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TORONTO (Reuters) - After a see-saw session, the Toronto Stock Exchange's main index ended higher yesterday, with gains in resource and banking shares tempered by worries over the state of the US economy.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 58.17 p...
DATE: Feb 08, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street finished moderately higher in fitful trading yesterday as investors, still nervous about the economy, decided to buy back into a stock market pummeled by three straight days of losses.
With the market having largely priced...
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Ace Ltd., the Bermuda-based business insurer with operations in more than 50 countries, said fourth-quarter rates for US property coverage fell about 15 percent.
"Prices continue to decline around the world," chief executive officer Evan Greenberg to...
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Walking into The Bank of Bermuda's new state-of-the-art gym in the basement of its headquarters in Front Street, the first words that greet you are "commit to be fit".
And that gives you a pretty good impression of just how dedicated the bank is to g...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Omega Insurance Holdings Ltd., a Lloyd's of London insurer, said it's in takeover talks with a "number" of bidders.
The unidentified parties "have expressed an interest in acquiring Omega," the company said in a sta...
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DIY enthusiasts and commercial painters alike will be able to satisfy their creative needs courtesy of a newly-rebranded paint shop in Pemroke.
Stafford Paint, formerly Home Paint, was officially launched yesterday by new owner and entrepreneur Randy...
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Ace employees are invited to join the Ace Health Club, which offers a state-of-the-art fitness facility, including cardio and weight equipment as well as free weights.. A full-time health club manager is also on hand to offer advice and assistance on...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Security Capital Assurance Ltd.'s bond insurance units, hobbled by a decline in sub-prime mortgage securities, lost its Aaa credit rating at Moody's Investors Service.
XL Capital Assurance Inc. and XL Financial As...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bermuda-based Covidien Ltd said yesterday quarterly earnings rose as strong sales at its imaging solutions and medical devices businesses outweighed weakness in other units and an increase in spending, sending shares up by as much...
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Schroders Private Equity Services, which operates from offices in Bermuda and Guernsey, has won the 2007 European Venture Capital Journal (EVCJ) award for "Fund Administrator of the Year".
The magazine's subscribers voted for the award, which was a n...
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