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Earlier this month, there was a meeting in Beijing between officials of two of the world's biggest economies. On one side of the table, heading the Chinese delegation, there was Wang Qishan, representing state capitalism. And on the other side, leadi...
DATE: Dec 15, 2008
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Given the state of the investment markets, it is probably fair to say that it is a far more taxing time this year than one year ago for multinational corporations doing business with, or connected to, the United States and other tax regime countries....
DATE: Dec 13, 2008
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Bermuda Aviation Services Ltd. was the highest flier on The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange yesterday, soaring 13.3 percent.
The airport services company saw its share price rise 70 cents to $5.95, as 3,000 shares traded.
BAS was the only issu...
DATE: Dec 13, 2008
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Opinion is divided as to when the recession will really start to bite in Bermuda. Some effects are already being felt. Construction projects have been shelved or scaled back, resulting in falling employment in that sector. Most of these early job los...
DATE: Dec 13, 2008
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors scrambled to assess potential losses from an alleged $50 billion fraud by Bernard Madoff, a day after the arrest of the prominent Wall Street trader.
Prosecutors and regulators accused the 70-year-old former chairman of...
DATE: Dec 13, 2008
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's pound fell to a new record low against the euro yesterday for the second consecutive day as fears grew about the strength of the British economy.
The British currency dropped to 1.1250 euros — the weakest it has ever been agai...
DATE: Dec 12, 2008
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp's quarterly profit rose slightly as strong results from its gasoline stations helped to offset weak consumer demand for all but the most essential household items.
Warehouse clubs like Costco had been seen a...
DATE: Dec 12, 2008
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OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the government collected employment insurance premiums unlawfully for three years, but it declined to order the government to return surplus funds to contributors.
The high court ruled in a ca...
DATE: Dec 12, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Ciena Corp., the maker of network equipment for customers such as AT&T Inc., posted a $25.4 million fourth-quarter loss after telephone companies cut back on orders because of the economic recession.
The net loss was 28 cents a...
DATE: Dec 12, 2008
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BEIJING (AP) — China's inflation fell to its lowest level in nearly two years as sharp increases in food and energy costs eased, giving Beijing more room to spur growth through spending without igniting price rises.
Consumer prices rose by 2.4 percen...
DATE: Dec 12, 2008
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