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FRANKFURT (Reuters) — German reinsurer Hannover Re said it would use the cash freed up by the sale of U.S. unit Praetorian to assume more lucrative reinsurance risks, which could boost its 2007 returns.
Shares in the world's fourth-largest reinsurer ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2006
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Frontline Ltd., the world’s biggest oil-tanker owner by capacity, said it will convert a vessel into a heavy-lift ship to benefit from rising oil-rig construction.The tanker Front Target will be converted between Ma...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — European Commission rules banning pricing alliances between shipping companies may trigger a "price war" and mergers among container lines, Clyde & Co. said.Operators such as A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, the world's biggest shipping ...
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose for the first time in four days as energy producers including EnCana Corp. advanced on higher oil prices.“The energy sector still looks good,” said Ian Nakamoto, director of research at MacDougall, MacDougal...
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index jumped 52.18 points or more than one percent yesterday in light trading.
The index closed at 4,934.27 on volume of 3,349 shares worth $58,218.
Watlington Waterworks led gainers, rising $1.40 or 11.1 perc...
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index jumped 52.18 points or more than one percent yesterday in light trading.
The index closed at 4,934.27 on volume of 3,349 shares worth $58,218.
Watlington Waterworks led gainers, rising $1.40 or 11.1 perc...
DATE: Dec 14, 2006
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Bacardi Ltd. yesterday announced that it had won agreement from shareholders of 42 Below for its $91 million cash purchase of the New Zealand premium vodka maker.
"Bacardi is thrilled to welcome 42 Below's young and innovative brands into our global ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2006
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Australian telecommunications group Telstra may build its own transpacific high capacity cable in order to break Bermuda-based Southern Cross' grip on the highly profitable link.
New Zealand newspaper the Dominion Post reported yesterday that Telstra...
DATE: Dec 13, 2006
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“Fear? HTML?” asks Igor Stromajer, who has created an art form out of chanting Internet source script off existing pages on the network. In collaboration with other artists, Stromajer will sing HTML and Java script here in France at one of Montpellie...
DATE: Dec 13, 2006
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Question: How do I buy online movies and what can I do with them?
Answer: The corner video store and mail-order subscriptions aren’t the only ways to rent movies.Several services distribute movies digitally over the Internet — the same way Apple Comp...
DATE: Dec 13, 2006
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