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LONDON (Bloomberg) — UK mortgage approvals fell and consumer credit dropped to the lowest in a decade in April, a sign higher interest rates are deterring Britons from borrowing.
Lenders granted 107,000 loans for house purchases, the lowest in a year...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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The wave of new insurers established on the Island since Hurricane Katrina, known as the "Class of 2005", are likely to buy into the Lloyd's of London market in the near future, according to sources quoted by a top British daily.
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DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EMI has joined the other three major music companies in letting YouTube users play with its music videos, allowing people to get clips by the likes of David Bowie, Norah Jones and Coldplay from the Google-owned site...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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Bermuda-based Hiscox is to lose its chief operating officer Sue Langley, who will take a post with Lloyd's in the summer.
She will take the post of Lloyd's director, market operations and North America, and will manage the Lloyd's offices in the US a...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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Glass-bottom boat operator Reef Explorer Ltd. is continuing to run trips from Hamilton with its 68ft boat Reef Explorer unaffected by the suspension of business by Bermuda Island Cruises.
The boat was sold by BIC to Reef Explorer Limited in 2004, how...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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ZBM TV news anchorman Gary Moreno is to leave the Bermuda Broadcasting Company but will not be moving to the soon-to-air Government-run TV channel.
The future of one of Bermuda's best-known TV presenters Mr. Moreno was linked to the forthcoming Gover...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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LONDON (AP) — Shareholders of Alliance Boots PLC overwhelmingly approved an $11 billion ($21.8 billion) takeover bid from the British pharmacy chain's deputy chairman and a private equity firm yesterday.The company expects the takeover to be complete...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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NEWYORK (Bloomberg) — Tyco International Limited said Fire and Security President Dave Robinson will leave by September as it shifts management before splitting into three companies.Naren Gursahaney, 45, was named president of ADT Worldwide with resp...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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LONDON (AP) — GlaxoSmithKline PLC revealed yesterday that the US Food and Drug Administration has declined to grant a priority review to its experimental cancer vaccine Cervarix, adding to pressure on the drug maker after controversy surrounding its ...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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Butterfield Bank shares rose to lift the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange 13.32 points (0.26 percent) to close at 5,148.23.
The bank stock improved in value 25 cents (0.4 percent) to close at a new 52-week high of $60.25 after 2,000 shares were...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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