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Entrepreneurs, small business owners and service providers had the chance to make new contacts and share their details and experiences at a speed networking event held by the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation (BSBDC) yesterday.
The BSBDC...
DATE: Jun 25, 2010
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission's motion for a partial summary judgement against defendants including Bermuda-based broker-dealer Lines Overseas Management Ltd. has been denied by a US judge.
The SEC had applied for the judgement based thei...
DATE: Jun 25, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) - The UK government is considering changing rules compelling employers to contribute to pensions from 2012 and is urging an increase in the state pension age to adjust to longer life spans.
The government has set up a three-person te...
DATE: Jun 25, 2010
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — BP Plc's rig explosion that caused the worst oil spill in US history is set to curtail insurance coverage for offshore drilling, forcing companies to self-insure or exit deepwater fields.
BP's leak in the Gulf of Mexico is "a m...
DATE: Jun 25, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - G20 leaders are still discussing how quickly they should commit to cutting deficits, Canada said yesterday after European officials complained that fiscal targets proposed by Ottawa did not go far enough.
Canadian Finance Minister...
DATE: Jun 25, 2010
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Conyers Dill & Pearman has appointed Jeffrey Elkinson and Michael Frith as directors of the company, reflecting their promotion to partner status.
Mr. Elkinson specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration, banking, trusts, insurance/reinsuran...
DATE: Jun 25, 2010
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MediaHouse Ltd. shares rose 5.5 percent (55 cents) on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The media company traded 251 shares to close at $10.55.
The only other traders were Butterfield Bank and Bermuda Commercial Bank Ltd., which saw 300 and...
DATE: Jun 25, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Supreme Court ruled yesterday that prosecutors erred in using a federal fraud law to convict former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling, but left it to a lower court to determine whether his conviction should be overturned...
DATE: Jun 25, 2010
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World leaders need to take steps to foster a more durable recovery, White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers said yesterday, while emphasising that growth strategies did not simply mean deficit spending.
In an interviews w...
DATE: Jun 25, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks fell yesterday following disappointing forecasts from retailers and concern about the government's financial overhaul package.
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 146 points after edging higher on Wednesday. Broader indexes d...
DATE: Jun 25, 2010
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