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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canada's main stock index fell from a record after profits at some US companies missed analysts' estimates, signalling slower economic growth that may crimp demand for Canadian commodities.The S&P/TSX has climbed 27 percent in t...
DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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Currency Effects along the Pipeline. According to Royal Gazette last week in an interview with Mr. Phil Barnett, president of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, recruitment of guest workers into Bermuda is a becoming problematic due to strong foreign c...
DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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Another letter this week to spark things off.
"We have a gentrified cottage in Paget, fortunately without mortgage, and we're in the early stages of my second retirement," a reader wrote. "Is there much danger of house prices here dropping appreciabl...
DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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Emerging markets, usually the kind of bet that goes very bad when markets get cranky, should prove a safe haven if problems in subprime and corporate lending prompt a more severe flight from risk.Large reserves of cash and the ability to fund in thei...
DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday took a downturn for the second day running after hitting its peak on Wednesday.
The Index slipped back 57.29 points (1.09 percent) to close on 5,181.03, with 21,566 shares traded and a tu...
DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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DALLAS (AP) — Continental Airlines Inc. said yesterday that profits rose 15 percent in the second quarter as it carried more passengers and increased revenue on its trans-Atlantic flights.While the strong summer traffic helped Continental beat higher...
DATE: Jul 20, 2007
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday that subprime mortgage losses could hit $100 billion and threaten consumer spending, but he sought to reassure lawmakers that the central bank was working quickly to strength...
DATE: Jul 20, 2007
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LONDON - Britain's top share index snapped a three-day losing streak to close up 1.1 percent as Vodafone's forecast-beating results and a rebound in miners helped neutralise concerns over US subprime mortgages.
The FTSE 100 was 73.1 points higher at ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2007
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A relatively quiet day for the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange saw the index slip back 13.32 points (0.25 percent) to end at 5,238.32.
The only activity was the exchange of 421 shares of Butterfield Bank, which lost 25 cents (0.4 percent) to c...
DATE: Jul 20, 2007
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The value of shares in the liquidated Moneda Chile Fund Limited (MCF) has been set at just under $50, the Bermuda Stock Exchange announced yesterday.
The fair value per share to pay redemption requests has been determined at $43.27, with the company ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2007
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