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LONDON (AP) — Chocolate makers The Hershey Co. and Ferrero International SA said yesterday they are considering a possible offer for Cadbury PLC, already the target of a hostile bid by Kraft Foods Inc.
The move raises the possibility of a takeover ba...
DATE: Nov 19, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged US banks to boost lending to small businesses and consumers who still face "very challenging" credit conditions and rising unemployment.
"Banks bear some responsibility for the extent o...
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Bermuda-based Digicel yesterday announced a 10 percent increase in its half-year profit to $364 million on rising revenue and more subscribers.
The cellular provider, which operates in 32 markets across the Caribbean, Central America and the South Pa...
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Food lovers will be able to sample some of Bermuda's finest cuisine later this week in the Chamber of Commerce's Festival.
The week-long celebration kicks off on Sunday, November 22, with a holiday craft market at No. 6 Shed between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m....
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — In his 21 years at Lazard Ltd., Kenneth Jacobs witnessed three chief executive officers, the 161-year-old firm's initial public offering and a power struggle lost by the founding family. Now that he's being rewarded with the to...
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LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee split three ways in November, with seven members backing a £25 billion boost to the economy, one wanting more and another calling for no increase at all.
Minutes of the November 4-5 m...
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's biggest commercial broadcaster ITV PLC said yesterday it has named Archie Norman, a former Conservative lawmaker, as its new chairman after a protracted search.
Norman, who was head of the supermarket chain Asda Group Ltd. in ...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Ambac Financial Group Inc. said its bond insurance unit's regulatory capital surplus almost tripled in the third quarter under guidelines in Wisconsin, forestalling the chance of delinquency proceedings.
Ambac Assurance Corp.'s...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Residential construction in the U.S. unexpectedly dropped in October amid concern a homebuyer tax credit would expire, illustrating the market's dependence on government help to sustain a recovery as job losses mount. Builders ...
DATE: Nov 19, 2009
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Butterfield Bank's common shares dropped 10 cents (2.5 percent) on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The bank traded 34,100 shares to finish at $3.90.
Elsewhere, KeyTech Ltd. traded 2,000 shares, but its share price held firm at $7.95, whil...
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