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NEW YORK (AP) — News Corp., which disclosed a surprise bid for Dow Jones & Co. last week, reported 6.2 percent higher profit yesterday on gains at its movie studio and cable networks, including Fox News Channel.Higher earnings from home video sales o...
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Private investment company March Ltd. will cap this year's annual general meeting with a special evening at the Bermuda National Gallery on May 23. Entitled "Cocktails & Classics", the event will begin with cocktails at 5.30 p.m., followed by a class...
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz, fighting to keep his job, has been given two more days to respond to a finding that he violated ethics rules when he arranged a pay raise for his companion, bank officials said.Wolfowitz w...
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HOUSTON (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Nabors Industries Ltd., the world's largest onshore oil and natural-gas driller, said US securities regulators concluded a probe of backdated options grants to executives and don't plan to take enforcement action.U...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A delegation of Chinese business leaders on yesterday committed to buying $4.3 billion in US technology, hoping to soften a political backlash to the massive trade imbalance dividing two of the world's economic powers.The agreeme...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — Media conglomerate News Corp. said yesterday it would be "carbon neutral" across all of its businesses by 2010, putting a time frame on when it plans to cut energy usage.The declaration comes after News Corp. chief executive Rupe...
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Seniors still have an opportunity to attend the second of two free technology events this week to find out about the computerised and digitalised world of the 21st century.
They will be introduced to the newest innovations and shown how to use techno...
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West Hamilton Limited has revealed Harrichand Sukdeo is its new chief financial officer succeeding Mr. Eric Vauhkoned upon the ending of his tenure with West Hamilton as of March 31.
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Inspectors from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are on the Island as part of an ongoing assessment of offshore financial centres.
Bermuda is one of more than 40 jurisdictions scheduled to be visited by IMF reviewers this year and the delegation...
DATE: May 10, 2007
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PXRE has reported a $7.2 million loss for the opening three months of 2007.
The Bermuda company is in the process of merging with the giant Texas-based Argonaut Group in a move that will create a group with a combined market capitalisation of just ov...
DATE: May 10, 2007
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