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Just over half a million dollars worth of stocks were traded on the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange last week, with the index ending 20.692 points (0.4 percent) lower at 5,142.71.
The biggest gainer was Bermuda Commercial Bank (weighted) share...
DATE: Jun 04, 2007
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MUNICH (Bloomberg) — Hannover Re, the world's fourth-biggest reinsurer, completed the sale of its primary insurance unit to QBE Insurance Group Ltd."The sale was closed effective May 31 upon receipt of the required approval from regulators," Hannover...
DATE: Jun 04, 2007
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — Personal spending in the US rose in April and a measure of prices increased less than forecast, a sign American consumers will keep the economy growing this quarter without accelerating inflation.The 0.5 percent rise in spend...
DATE: Jun 02, 2007
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LONDON - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares rose to their highest close since September 2000, buoyed by a flurry of US data and supported by mining shares.
The index ended the session 55.3 points, or 0.8 percent higher at 6,676.7, gaining 106.2...
DATE: Jun 02, 2007
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ONE of the most important things in life — and in becoming more comfortable financially — is the ability to see things clearly, to face decisions without prejudice or preconceptions, and without emotion. That sounds like three things, but they're all...
DATE: Jun 02, 2007
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The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange slipped 5.52 points (0.11 percent) on Friday to close at 5,142.71.
Bermuda Commercial Bank (weighted) shares rose 10 cents (6.5 percent) to $1.65 after 1,000 were traded.
Shares of Belco lost 30 cents (1.3 p...
DATE: Jun 02, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street carved out a solid advance after data on job creation, manufacturing and inflation injected the market with renewed confidence about the economy and sent major indexes to new record closes.The Standard & Poor's 500 index w...
DATE: Jun 02, 2007
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Which should it be — passive or active management of your investments? For many smaller investors this translates into which type of mutual fund should they have.The philosophical arguments have been ongoing for years. If you read about the gurus of...
DATE: Jun 02, 2007
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Q: What do you think will happen with my shares of Chevron Corp.? — C.C., via the internet.
A: The second-largest US oil company, created by the 2001 merger of Chevron and Texaco, is expected to continue its long track record of using strong cash flo...
DATE: Jun 02, 2007
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AT first glance, the boom in private-equity buyouts looks like a boon to traditional investors such as mutual funds.Demand from the private-equity crowd gets a lot of credit for the rise in stock prices this year. Every time the market starts to sag,...
DATE: Jun 02, 2007
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