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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) Shares of Bermuda-based Validus Holdings Ltd., the reinsurer started with the backing of former Marsh & McLennan Cos. chief executive officer Jeffrey Greenberg, climbed one percent after the company raised a less-than-expected $3...
DATE: Jul 26, 2007
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XL Capital's second-quarter profits jumped $177 million year-on-year to $544.5m, with the impact of flooding in England during June and in Australia presenting relatively low pre-tax net losses of around $30m.
There was also a $81.3m fillip from the ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2007
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DALLAS (Bloomberg) — JetBlue Airways Corp. said second-quarter earnings rose 50 percent as it carried more passengers and flew its planes longer. The low-fare airline also slowed its growth for a second straight year.Capacity may rise by as little as...
DATE: Jul 25, 2007
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LONDON - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares ended down 1.9 percent and touched a near one-month low after subprime lending worries and a sell-off in US markets hit shares.
The FTSE ended 125.7 points lower at 6,498.7.ROUNDUP:EUROFIRSTEUROPE - E...
DATE: Jul 25, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Security Capital Assurance Ltd. shares fell the most since the bond insurer went public in August as second-quarter profit declined 29 percent on losses from investments in derivatives.Net income declined to $25.9...
DATE: Jul 25, 2007
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Everest Re's improved second-quarter profits of $282.9m came despite the company suffering catastrophe losses of $70.4m, with the bulk resulting from flooding in England and Australia.
The company is expecting to pay out $25m in relation to floods th...
DATE: Jul 25, 2007
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IF you are an information technology (IT) worker, then you'd better hurry and get that security certificate, fast.Your co-workers certainly are. With companies finally getting around to realising that network security is a business critical issue, mo...
DATE: Jul 25, 2007
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Butterfield Bank yesterday reported record quarterly net income of $35.9 million and announced a three-for-one share split to take place next month.
Profits were up 6.1 percent for the three months from April through June compared to the same period ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2007
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canada's main stock index fell the most in more than three years, after Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. followed larger rival Canadian National Railway Co. in reporting a drop in profit, and said the rising Canadian dollar poses a...
DATE: Jul 25, 2007
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A pricing war could be sparked in the wake of the launch of Logic Communications Ltd.'s latest internet service deal.
Logic's deal will see existing customers on the 1Mbps contract upgraded to 2Mbps, with the price being slashed by $10 down to $99.95...
DATE: Jul 25, 2007
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