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Q. With Linens 'N Things Inc. liquidating, I would think that the stock of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. would be up. Why isn't it? — P.L., via the Internet
A. Although the premier home-furnishing retailer has gained market share from the bankruptcy filing ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2009
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index remained the same for its first day of trading in 2009.
The Index held firm at 3,417, with 1,040 shares worth $9,143 traded.
The only traders were Butterfield Bank (540 shares) and Stevdoring Services Lt...
DATE: Jan 03, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street started the new year with a big rally yesterday, as investors, brushing aside a disappointing report on manufacturing, sent the Dow Jones industrials up more than 250 points and to their first close above 9,000 in two mont...
DATE: Jan 03, 2009
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks notched their best first day of the year since at least 1977 as commodity producers rallied from last year's record drop on higher oil and metals prices and prospects that government spending will spur demand.
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DATE: Jan 03, 2009
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Reinsurers are looking to optimise returns on capital through tighter risk appetites and higher risk charges, reflected in January 1, 2009 renewal rates with significant price increases in capital intensive lines of business.
That is the view of Pete...
DATE: Jan 02, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The internal watchdog at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will testify on Monday at a hearing by lawmakers who want to know how the investor protection agency failed to detect the alleged $50 billion fraud by Wall S...
DATE: Jan 02, 2009
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A 13-percent leap in the value of Belco Holdings Ltd. shares helped The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) Index to finish a difficult year on a positive note.
The energy company's stock rose $2.10 in New Year's Eve trading to finish 2008 o...
DATE: Jan 02, 2009
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Bermudians had the chance to travel the world and experience the global insurance markets from Bermuda to Chicago and London thanks to a summer internship programme run by the Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies (BFIS).
Lorenzo Whitehurst, Jahvo...
DATE: Jan 02, 2009
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CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index jumped nearly two percent on Wednesday to end the worst year for Canadian stocks since the Great Depression on a positive note as oil prices staged a late-session rally.
The S&P/TSX composite in...
DATE: Jan 02, 2009
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The year 2008 was easily the most tumultuous of my 27 years in international finance. A number of never-in-our-lifetime events occurred, all of which individually had the power to impact the world, but together have left us with a profound sense of u...
DATE: Jan 02, 2009
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