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MUMBAI (Bloomberg) — HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest bank by market value, said it will wait for India’s central bank to allow foreign lenders to buy control of local rivals before seeking alliances in the South Asian nation.
“As (the) policy fra...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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Orient-Express Hotels increased its revenue by $59.7 million to $492.8 million in 2006.
The Bermuda-registered company, famous for its romantic trans-Europe train route, saw a 13.8 percent increase in its total revenues during 2006, with increases ac...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — House prices could tumble ten percent this year and force the United States into recession if a credit crunch taking shape in the mortgage market gathers steam, Merrill Lynch said in research notes this week.If correct, the prosp...
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A new type of cell phone that can double up as a walkie-talkie goes on sale in Bermuda next week.
The push-to-talk service is being introduced to the Island for the first time by CellularOne and allows customers to combine a normal cell phone with th...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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CHICAGO (AP) — Former press lord Conrad M. Black’s trial judge questioned more than two dozen potential jurors, pushing hard to wrap up the job quickly and clear the way for opening statements Monday.One man had heard that the 62-year-old British lor...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index ended higher boosted by mining and financial issues, as Bay Street’s fears over the US subprime mortgage market continued to ease.The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 65.59 points, or 0.5 p...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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There was no change to the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange despite more than $1 million worth of shares being traded during the day. The BSX remained stationary at 4,997.38.
The largest volume of shares traded was 18,371 of Butterfield Bank st...
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DALLAS (Bloomberg) — Global Crossing Ltd., whose fibre-optic network customers include the US Air Force, said its fourth-quarter loss widened because of a tax provision. A jump in Internet traffic helped sales beat analysts' estimates.The net loss ex...
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Budding entrepreneurs wondering where to go to get advice on how to start up in business or how to expand their existing business should take note of two free evening information sessions at either end of the Island being held this month.
Butterfield...
DATE: Mar 16, 2007
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cisco Systems has agreed to acquire the online meeting company WebEx Communications for about $3.2 billion in cash, a takeover that furthers Cisco’s push beyond its core market for networking gear and into the lucrative arena of ...
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