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A new snack bar and cafe serving breakfast, lunch and dinner is about to open next to Shelly Bay beach.
Yesterday a "grand opening" was arranged to give a first glimpse of what is in store for future customers of the new Yardie Grill in Hamilton Pari...
DATE: Feb 19, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) — Tamer inflation promises to be a boon for stocks in coming months, offering the tantalising hint of interest rate cuts and higher equity valuations.The big winners are likely to be interest-rate sensitive sectors such as financial...
DATE: Feb 19, 2007
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FOURTH-quarter GDP growth in Japan turned out to be better than consensus opinion expected earlier on.
Consumer spending rebounded and business investment was higher, driving the strong quarterly performance that outdistanced a very weak third quarte...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The dollar posted the biggest weekly decline against the yen since May after reports showed housing starts, producer prices and consumer confidence fell.The US currency also had the largest weekly drop versus the euro since Dec...
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Bermuda’s insurance and reinsurance industry will register a record profit of $10 billion or more for 2006, according to a report on the Island by a leading industry analyst.
A report entitled “Bermuda: The New Capital of Insurance?” by Connecticut-b...
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BOSTON (Bloomberg) — General Electric Co. will record a first-quarter expense of $115 million, or about 1 cent a share, after it lost an appeal against nine insurers in New York state over payments for thousands of asbestos-related claims.The cost wo...
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The Royal Gazette Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) Index dipped slightly last week as more than $1.3 million worth of shares changed hands.
The Index ended Friday on 5,025.43, down by 23.18 points (0.46 percent) for the week. Volume of shares traded tota...
DATE: Feb 19, 2007
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Fourth-quarter GDP growth in Japan turned out to be better than consensus opinion expected earlier on. Consumer spending rebounded and business investment was higher, driving the strong quarterly performance that outdistanced a very weak third quarte...
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Bermuda-registered Digicel began offering services in Guyana last week — the fast-growing wireless telecommunication company’s 22nd market in the Caribbean region.
Digicel has invested $60 million in the Guyana operation, which employs around 200 peo...
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