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TORONTO (Reuters) - Lofty commodity prices and the ability to turn a blind eye to signs of a US recession have allowed Toronto's main stock index to outperform nearly every benchmark this year - but the upcoming earnings season could end all that.
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So Mrs. Brody and her husband and daughter are setting their sights closer to home, renting a vacation home on Martha's Vineyard, the popular Massachusetts tourist destination for presidents, celebrities and others looking for a seaside getaway.
"I j...
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Bermuda Aviation Services Ltd. led the way, climbing by 20 cents to close at $6.10 on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) last week.
The transportation company also traded 800 shares throughout the course of the week.
Belco Holdings ...
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The Bermuda Employers Council (BEC) is surveying its 400 members plus companies not yet signed up as it seeks statistics to help it lobby on policy.
The Employment Conditions and Benefits Survey 2008 is designed to gauge current practices and detect ...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - AMR Corp.'s American Airlines returned to its regular flight schedule today as it completed the final inspections on its fleet of Boeing Co. jets.
More than 3,300 flights were canceled over five days, including 200 yesterday, a...
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When shareholders see their holdings fall rapidly and substantially in value, they will sometimes get together to sue company management.
And with so many companies losing huge chunks of their market value during the fall-out from the sub-prime mortg...
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) - Finance chiefs from the US and Europe said the eight-month credit squeeze is still festering and urged banks to take steps to relieve it.
"The chain of bad news may not have come to an end," Italian Finance Minister Tommaso P...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The US dollar's steady decline may at least slow in the near term on the back of the Group of Seven's strongest statement of concern on currency fluctuations in seven years, analysts said. The G7's statement from a meeting in Was...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Sub-prime mortgages have proved to be a bigger catastrophe for captains of the insurance industry than any natural disaster.
American International Group Inc. (AIG) cut the 2007 cash bonus for CEO Martin Sullivan by 42 percent ...
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Scottish Re's primary operating insurance subsidiaries has seen its financial strength rating (FSR) downgraded to B- (rair) from B (rair) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to "bb-" from "bb" by AM Best Co.
Best also has downgraded the ICR to "ccc+"...
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