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INUVIK, Northwest Territories (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is expected to call an election as early as next week, did not rule out the possibility the Canadian economy might have slipped into recession but said yesterday that if so ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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SEATTLE (AP) - The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace.
Companies that sell advertisements online - including Microsoft - can electronically gather tidbits about web su...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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The Bermuda Supreme Court has appointed a liquidation committee for the IPOC Fund and affiliated companies, with a view to dividing up their remaining assets by November this year.
The controversial Bermuda-based fund did not contest a winding up ord...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - Two million Britons may be out of work by Christmas and big cuts in interest rates are needed now to stop the economy heading into a deep and prolonged slump, Bank of England policymaker David Blanchflower told Reuters.
In an inter...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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Bermuda is not first choice as a new domicile for UK-based Brit Insurance, whose chief executive officer says the island's political stability is a concern.
Speaking at a press conference in London, yesterday, Brit's group CEO Dane Douetil said Bermu...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street barrelled higher yesterday after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product (GDP) and a drop in jobless claims gave investors some reassurance that the economy is holding up. The Dow Jones industrial aver...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell nearly $3 yesterday after the US government and the International Energy Agency pledged to release emergency stockpiles if Tropical Storm Gustav disrupted US oil production.
US crude dropped $2.82 to $115.33 a bar...
DATE: Aug 29, 2008
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Bermuda can boast having 16 of the world's 35 top reinsurers, according to a survey published by rating agency AM Best.
In a table of companies ranked according to gross premiums written in 2007, Everest Re Group was the highest-ranked Bermuda compan...
DATE: Aug 28, 2008
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SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — The less California motorists drive, the less they'll pay for auto insurance under a proposed regulation.
State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner yesterday announced a plan that will give drivers the option of paying ...
DATE: Aug 28, 2008
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Striving to achieve world-class performance was the theme for an event laid on by Bermuda Olympic sprinter Xavier James for the Bank of Bermuda staff.
The Rewards and Recognition event, which was held at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess last Thursday, ...
DATE: Aug 28, 2008
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