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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — American International Group Inc. and XL Capital Ltd. are among insurers losing employees to smaller companies that expect the defectors to bring customers with them, said Paul Newsome of Sandler O'Neill & Partners.
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DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - Bluetooth wireless headsets have become a lot better in the last few years at picking out the user's voice from noisy surroundings.
But a key problem has persisted: If you're in a breezy place, it's been hard to make yourself heard ab...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — UK Financial Investments, the company set up by the British government to oversee state bailout investments in banks, said yesterday it will back all resolutions proposed at a Lloyds Banking Group PLC shareholder meeting this week.
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DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate chairman who has a major role in writing health care legislation said yesterday he hopes to convince President Barack Obama that taxing some employer-provided benefits will help control escalating costs.
Senate Finance Comm...
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DETROIT (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co., the only major domestic automaker to avoid bankruptcy, and Nissan Motor Co. reported US sales for May that fell less than analysts' estimates.
Ford deliveries including the Volvo brand slid to 161,531 vehicles, t...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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Butterfield Bank was the only trader on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
The bank traded 44,174 shares, but its price held firm at $5.50.
Overall, the Index opened and closed at 2,366.71, with 44,174 shares worth $242,9...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's blue-chip share index ended down 0.65 percent, hurt by banks after a major shareholder sold its holding in Barclays, although improving US pending home sales lent some support to the market. The FTSE 100 closed 29.17 points lower a...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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The US arm of Bermuda 2008 start-up Torus Insurance Holdings Ltd. expects to open new offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston and on the US west coast before the year is out.
Torus Specialty Insurance Company, which is headquartered in New Jersey, now h...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of US homebuyers who agreed to purchase a previously occupied home in April posted the largest monthly jump in nearly eight years, a sign that sales are finally coming to life after a long and painful slump.
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DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is warning lawmakers that the trust fund that pays for highway construction will go broke in August unless Congress approves an infusion of as much as $7 billion.
Sen. Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate E...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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