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LONDON (Reuters) - London faces a threat to its status as a global financial centre in the shake-up caused by the global credit crisis, the capital's minister said yesterday.
Niche financial markets as well as heavyweights such as New York and Frankf...
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Bermuda reinsurer PartnerRe last night reported a $95.3 million profit for the fourth quarter and achieved investment gains despite an horrendous three-month period on the global financial markets.
The fourth-quarter performance allowed the company t...
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LONDON (AP) — Collapsed retailer Woolworths will soon have new life online after Shop Direct Group said yesterday it had purchased the brand name for an undisclosed sum.
In a statement, Shop Direct said it intends to launch www.woolworths.co.uk this ...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index fell broadly yesterday, pressured by softer oil and gold prices, while concerns about the deteriorating global economy weighed on financial issues.
Tumbling commodity prices combined to push the material...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Macy's Inc said yesterday it would slash about 7,000 jobs and cut its quarterly dividend as it forecast earnings for fiscal 2009 that fell far below Wall Street expectations, sending its shares down four percent.
The department s...
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Age: 43
Role: Director of Sales and Marketing, The Fairmont Hamilton Princess
What is your job? My responsibility is to manage the hotel's catering, conference services, reservations and sales departments, as well as oversee revenue management. The e...
DATE: Feb 03, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - Investors worried about the recession have turned to a strategy of cherry-picking stocks - sending tech shares higher and industrials lower.
The market's concerns yesterday were focused on two fronts: the economic stimulus proposal no...
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Financial expert John Mauldin suggests that those looking for an investment opportunity should hang onto their cash for the time being.
The prolific author and investment manager, who was in Bermuda last week to speak at the Chartered Financial Analy...
DATE: Feb 03, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers reported some of the weakest conditions ever in January when they cut jobs at a record pace, monthly purchasing managers index data showed yesterday.
The headline number rose to 35.8 in January from December's...
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Scott Stallard is not your average businessman. When he's not running his gym, The Olympic Club, in Dundonald Street, he's likely to be capturing images from some remote corner of the world on his camera. Mr. Stallard spoke with business reporter Ale...
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