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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index finished lower on weak resources yesterday, staving off a late-session rally by Research In Motion and financial shares.
Concerns about the global economic recovery and demand for key commodities weighed...
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Overture Re is setting up in Bermuda as a new life reinsurance company.
Parent company Overture Acquisition Corp. said yesterday that the new reinsurer had received its long-term insurance certification of registration from insurance regulator the Be...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks reversed an early slide and ended higher yesterday after the Federal Reserve issued a more upbeat assessment of the economy.
Major stock indexes were down before the Fed released its statement following a two-day meeting on int...
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LONDON (Reuters) - The gap between Britain's richest and poorest is wider than it was 40 years ago, a report commissioned by the government said yesterday.
The National Equality Panel study, authored by academic experts, found that by retirement age ...
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Government has been called on by the Opposition to scrap work permit term limits in a bid to boost the economy, international business and Bermudian jobs.
UBP Senator Michael Dunkley urged Government to come clean on its agenda behind the policy, rem...
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HSBC CEO makes HK homecoming in Asia push
+ HSBC CEO begins job at new HK office
+ Relocation represents renewed focus on Asia
+ Move returns bank to roots, as it aims for China IPO
HONG KONG, Jan 27 (Reuters) - HSBC's chief executive started work on...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Sales of UK commercial property doubled in the fourth quarter of last year as funds started purchasing buildings after a two-year hiatus.
Investors acquired 458 buildings for £9.65 billion ($15.6 billion), up from 221 properties ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans alike pummelled Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner yesterday over his role in the $180 billion bailout of insurance giant AIG Inc., venting public anger over Wall Street's return to prosperity while 10 per...
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Bermuda-based Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. said yesterday it will sell 600,000 shares in addition to its previously announced offering of four million shares.
The oil tanker operator said the underwriters of the share offering had exercised i...
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LONDON - Britain's top share index hit a five-week closing low, led down by energy stocks and banks ahead of the conclusion of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting.
The FTSE 100 closed down 59.38 points, or 1.1 percent, at 5,217.47 - its lowest close ...
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