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Former Time Warner Cable/AOL senior manager Terry Roberson has been announced as the the new general manager of Bermuda CableVision, replacing Jeremy Elmas who held the post for six years.
Mr. Roberson took over in October last year but has had to aw...
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LONDON (Reuters) — A surge in retail sales and an unexpectedly big rise in British mortgage lending suggest three interest rate hikes since August have failed to curb consumer spending and make another rise look all the more imminent.Data released ye...
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HOUSTON (Reuters) — Bermuda-based Nabors Industries Ltd. , the world’s biggest land-based oil and gas driller, said yesterday its first-quarter earnings would fall well short of Wall Street estimates after weather disrupted its North American rig act...
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Bermudians with non-Bermudian spouses could find themselves unable to buy a home on the Island because of the way a piece of proposed legislation has be drafted, it is claimed.
And even Bermudians who are gifted money from a non-Bermudian parent to h...
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SEATTLE (AP) — American Airlines wants 47 Boeing 737s four years earlier than its original request, a move that industry experts said could signal a wave of orders for new passenger jets.American, based in Fort Worth, Texas, disclosed this week that ...
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LONDON (Reuters) — Britain’s consumer watchdog yesterday launched an in-depth investigation into retail bank charges, saying it shared the public concern about “the level and incidence” of current account charges.The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said...
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose on takeover speculation, after a newspaper report that buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has been in discussions with BCE Inc. about a bid. Shares pared gains after BCE said it’s in no such talks.A p...
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America’s biggest media liability underwriter is being bought by Axis Capital.
Kansas City-based Media/Professional Insurance provides insurance for media and entertainment companies to protect them against claims of slander, libel, and copyright inf...
DATE: Mar 30, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Willis Group Holdings Ltd., the world’s third-largest insurance broker, hired Adam Ciongoli as general counsel to oversee legal, compliance and audit responsibilities.“He’s more than just a lawyer,” Willis spokesman Daniel Prin...
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Power company Belco Holdings improved its earnings by $1.2 million despite encountering difficulties in its Bermuda Gas operation caused by moving its city centre store and a transition in its warehousing facility last year.
And the company also spen...
DATE: Mar 30, 2007
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