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NEW YORK (AP) - Financial markets grew more upbeat yesterday as political leaders said they struck an agreement in principle on a massive spending plan to revive the crippled financial system. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped about 200 points ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2008
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A dry cleaners in Hamilton has a whole new look following a relocation and renovation.
Quality Dry Cleaners moved up the road from the Canadian Hotel to the former Blue Ribbon Cleaners' site in the Vasco da Gama building in Reid Street.
And its owner...
DATE: Sep 26, 2008
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Lloyd's of London, the world's biggest insurance market, said first-half profit declined for the first time in two years on lower rates and investment returns.
Pretax profit fell 47 percent to £949 million ($1.8 billion) in the s...
DATE: Sep 26, 2008
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HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) — General Electric Co., the industrial powerhouse that makes everything from jet engines to light bulbs, cut its earnings forecast for the year yesterday, blaming volatile financial markets that have damaged the profitabili...
DATE: Sep 26, 2008
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First Atlantic Commerce Ltd. (FAC) has launched a suite of "card-not-present" consumer pre-authentication solutions aimed at reducing online payment fraud, enhancing real-time payment fraud reporting, and mitigating Internet payment related risks, fo...
DATE: Sep 26, 2008
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush and the two men fighting to succeed him joined forces at a historic White House meeting yesterday, trying to sell resistant lawmakers on a multibillion-dollar bailout plan for Wall Street aimed at staving off what the...
DATE: Sep 26, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) – Ram Reinsurance Co. Ltd. said it is "disappointed" with the decision by Standard & Poor's (S&P) to cut its credit rating based on a slowdown in new business.
S&P reduced Bermuda-based Ram Re's financial strength rating two grad...
DATE: Sep 26, 2008
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What can you do to ensure you are investing your pension contributions sensibly? Some tips from Argus on how to cope with difficult market conditions:
Recognise that fluctuations in the value of your account will occur. Your statement is only a snaps...
DATE: Sep 26, 2008
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Stock prices fell in the utilities sector on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
KeyTech Ltd. dropped the most, by $1.25 (10.2 percent) to close at $11, with 1,000 shares traded, while Belco Holdings Ltd. declined $1.05 (5...
DATE: Sep 26, 2008
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Orders for costly US manufactured goods plunged in August and new-home sales hit a 17-year low, while new claims for jobless benefits shot up last week, according to government reports yesterday that showed the economy rapidly ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2008
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