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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — The Canadian dollar surged to the strongest in 30 years as the price of crude oil traded near an 11-month high, boosting the outlook for the nation's export revenue.The currency extended its gains after its climb above C$1.0440 ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2007
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index reached an all-time high yesterday.
The Index soared to 5,214.44, rising by 26.65 points, beating its previous record of 5,188.66 and representing a change of 0.51 percent.
Butterfield Bank was the only ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Blue chip stocks rose yesterday as news of a potential big telecom deal involving Verizon pushed the Dow Jones industrials to a new record close, and put the index closer to 14,000. Overall, stocks traded were mixed as investors diges...
DATE: Jul 17, 2007
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The Bermuda jobs market has been hit hard by the falling value of the dollar, according to one of the Island's specialist recruitment agencies.
They reckon that potential employees are being lured away to places such as Canada and Dublin in Ireland b...
DATE: Jul 17, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Marsh & McLennan Cos., the world's largest insurance broker, was sued by a former executive who says the company used a state bid-rigging probe as an "excuse" to terminate him and failed to meet its severance obligations.In the...
DATE: Jul 17, 2007
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Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. has been ranked as the world's largest insurance broker for the 36th consecutive year by Business Insurance, which published its annual 2007 brokerage report yesterday.
Marsh's 2006 brokerage and related services reve...
DATE: Jul 17, 2007
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Bermuda's accountancy sector is leading the fightback in the recruitment battle against rival countries.
That is according to Richard Bartlett, experienced hire recruiter from Ernst & Young Ltd., who believes the Island has a lot more to offer than j...
DATE: Jul 17, 2007
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Energizer Bunny is taking on skin care products, wet wipes and sippy cups. Energizer Holdings Inc., known for its infinitely running bunny, will buy Playtex Products Inc. for $1.16 billion as the company expands its portfolio of ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — With Wall Street coming off a record week that saw the Standard & Poor's 500 index and the Dow Jones industrials barrel to record highs, investors will be waiting to see if earnings and economic reports justify the market's huge advan...
DATE: Jul 16, 2007
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and two partners will revise their offer for ABN Amro Holding NV, the biggest Dutch bank, after a court decision on Friday invalidated their earlier bid of [EURO]71.1 billion ($98 billion).The new...
DATE: Jul 16, 2007
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