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TORONTO (Reuters) — Corporate takeovers may have been last year’s story in the Canadian mining sector, but a recent flurry of announced deals combined with tight metals markets suggests the M&A bonanza will continue.The blockbuster takeovers of vener...
DATE: Apr 16, 2007
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The share price of insurer BF&M Ltd. surged more than five percent this week, after the company announced record profits of $23.9 million for last year — up 42 percent on 2005.
That was one of the highlights of trading on The Royal Gazette Bermuda St...
DATE: Apr 16, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Although it has already taken nearly four decades to get this far in building the internet, some university researchers with the federal government’s blessing want to scrap all that and start over.The idea may seem unthinkable, even a...
DATE: Apr 16, 2007
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NEW YORK — As anxiety intensifies over rising inflation and the pace of economic growth, Wall Street is hungry for more information. This week, it’ll have a lot to chew on.Not only will investors receive reports on consumer prices and the housing mar...
DATE: Apr 16, 2007
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Moving into custom-designed offices has had a profound effect on the well-being and productivity of staff at Mello Jones & Martin.
And the law firm has engendered a close-knit, collegiate feel by having all its 60-plus staff situated in the top three...
DATE: Apr 16, 2007
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Former American International Group (AIG) chief excutive officer Maurice (Hank) Greenberg believes that Bermuda and London have overtaken New York in level of importance as global insurance centres.
According to a report in the UK newspaper the Finan...
DATE: Apr 16, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg)— Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd., an insurer co-founded by American International Group Inc., will pay $2.1 million to settle with Texas officials who alleged the company colluded with AIG to avoid competition.The ag...
DATE: Apr 16, 2007
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RISK appetite has perked up and many asset classes that were shunned over a month ago are once again creeping back in favour. However, risk factors haven’t melted away and sooner or later we are going to get another spate of risk aversion and market ...
DATE: Apr 16, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — The dollar traded near a record low against the euro on Friday, as concern persisted that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates later in the year.But the dollar rose against the yen, as worries dissipated that the Group ...
DATE: Apr 16, 2007
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said the International Monetary Fund and World Bank should ease spending limits imposed on sub-Saharan African countries that receive loans from the lenders.Countries in the region...
DATE: Apr 16, 2007
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