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LONDON (AP) — SABMiller PLC — the brewer of Grolsch, Miller Genuine Draft and Peroni Nastro Azzurro lagers — said beer sales increased slightly in the first half of its fiscal year, as rising demand from emerging markets offset slowing demand from es...
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ATLANTA (Bloomberg) — AMR Corp. and UAL Corp., parents of the two largest US airlines, may lead third-quarter losses in an industry beset by near-record fuel costs and a slowing economy.
The combined operating deficit for the 10 biggest US airlines w...
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Bermuda insurer Ironshore announced yesterday that IronBuilt, its specialty construction unit, has partnered with Crump Insurance Services to introduce an exclusive general liability programme for residential and commercial subcontractors with premiu...
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LONDON (AP) — British housing and retail sales plunged and inflation skyrocketed in September as the financial crisis worsened, three new reports said yesterday. But as the stock market rose on the back of an enormous government bank bailout plan, ex...
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The Bank of Bermuda yesterday announced that Linda Sutherland has been promoted to head of HSBC Securities Services.
Ms Sutherland's new position was among four management changes announced by the bank.
She will also take a position on the bank's man...
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Bermuda-based specialist reinsurer Hiscox is hoping to benefit from clients fleeing from American International Group's (AIG) financial troubles.
Hiscox CEO Bronek Masojada told BestWeek Europe, that the Lloyd's insurer has picked up a number of clie...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index closed with a huge gain yesterday but the rise paled against the record-setting surge it started the day with as it played catch-up with Wall Street's big rally on Monday, when Canadian mark...
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged banks getting $250 billion of taxpayer funds to channel the money to customers quickly to halt a credit freeze that's threatening to bankrupt companies and hammer the job market.
"Leavin...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ended a relatively calm session with a moderate loss yesterday as investors, while pleased with the government's plans to spend $250 billion to buy stock in private banks, decided to cash in some of their profits from the ...
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XL Capital Ltd. estimated yesterday that it made the biggest quarterly loss in its history around $1.6 billion in the three months through September this year.
After the company issued preliminary third-quarter results before the markets opened yeste...
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