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The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on February 27 - one of the five strongest quakes recorded in the past century - could be one of the costliest ever if the insured losses come in at the high end of early estimations.
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DATE: Mar 08, 2010
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PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) partner Peter Mitchell has died suddenly at the age of 55.
It is understood that Mr. Mitchell was found in an unresponsive state by a family member at his home in Devonshire on Friday morning and was later pronounced dead...
DATE: Mar 08, 2010
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BERLIN (Bloomberg) - White House adviser Paul Volcker said it is too soon for US policy makers to withdraw the stimulus measures and interest-rate cuts used to fight the worst slump since the Great Depression.
"This is not the time to take aggressive...
DATE: Mar 08, 2010
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KeyTech Ltd. and Butterfield Bank were the biggest movers on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
KeyTech dropped 15.59 percent ($1.45) to $7.85, with 3,500 shares traded, while Butterfield Bank's common shares slipped 13.79 percent (40 cents)...
DATE: Mar 08, 2010
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OSLO (Bloomberg) - Seadrill Ltd., a Norwegian oil-rig operator with stakes in drillers Scorpion Offshore Ltd. and Pride International Inc., said the companies have complementary assets that could be combined.
"They have attractive assets," CEO Alf Th...
DATE: Mar 08, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of gold and copper exploration companies are the most likely to shine in the Canadian junior mining sector this year, as large miners raise their exploration budgets and scout for promising projects.
Small-cap stocks on the...
DATE: Mar 08, 2010
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Our national collective financial anxiety barometer continues to increase due to the Law of Diminishing Returns and the prospect of higher taxes within the annual Bermuda Government Budget, as tabled last week.
One of the most famous laws in all of e...
DATE: Mar 06, 2010
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Q. I would like to know the prospects for Oracle Corp. in light of the Sun Microsystems acquisition.—P.V., via the Internet
A. The No. 1 provider of database software is cast in the bold image of its billionaire cofounder and CEO Larry Ellison, whose...
DATE: Mar 06, 2010
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Roger is a writer of extraordinary talent, with the ability to combine self-deprecating humour with serious financial content onto the driest of topics, insurance. His epic piece, less than 600 words, on the Ritual of Monte Carlo Insurance conference...
DATE: Mar 06, 2010
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The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange Index jumped 8.75 percent yesterday, as Butterfield Bank shares soared.
At the end of one of the most dramatic weeks in its recent history, which started with a $550 million capital raise, Butterfield gained...
DATE: Mar 06, 2010
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