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Ratings agency Standard and Poor?s has revised its outlook for Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries from ?negative? to ?stable?.
?The outlook revision reflects enhancements made over the past year to the group?s enterprise risk manageme...
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DETROIT (AP) — Ford’s hourly work force is shrinking to half its current size, following the announcement yesterday that 38,000 hourly workers have agreed to accept early retirement or buyout packages this year.That still might not be enough to reviv...
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TORONTO (Reuters) — As Canadian banks scan foreign markets for opportunities to set up shop, at least one big international bank is looking to win more customers in Canada.HSBC Bank Canada, a unit of HSBC Holdings Plc, is a relative minnow in Canada,...
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NEW YORK — Wall Street rallied for a second straight session yesterday after the government’s latest gross domestic product reading showed the economy was in better shape than expected, easing concerns that growth was moderating too sharply. The Dow ...
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(Bloomberg) ? Raymond S. Stevenson, the former head of Bermuda-based Tyco International Ltd.'s tax department, was sentenced to three years in prison for filing a tax return that failed to report more than $170 million in company income.
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(Bloomberg) B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd., a Bermuda- based shipping company, said it may sell as much as $60 million of bonds to purchase new product tankers and upgrade others.
The company, whose shares trade in both the US and Norway, hired Pareto Secu...
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index jumped 51.16 points or 1.06 percent yesterday as the Island's two main utility companies posted gains.
The Index closed at 4,861.44 points in heavy trading, with 38,697 shares worth $1.2 million changing...
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index closed yesterday on 4,866.13 points, an increase of 4.68 points or 0.10 percent. A day of light trading saw 9,616 shares worth $450,720,45 change hands.
BF&M stock rose $1.25 to close at $18.25 on a volu...
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(Bloomberg) — Raymond S. Stevenson, the former head of Bermuda-based Tyco International Ltd.'s tax department, was sentenced to three years in prison for filing a tax return that failed to report more than $170 million in company income.US District J...
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HALIFAX ? Long a source of tourists for Bermuda, the Canadian city of Halifax is becoming a source of skilled labour for the Island?s financial institutions.
The Nova Scotia capital has embarked on a strategy of becoming an administrative centre for ...
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