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Bermuda reinsurance company Montpelier Reinsurance Ltd. has received a revised ratings and outlook boost from A.M. Best just days after Fitch upgraded its insurer financial strength (IFS) rating to BBB+.
Following a review of Montpelier, which was ha...
DATE: Dec 19, 2006
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A drop in the share price of Butterfield Bank sent the royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index down 13.32 points in light trading yesterday.
The Index closed down 13.32 points at 4,866.53 as just 940 shares ? all Butterfield Bank ? worth $53,035 c...
DATE: Dec 19, 2006
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A drop in the share price of Butterfield Bank sent the royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index down 13.32 points in light trading yesterday.
The Index closed down 13.32 points at 4,866.53 as just 940 shares — all Butterfield Bank — worth $53,035 c...
DATE: Dec 19, 2006
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks fell for a second day as energy producers declined on a drop in crude oil prices. EnCana Corp., the country’s biggest natural gas producer, paced the retreat.“Oil’s a negative given that it’s almost 30 percent of...
DATE: Dec 19, 2006
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(Bloomberg) — Refco Inc., the futures trader that went bankrupt after its top executive was accused of fraud, won approval of its bankruptcy plan and can begin distributing $4.1 billion to cover claims.US Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain in New York aut...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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BEIJING (Reuters) — US-based Westinghouse Electric has won a two-year battle for a multi-billion-dollar nuclear power deal with China, edging out French and Russian rivals to secure a contract that may help Beijing smooth ties with Washington.The dea...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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As sterling reaches its highest level against the US currency in 14 years, it is hard to find anyone who doesn’t have an opinion on the $2 pound.
The papers are full of stories about the bargains to be had by popping over to New York for a spot of Ch...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street will be awaiting fresh data on inflation and corporate earnings in the coming week as it looks to ride its fourth-quarter gains through the end of the year.Recent findings indicating inflation remains in check have lent su...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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Currently, the global economy is showing only modest signs of slowing down. A good forward-looking pointer of economic activity, the total OECD leading indicator, has paused and is no longer falling. At the same time, the global purchasing managers’ ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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Each year, hundreds of articles are published in scholarly journals about money and retirement. Mercifully, most are forgotten. But a few go on to set standards within the financial-planning industry and, as such, directly affect retirees’ lives.
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DATE: Dec 18, 2006
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