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LONDON - Gains in banks and retailers outweighed weakness in energy stocks and drugmakers to leave Britain's top share index up 0.1 percent by the close. The FTSE 100 index ended up 4.51 points at 4,416.23, having ended 46.43 points higher on Tuesday...
DATE: May 28, 2009
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Bermudians travelling to the UK will be finding things more expensive than in recent months, as the UK pound reached its highest level against the dollar in six months yesterday.
In morning trading in London, the pound broke through the $1.60 level f...
DATE: May 28, 2009
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Belco Holdings Ltd. fell three percent in trading yesterday.
The energy company, which fell 50 cents to $16, was the only domestic company to see its share price change value yesterday, as 2,600 of its shares changed hands.
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DATE: May 28, 2009
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For those of you interested in the ways in which new location-based technologies are being talked about by companies and entrepreneurs, head on over to the site of the Where 2.0 conference (http://en.oreilly.com/where2009).
Normally, most conference ...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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Stevedoring Services Ltd. will not declare a dividend for the current quarter "due to the current economic conditions".
The company said its directors had decided on the move at a meeting on Monday and had informed the Bermuda Stock Exchange.
DATE: May 27, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group from the Cayman Islands lobbied Washington last week to redefine the image of its banks and other financial institutions after President Barack Obama singled out the British territory as a tax haven.
Tony Travers, head ...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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LOM (Holdings) Ltd.'s stock price tumbled 2.7 percent yesterday on a quiet day of post-holiday trading on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).
The investment management company fell 10 cents to close on $3.60, as 5,000 shares changed hands.
The only oth...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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TOKYO (AP) — Google has long been the king of search, dominating rivals including Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. But it increasingly sees social networks such as Facebook as challengers to its search engine, a Google official said.
As people search o...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers are getting more confident about the economy, and Wall Street is tagging along.
Stocks surged yesterday, posting their first big win in a week after a research group said consumer sentiment rose in May to the highest level s...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. will give the United Auto Workers union 17.5 percent of its common stock, $6.5 billion of preferred shares and a $2.5 billion note to fund a trust that will take over retiree health care costs starting next year.
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DATE: May 27, 2009
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