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SHANGHAI (AP) — A jailed Australian former Rio Tinto executive has opted not to appeal his 10-year sentence for bribery and commercial spying, his lawyer said yesterday, in a case that rattled foreign businesses and prompted Australia to criticise se...
DATE: Apr 09, 2010
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Bermuda’s residents are becoming more knowledgeable about technology and interested in learning more about new developments, according to Government’s latest report on the state of information communications technology (ICT) in Bermuda released yeste...
DATE: Apr 09, 2010
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Standard & Poor's yesterday raised its counterparty credit ratings on Bermuda-based reinsurer Everest Re Group Ltd. and Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc. to A- from BBB+.
The outlook is stable.
"The upgrade, or the narrowing of the notching between...
DATE: Apr 08, 2010
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Will a mini Mercedes powered by a Renault-Nissan engine still command a luxury-brand premium?
Daimler AG is confident it will, as the German automaker teams up with France's Renault and Japan's Nissan to share parts and platforms and ...
DATE: Apr 08, 2010
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Bermuda-based Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. has announced today the closing of its previously announced transaction to sell 100 percent of its Ukraine operations, including the Studio 1+1 and Kino channels, to Harley Trading Ltd., a company...
DATE: Apr 08, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — Cider drinkers, vacation home owners and libel lawyers are among the early victors in Britain's looming general election.
All will benefit from the government's announcement yesterday that it is dropping a host of planned tax and fee in...
DATE: Apr 08, 2010
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WRAPUP 2-UK economy sends mixed signals as election nears
+ UK services growth disappoints in March - PMI survey
+ BCC survey flags risks to recovery, weak investment
+ Health of economy key issue in tight election campaign
(Adds services data)
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DATE: Apr 08, 2010
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PUERTO RICO (Bloomberg) — Bacardi USA Inc. won a legal dispute with a US unit of France's Pernod Ricard SA when a federal judge concluded that Bacardi's "Havana Club" rum label is not misleading and clearly states the liquor is made in Puerto Rico.
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DATE: Apr 08, 2010
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Butterfield Bank shareholders will today get the opportunity to voice their opinions directly to management in what is likely to be a stormy annual general meeting.
The meeting comes after a turbulent period for the bank, during which the bank's shar...
DATE: Apr 08, 2010
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AM Best Co. has withdrawn the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a" of Platinum Re (UK) Ltd. and assigned an NR-5 (Not Formally Followed) to the FSR and an "nr" to the ICR.
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DATE: Apr 08, 2010
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