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What if the humble old landline phone could be as interactive as the flashy iPhone?
A home phone that puts the latest information at your fingertips feels like an old sci-fi staple, but now AT&T Inc. has a $299 touch-screen gadget, called HomeManager...
DATE: Dec 17, 2008
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XL Capital shares soared 27 percent yesterday as the company announced that rating agency AM Best is to maintain its A (excellent) rating on the Bermuda-based insurer's operating companies.
The stock, which rose 78 cents to close on $3.68, recovered ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2008
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Bermuda-based XL Capital Ltd. expressed disappointment last night after the financial strength rating of the insurer's core operating companies was downgraded to A from A+ by Standard & Poor's.
In a statement released after the markets closed yesterd...
DATE: Dec 16, 2008
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NEW YORK / LONDON (Reuters) - Shock waves from Bernard Madoff's alleged fraud spread globally yesterday, as charities, wealthy individuals and banks disclosed losses from the prominent Wall Street trader's investment management business.
Britain's HS...
DATE: Dec 16, 2008
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HOLIDAY HUMILIATION: It's that time of year again: Time to face your well-meaning but nosy, opinionated relatives during the holidays. Only this year, you might have to break the news that you've just lost your job.
Stephen Viscusi, author of the rec...
DATE: Dec 16, 2008
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Bermuda Aviation Services (BAS) boosted its share price by 45 cents (7.56 percent) to close at $6.40 on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
BAS saw 2,550 shares change hands, as did Butterfield Bank, which traded 300 share...
DATE: Dec 16, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) - Investors sent stocks lower yesterday as anxiety over the growing list of firms affected by investment manager Bernard Madoff and the potential losses to the financial sector took center stage on Wall Street.
Investors also were nervo...
DATE: Dec 16, 2008
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Butterfield Bank has appointed Tonya Marshall as the new senior vice-president, general counsel and secretary to the board of directors.
Ms. Marshall replaces Peter Rodger, who retired from the bank last week after 31 years of service.
Robert Mulderi...
DATE: Dec 16, 2008
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Plastic surgery used to be the preserve of the rich and famous. But now more and more people are undergoing surgical procedures from facelifts and breast reductions to liposuction and tummy tucks.
And it is a trend Bruce Lattyak, consultant plastic a...
DATE: Dec 16, 2008
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Some Argus pension holders will see their retirement funds take a hit as a result of the alleged $50 billion fraud in the US that has sent shock waves through the financial world.
Argus revealed last night that its Argus Select Funds' Moderate Fund, ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2008
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