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Don't be fooled by CEO exits at Hewlett-Packard Co., General Motors Co. and Sara Lee Corp. this month. Chief executive officer turnover has fallen to a five-year low and may not rise until the economic outlook clears and stock-option values rebound.
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Bermuda-based Pallinghurst Resources Ltd. has announced that the shareholders of Jupiter Mines Ltd. have voted overwhelmingly to approve a deal to form a "significant" manganese and iron ore explorer and developer at Jupiter's general meeting in Pert...
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Bermuda-based Torus Insurance Holdings Ltd. has appointed Michael Kim to the newly created role of global head of project management
Mr. Kim, who will be based in Jersey City, will be a member of Torus' executive management team.
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Teekay Offshore Partners announced today that it plans to offer five million common units, representing limited partner interests, in a public offering. Teekay Offshore expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 750,0...
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OSLO (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Seawell Ltd., the oil driller and well-service provider that is buying Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc., plans to purchase several oil-service technology companies by the end of this year.
"We are looking at companies that ...
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BEIJING (Bloomberg) — China surpassed Japan as the world's second-largest economy last quarter, capping the nation's three-decade rise from Communist isolation to emerging superpower.
Japan's nominal gross domestic product for the second quarter tota...
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Bermuda-based Omega Insurance Holdings expects to report a loss before tax of about $35 million for the half-year to June 30.
In the absence of significant catastrophe events in the second half, it anticipates moving to underwriting profitability for...
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JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, who stormed off his job last week with some profanities and a dramatic exit down an inflated emergency chute, has struck a chord with nearly everyone who has dreamed of quitting a job in anger.
"Free Steven Sla...
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LONDON - Britain's top shares closed flat as concerns over economic recovery after weak data from Japan offset firmer miners, led up by Vedanta Resources which made its play for a controlling stake in Cairn India. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,276.1 point...
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shrimpers returned to Louisiana waters yesterday for the first commercial season since the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, uncertain what crude may still be in the water and what price they'll get for the catch if consumers worry abou...
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