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HANOVER, New Hampshire (Reuters) — Global warming, blamed for melting polar bears’ icy Arctic habitat, could be a boon to the shipping and oil industries in the far north, according to a new US report.The dramatic decrease in sea ice above the Arctic...
DATE: Mar 28, 2007
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SEATTLE (AP) — I was flipping TV channels the other night when an interview with a famous Microsoft programmer caught my eye. The show’s hostess was clearly in awe, and since I write about the company, I wanted to jot down his surname. The problem? S...
DATE: Mar 28, 2007
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Accenture Ltd., one of the world’s largest consulting companies, said yesterday that second quarter net income and revenue rose, beating analysts’ estimates, on higher demand for its consulting and outsourcing services.The c...
DATE: Mar 28, 2007
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Finance Minister Paula Cox will deliver the keynote address at a luncheon kicking off the Bermuda International Business Association’s annual London roundtable tomorrow.
Ms Cox is part of a delegation of top financial service representatives who will...
DATE: Mar 28, 2007
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Two risers and two fallers on the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange resulted in a 35.31 (0.69 percent) drop to 5,083.62.
For a second consecutive day Butterfield Bank shares dropped, this time losing 50 cents (0.8 percent) value to close at $58....
DATE: Mar 28, 2007
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The biennial trade show allowing restaurateurs and hoteliers to see what is the latest buzz in the world of hospitality has opened, and for the first time in its 14-year history has a guest host — former Michelin starred celebrity chef Philip Britten...
DATE: Mar 28, 2007
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CellularOne has placed an order for one of the most up-to-date fixed wireless voice and broadband products on the marketplace, which will be able to give broadband data speeds of up to 3.1 mega bits per second to computers and laptops in any room of ...
DATE: Mar 28, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street pared steep losses to end narrowly mixed after a surprise drop in new home sales for February triggered further concern that economic growth is slowing more than expected.The Commerce Department reported that sales of new ...
DATE: Mar 27, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — The headline numbers were eye-popping: Allstate reported a record $5 billion profit for 2006. State Farm Insurance’s profit climbed 65 percent for the year. St. Paul Travelers’ earnings rose sixfold in the fourth quarter, American Int...
DATE: Mar 27, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index ended higher, powered by higher oil prices and news of Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata Plc takeover offer for LionOre Mining International.The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 65.22 points, or 0....
DATE: Mar 27, 2007
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