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LONDON (Reuters) - Soaring food and fuel bills sent British inflation rocketing in April, putting the prospect of interest-rate cuts soon in real doubt despite further signs the housing market downturn is getting nasty.
Inflation leapt half a percent...
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Citing rising costs, global warming and a changing business environment, Blue Ribbon Cleaners will be closing for good on May 16 after 18 years of operation.
"All of our chemicals, plastic, and hangers have increased in price due to the increase in a...
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Ouch Charlie!" has become the phrase of the moment, as online social networking and sharing has produced two unlikely comedians.
The 'Charlie bit my finger - again!' video was posted on YouTube by a father and has now gone on to log something like 25...
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An unusual divergence from computing technology, I want to focus on cellphones and their use and abuse by young people — what you as parents need to know, and to look a little close at the rumoured health risks with mobile phone use.
When I started i...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's biggest bank by market value, plans to start selling life insurance next month through a joint venture in India.
The venture, owned with Canara Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce, is licensed to sell e...
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After almost two years of operating General Marine Services (GMS), Jeremy Cox is handing over the reigns and big changes are on the way.
Taking over control of the business are Abdul Amjath, his wife Carolann Amjath, and Henry Ascento. Together, they...
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UK-based insurance brokerage Willis Group, which has offices in Bermuda, yesterday revealed its spectacular new 28-storey skyscraper in London.
Situated at 51 Lime Street, the building is directly opposite Lloyd's in the heart of the financial mile.
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Bermuda residents spent 54 percent more on overseas purchases in March than they did in the same month a year earlier, according to figures released by Government yesterday.
Purchases declared by returning residents totalled $5.1 million, a year-on-y...
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los angeles - (Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrid, the most fuel-efficient car sold in the US, is getting harder to find on dealer lots and commanding higher prices when customers do.
It can take up to two weeks to receive delivery of the...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Senate agreed yesterday to write off — and hand over to taxpayers — more than $17 billion in debt that a FEMA flood insurance programme accumulated after being devastated by Katrina and other 2005 hurricanes.
The bill to exte...
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