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NEW YORK (AP) - Signs of a weaker housing market and a gloomier outlook on the economy gave investors more reasons to dump stocks.
Major market indexes fell sharply yesterday after the Commerce Department said new home sales dropped for the first tim...
DATE: Oct 29, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — American International Group Inc.'s loss of managers to rivals reflects the "failed approach", by US regulators to the bailed-out insurer, ex-chief executive officer Maurice (Hank) Greenberg's firm said.
The US should allow New...
DATE: Oct 29, 2009
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Net income: Loss of $11.4 million compared to a loss of $1.65 billion in 2008.
Gross premiums written: $1.58 billion compared to $1.9 billion in 2008.
Combined ratio: 93.2 percent compared with 106.3 percent in 2008.
DATE: Oct 29, 2009
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St. George's retailers are hoping that the Economic Empowerment Zone (EEZ) will revive flagging sales and boost trade when it is rolled out in the town over the next two years.
Alison Bardgett, owner of East End Flower Alley, whose business has been ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based investment bank Lazard Ltd. reported third-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates in the first earnings report since chief executive officer Bruce Wasserstein died.
Third-quarter earnings fell 4.1 percent to...
DATE: Oct 29, 2009
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Torus Insurance Holdings Ltd. posted a $30 million loss in its first year of operation, commentary by ratings agency AM Best has revealed.
The Bermuda-based company, which is privately held and so is not obliged to report earnings, had its A- financi...
DATE: Oct 29, 2009
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Bermuda Investment Advisory Services Limited (BIAS) reported today that the asset allocation funds BIAS Global Portfolios SPC, for which BIAS provides investment management services, had grown $26 million to $84 million during the third quarter of 20...
DATE: Oct 28, 2009
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The top 10 trends for information technology types to plan for in 2010 are cloud computing, advanced analytics, client computing, going green, rejigging the data centre, social computing, security, the rise of flash memory, virtualisation and mobile ...
DATE: Oct 28, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales volumes grew at their fastest pace in almost two years in October, a survey indicated on yesterday, with retailers more upbeat about future prospects than at any time since July 2007.
The Confederation of Briti...
DATE: Oct 28, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc beat third-quarter earnings forecasts by a big margin in a sign chief executive Tony Hayward's restructuring plans were delivering results, with cost cuts ahead of targets and oil and gas output up strongly.
BP said third-qu...
DATE: Oct 28, 2009
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