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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seeking to head off mounting public anger over bankers' bonuses, pledged yesterday to end rewards for failure in a financial system crippled by the credit crisis.
However, Brown stopped short of...
DATE: Feb 10, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - Investors are waiting for Washington to make the next move.
Stocks ended a quiet session with only modest changes yesterday as Wall Street sought details of how the government will reshape a rescue plan for the financial industry. Inv...
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DETROIT (AP) — Bob Lutz, a giant personality in the auto industry, is set to retire from his post at General Motors Corp. at the end of the year, the company said yesterday.
The 76-year-old GM product development chief and vice-chairman is credited w...
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Swiss Re is to close its Bermuda office with the loss of five jobs as the company seeks to cut costs.
The office, which is located on the fourth floor of Mintflower Place on Par-la-Ville Road, will be effectively shut down by the end of June this yea...
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LONDON (AP) — Barclays PLC said yesterday its 2008 net profit fell only one percent as a one-off gain from its cut-price purchase of the North American operations of Lehman Brothers helped shore up its finances.
However, Britain's third largest bank ...
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Age: 28
Role: Project manager trainee, Greymane Contracting
What is your job? To be a project manager in the construction industry it's important to understand the issues that can arise on all types of construction projects. To develop that experienc...
DATE: Feb 10, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's recession could be deeper and last longer than expected despite economic rescue plans, the country's financial regulator warned yesterday.
The Financial Services Authority released its Financial Risk Outlook saying the risks t...
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Banking was the busiest sector on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
Butterfield Bank traded 5,241 shares, while Bermuda Commercial Bank Ltd. saw 100 shares change hands.
Overall, the Index remained unchanged at 3,107.23,...
DATE: Feb 10, 2009
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Gibbons Company department store in Reid Street is a long-standing retailer with a large and varied team that contributes to its success. The Royal Gazette has profiled two members of that team, Nancy Cabral and Triquia Petersen, about their differen...
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Canadian stocks rose a fifth day, the longest rally since January 6, on optimism that US plans to boost the economy and bail out banks will revive commodity demand and support financial institutions.
EnCana Corp. gained 2.8 perc...
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