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LONDON - The UK's leading share index drifted 0.43 percent lower, buckling under concerns over the outlook for inflation, but as ICI surged after rejecting an approach from Dutch group Akzo Nobel NV.
The FTSE 100 ended down 28.9 points at 6,703.5, ha...
DATE: Jun 19, 2007
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Conrad Black is just as guilty of a multimillion dollar theft, and of lying about it, as his one-time business partner who already admitted guilt, prosecutors told jurors in final arguments yesterday at the former media baron's cr...
DATE: Jun 19, 2007
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Mobile phone operator Digicel has launched a vehicle tracking system in Jamaica that will allow fleet vehicle owners to see the location of their vehicles anywhere in that country.
Bermuda-incorporated Digicel, which claims to be the fastest-growing ...
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The board of directors of Bermuda-based White Mountains Re Group has declared a dividend of $7.71 per share, payable in cash on July 2 to holders of record of its Fixed/Floating Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares as of the close of business o...
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Ace Group of Companies has branched out into the Middle East, officially opening an office of Ace International Life in the United Arab Emirates.
Ace International Life had previously said at the end of March it received a license from the UAE's Mini...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo Inc. Chairman Terry Semel ended his six-year tenure as chief executive officer Monday and will hand over the reins to co-founder Jerry Yang in the Internet icon's latest attempt to regain investor confidence.Semel, 64, will...
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A subsidiary of Bermuda-incorporated Cooper Industries Limited is raising $300 million to pay maturing long-term debts by issuing senior unsecured notes that will become due in 2017.
Cooper US Inc. has issued $300 million of senior unsecured fixed ra...
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A founding director of Bermuda 2005 start-up Flagstone Reinsurance is to retire from the board.
Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited has announced that Nicholas Brumm will not stand for re-election at the company's July annual general meeting.
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DATE: Jun 19, 2007
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Bermuda-based writer and Royal Gazette columnist Roger Crombie has been named "best regular columnist in the United States" by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).
The award was for his monthly "Roger on Risk" column Risk & I...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index ended higher for a fourth straight session yesterday as shares of oil and gas companies got a boost from oil prices, while materials issues also rose.The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 39...
DATE: Jun 19, 2007
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