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TORONTO (Reuters) - Bleak economic data and mounting job losses are prompting Canadians to be more frugal this holiday shopping season than they have been in the past few years, and retailers are already discounting prices in reaction, and watching t...
DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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Retailers are keeping their fingers crossed there will be a rush of last-minute shoppers in the final week before Christmas.
Traders from Hamilton to St. George's are still hopeful of seeing an upturn in sales with six days to go before Christmas Day...
DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-domiciled Ingersoll-Rand Co., the maker of Thermo King and Hussmann refrigeration equipment, said profit will fall short of fourth-quarter and full-year estimates after key markets deteriorated faster than anticipated.
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DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Nike Inc., the world's largest athletic-shoe maker, said second-quarter profit rose, helped by sales in Europe and Asia.
Net income climbed 8.8 percent to $391 million, or 80 cents a share, in the three months ended November 30...
DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Bail for Bernard Madoff, alleged mastermind of a $50 billion fraud, should be revoked because he may flee, New York lawmaker Anthony Weiner said.
It would be a "mistake not to consider him a flight risk", Weiner, a Brooklyn Dem...
DATE: Dec 19, 2008
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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services yesterday revised its outlook on Bermuda-based White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. and OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. to negative from stable.
S&P said it affirmed its 'BBB' counterparty credit ratings on White Mou...
DATE: Dec 18, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales fell at their fastest annual pace in at least a quarter of a century in early December as the key Christmas season got off to a dismal start, a survey indicated yesterday. The Confederation of British Industry'...
DATE: Dec 18, 2008
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International business continues to be the key player in Bermuda's economy, as borne out by the latest figures released by Government.
The Department of Statistics Gross Domestic Product report revealed that the sector registered double digit growth ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2008
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LONDON (AP) — BAA Ltd. should be forced to sell two airports serving London and one in Scotland, the government's anti-monopoly agency said yesterday.
The Competition Commission said that, subject to a final consultation, BAA will be required to sell...
DATE: Dec 18, 2008
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Stocks continued their downward spiral on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday, with the banking and utilities sector hardest hit.
Belco Holdings Ltd. saw its share value fall 50 cents (3.22 percent) to $15, with 500 shares ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2008
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