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Shares valued at $1.7 million were traded last week on the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange, as the index ended 6.76 points (0.13 percent) down at 5,181.03.
BF&M shares ended 65 cents (3.51 percent) higher, and Bermuda Commercial Bank improved ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2007
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Eight of Bermuda's brightest students who plan to make careers in the insurance industry have been presented with scholarships totalling $428,000 from the Bermuda Foundation For Insurance Studies (BFIS).
The scholarship amounts range from $30,000 a y...
DATE: Jul 23, 2007
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LONDON - Britain's top share index fell, as major US indices slid one percent on disappointing results but gains in Friends Provident helped cushion losses.
The FTSE 100 closed at 6585.2 points, down 55 or 0.83 percent on the day, losing 131.5 points...
DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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One of the biggest selling points for debit cards has been that you couldn't spend more than you had in your bank account, making them a good alternative to racking up debt on a credit card.The sales pitch worked. Consumers now make one-third of thei...
DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street pulled back yesterday, retreating from record levels following disappointing results from long time favourites Caterpillar Inc. and Google Inc. The Dow Jones industrials fell nearly 150 points.The drop in stocks capped a l...
DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canada's main stock index fell from a record after profits at some US companies missed analysts' estimates, signalling slower economic growth that may crimp demand for Canadian commodities.The S&P/TSX has climbed 27 percent in t...
DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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Currency Effects along the Pipeline. According to Royal Gazette last week in an interview with Mr. Phil Barnett, president of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, recruitment of guest workers into Bermuda is a becoming problematic due to strong foreign c...
DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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Another letter this week to spark things off.
"We have a gentrified cottage in Paget, fortunately without mortgage, and we're in the early stages of my second retirement," a reader wrote. "Is there much danger of house prices here dropping appreciabl...
DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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Emerging markets, usually the kind of bet that goes very bad when markets get cranky, should prove a safe haven if problems in subprime and corporate lending prompt a more severe flight from risk.Large reserves of cash and the ability to fund in thei...
DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday took a downturn for the second day running after hitting its peak on Wednesday.
The Index slipped back 57.29 points (1.09 percent) to close on 5,181.03, with 21,566 shares traded and a tu...
DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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