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LONDON (AP) — InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, which operates InterContinental hotels, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn, reported yesterday that net profit fell 19 percent in 2009 to $214 million.
Revenue also fell by 19 percent to $1.54 billion, and t...
DATE: Feb 17, 2010
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Eminent Bermuda businessman David Gutteridge has died at the age of 70 following a distinguished career in the real estate and banking industries.
Mr. Gutteridge ran deposit and real estate company LP Gutteridge Ltd. and was subsequently executive vi...
DATE: Feb 17, 2010
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DETROIT/TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota will shut down production at two of its US assembly plants for a total of at least 11 days as it grapples with slower sales after a wave of safety recalls.
The shutdowns, announced yesterday, will affect Toyota's San ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2010
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LONDON - Britain's leading shares rose 0.5 percent, led by firmer banks and commodity issues after falls in the previous session, while British Airways climbed on increased hopes for a global alliance. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,167.47 points, up 25.02...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices faded below $74 yesterday, unable to sustain early gains on optimism over Japanese growth as the thorny issue of Greece loomed over markets.
Public holidays in the US and much of Asia kept trade thin and concentrated att...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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Bermudians braved the bad weather to see what was on offer from small businesses at the Coldwell Banker Annual Home Show last weekend.
The all-day event, which was bigger than ever and saw classrooms at CedarBridge Academy being utilised as display a...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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For the Year ended December 31, 2008
Class of Insurer No. of Co.s Gross Premiums Net Premiums Total Assets Capital and Surplus
Class 1 309 $3.277 billion $2.135 billion $15.603 billion $10.135 billion
Class 2 322 $7.858 billion $6.431 billion $38....
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Toy makers from industry goliath Mattel Inc to smaller names such as MEGA Brands and Techno Source displayed their top playthings for 2010, which many bet will be a good year for toys.
It was all work and no play for the Who's Wh...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The reality of retirement in Canada is a lot closer to what people had imagined than it is in the US, a survey released last week says.
In Canada, nearly 70 percent of retirees say their post-working life is exactly, or mostly, wh...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan held its title as the world's second-biggest economy after fourth-quarter growth beat expectations and kept the country just ahead of a surging China.
Real gross domestic product grew at an annual pace of 4.6 percent in the October...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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