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NEW YORK (AP) — The dollar fell against the euro and British pound last Friday ahead of a week loaded with economic data, while the US currency hit a 4 [1/2]-year high against the yen.The 13-nation euro bought $1.3466 in afternoon New York trading, u...
DATE: Jun 25, 2007
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Bermuda Microsystems has been certified a GOLD Partner with Microsoft - the highest accolade a company can attain within Microsoft's partner programme.
Bob Mellor, Technology Consulting Manager also took the opportunity to announce further key partne...
DATE: Jun 25, 2007
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VANCOUVER(Reuters) — "Canadians are passive," says long-time shareholder activist Bob Verdun, echoing an oft-heard lament about fainthearted investors in a country where people are known for being polite, not confrontational.His comment comes as the ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2007
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A former General Electric manager who most recently worked for Cerberus Capital Management has joined bermuda-based Scottish Re Group to take charge of re-structuring of the global life reinsurance company.
Scottish Re has announced the appointment o...
DATE: Jun 25, 2007
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NEW YORK(Reuters) - One of Wall Street's oldest maxims will be put to the test this week: markets don't hit bottom on a Friday.Stocks closed out their worst week in more than three months on fears that trouble at two Bear Stearns hedge funds may sign...
DATE: Jun 25, 2007
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More than $1 million-worth of shares were traded on the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange last week, with the index rising a total 6.69 points (0.13 percent) over the five trading days to close at 5,152.56.
The biggest improver was West Hamilton...
DATE: Jun 25, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who used the alter ego of a non-existent male prostitute to pen an autobiographical novel defrauded a production company that wanted to make a film about her life, a jury has decided.The Manhattan federal jury awarded the prod...
DATE: Jun 25, 2007
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MASSACHUSETTS (AP) — Joey Nicotera's fascination with multi-coloured light bulbs bordered on obsession when he was a teenager.He framed posters in lights and decorated his own Christmas tree. When he couldn't find a colour bulb he wanted, he got pain...
DATE: Jun 25, 2007
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LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 share index registered a fifth day of losses amid a global sell-off, with banks buckling as bond prices fell, but retailers bounced after weeks of investors fretting about consumer spending. The FTSE 100 index of leading U...
DATE: Jun 23, 2007
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WASHINGTON — My youngest child is incredulous when I tell her that mothers know everything.
"Mommy, how can you know everything?" she'll shoot back with her little hands on her hips.
"Because, I just do," I say.
I'm teasing her, of course. But I do t...
DATE: Jun 23, 2007
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