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A number of restaurants across Bermuda could be forced to shut down in the coming months and years due to the economic downturn, the head of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce's restaurant and nightclub division has warned.
Walter Simmons, who also owns...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended lower yesterday, weighed down by disappointing results and forecasts from market heavyweight Potash Corp.
The world's largest fertiliser producer led the index's decline all session, ending down 4....
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LONDON (Reuters) - Breaking up banks and going it alone in reforming regulation is not the magic solution to avoiding future crises, British finance minister Alistair Darling told Reuters yesterday.
In an interview ahead of going to the World Economi...
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DAVOS, Switzerland (Bloomberg) - Billionaire investor George Soros said China's stock market is "overheating" and policy makers should seek to temper its gains.
"Right now, the Chinese market is overheating and they have to slow it down," Soros said ...
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Amlin Bermuda has hired Charles Penruddocke from Arch Re to be leading class underwriter, Specialty Lines.
He will focus on proportional and special risks and report to Amlin Bermuda underwriting director Rob Wyatt.
At Arch Re, Mr. Penruddocke was th...
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SAN JUAN (Reuters) - After taking a flogging last year, the Caribbean tourism industry is looking toward an improvement in 2010 despite concerns about a British-imposed environmental tax and crime against tourists on some islands.
Earthquake-hit Hait...
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Jobless claims, durable goods point to weak growth
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Evidence that the economic rebound remains sluggish emerged from reports Thurs...
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NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market resumed its slide yesterday as disappointing forecasts from technology companies brought new concerns about the economy.
A weaker outlook from technology maker Qualcomm Inc. dragged the Nasdaq composite index lower. D...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — UK car insurance premiums rose at the fastest rate on record in the last quarter of 2009 as insurers passed on the rising cost of personal injury claims to consumers, a study by the Automobile Association Ltd. said.
The average p...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said yesterday that its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled as it reined in expenses while continuing to woo budget-conscious travellers.
People are still going on vacation during the recession, but the...
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