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SAO PAULO (Bloomberg) — Infinity Bio-Energy Ltd., an owner of sugar and ethanol mills, cancelled plans to sell common shares in Brazil. The Bermuda-based company made the announcement on the website of Brazil's securities regulator. Infinity Bio-Ener...
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Tokio Millennium Re Ltd. (TMR) has been affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (superior) and issuer credit rating of "aa-" by AM Best Co.
The outlook for both ratings is stable.
TMR is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire...
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Bermuda businesses with branches in the Cayman Islands were yesterday preparing for a potential direct hit from Tropical Storm Gustav this weekend — and one has already pulled out staff.
Butterfield Bank closed down its branches there and relocated e...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Sears Holdings Corp. reported a 62 percent drop in second-quarter profit as the retailer continues to struggle to attract customers to its stores despite a high-stakes restructuring. The company also delivered a downbeat outlook predi...
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DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Irish airline Aer Lingus reported a $30.4 million loss for the first half of the year yesterday, citing the high cost of fuel and expenses from labour unrest.
Aer Lingus said it lost 20.6 million euros for the January-June peri...
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DALLAS (Bloomberg) — Oil and natural gas companies accelerated evacuations from rigs and production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Gustav may enter the region as a hurricane this weekend.
ConocoPhillips said it stopped oil and natu...
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Reinsurance underwriters are now earning almost double the salary of lawyers, while the number of international business workers is outstripping civil servants by more than 500, according to the latest statistics released by Government's Employment B...
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INUVIK, Northwest Territories (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is expected to call an election as early as next week, did not rule out the possibility the Canadian economy might have slipped into recession but said yesterday that if so ...
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SEATTLE (AP) - The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace.
Companies that sell advertisements online - including Microsoft - can electronically gather tidbits about web su...
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The Bermuda Supreme Court has appointed a liquidation committee for the IPOC Fund and affiliated companies, with a view to dividing up their remaining assets by November this year.
The controversial Bermuda-based fund did not contest a winding up ord...
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