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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Government needs to move more quickly on plans to boost automobile fuel efficiency standards, improve efficiency of power plants and take hard action on heat-trapping greenhouse gases, the International Energy Agency (IE...
DATE: Feb 18, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Refco Inc.'s former chairman Phillip Bennett, who faces possible life in prison after pleading guilty to fraud and conspiracy in a scheme that cost investors $2.4 billion, may have helped the defence of two ex-colleagues set fo...
DATE: Feb 18, 2008
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Last week proved to be one of the busiest ever in recent months on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX).
Butterfield Bank boosted its share price by $1.85 (10.82 percent) to close at $18.95, with 124,419 shares traded, while BF&M Ltd....
DATE: Feb 18, 2008
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said the UK government will nationalise Northern Rock plc. because bids from private companies did not ensure taxpayer loans to the struggling lender would be repaid quickly enough.
Mr...
DATE: Feb 18, 2008
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela could sue Exxon Mobil for not paying taxes on some of the oil it produced, President Hugo Chavez said yesterday, amid an escalating legal battle with Exxon over compensation for nationalised assets.
Exxon recently won co...
DATE: Feb 18, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said it will start offering high-definition DVD players and discs only in Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray format and phase out a rival standard by Toshiba Corp.
Netflix Inc. and Best Buy...
DATE: Feb 18, 2008
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Visitors to Bermuda could get their holidays for free - if they decide to buy a property at the exclusive The Reefs Club in Southampton.
The new luxury private residence club, which is due to open next year, is offering to reimburse tourists up to $5...
DATE: Feb 18, 2008
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If you're looking online for a sweetheart, beware: You may find a new meaning for the expression "money can't buy love."
The National Consumers League has issued a warning to people looking for love on the Internet to watch out for con artists whose ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2008
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When fear is here, is the bottom of the market near? According to Stephen Whiteside, CEO of the stock trend analysis site www.TheUpTrend.com, when investors get too greedy, markets usually fall. When investors are overcome with fear and anxiety, mark...
DATE: Feb 16, 2008
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Anecdotally, it looks as if inflation is out of control in Bermuda. I rarely shop, but in the past two weeks, I have run into:
• A bag of Maltesers chocolates that retails for £1.25 ($2.50) in the UK, for sale in St. George's at $9.50;
• A medium-siz...
DATE: Feb 16, 2008
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