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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Golden Ocean Group Limited, a commodities-shipping line led by Norwegian billionaire John Fredriksen, said second-quarter profit more than doubled as freight rates soared.
Net income rose to $25.6 million, or 9 cents a share, fro...
DATE: Aug 23, 2007
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POZA RICA, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Dean flooded a major Mexican oil city yesterday, but there was no known damage to any of the country's production facilities on shore or in the Gulf of Mexico, the state-owned company said.
Petroleos Mexicanos, know...
DATE: Aug 23, 2007
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Partner Re has announced it will be consolidating its European business under its Partner Reinsurance Europe umbrella.
The subsidiary of Partner Re, which is based in Dublin, Ireland, will from the start of next year be the principal reinsurance carr...
DATE: Aug 23, 2007
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Bermudian William Butterworth's career looks to be set on firm foundations after he was presented with the Construction Association of Bermuda's 2007 Scholarship Award.
The Award, which is awarded to young Bermudians pursuing an education within the ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2007
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@$:@bylinerg:By Alex Wright@bodyindent:An exciting and innovative new range of light bulbs are set to illuminate Bermuda in the near future.The Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs), which are aimed at improving energy efficiency and cutting costs, will b...
DATE: Aug 23, 2007
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Newly opened BeanZ Cafe in Hamilton Parish may be slightly off the beaten track, but that didn't prevent the Premier of Bermuda from stopping by with a high-powered entourage to taste some simple, traditional fayre from its menu.
And the leader of th...
DATE: Aug 23, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street showed nascent confidence in the credit markets yesterday, surging higher in response to a pullback in Treasurys and an increase in borrowing by banks. Investors saw both trends as signs that the Federal Reserve's efforts ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index charged ahead for a fourth straight session yesterday, adding more than 200 points as recently pummeled mining and metals issues led a broad-based advance.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed...
DATE: Aug 23, 2007
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A whopping $259,744.05 was traded on the Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday as 17,889 shares changed hands.
The Index closed down at 5,265.62, dropping 42.47 points (0.80 percent), with two companies benefiting and one suffering as a result...
DATE: Aug 23, 2007
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SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) — China's insurance premiums grew 22 percent to 416.3 billion yuan ($54.8 billion) in the first seven months from a year earlier, the nation's industry regulator said.
Life insurance premiums rose 16 percent to 294 billion yuan, ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2007
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