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Government's doubling of the foreign currency purchase tax (FCPT) from 0.5 to one percent will create extra costs that will end up being paid by consumers.
That is the view of Jim Butterfield, president of food importer Butterfield & Vallis, who says...
DATE: Mar 04, 2010
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LONDON - Britain's leading shares gained 0.9 percent, boosted by strength in miners and oils, banks and life insurers, as upbeat US data lifted Wall Street. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,533.21 points, up 49.15 or 0.9 percent.
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Inflation crept up to 1.2 percent for January as food prices rose 2.1 percent for the month, according to Government's latest figures.
The Department of Statistics' Consumer Price Index (CPI) report revealed that inflation was up on the previous four...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock market index closed slightly higher yesterday as prices firmed for important Canadian exports like gold and oil.
Energy shares gained as the price of crude advanced above $80 a barrel, pushing Suncor Energy, C...
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HSBC Bermuda recorded a $221 million profit before tax during 2009, despite the impact of the economic downturn and continued low interest rates squeezing margins.
That figure decreased 36 percent compared to the previous year, while consolidated tot...
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Maiden Holdings Ltd. posted net income of $16.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2009 following the successful integration of two of its operating platforms.
The insurer saw profits rise to $61.1 million, or 87 cents per share during 2009, while net...
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Bermuda-based Max Capital Group Ltd. and Harbor Point Ltd. are set to merge and create a new company after the board of directors approved an amalgamation deal.
The combined company will be named Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd., will have $3 billion in...
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GENEVA (AP) — Toyota Motor Corporation kept up its worldwide damage-control campaign, apologising to European customers at the Geneva Auto Show for its safety issues and the concerns they have caused.
Vice-chairman Kazuo Okamoto's apology follows pub...
DATE: Mar 03, 2010
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PARIS (Bloomberg) — The storm along France's western coast last weekend will have a "manageable" impact on French insurers' earnings, Fitch Ratings said.
The ratings company "does not expect losses from the catastrophe to result in a material capital...
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