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Overuse of the Internet for personal matters by employees has always been a problem for companies ever since the advent of the technology. Now studies indicate that persistent Internet use may be a sign of a larger problem that managers may have to t...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Stung by hurricane losses, two major US insurers, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and Allstate Corp. are boosting their participation in the growing market for catastrophe bonds, which protect from storm, earthquake and ot...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — ITV Plc, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, rebuffed a 4.73 billion-pound ($8.98 billion) offer from cable-television operator NTL Inc., saying the bid was too low and there was little reason for the deal.The rejection is t...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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Bermuda’s financial services industry will go from strength to strength as the Island’s bond with Halifax in Canada continues to grow, according to business experts.
A string of companies have announced plans to open offices in the Nova Scotia port c...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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SAN JOSE, California (AP) — The gaming console war is officially under way after Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Co.’s Wii sold out at launches over the weekend.Long-awaited debuts marked by buying frenzies and marred by violence over extreme...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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Ace INA Insurance, part of the ACE Group of Companies, has opened a new Montreal office. The office will provide commercial property and casualty insurance for the Quebec and Eastern Canadian market.
“The opening of this new office in Montreal repres...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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LONDON (Reuters) — Britain is the fraud capital of Europe, with almost 20 percent of the population having been a victim of electronic card fraud.More than seven million UK adults — 19 percent of the adult population — have fallen prey to credit and ...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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LONDON (Reuters) — Women-led businesses need more support from the government if female entrepreneurs are to overcome lack of confidence and finance to achieve their real potential, a study said last week.The report by research programme Global Entre...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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LONDON (Reuters) — Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. made a 2.7 billion pound ($5.1 billion) offer for the London Stock Exchange yesterday to create a trans-Atlantic market, but it was quickly rejected as inadequate.Nasdaq said the deal would create the world...
DATE: Nov 21, 2006
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has received US antitrust approval to acquire the North American unit of Swiss reinsurer Converium Holdings AG , US officials said yesterday.Antitrust authorities completed their review of the $295 milli...
DATE: Nov 21, 2006
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