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Proposed Government reforms of Bermuda’s telecoms market are welcome by Digicel’s new top man in Bermuda David Hunter.
And he is pleased by Cable & Wireless’ recent decision to step away from a proposed take-over of KeyTech Limited, owner of the Berm...
DATE: Apr 10, 2007
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The world’s largest natural gas exporting countries plan to establish a high-level group on gas pricing, the Russian energy minister said yesterday, though his Iranian and Qatari counterparts denied the producers aim to establish a...
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Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. yesterday announced the appointment of Richard Houghton as its chief financial officer, replacing Julian Cusack.
Mr. Houghton has moved to Aspen from Royal Bank of Scotland Group, where he was chief operati...
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DUBAI (Bloomberg) — Islamic insurance premiums world-wide will jump more than five-fold to $11 billion by 2015 as Muslims become richer and economic growth spawns large industrial projects, American International Group, Inc. forecast.“The industry is...
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On a relatively quiet day for the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange there was a 11.26 (0.22 percent) fall to a market close at 5,089.18.
Devonshire Industries shares improved by $1 (7.7 percent) to end up at $14 after 200 were traded. Also movin...
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Butterfield Bank intends to create 150 million new redeemable preference shares.
The move to increase the share capital of the bank is amongst the agenda items for the annual shareholders meeting to be held at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Insti...
DATE: Apr 10, 2007
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — McDonald’s Corp. yesterday said it has agreed to pay an additional penny per pound for Florida tomatoes, ending farm workers’ two-year campaign for the increase.Beginning in the 2007 growing season, McDonald’s’ US unit will pa...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ended an erratic session essentially flat as investors grew anxious about upcoming first-quarter earnings and the possibility that interest rates won’t be declining anytime soon. A $2 drop in oil prices lent support to the...
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canada’s main stock index rose to a record, led by Canadian National Railway Company, as a stronger-than-expected US jobs report allayed concern that demand for Canadian exports will slow.Canadian National paced gains among indu...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — Stocks should complete the last leg of their recovery from February’s big sell-off next week as Friday’s surprisingly strong job growth data calms investor concerns about the outlook for the economy and consumer spending.The next...
DATE: Apr 09, 2007
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