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CHICAGO (AP) — The Tribune Co., which announced this week it is shedding two small Connecticut newspapers, says it has no plans to sell the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The (Baltimore) Sun or any of its other papers.“While the special committe...
DATE: Mar 09, 2007
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Shared technology tracks rats, mosquitoes and even criminals in Bermuda. It also keeps record of building maintenance and tax valuation and sharing crucial information with security services guarding the Island’s border entry points.
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DATE: Mar 08, 2007
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The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has responded to Ace Ltd. CEO Evan Greenberg’s call for improved regulation of the insurance industry, by saying significant progress has already been made.
In a speech on Monday, Mr. Greenberg said Bermuda had ma...
DATE: Mar 08, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell slightly but showed more signs of stability as investors sifted through new economic data and found little reason to resume last week’s heavy selling pace.The stock indexes wavered in a narrow range, reacting little to com...
DATE: Mar 08, 2007
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The new chief executive officer of Capital G Bank said yesterday he wanted to keep the company's relationship with customers "uncomplicated and fair" and lead the Bank to further growth.
Stephen Freeman, who has 25 years of banking experience, spoke ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index extended its recovery for a second straight session , ending sharply higher as materials and energy issues rose on firm commodity prices.The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 121.42 points, ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2007
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It was a story of two banks as the more than $12 million-worth of shares changed hands on the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange lifting the index 106.58 points (2.14 percent) to 5,091.49.
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DATE: Mar 08, 2007
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — A popular investment strategy where investors borrow cheaply in yen to buy higher-yielding assets elsewhere can only continue for so long, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday.The strategy, known as the y...
DATE: Mar 08, 2007
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A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of ‘class of 2005’ reinsurer Validus Reinsurance Limited.
In a statement yesterday, the ratings agency said the company had successfully...
DATE: Mar 08, 2007
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Twelve million dollars worth of shares in Butterfield Bank were traded on the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange yesterday in the wake of the local bank being given a favourable upgrading of its financial strength by rating agency Moody’s.
The ba...
DATE: Mar 08, 2007
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