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DETROIT (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co., the only major domestic automaker to avoid bankruptcy, and Nissan Motor Co. reported US sales for May that fell less than analysts' estimates.
Ford deliveries including the Volvo brand slid to 161,531 vehicles, t...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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Butterfield Bank was the only trader on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
The bank traded 44,174 shares, but its price held firm at $5.50.
Overall, the Index opened and closed at 2,366.71, with 44,174 shares worth $242,9...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's blue-chip share index ended down 0.65 percent, hurt by banks after a major shareholder sold its holding in Barclays, although improving US pending home sales lent some support to the market. The FTSE 100 closed 29.17 points lower a...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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The US arm of Bermuda 2008 start-up Torus Insurance Holdings Ltd. expects to open new offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston and on the US west coast before the year is out.
Torus Specialty Insurance Company, which is headquartered in New Jersey, now h...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of US homebuyers who agreed to purchase a previously occupied home in April posted the largest monthly jump in nearly eight years, a sign that sales are finally coming to life after a long and painful slump.
The National ...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is warning lawmakers that the trust fund that pays for highway construction will go broke in August unless Congress approves an infusion of as much as $7 billion.
Sen. Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate E...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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IPC Holdings Ltd. shareholders have been recommended to vote in favour of the company's merger with Max Capital Group Ltd. by two proxy advisory firms.
Glass Lewis & Co. and Proxy Governance Inc. have each recommended that IPC shareholders vote on th...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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HAMILTON, BERMUDA, Jun 02, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Seadrill Limited has successfully secured commitments for a senior secured credit facility in the amount of US$1.5 billion with a group of various commercial lending institutions and export c...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended slightly lower yesterday as lower oil prices weighed on the energy sector, but an extended rally by bank shares after last week's earnings helped to cushion the fall.
Energy companies crowded the l...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - Investors slowed their move into the market from a sprint to a walk.
Stocks tacked on modest gains yesterday to extend a rally to a fourth day following a strong rise in pending home sales, the latest encouraging signal for the troubl...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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