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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The global reinsurance industry had its rating outlook lowered to "negative" from "stable" at Moody's Investors Service because the state of capital markets may make it difficult for companies to replenish funds.
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DATE: Sep 08, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's leading share index jumped 1.7 percent, after a proposed bid for Cadbury by Kraft raised hopes of a more general pick-up in merger activity and lifted banks and commodity shares. The FTSE 100 closed at 4,933.18 points, up 81.48 or ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2009
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland and the UK have signed a new treaty giving British tax authorities more access to banking information and taking the Swiss one step closer to being taken off an international list of tax havens.
The deal contains a prov...
DATE: Sep 08, 2009
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HOUSTON (Reuters) - James Davis and Laura Pendergest-Holt became friends after they met at church when she was a teenager in a small town. He mentored her and helped get her a job that paid $1 million a year. Now his evidence could put her behind bar...
DATE: Sep 08, 2009
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Q Please update me on the future of my shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. — BK, via the Internet.
A The nation's third-largest wireless carrier has introduced the Palm Pre smart phone to battle the iPhone, launched a new "green" phone and is increasing it...
DATE: Sep 05, 2009
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What is the value of education? As another school year got underway this week, four things in the Bermuda news really stood out: the number of non-Bermudian accountants and nurses, 300 text messages a day, and the disparity in income between Bermudia...
DATE: Sep 05, 2009
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Canadian stocks rose for a third day as financial shares rallied on a smaller-than-expected reduction in US jobs and a surprise increase in employment in Canada.
Suncor Energy Inc. rose the most in two weeks after saying it expe...
DATE: Sep 05, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's leading share index closed 1.15 percent higher after US data showing employers shed fewer jobs last month than expected. The FTSE 100 closed up 54.95 points at 4,851.7, posting its biggest percentage gain in two weeks as it snapped...
DATE: Sep 05, 2009
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WASHINGTON(Reuters) - By now, most incoming college freshmen have met their new roommates, spruced up their dorm rooms, and run out of ready cash. Going to college is expensive, and it's not all about tuition bills. There are textbooks and highlighte...
DATE: Sep 05, 2009
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Butterfield Bank traded 4,100 common shares in the only trade of the day on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The bank's share price held firm at $5.
Overall the Index opened and closed at 2,317.73, with 4,100 shares worth $20,500 transacte...
DATE: Sep 05, 2009
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