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LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc. chief Irene Rosenfeld refused to sweeten her $16.2 billion offer for candy maker Cadbury plc. and took the bid directly to shareholders on Monday, setting the stage for a takeover battle that could last up ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2009
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Hiscox Ltd., the third-biggest insurer at Lloyd's of London, is "happily hiring" more workers as reinsurance rates climbed to their highest on record, driving up nine-month sales.
"The books are going very nicely so we're growing...
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Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses — the malicious programs better known...
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Fun – that's the best word to describe the new BMW Mini series which was launched in Bermuda last week.
The Mini Cooper, which comes in hardtop and convertible versions, and the Clubman, were all unveiled by exclusive agents Bermuda Motors under the ...
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LONDON - Britain's top share index hit its highest closing level in more than two weeks as the Group of 20's (G20) pledge to keep stimulus in place bolstered investors' risk appetite, with miners and oil stocks leading the charge. The FTSE 100 closed...
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MUNICH (Bloomberg) - Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, said third-quarter profit from continuing operations more than doubled as investment income recovered from year-ago writedowns.
Net income rose to 1.32 billion euros ($1.98 billion), from 545...
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ARMONK, NEW YORK (AP) - Bond insurer MBIA says losses on its coverage of risky investments have resulted in a loss for the third quarter, breaking two straight quarters of profits.
The Armonk, New York-based company says it lost $727.8 million, or $3...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rose to a two-week high yesterday after a pledge from the Group of 20 to pursue economic stimulus measures until recovery is in place encouraged investors to let go of the safe-haven US dollar and embrac...
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc.'s phoenix-like rise from the ashes has propelled its market value to $180 billion, raising the possibility that it could challenge Microsoft Corp for the technology crown.
Microsoft is now the world's most valuabl...
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Age: 26
Role: Corporate care manager, Digicel Bermuda
What is your job? My position entails building and maintaining strong relationships with Digicel Bermuda's corporate client-base. I manage a team which aims to deliver superior customer service 24...
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