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Since the earliest human civilizations, men have prized gold as a treasure above all others. Its scarcity and the value attached to it in all societies has made it a commodity sought after not only by jewellery makers, but governments that use it to ...
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A new commemorative coin from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) is to feature the rare and indigenous cahow.
The Currency division of the BMA consulted with noted local ornithologist Dr. David Wingate while selecting the image of the bird to be fe...
DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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Bermuda Aviation Services Ltd. rose 4.16 percent (20 cents) on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The transportation firm traded 1,600 shares to close at $5.
But LOM (Holdings) Ltd. fell 1.58 percent (five cents) to $3.10, as 12,500 shares c...
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LONDON - Britain's top shares extended their winning streak to a sixth straight day to a one-month closing high, driven higher by energy stocks. The FTSE 100 ended up 20.1 points, or 0.39 percent, at 5,237.92, its highest closing level since May 18, ...
DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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STOCKHOLM (Bloomberg) - Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, cut its outlook for sales and margins, hurt by competition in high-end phones from Apple Inc.'s iPhone and devices based on Google Inc.'s Android software.
Second-quarter ...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Golden Ocean Group Ltd., the commodities shipping line led by Norwegian billionaire John Fredriksen, agreed to sell a capesize vessel to Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd. for $72 million.
Most of the money will be used to pay debt on th...
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LONDON (AP) - The administrators of Lehman Brothers' business in Europe said yesterday they could begin dividing up some £7.3 billion ($10.8 billion) of cash from the failed company early next year if creditors agree to a claims plan.
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DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) - BP plc. tentatively agreed to put about $20 billion over time into a fund to pay damages resulting from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, with claims administered by the lawyer who oversaw executive compensation under the governm...
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PARIS (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings will grow in profit and size in China as the powerhouse economy further opens up its capital markets and fuels growth, the group's chairman told Reuters in an interview yesterday.
HSBC is keen to list its shares in Sha...
DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index closed slightly higher after a choppy session yesterday, extending Tuesday's two percent rally.
Heavyweight gainers included First Quantum Minerals , which climbed 3.6 percent to C$62.25, and Potash Corp...
DATE: Jun 17, 2010
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