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SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. will host a product event on January 27, giving chief executive officer Steve Jobs a chance to unveil a long-rumoured, touch-screen tablet device for surfing the web and playing movies and music.
The company sen...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — Shareholders in British candy maker Cadbury PLC are looking for a fat increase in the hostile takeover bid by Kraft Foods Inc., as Kraft faces today's deadline for changes to its bid.
Cadbury shares moved above 800 pence in yesterday's ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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GENEVA (AP) — Swiss Reinsurance Co. said yesterday it transferred part of its US life insurance business to American investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for 1.3 billion Swiss francs ($1.27 billion) to free up capital and invest it more ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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Bermuda-domiciled telecommunications company Digicel says it network is now functioning well in the Hatian capital of Port-au-Prince with increasing numbers of customers connecting to it.
The company says coverage outside the city, which was devatst...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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When Hurricane Fabian destroyed much of Tom Wadson's Southampton farm in 2003 he seized the opportunity to start Bermuda's first and only fully organic farm.
Today Wadson's Farms is the Island's largest producer of organic fruits, vegetables and meat...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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BF&M Ltd. is doing its bit for the environment by making the company's upcoming annual report fully electronic in a bid to help ensure the long-term sustainability of Bermuda as a community.
The move, which is part of the BF&M's ongoing 'Green Initia...
DATE: Jan 18, 2010
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Saving money, improving operational efficiency and enhancing reputations while reducing your environmental footprint will be the focus for a web-based event hosted by IBM and the Economist Intelligence Unit later this month.
The event, which is entit...
DATE: Jan 18, 2010
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London mayor warns of banker exodus
LONDON (AP) -- London Mayor Boris Johnson has warned that thousands of high earning bankers will flee London because of the government's tougher taxes on bonuses.
In a letter to Tre...
DATE: Jan 18, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Profits from top US technology companies like IBM and financial companies like Goldman Sachs Group Inc. this week could help stocks gain as long as investors see room for more profit growth.
Stronger-than-expected results late on...
DATE: Jan 18, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's biggest companies look likely to meet or slightly beat forecasts for double-digit earnings gains this reporting season, which should be enough to nudge the stock market higher.
But analysts said the upside is limited give...
DATE: Jan 18, 2010
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