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Owners of Bears Repeating, a new baby and children's clothing consignment store, believe they have only scratched the surface of a largely untouched market in "almost new'' merchandise.
Lorene and Richard Gibson said response to the business, located...
DATE: Mar 18, 1997
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record low at the end of last week.
The rebound was offset by a continued decline in the value of Bermuda Telephone Company shares, which dropped $1 to close at $23. The shares dropped $12 on Friday. The BSX Index closed at 897.46, up .55 points, as ...
DATE: Mar 18, 1997
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mailing proxy materials to ADT Ltd. shareholders in its $3.5 billion hostile bid to acquire the seller of home-security systems.
Western Resources also said it will hold a special shareholders meeting on April 24 in Topeka, Kansas, to vote on the acq...
DATE: Mar 18, 1997
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the biggest US burglar-alarm company, for $5.6 billion in a deal that would block a hostile bid from Western Resources Inc.
Tyco said the combination, announced yesterday, represents a continuation of its effort to expand into service businesses. The...
DATE: Mar 18, 1997
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about $188 million through an initial public offering of 10 million shares as part of its plan to build a $5 billion satellite network.
The shares will be sold at $19 to $21 each. The Bermuda-based company will use the proceeds to acquire interests i...
DATE: Mar 18, 1997
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Bermudian joint liquidators for Electric Mutual Liability Insurance Co. Ltd.
and the Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) by calling it "another back room deal''.
Although the Bermuda Class 3 insurer, its principal policyholder General Electric ...
DATE: Mar 17, 1997
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David Fox, Business Editor
Bermuda Stock Exchange's record low close last week.
Telco, trading ex-dividend, closed down $12 at $24 on volume of 12,743. The drop in value on a trade of just 104 shares, came after the company announced it was distributing 15-year notes to its co...
DATE: Mar 17, 1997
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896.91 yesterday. Highlighting the day's trading was a huge fall by Telco. The utility closed down $12, or 33.3 percent, to $24 on volume of 104 shares.
Telco's earlier $15 dividend in the form of 73 notes had driven the issue up as high as $38 but t...
DATE: Mar 15, 1997
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Four Bank of Bermuda mutual funds have won Micropal Investment Performance Awards, the bank said yesterday.
London-headquartered Micropal is the only global provider of mutual fund data.
The annual awards are based on over 5,000 offshore funds.
"The ...
DATE: Mar 14, 1997
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dry-cleaning businesses at the heart of a battle over union recognition.
The shock move came on the eve of further talks with the Bermuda Industrial Union over holding a ballot at Hamilton Val Cleaners and Paget Dry Cleaners.
But an emotional Mr. Tho...
DATE: Mar 14, 1997
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
