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LONDON (AP) — UK banks yesterday reported increased lending to home buyers in November but consumers put less into savings accounts and continued to reduce their credit card and unsecured debt.
Loans for house purchases rose to £6.6 billion ($10.5 bi...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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Bermuda-based business insurer XL Capital Ltd. has been the year's best performer on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index in terms of percentage rise.
Up until yesterday's close of trading, XL had risen an astounding 406 percent in this year's trading on ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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Itochu Takes Stake in Reinsurance Fund Company Juniperus Capital
c.2009 Bloomberg News
Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Itochu Corp. took a stake in Bermuda-based Juniperus Capital Holdings Ltd., the operator of a reinsurance fund, according to a statement on ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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The Bermuda Health Council has appointed local firm Troncossi Public Relations as its PR consultant.
The BHeC, the regulator for the Island's health system selected Troncossi after a full tender process.
As part of an ongoing media relations programm...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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Renaissance Capital Is Cut by S&P Over 'Financial Flexibility'
c.2009 Bloomberg News
Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Renaissance Capital Holdings Ltd., the parent of the Moscow brokerage that shares its name, had its credit score cut one grade at Standard & P...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks pushed higher for a third straight day after a surprisingly strong report on housing provided the latest evidence that the economy is picking up speed.
All major indexes gained less than one percent yesterday, with the Standard...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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Is your teenager sexting? It is the new word to describe the recent tendency of teenagers to exchange nude or sexually suggestive photos of themselves via cell phones.
About 15 percent of teenagers in the US have received nude or sexually suggestive ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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The amount of Bermuda dollar notes and coin in circulation over the coming holiday period will be $139 million - a fall of 2.8 percent compared to last year's total of $143 million.
The total net amount of notes and coins issued to the banks by the B...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett, who says the most important job of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s board is settling on his successor, named the son of one of his past business associates as a company director.
Stephen Burke, chief operating officer...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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Arch Underwriting at Lloyd's has opened a new Australian office as part of the Arch Insurance Europe underwriting platform.
The new office, which is based in Sydney, will be managed by Adam Matteson, regional director for Australasia, with an initial...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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