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LONDON (AP) — Britain's Unite union said yesterday it has agreed a deal with Canadian auto parts maker Magna International to secure the future of two UK factories in return for cost savings, including a two-year pay freeze.
The two Vauxhall plants a...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Intel Corp.'s third-quarter numbers show the company is getting better at doing more with less in the toughest stretch for the personal computer industry in nearly a decade.
The world's No. 1 microprocessor maker said yesterday t...
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NEW YORK (AP) — A small Miami-based company said the US government has given it permission to lay the first optical communications fibre from the US to Cuba. That could drastically cut the cost of calling the island nation and make the Internet more ...
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Butterfield Bank proved to be the busiest trader on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The bank's preference shares dropped $20 (1.6 percent) to $1,205, with 100 shares traded, while 2,800 common shares changed hands as the share price fell ...
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Insurers who moved to Bermuda from the UK in recent years will be among the companies facing greater scrutiny from the British tax authorities.
A senior UK taxation official has warned that all corporate tax exiles to have left Britain must be able t...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration's pay czar has asked American International Group to withhold some of the millions in bonuses promised to its employees.
Kenneth Feinberg, the special master for executive compensation, "has informally advis...
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Insurers who moved to Bermuda from the UK in recent years will be among the companies facing greater scrutiny from the British tax authorities.
A senior UK taxation official has warned that all corporate tax exiles to have left Britain must be able t...
DATE: Oct 14, 2009
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge funds have rallied from last year's stunning losses, yet hundreds of managers remain deep in the hole and face some tough decisions in the coming weeks.
The fund industry suffered one of its worst years ever in 2008, when t...
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One Hamilton retailer has come up with a novel idea to overcome Bermuda's downturn in tourism - by targeting the local market.
Riihiluoma's Flying Colours, based in Queen Street, has launched a new range of women's contemporary clothing for autumn an...
DATE: Oct 14, 2009
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BF&M Ltd. was the only trader on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The insurer traded 2,250 shares, but its share price held firm at $16.
Overall the Index opened and closed at 2,283.06, with 2,250 shares worth BD$35,968.65 and 331 shares w...
DATE: Oct 13, 2009
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