a long way to go without getting lost.
Four driverless electric vans successfully ended an 8,000-mile test drive from Italy to China — a modern-day versi...
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Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different outcomes. The crazy gang at the Federal Reserve should heed those words when debating how much more market manipulation to inflict on the world of fixed incom...
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First Atlantic Commerce (FAC) has announced its latest 3D Secure™ implementations with Allied Irish Bank Merchant Services (AIBMS), Elavon and Barclaycard.
AIBMS, a joint venture between AIB and First Data, is Ireland's largest provider of card acce...
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SEATTLE (Bloomberg) — Five years after unveiling a plan to shift into cloud computing, Microsoft Corp. may finally be making headway.
Microsoft's then-chief technology officer Ray Ozzie penned a memo in October 2005, saying the company was at risk if...
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BEIJING (Bloomberg) — China Life Insurance Co., the nation's biggest insurer, said third-quarter profit rose 3.4 percent as a rally in the nation's stock market lifted investment returns and premiums expanded.
Net income climbed to 6.91 billion yuan ...
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