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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp struck a deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co, creating a media superpower that would control not just how television shows and movies are made, but how they are delivered to the hom...
DATE: Dec 04, 2009
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Exploring new ways to help young people find careers in the Island's insurance industry is high on the agenda of incoming Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies (BFIS) president and chairman Michael Fisher.
Since being founded in 1996, BFIS has pro...
DATE: Dec 04, 2009
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Argus Group Holdings Ltd. followed up its impressive financial results of a $12.2 million profit for the six months to September 30, 2009 with a busy day's trading on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), yesterday.
The insurer traded 1,000 shares to ope...
DATE: Dec 04, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America Corp. plans to repay its $45 billion in government bailout funds in the next few days, a move that will help the troubled bank recruit a new CEO.
The bank said in a statement it would use available cash and raise $18.8...
DATE: Dec 04, 2009
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Rebounding financial markets helped Argus Group Holdings Ltd. achieve a $12.2 million profit for the six months ended September 30 this year — a $54 million swing from the loss the company suffered in the same period last year.
A $10.2 million increa...
DATE: Dec 04, 2009
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Bermuda-based Bacardi Ltd. has been certified as operating in accordance with the world's most recognised standards for quality, environment, and health and safety.
The largest privately held spirits company in the world is the first of its kind to a...
DATE: Dec 04, 2009
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Retailers are waiting to see what Christmas holds in store for them this year after reporting positive sales over the past couple of months.
Somers Cooper, managing director of A.S. Cooper & Sons, said trade started to pick up in October, gathering p...
DATE: Dec 04, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) — In a move that could help improve relations between Google Inc. and the media industry, the Internet search company is offering publishers a way to build more solid "pay walls" around their online stories while still appearing in sear...
DATE: Dec 03, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market struggled but held its ground yesterday as an upbeat assessment of the economy from the Federal Reserve offset drops in bank and energy stocks.
Most stocks finished higher after the Fed said regional economic activity...
DATE: Dec 03, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - MySpace expands its presence in the entertainment market today with the British launch of its music service, as the social networking site seeks to reinvent itself after being eclipsed by rival Facebook.
MySpace Music is already up...
DATE: Dec 03, 2009
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