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When Argonaut Group president Mark Watson III arrives in Bermuda to head the merged Argonaut/ PXRE entity Argo Group later this year he will be among the youngest international CEOs on the Island.
He celebrates his 43rd birthday next month but his co...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US producer prices rose sharply in February and new claims for jobless aid fell last week, data showed yesterday, but sluggish factory activity in the Northeast suggested the economy was only limping along.The Labour Department...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks managed a moderate advance yesterday, staying afloat as signs of strength in corporate takeover activity, jobs and overseas markets allowed investors to stomach a sharp rise in wholesale inflation.Wall Street still displayed ne...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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Is it a publicity stunt or an act of bravery for a chief executive officer to announce that he or she is taking a pay cut?
Steve Appleton has a rare perspective on that question. He’s the CEO of Micron, the Boise, Idaho, semiconductor company. In Oct...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Troubled subprime mortgage lender New Century Financial Corp. said regulators in four states accused the company of violating laws by not producing money it had promised to borrowers.Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and...
DATE: Mar 15, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Shares of Bisys Group Inc., a provider of administration and accounting services for mutual and hedge funds, fell as much as 12 percent after reports that the company is struggling to find a buyer.Bisys hired Bear Stearns & Co....
DATE: Mar 15, 2007
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Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox, US Consul General Gregory Slayton and a number of leading business CEOs were invited to tour Allied World Assurance Company’s new offices in Hamilton.
The company this week revealed a new company logo as...
DATE: Mar 15, 2007
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — US stocks rebounded yesterday as hard-hit financial shares recovered on the view that fears of the subprime mortgage problem spreading were overblown and had left stocks looking cheap.A rise in oil prices led to broad gains among...
DATE: Mar 15, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc. said yesterday it won't raise its $13.4 billion takeover bid for Japan's Nikko Cordial Corp. further and expressed confidence the offer will succeed.The cash offer of 1,700 yen per share expires April 26, Citigro...
DATE: Mar 15, 2007
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks erased declines to close little changed as energy companies rose, led by EnCana Corp., on higher prices for natural gas and crude oil.Shares of industrial and materials companies Canadian National Railway Co. and...
DATE: Mar 15, 2007
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