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LONDON (AP) — The last time the British pound was worth more than $2, the elder George Bush was waging a losing US presidential campaign against Bill Clinton and the Eurotunnel linking Britain to Europe was still under construction.It took almost 15 ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2007
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Apax Partners Worldwide LLP and Permira Advisers LLP are considering a sale of Bermuda-based Intelsat Ltd., the world’s biggest commercial-satellite operator, for as much as $6 billion, two people familiar with the talks said.Cre...
DATE: Apr 18, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Until a few weeks ago, I thought I was well-connected. I text message and IM friends at a dizzying pace. I keep up with four social-networking sites daily, check e-mail obsessively and even blog when the mood hits me.But then, around ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2007
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BOSTON (AP) — First-quarter earnings at International Business Machines Corp. rose 8 percent and matched Wall Street expectations yesterday, as a boost from software acquisitions helped overcome moderate overall growth.In the first three months of th...
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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The combination of generous pay awards and Bermuda’s overheating economy are putting pressure on local businesses trying to attract and retain staff, says Watlington Waterworks chief executive officer Allan Rance.
Mr. Rance spoke with The Royal Gazet...
DATE: Apr 18, 2007
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo Inc.’s first-quarter profit fell 11 percent, disappointing investors who have been betting that the internet icon had regained its stride after stumbling through much of last year.The letdown zapped Yahoo’s stock, which plu...
DATE: Apr 18, 2007
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorneys say a federal jury that awarded more than $2.8 million to a man who lost his home to Hurricane Katrina sends a strong message to insurers who refused to pay thousands of other homeowners for damage from the storm.“Insurer...
DATE: Apr 18, 2007
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LONDON (AP) — British Airways PLC’s cabin crew voted by a 3-1 margin to accept a deal on pay, pensions and other employment issues, the union said yesterday, resolving a dispute that led to a strike threat earlier this year.The Transport and General ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2007
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Bermuda-based Digicel has been awarded a licence to operate a GSM network in Suriname, extending Digicel’s seamless international mobile network and competitive offerings to 23 markets.
The new licence comes as a result of the liberalisation process ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2007
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