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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — EBay Inc. reported yesterday that first-quarter profit surged 52 percent, trouncing Wall Street expectations thanks to big-spending shoppers overseas and scorching performance of its PayPal electronic transaction division.Despite...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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Glyn Jones was yesterday named as the next chairman of Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. after the company announced that current chairman Paul Myners will retire from its board next month.
Mr. Myners has been chairman since Aspen was found...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) — The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index fell sharply yesterday from recent record highs amid fears of an interest rate hike in China that could dampen demand for Canadian commodities.The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 137.26 ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. reported a 55-percent surge in first-quarter profit, reflecting strength across most of its primary businesses lines, especially investment banking.Still, the report yesterday from the nation’s third-largest bank ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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Behind the millions the Thyssen-Bornemiszas spent on a Bermuda court battle over their inheritance, is the story of a dysfunctional family, whose wealth and art collection have deep connections to a Nazi past.
This past forms part of the revelations ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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Ahmed Elamin
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Allstate Corp. said yesterday that net income rose 5 percent in the first quarter, helped by a boost in auto policies, and announced a new $1 billion share buyback.Allstate, the largest publicly traded car and home insurer in the...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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In the year that Dr. James King became a director of the Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd., Jimmy Carter was the US President, the film “Grease” was released and Canadian pop star Nelly Furtado was born.
Yesterday, at the Bank’s annual general meet...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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CHICAGO (Reuters) — AMR Corp., parent of No. 1 US air carrier American Airlines, swung to an $81 million profit yesterday from a year-ago loss as it filled more seats on planes, charged higher fares and paid less for fuel.AMR, whose shares rose more ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2007
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Butterfield Bank Ltd. was the only issue to advance on The Royal Gazette Bermuda Stock Exchange Index yesterday.
The Bank gained 25 cents (0.4 percent) to close on $59.25 after 2,641 shares traded.
The BSX Index gained 13.32 points (0.26 percent) to ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street traded mostly higher yesterday, briefly pushing the Dow Jones industrials into record territory after a rise in home construction and a mild reading on consumer inflation encouraged investors to buy.The technology-dominate...
DATE: Apr 18, 2007
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