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Bermuda-based Ram Holdings Ltd. has responded to Moody's Investors Service ratings action following the downgrade of Ram Reinsurance Co. Ltd.'s financial strength rating (FSR) from Aa3 to A3, from Aa3.
In the same rating action, Moody's also downgrad...
DATE: Aug 11, 2008
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TORONTO (Reuters) - It used to be that Canadian banks were a sure bet when it came to dividend hikes. Those days may be gone.
Nagging loan-loss provisions and tough market conditions will likely keep most of the banks from raising their dividends whe...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, a former investment firm executive, says "absolutely there's a lot of truth" to President Bush's comment that Wall Street "got drunk and now it's got a hangover," in understanding the current econom...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street may extend its push for recovery this week as investors bet that a further drop in oil prices will restrain inflation and boost prospects for profit growth.
The precipitous slide, fuelled in part by a recovery in the ...
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The issue of affordable retail space in Hamilton has been highlighted by the set up of Gallery 135 dedicated to up-and-coming entrepreneurs and small businesses.
The new and unique G-135 Coffee Lounge, Gallery and Retail outlet, which is due to open ...
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Some social notes first, and then a discussion on accountants who have gone insane. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about poor government. In response to two impassioned readers who took me up on the subject, I say this: You must not kill government e...
DATE: Aug 09, 2008
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On coping with economic changes in lifestyles - how some US communities and citizenry are dealing with high fuel prices, high food costs, real estate markets, and low interest rates? We are on a family visit to see the young grandchildren in the Unit...
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Q. Will my shares of Halliburton Co. continue to go up like they have? I am hoping they will. - CR, via the Internet.
A. The world's second-largest oilfield contractor is best known to many as the company where vice-president Dick Cheney was CEO from...
DATE: Aug 09, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street rebounded smartly yesterday, shooting higher as a surge in the dollar and another plunge in oil prices eased some of investors' worries about losses at mortgage finance company Fannie Mae. The Dow Jones industrials soared ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2008
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No insurance companies incorporated in Bermuda last month, according to the latest statistics by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA).
The BMA revealed that there were no incoporations on the Island during the month of July.
The last two companies to...
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