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BOSTON (AP) — A company trying to harness energy from sunlight and interior light to wirelessly power everything from cell phones to signboards now has financial backing from the White House.President George W. Bush’s programme to help solar energy c...
DATE: Mar 09, 2007
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SYDNEY (Bloomberg) — Lloyd’s of London, the world’s biggest insurance market, will open an office in Shanghai next month, entering Asia’s fastest-growing major economy.Lloyd’s will start selling reinsurance in China from April 16, Chairman Peter Leve...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators suspended trading in 35 companies yesterday in a crackdown on spam e-mail sent by unknown market manipulators who profit from a rise in the share price of thinly traded companies.The Securities and Exchange Commis...
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A plan to split the Bermuda-headquartered $63 billion conglomerate Tyco International into three separate companies later this year remains on track after two high-level meetings on the Island.
And if anyone doubts the value of Tyco chairman’s Edward...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street extended its recovery from last week’s big plunge, rising yesterday after several stable sessions helped buttress investor sentiment and allay some concerns about the economy.Yesterday’s advance helped investors speed past...
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The Royal Gazette Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) Index yesterday fell by 2.65 percent, as KeyTech Ltd. shares hit a 52-week low.
The fall continued a volatile week and came a day after the BSX had enjoyed a triple-digit rise.
Only 400 shares were trade...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — The world’s richest are getting younger and richer with more Russians and Indians cropping up among the 946 people on Forbes magazine’s 2007 billionaires list unveiled yesterday.The number of billionaires is 19 percent higher tha...
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) — China Reinsurance, the country’s biggest reinsurer, plans to raise as much as $2.6 billion in a dual Shanghai and Hong Kong IPO in September to bankroll a rapid expansion, two sources close to the deal told Reuters yesterday.The ...
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ZURICH (Reuters) — Global warming will cause ever more hefty claims for insurers, the world’s largest reinsurer, Swiss Re, said yesterday, despite the relatively low number of natural disasters in 2006.Natural and man-made catastrophes caused “compar...
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CHICAGO, (Reuters) - Two potential rival bidders to Bermuda-based Bacardi for the Swedish company that owns the Absolut Vodka brand have expressed interest in acquiring spirit brands but stopped short of confirming an intention to chase an expected $...
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