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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index ended slightly higher yesterday as acquisition activity in the energy sector helped offset slumping financials amid nervousness over more casualties from the credit crunch.
Duvernay Oil was ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2008
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The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) Index remained unchanged yesterday despite some substantial trading in KeyTech Ltd. shares.
KeyTech's stock price stayed at $14 after 10,500 of its shares traded.
The only other issue to trade was Butt...
DATE: Jul 15, 2008
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They say travel broadens the mind — and that is certainly the case with Adam Farrell. For the young Bermudian globetrotter has travelled the world, from London, Spain and Switzerland to Ghana, Africa and even such exotic locations as Morocco, Hungary...
DATE: Jul 15, 2008
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PRANKSTERS: Textless keyboards. Bottomless paper clip holders. Sticky notes blanketing the entire cubicle.
Most who've worked in an office can say they've either terrorised their colleagues with office pranks or been the victim of at least one hoax. ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2008
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LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg) - Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3, the 2007 loser in the fight for second place in video-game console sales, is gaining ground on Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360.
The PlayStation 3 outsold the Xbox 360 in the US in the first five months...
DATE: Jul 15, 2008
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SAO PAULO (Bloomberg) - Bermuda reinsurers XL Re and PartnerRe are leading the rush to Brazil to capitalise on the biggest deregulation of a market since China opened up more than six years ago.
Both companies have been approved to do business in the...
DATE: Jul 15, 2008
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A small percentage of web users were out of luck yesterday afternoon, as service went down. But most of the Internet service providers on the Island reported nothing wrong.
Cable and Wireless, Logic, TeleBermuda International and Transact Internet Se...
DATE: Jul 15, 2008
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is moving closer to giving home buyers more protection from the types of shady lending practices that have contributed to the housing crisis and propelled foreclosures to record highs.
Chairman Ben Bernanke and h...
DATE: Jul 15, 2008
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HSBC, which owns the Bank of Bermuda, has been labelled the top bank in the world.
According to Banker Magazine HSBC topped the list because of its Tier 1 capital and profit before tax. It is the first time a non-US bank topped the list since 1999.
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said his government is ready to provide more help for households as the economic slowdown deepens, and held out the prospect of an end to soaring food prices.
Voters are deserting the ruling Labour Par...
DATE: Jul 15, 2008
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