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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Britain's second-largest telecoms company is dismissing about 1,200 workers at its Caribbean operations as part of a regional restructuring.
Cable & Wireless plc. says lay-offs at the newly renamed LIME operation will affect ...
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Do you have a business owner or entrepreneur on your gift list? With the holidays fast approaching, you may be struggling to find that perfect item. Here are five gift ideas that can inspire and help the recipient to achieve a more profitable and suc...
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Bermuda's insurers will have to comply with a new set of reporting standards after three acts were passed by MPs in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The Insurance Accounts Amendment Regulations Act 2008, the Insurance Returns and Solvency Amendment R...
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Canadian stocks rose a third time in four days, led by metals and energy producers, as commodity prices rallied on speculation bailouts and economic stimulus measures around the world will boost demand.
Goldcorp Inc. gained 12 p...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A $14 billion rescue package for America's imperiled auto industry sped to approval in the US House last night, but the emergency bailout was still in jeopardy from Republicans who were setting out roadblocks in the Senate.
Democrat...
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Ironshore has pulled off a double coup after it announced the appointment of Shaun Kelly as head of US operations late on Tuesday night.
Mr. Kelly, who was chief operating officer at New York-based American International Group's (AIG) Lexington Co., ...
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Retailers are feeling the pinch from the economic downturn as the volume of sales fell by 6.3 percent in October in real terms, according to the latest figures released by Government.
The Department of Statistics' Retail Sales Index revealed it was t...
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Former Premier Sir John Swan has warned that Bermuda needs to wake up and realise it faces "severe consequences" from the global recession, including more job losses and falling property values.
The businessman said Bermuda's economy was hugely relia...
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The US Senate yesterday proposed draft legislation aimed at closing a "tax loophole" claimed to give some Bermuda insurance groups an advantage over their US rivals.
The move, which echoes the aims of the bill put forward in the House of Representati...
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — American International Group Inc. said yesterday it is working on resolving nearly $10 billion in soured investments — without asking taxpayers for more money.
The exposure stems from investments in mortgage and corpo...
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