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Kentucky Fried Chicken Bermuda's net profit plunged 23.3 percent last year — even though across-the-counter sales dipped only slightly.
In a statement to the Bermuda Stock Exchange yesterday, the company said a rise in electricity bills, wage and sal...
DATE: Apr 24, 2007
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A further donation of $40,000 to The Family Centre from Butterfield Bank has brought the total amount of money given to the centre from the bank since 2003 to more than $189,000.
The money will be used to assist with the centre's triage counselling s...
DATE: Apr 24, 2007
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Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of Matthew Yeldham as head of international insurance — a new role within the company.
Mr. Yeldham is currently deputy chief underwriting officer for the Lloyd's business at Catlin, a pos...
DATE: Apr 24, 2007
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Bermuda-based OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. announced that its US headquarters has relocated to Canton, Massachusetts. The 280,000 square-foot facility brings together over 1,000 employees who formerly worked in three distinct Greater Boston locatio...
DATE: Apr 24, 2007
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LOVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Grocery shoppers at the new Kroger store in this eastern Cincinnati suburb are bathed in sunlight from 75 skylights in rows overlooking the aisles.It’s the most noticeable among many features aimed at reducing energy use by the ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average is now perched below the 13,000 mark, lifted last week by surprisingly strong earnings reports. If this week’s reports follow that trend, investors may send the index hurtling past that milestone.So fa...
DATE: Apr 23, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — During the Great Depression, New York's ebullient mayor Fiorello LaGuardia dubbed the popular marble lions that frame the steps of the city's main library Patience and Fortitude — a reference to the strengths the city's denizens would...
DATE: Apr 23, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) — The torrent of Canadian quarterly profit reports over the next few weeks is expected to top estimates, which should help the Toronto stock market keep building on its recent streak of record highs.The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main...
DATE: Apr 23, 2007
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SHANGHAI, China (AP) — It’s not exactly the newest car model on display at Shanghai’s gigantic auto show. But the made-in-China “London taxi” definitely reflects the latest realities of an increasingly global auto industry.As Chinese youths in red un...
DATE: Apr 23, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The dollar dropped to a 27-month low against the euro as signs of slowing inflation and growth lessen the currency’s appeal.The US currency also tumbled to the weakest against the British pound in 26 years as investors bet the ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2007
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