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OMAHA, Neb. — Last month, Warren Buffett posted the mother of all help-wanted ads: a request for candidates to replace him as chief investment officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.Now, the resumes are flooding in — and the process is turning out to be e...
DATE: May 05, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index ended in record high territory, boosted by commodity prices and this week's raft of take-over offers.The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 82.89 points, or 0.6 percent, at 13,769.89, a recor...
DATE: May 05, 2007
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About 45 minutes’ drive south of Reno, Nevada — 8,200 feet above sea level — can be found the towns of Gold Hill, Silver City and Virginia City. The towns formed the epicentre of the mid-19th Century gold rush that led in due course to the taming of ...
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AMSTERDAM (Bloomberg) — A Dutch court blocked ABN Amro Holding NV’s $21 billion sale of LaSalle Bank to Bank of America Corp. because management failed to get shareholder approval for the deal.“ABN Amro management has misjudged its task,” said Judge ...
DATE: May 04, 2007
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Arch Capital Group Ltd. has had its financial strength rating raised to A from A- by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.
The New York-based rating agency raised the ratings of Arch Reinsurance Ltd., Arch Reinsurance Co., Arch Insurance Co., Arch Spec...
DATE: May 04, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street extended its advance amid a burst of enthusiasm about the economy that gave the Standard & Poor's 500 index its first close above 1,500 since September 2000.The S&P 500, the index most closely watched by market professiona...
DATE: May 04, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Dow Jones & Co.’s refusal to act on News Corp.’s $5 billion takeover bid leaves Rupert Murdoch with the task of convincing members of the company’s controlling Bancroft family to sell.“This throws the ball back to Murdoch,” sai...
DATE: May 04, 2007
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Former BAS-Serco chief executive officer Richard Savard has been appointed chief operating officer for the entire BAS Group of Companies as one of a number of internal promotions and appointments announced by the BAS Group.
The changes come just over...
DATE: May 04, 2007
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Bermuda Chamber of Commerce has plunged into an insolvent position after suffering a $292,7927 loss in 2006, mostly as a result of Government ending the chamber’s contract to run the Island’s five visitor service bureaux.
The losses swallowed up all ...
DATE: May 04, 2007
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The Cayman Islands wants to become a major player in the reinsurance market and is taking steps to persuade new reinsurers to domicile with them rather than Bermuda.
An insurance industry leader from the British Caribbean territory explained the grou...
DATE: May 04, 2007
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