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As we mentioned in the previous article, policymakers in many countries are still dedicated to continuing the stimulative policies that have lifted their economies out of a nasty recession. They are likely to maintain these programmes until there are...
DATE: Oct 19, 2009
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The Moneywise column received some good questions last week regarding interest rates in Bermuda and the influence of US economic environment.
Essentially, readers who own mortgaged real estate property in Bermuda wanted to know if they should conside...
DATE: Oct 17, 2009
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Q. Can I expect my shares of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. to continue to gain in price? — J.O., via the Internet
A. The biggest US-based and third-largest global tyre maker can see some light at the end of the recession tunnel:
• Chairman and CEO Rober...
DATE: Oct 17, 2009
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Someone asked me if I was excited when the Dow once again hit the 10,000-point mark. Nope.
It was October 2008 when we last saw that five-digit number. On October 14 (on Wednesday), the Dow Jones industrial average again closed above 10,000 — 10,015....
DATE: Oct 17, 2009
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I had to jet off to England on Wednesday, to do a thing. Sadly, when I got there, I couldn't do the thing because my Internet Service Provider, British Telecom (BT), had cancelled my broadband connection in my absence, without letting me know.
In an ...
DATE: Oct 17, 2009
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Local stocks ended the week on a negative note as three stocks tumbled on low volume.
LOM (Holdings) Ltd. suffered the biggest fall, dipping 16.3 percent, as 500 shares changed hands. The investment services firm fell 65 cents to close on $3.35.
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DATE: Oct 17, 2009
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Cost cutting and optimisation within the IT industry will be the focus for the IBM Virtualisation Road Show when it comes to town next week.
The event, which is being held by BCS, IBM's Bermuda agency, at the Elbow Beach Resort on Thursday, October 2...
DATE: Oct 16, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — Shares in supermarket chain J Sainsbury PLC jumped nine percent yesterday on market speculation that a major Qatari investor may renew its takeover interest.
Sainsbury, Britain's third largest grocer, declined to comment on speculation ...
DATE: Oct 16, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - The average UK house price rose 0.7 percent in September from the month before, boosted by rising values at the top end of the market and giving further evidence the market is recovering, a poll showed yesterday.
The poll of polls...
DATE: Oct 16, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — Speculation mounted yesterday that the Bank of England may take a break from boosting the money supply as the British economy shows signs of emerging from recession.
The British pound rose to an almost seven-month high against the euro ...
DATE: Oct 16, 2009
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