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Marsh & McLennan's newly-installed president and CEO Brian Duperreault was among 11 nominees elected onto the board of directors at Tyco International's annual general meeting yesterday.
Mr. Duperreault, who was chairman and CEO of Ace Ltd. from 1994...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New legislation that would facilitate the buying up of distressed mortgages with the help of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) was unveiled yesterday by a key House Democrat.
Seeking to combat sharply rising home foreclo...
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Finance Minister Paula Cox last night said the Island would "not be daunted" by verbal attacks launched on its reputation, after an American risk consultant suggested political corruption and the prospect of independence were the biggest threats to B...
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NEW YORK (AP) - AOL said yesterday it will pay $850 million to acquire the online hangout Bebo, giving the struggling Internet company a foothold in an expanding business.
Bebo is strong in many markets around the world, particularly Britain, and has...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index overcame earlier losses to push strongly higher yesterday, propelled by climbing resources and hopes that the end to writedowns related to sub-prime mortgages is in sight.
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LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - Chancellor Alistair Darling has quietly delayed the introduction of new income-shifting legislation for a year — a move that will be welcomed by small business owners and partnerships.
The Chancellor did not mention the b...
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SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg) - Virgin Mobile USA Inc., Richard Branson's pay-as-you-go mobile-phone service, lost almost half its value in New York trading after cutting its 2008 earnings forecast by as much as 40 percent.
Virgin Mobile dropped $1.90, o...
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Canadian stocks fell for the fourth time five days, on concern demand for Canada's energy exports may decline, as crude-oil price climbed above $110 a barrel and US fuel supplies rose more than expected.
Suncor Energy Inc. led t...
DATE: Mar 13, 2008
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The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) is firmly on the radar of several top rival offshore jurisdictions.
The BSX features highly in the FTSE Global Markets latest report about Offshore Exchanges: Gaining a Competitive Edge, as does the global credit cris...
DATE: Mar 13, 2008
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Bermuda-based Covidien Ltd., the medical- instruments maker spun off from Tyco International Ltd. last year, agreed to buy Tissue Science Laboratories plc. for almost twice its market value to expand in tissue repair.
Covidien's ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2008
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