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The IT industry is starting to pick up again in the wake of the economic downturn, according to a boss of one of Bermuda's leading IT firms.
Walter Burgess, director of telephony and network services at CCS Group Ltd., who was congratulating network ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks climbed yesterday following a drop in weekly unemployment claims to the lowest level of the year and a rise in new home sales.
The market's gains were modest on light trading volume ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
The govern...
DATE: Nov 26, 2009
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LONDON - A flurry of US economic data and a rebound in metals prices helped push Britain's top share index to a higher close, with Compass Group topping the blue-chip gainers list after results. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,364.81 points, up 40.85 or 0.7...
DATE: Nov 26, 2009
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Argus Group Holdings Ltd.'s share price climbed 24.82 percent ($1.75) on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The insurer traded 150 shares to close the day at $8.80.
Staying in insurance, BF&M Ltd. also saw 3,290 shares change hands, as its s...
DATE: Nov 26, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — American International Group Inc. employees unwinding the insurer's derivatives may leave in March if they don't get their promised retention bonuses, said a lawyer representing some of the workers.
Staff in the Financial Produ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Scott Rothstein, the former South Florida lawyer accused of operating a $1 billion Ponzi scheme, was stripped of his law licence by the Florida Supreme Court.
Rothstein volunteered last week to give up his licence to avoid disc...
DATE: Nov 26, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) — Strong overseas sales and cost-cutting kept a decline in Tiffany & Co.'s third-quarter profit to a bare minimum, causing the luxury jeweller to raise its full-year profit outlook heading into the crucial holiday season.
The luxury sec...
DATE: Nov 26, 2009
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index closed higher yesterday as a record high gold price and a turnaround in oil prices boosted resource issues.
Gold prices surged above $1,180 an ounce on US dollar weakness, while the price of oil settled ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2009
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Net income Book value Change from Share price
in third quarter per share Dec. 2008 yesterday
Ace $494m $55.71 28.70% $49.85
Arch $274.4m $69.48 35.20% $69.95
Argo Group $67.1m $50.80 15.50% $30.74
Aspen $144.7m $34.29 19% $26.09
Allied Worl...
DATE: Nov 26, 2009
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OSLO (Bloomberg) — Golden Ocean Group Ltd., Norwegian billionaire John Fredriksen's commodities shipping line, said the value of its fleet may rise after freight rates almost doubled this quarter.
The Baltic Dry Index, an overall measure of the cost ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2009
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