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Human resources consultancy Performance Solutions has appointed Andrea Haffar as president and senior consultant.
In her new role, Ms Haffar, a Bermudian, will be responsible for new business development, overseeing client relations and providing exp...
DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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Three new websites – catering to very different aspects of shopping in Bermuda – have come online.
Atlantica (www.atlantica.com) allows customers to sign up and pay for their participation in conferences through www.atlanticaic.com The company has al...
DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — Marriott International Inc., the largest US hotel chain, plans to take a third-quarter pretax charge of $760 million in its timeshare business as the economic slowdown cuts leisure travel and investing.
The company will cut p...
DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland will be taken off the OECD's list of tax havens after the country signed the required 12th tax deal yesterday, the Swiss finance ministry said.
"With today's signing of the new double taxation agreement with Qatar by Pr...
DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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The importance of carrying out a successful performance appraisal will be the focus for a seminar held at the Bermuda Insurance Institute next month.
The one-day workshop, which will be run by Paul Loftus, Montreal-based industrial/organisational psy...
DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - A surprise drop in home sales and another slide in oil prices pushed investors to sell stocks yesterday.
Stocks slid for a second day after the National Association of Realtors said existing home sales fell 2.7 percent in August compa...
DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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The Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) rose by 8.22 points (0.35 percent) to 2,375.37 yesterday.
A total of 6,740 shares worth BD$37,000 and 854 shares worth US$9,863.70 were traded during the day.
Butterfield Bank traded 6,440 common shares to open ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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OSLO (Reuters) – Seadrill, a leading offshore oil and gas contractor, expects demand for its services to grow as oil companies became "more comfortable" with oil prices around $70 per barrel, its chief executive said.
Chief executive Alf Thorkildsen ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's leading share index lost 1.2 percent as a weak US housing report and cautious comments from the Bank of England governor raised investor concern over the pace of economic recovery.
At the close, the FTSE 100 was 60.1 points lower a...
DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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Devonshire Industries boosted its profits by four percent or $18,175 for the year ended March 31, 2009, due mainly to a $25,487 drop in operating expenses.
Net income rose to $444,886 or $1.01 per share compared to $426,711 or 97 cents per share for ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2009
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