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LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices fell 1.9 percent this month alone and retail sales dropped at their sharpest pace in at least 25 years, two separate surveys showed yesterday, adding to the gloom on the economic outlook.
The Nationwide Buildin...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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Bermuda's two Fairmont hotels took on 73 summer students this year — the most in recent years, the company said.
Fifty-three of the young people worked at the Fairmont Southampton and 20 at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess.
Nelda Simons, regional direc...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A security flaw in Apple Inc.'s iPhone allows unauthorised users to gain easy access to private contacts and e-mails even when the device is locked, but the company said a fix is on the way.
Popular technology blog Gizmodo and an...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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SAO PAULO (Bloomberg) — Infinity Bio-Energy Ltd., an owner of sugar and ethanol mills, cancelled plans to sell common shares in Brazil. The Bermuda-based company made the announcement on the website of Brazil's securities regulator. Infinity Bio-Ener...
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Tokio Millennium Re Ltd. (TMR) has been affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (superior) and issuer credit rating of "aa-" by AM Best Co.
The outlook for both ratings is stable.
TMR is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire...
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Bermuda businesses with branches in the Cayman Islands were yesterday preparing for a potential direct hit from Tropical Storm Gustav this weekend — and one has already pulled out staff.
Butterfield Bank closed down its branches there and relocated e...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) - Sears Holdings Corp. reported a 62 percent drop in second-quarter profit as the retailer continues to struggle to attract customers to its stores despite a high-stakes restructuring. The company also delivered a downbeat outlook predi...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Irish airline Aer Lingus reported a $30.4 million loss for the first half of the year yesterday, citing the high cost of fuel and expenses from labour unrest.
Aer Lingus said it lost 20.6 million euros for the January-June peri...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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DALLAS (Bloomberg) — Oil and natural gas companies accelerated evacuations from rigs and production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Gustav may enter the region as a hurricane this weekend.
ConocoPhillips said it stopped oil and natu...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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Reinsurance underwriters are now earning almost double the salary of lawyers, while the number of international business workers is outstripping civil servants by more than 500, according to the latest statistics released by Government's Employment B...
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