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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling will fine-tune changes to UK capital gains taxes tomorrow, targeting relief to entrepreneurs, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said.
Mr. Darling probably will resist calls to rev...
DATE: Jan 24, 2008
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One of the most important aspects of the IT sector is to stay on the cutting edge of technology and one step ahead of the competition.
And that is exactly what Applied Computer Technologies (ACT) has been striving to do for the past 25 years it has b...
DATE: Jan 24, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - US stocks rallied the most in two months on speculation lower borrowing costs and a plan to bail out bond insurers will restore confidence in the financial system.
Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp.,...
DATE: Jan 24, 2008
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Bermuda is well placed to come through the woes affecting the global economy relatively unscathed.
That is the view of the newly unveiled president and chief executive officer of Capital G Bank, John Kephart.
Mr. Kephart, who took over the job last N...
DATE: Jan 24, 2008
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Global healthcare products giant Covidien yesterday officially opened its new Front Street offices and marked the occasion by giving a $20,000 cheque to a Bermuda charity.
The Bermuda-domiciled company was formed last June after being part of industr...
DATE: Jan 24, 2008
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Bermudian students working in the insurance sector got a double boost yesterday after the Bermuda Insurance Management Association (BIMA) announced its official endorsement of the Associate in Captive Insurance (ACI) professional designation and laun...
DATE: Jan 24, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Security Capital Assurance Ltd., under pressure from Fitch Ratings to come up with $2 billion, said it won't raise new capital.
"The unprecedented uncertainty and instability affecting our industry make it impract...
DATE: Jan 24, 2008
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index rebounded from early losses to end slightly higher yesterday, as the financial sector posted a late turnaround amid talk of capital infusions for US bond insurers.
The heavyweight financial ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2008
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NEWARK, New Jersey (Bloomberg) - American International Group Inc. (AIG) bypassed its normal risk review in what prosecutors say was a sham transaction to inflate loss reserves by $500 million, a witness testified at the trial of five insurance execu...
DATE: Jan 24, 2008
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TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) - Health care products maker Johnson & Johnson's profit rose almost 10 percent in the fourth quarter as revenues jumped by double digits despite sales drops for two key product lines.
The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based maker...
DATE: Jan 23, 2008
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