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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The US dollar approached a 15-year low against the yen on Friday and fell against the euro after news that the US' economy shed twice as many jobs in July as expected added to worries about the recovery.
Analysts said the weak jo...
DATE: Aug 09, 2010
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PRAGUE (Reuters) - Hungary hopes to emulate the few countries that have spurned IMF aid and emerge from crisis on their own, but it is much more likely to follow the example of other crisis-hit EU states and be forced back to austerity.
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OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) - Warren Buffett's company reported a 40 percent drop in second-quarter profit Friday because the improvement at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s operating companies could not overcome $1.4 billion in paper losses on derivative contract...
DATE: Aug 09, 2010
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LONDON (AP) - A newspaper says it has obtained an internal audit conducted by BP plc. on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that details severe safety flaws months before the Gulf of Mexico spill.
The Sunday Times said in its report that the audit details...
DATE: Aug 09, 2010
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The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) remained unchanged last week, opening and closing at 1,244.25.
The Index traded 49,329 shares worth BD$111,056.85 and 288 shares worth US$46,692.50.
Butterfield Bank was one of the biggest traders, seeing 45,507 commo...
DATE: Aug 09, 2010
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Continuing series on the the Bermuda Investment Business Act 2003 (the Act) under the Bermuda Monetary Authority Consultation Paper 31 March 2010 - Securing Enhanced Protection for Investors Revised Code of Conduct for Investment Providers.
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DATE: Aug 07, 2010
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In the real estate world, there was one word — repeated three times — that used to be the cardinal rule: location, location, location.
Just about anybody — the informed and uninformed — could buy a house in a good location and easily make money by fl...
DATE: Aug 07, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index finished higher yesterday as strong gold prices helped push up its materials sector and overcome weakness spurred by weak Canadian and US jobs reports.
Gold prices rose to their highest level in three we...
DATE: Aug 07, 2010
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KeyTech Ltd. fell 8.5 percent on light volume yesterday, sending local stocks lower yesterday.
The telecommunications firm, owner of the Bermuda Telephone Company and M3 Wireless, fell 65 cents to $7 in Bermuda Stock Exchange trading, as 800 shares c...
DATE: Aug 07, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) — Safety first. That appears to be the new motto for investors trying to figure out how bad the emerging slowdown in US economic growth is going to be.
A disappointing jobs report sent investors out of stocks and the dollar yesterday an...
DATE: Aug 07, 2010
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