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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bermuda-domiciled bank Lazard Ltd. reported higher-than-expected second-quarter earnings, helped by strength in its restructuring business, and increased its dividend, sending its shares up 10 percent on Wednesday.
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DATE: Aug 03, 2009
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When times get tight, and you're looking for ways to cut costs or raise cash, don't let your desperation make you easy pickings for con artists.
Take heed of several scams the Better Business Bureau (BBB) says are increasingly snaring consumers. For ...
DATE: Aug 01, 2009
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Preference shares have been a popular equity allocation - sometimes the only allocation - in investment portfolios of Bermuda residents. They have quite often been thought of as a guaranteed sure thing (they are not - though see the local bank offeri...
DATE: Aug 01, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Tracy Hickman's dinner for three at Taco Bell cost $11.99. She ended up paying $300 for overdraft charges triggered by the meal and other debit purchases.
Hickman says the expense resulted from delays in processing her child-su...
DATE: Aug 01, 2009
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Butterfield Bank's preference shares rose by $25 (2.08 percent) on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) on Wednesday.
A total of 428 shares were traded as the share price closed at $225.
The bank's common shares also increased their value by 20 cents (4....
DATE: Aug 01, 2009
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A certain amount of mail arrives arguing against my approach to saving. The thrust, generally, is that this column focuses too much on thinking about the future and lacks spontaneity as a result.
Cup Match is over, but the weekend lingers on. Using t...
DATE: Aug 01, 2009
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Perhaps the rapid penetration of Twitter into popular culture is best captured by a recent New Yorker cartoon. The cartoon (see the June 1, 2009 issue) depicts a firing squad and an officer saying to a condemned man: "Last tweet?"
Perhaps tweeting wi...
DATE: Jul 29, 2009
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Promoting the success of women in business has been championed by Diane Gordon, executive vice-president of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, throughout her career.
The direct-talking Bermudian, who is one of the most influential figures in Bermuda's ...
DATE: Jul 29, 2009
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The amount of Bermuda dollar notes and coins in circulation over the Cup Match holiday will be will be higher this year compared to last, despite the economic downturn and a contraction of the Island's job market.
A total of $137.2 million will be on...
DATE: Jul 29, 2009
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Butterfield Bank swung to a profit of $10.3 million for the second quarter of 2009, reversing a $16.5 million loss for the same period last year — despite the economic crisis and low interest rates.
The bank also improved the difference between its b...
DATE: Jul 29, 2009
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