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ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Bermuda-domiciled mobile phone company Digicel said it has acquired France Telecom's cellular operation in Dominica, leaving the small Caribbean island with just two wireless companies.
Digicel said in a statement that it had ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2009
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rose more than one percent yesterday to its highest closing level of 2009, as a commodity price rally and firm US data spurred gains in heavily weighted materials, energy and financial shares.
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DATE: Sep 16, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's top share index rose for a third straight session to close up 0.46 percent, boosted by bullish economic data from the US, as heavyweight oils, miners and banks underpinned the rally. The FTSE 100 ended 23.28 points higher at 5,042....
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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. launched a slimmer, revamped version of its Zune handheld music and video player yesterday as the software giant makes its latest attempt to compete with Apple Inc's ubiquitous iPod.
The touch-screen Zune HD, which...
DATE: Sep 16, 2009
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The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called on the UK government to introduce new tax reforms to protect the nation's insurance market as a domicile of choice in the face of competition from offshore jurisdictions such as Bermuda.
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DATE: Sep 16, 2009
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TBI and SunGard Availability Services are teaming up to provide managed IT services to business and carrier class customers.
The partnership will complement TBI's investment in its data centre to support hosting of high density servers.
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DATE: Sep 16, 2009
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TOKYO (Bloomberg) - Apple Inc.'s iPod has recaptured its top share of Japan's digital music player market from Sony Corp.'s Walkman last week, helped by new models, according to Tokyo-based electronics research firm BCN Inc.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg) - Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's largest personal-computer maker, revamped its consumer notebooks to meet growing demand for faster, thinner and lighter machines.
The new ProBook 5310m, which starts at $699, and the Pavili...
DATE: Sep 16, 2009
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The warning signs were already on the wall before the start of the financial crisis that has rocked the world over the past year, according to a Bermuda-based investment expert.
Patrice Horner, vice-president of North Atlantic Asset Management Ltd., ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2009
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Butterfield Bank was yet again the only company to trade any shares on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The bank traded 53 preference shares and 50 common shares, but its share prices remained unchanged at $250 and $5 respectively.
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DATE: Sep 16, 2009
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