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“Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception.”
- George Soros
Last Thursday LinkedIn (“LNKD”) launched its initial public offering (“IPO”) on the New York Stock Exc...
DATE: May 23, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Many Bermudians, whether they admit it or not, are anxiously waiting to see what effect the momentous events of the last few weeks on the political scene will have on the enormous challenges confronting the lives of just about everyone.
The birth of ...
DATE: May 23, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Just three days ago, the $11 billion auction of 10-year TIPS notes by the US Treasury priced with a yield of 0.89 percent, based on a survey of Federal Reserve Banks released by Bloomberg Financial.
The demand for the Treasury Inflation Protected Sec...
DATE: May 21, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Patrice Horner
What is an annuity? One of the options upon retirement and the retrieval of your accumulated Bermuda National Pension is a plain vanilla annuity; that is a series of payments for a set number of periods or for life, guaranteed by the annuity issuer. ...
DATE: May 21, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
It’s all but official! Summer is here! The traditional start (forget the summer solstice) is on Tuesday and there will be many taking advantage of its positioning to take a four day holiday weekend. Some of these will be preoccupied with readying for...
DATE: May 21, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
I’ve been anything but a ‘happy Hammer’ this week.
Watching us lose our relegation six-pointer to Wigan to bring the curtain crashing down on our six-year sting in the top-flight was a bitter pill to swallow.
But after a campaign characterised by cal...
DATE: May 21, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
The cricket season is upon us and I am ready to make my predictions for the season.
This year will be extremely interesting as the Bermuda Cricket Board announced that three teams will be relegated instead of two and only one team will have the honou...
DATE: May 20, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
Due to the way the week and the holiday fall this year, I have to wish you all a happy Bermuda Day this week. But, this week’s epidemic is the emasculation of black men. I have labelled 2011 as the Year of the Woman, because it truly is the year of t...
DATE: May 20, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
Another week, another business trip. I have been informed that jet-setting is Very Hard Work but I have been fantasising about in-flight movies and oversized baths.
Could we swap maybe? Just once? This single parenting lark is tricky. Despite the gir...
DATE: May 20, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
THE damage has been done and it will be difficult to repair.
Dr. Gina Tucker and her May 24 Derby race committee must be ruing the day they dreamt up the idea of inviting tourists to take part in an event so precious to Bermuda.
It's backfired badly....
DATE: May 20, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson
