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The demise of famous china and glass maker Waterford Wedgwood plc. has been lamented by one of Bermuda's biggest stockists of the merchandise.
But Peter Darling, managing director of William Bluck & Co. Ltd., which has been carrying the popular line ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Express Corp said yesterday its FedEx Express unit exercised options to buy 15 more Boeing Co 777 freighters, worth $3.75 billion at list prices, but it deferred delivery of some of the planes as the US economy faces a bl...
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SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (AP) — Falling crude demand in the world's largest consuming nation yesterday drove oil prices to a new low for the year as the US enters a corporate earnings season expected to be fraught with bad news.
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LONDON (AP) — Sofa retailer Land of Leather filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, becoming the latest British retailer to succumb to a downturn in consumer spending amid the global economic slowdown.
Land of Leather, which operates 109 retail st...
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Shoppers will be able to get their hands on almost any product they want in Bermuda and save money at the same time thanks to a new on-line shopping website launched by Pearco.
Pearcoonline.com offers everything from appliances and electronics to fur...
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LONDON (AP) — Anticipating hundreds of thousands of job losses as the recession bites in Britain, Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday offered employers new incentives to hire and pledged new funds to train those who lose their posts.
At a summit in...
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Property developer Sir John Swan said the Government was right to grant permission to XL Capital and American International Group to sublet part of their Bermuda headquarters to other companies.
The former Premier said XL's decision to rent out the o...
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Jonathan Kent
Maintaining healthy vision for his clients is what Dr. Royland Samms is focused on. The owner of Atlantic Vision Care in Hamilton spoke with Royal Gazette business reporter Alex Wright about his life and career.
The next time you get your eyes checke...
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KeyTech Ltd. boosted its share price, while Butterfield Bank saw its value decline on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
The utilities company's share price rose 25 cents (2.45 percent) to $10.45, with 500 shares traded.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds's of London insurer Amlin yesterday said insurance prices were higher in January and should rise further, underpinned by US hurricanes and insurers' own capital constraints.
Amlin, which has a reinsurance unit based in Bermu...
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