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NEW YORK (AP) — In a move that could help improve relations between Google Inc. and the media industry, the Internet search company is offering publishers a way to build more solid "pay walls" around their online stories while still appearing in sear...
DATE: Dec 03, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market struggled but held its ground yesterday as an upbeat assessment of the economy from the Federal Reserve offset drops in bank and energy stocks.
Most stocks finished higher after the Fed said regional economic activity...
DATE: Dec 03, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - MySpace expands its presence in the entertainment market today with the British launch of its music service, as the social networking site seeks to reinvent itself after being eclipsed by rival Facebook.
MySpace Music is already up...
DATE: Dec 03, 2009
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rose to its highest level in more than 14 months yesterday as a surge in gold prices pushed up gold-mining shares.
Shares of Barrick Gold Corp. rose 4.6 percent to C$50.43 a day after the company said it...
DATE: Dec 03, 2009
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Max Capital Group Ltd. has recruited two executives who had led Bermuda rival XL Re's reinsurance operations in South America to head its own new office in the region.
Carlos Caputo will serve as chief executive officer of Max's Latin American busine...
DATE: Dec 03, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — The US Justice Department asked for a court order allowing it to get the names of investors who held offshore accounts from the business records of indicted Texas financier R. Allen Stanford.
The US Securities and Exchange Co...
DATE: Dec 03, 2009
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The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) rose 26.21 points (1.26 percent) to 2,108.67 yesterday.
The Index saw 750 shares worth $2,965 traded during the day.
The only trader was Butterfield Bank, which transacted 750 shares, but its share price held firm at ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2009
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The disparity in pay between black Bermudians and their non-Bermudian counterparts is one of the top priorities that needs addressing, it was concluded at the Bermuda Employers Council Annual General Meeting yesterday.
The event, which was held at th...
DATE: Dec 03, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's leading share index ended 0.3 percent higher as mining firms gained on the back of higher commodity prices, outpacing some weakness in banks and energy stocks.
The FTSE 100 closed 15.22 points higher at 5,327.39, adding to yesterda...
DATE: Dec 03, 2009
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HSBC Bermuda received a double boost after maintaining its credit rating and landing its third consecutive award for Bank of the Year in Bermuda.
Standard & Poor's (S&P) affirmed the bank's credit rating of AA-/Negative/A-1+, citing its "strong compe...
DATE: Dec 03, 2009
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