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LONDON (AP) — GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the world's second largest drug maker by revenue, reported yesterday that its fourth-quarter profit soared by 66 percent, boosted by strong sales of swine flu vaccine and flu medicine.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Uncertainty about state-owned Dubai World's $22 billion debt restructuring is starting to weigh on the credit again, pushing up bond yields and Dubai's debt insurance costs, just six weeks after a multi-billion dollar bailout by ne...
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BC-EU--Switzerland-Germany-Tax Evasion, 1st Ld-Writethru,0303
Swiss plan no retaliation in German tax disk plan
GENEVA (AP) -- The Swiss government said Wednesday it would hold more talks with Germany on a new exchange to enhance cooperation in tax e...
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Liberty Mutual Group Inc. is suing Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., several Aspen subsidiaries and several of its own former employees, on charges that they conspired to steal Liberty Mutual's professional liability business, according to...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators yesterday proposed legislation that would impose a one-time tax on bonuses paid to executives of companies bailed out with taxpayer money.
Senators Barbara Boxer and Jim Webb proposed a 50 percent tax on...
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v2.05>e1>By Ruth O'Kelly-LynchFive months into the fiscal year Bermuda's Government has seen a $14.9 million drop in revenues, compared to projections.Yesterday, the Minister of Finance revealed that revenues for the first five months of the fiscal y...
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YTB International Inc. (YTB) has announced the resignation of John Clegg as chief financial officer (CFO) this week.
The board of the online travel services provider, which has representatives based in Bermuda, the US, Canada, the Bahamas, the US Vir...
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Bermuda-based Catlin Group Ltd. has announced the appointment of Martin Zingg as chief investment officer with effect from March 1.
Mr. Zingg will be based in Catlin's office in Zurich, Switzerland.
He will be responsible for investment strategy and ...
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LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England put a hold on its unprecedented £200 billion asset-buying programme for the first time in 11 months yesterday, but left the door open for more so-called quantitative easing if the economy relapsed.
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PURCHASE, New York (AP) — MasterCard said yesterday its fourth-quarter profit jumped 23 percent as the company raised its fees to offset fading credit card use in the US.
Yet MasterCard's performance paled in comparison with its rival, Visa, which is...
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