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First, a comment on last week's column, in which I urged you to hug an expat for Christmas. A number of readers wrote to say that a letter to the same effect had appeared in the Gazette a week or two earlier. Some asked if I had written the letter.
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DATE: Jan 05, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) — Getting a book published isn't the rarefied literary feat it once was.
New printing technologies are making published authors of legions of aspiring writers, a population that once toiled for years on tomes that might not see the ligh...
DATE: Jan 05, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett will not have to turn over some records sought by the former head of a subsidiary whose fraud trial starts on Monday.
Judge Christopher Droney, of US District Court in Hartford, C...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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HAMILTON (BUSINESS WIRE) - Textainer Group Holdings Limited, the world's largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, has re-entered the refrigerated container market segment. Textainer has ordered 800, 40ft High Cube reefers with Car...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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A new lingerie and 'loungewear' shop just for women is about to open in the heart of Hamilton.
The former flower shop next to Marks and Spencer on Reid Street is to become a "women'secret" shop bringing classic European designs and styles to the Isla...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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A lone trader seeking bragging rights and a minute of fame was behind the record rise in oil prices to $100 prices a barrel, according to market watchers.
They claim the single trader bid up the price by buying a modest lot and then sold it immediate...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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Butterfield Bank was the only mover on the Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
The Bank dropped 10 cents (0.5 percent) off its share price to close down at $18.15, with 307 shares traded.
Overall, the Index was down 15.99 poin...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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Increasing its number of international issuers and listing companies allied to record domestic trading volume were key factors contributing to the success of the Bermuda Stock Exchange last year.
Designation as a Recognised Stock Exchange by the UK's...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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HCC Insurance Holdings, which has offices in Bermuda, has acquired Indiana-based MultiNational Underwriters (MNU) and also been given approval to establish a new Lloyd's of London syndicate.
MNU provides international life, accident and health insura...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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Ironshore's US subsidiary, Ironshore Holdings (US), has completed the acquisition of TIG Specialty Insurance, a US-based excess and surplus lines insurance company, from TIG Insurance Co.
Subject to regulatory name change approval, the company will b...
DATE: Jan 04, 2008
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