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JOHANNESBURG (Bloomberg) - Aquarius Platinum Ltd., a producer of the metal in South Africa and Zimbabwe, fell the most in a month in London trading after saying it will sell shares to fund a repurchase of stock from Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.
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DATE: Apr 17, 2008
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OSLO (Bloomberg) - Seadrill Ltd., the Norwegian oil-rig company set up by billionaire John Fredriksen, got two one-year contract extensions worth about $390 million from Exxon Mobil Corp.
The four-year West Aquarius contract is now worth about $750 m...
DATE: Apr 17, 2008
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Omega Insurance Holdings Ltd., a Lloyd's of London insurer, fell in London trading after it said takeover talks with several bidders ended.
The board believes "the proposed indicative offers undervalue the long-term value inheren...
DATE: Apr 17, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil futures prices fell sharply from a record near $115 a barrel yesterday as investors absorbed a US government report that showed gasoline demand continues to decline.
Investors, who initially bought frenetically on news that crude ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2008
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Former SEC secretary of 20 years Jonathan Katz took centre stage at a seminar on the latest hot international regulatory topics held in Bermuda yesterday.
Mr. Katz talked about the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) initiative to switch from ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street rallied yesterday after better-than-expected quarterly results from JPMorgan Chase and two other Dow Jones industrials raised investors' hopes that companies and the economy are indeed recovering from the protracted global...
DATE: Apr 17, 2008
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Butterfield Bank's investments in in US residential mortgage-linked securities total $479 million — but the Bank is weathering the sub-prime crisis well, chief executive officer Alan Thompson told shareholders yesterday.
Speaking at the Bank's annual...
DATE: Apr 17, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - British drugmaker Shire's move to become tax-resident in Ireland is unlikely to trigger an exodus by multinationals to other domiciles, but will put pressure on the government to keep Britain business-friendly.
Shire's board this w...
DATE: Apr 17, 2008
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John Wight has overseen a near tripling of profits at BF&M Ltd. in the space of three years but the chief executive officer is keen to pass on the credit to his staff.
Last week, the company announced record annual net income of $27.3 million for 200...
DATE: Apr 16, 2008
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - British Airways plc. will ask its lawyers to examine a compensation claim against London Heathrow airport operator BAA Ltd. following the chaotic opening of a new terminal there.
"I'd need to have more detailed discussions with t...
DATE: Apr 16, 2008
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