49296 results returned for search: "" category ("Other" AND "Business")
FOR every action, there is an opposite reaction. Capital markets are no different. We just state it differently. It’s called the zero sum game. Investing in capital markets generates a net result of zero when looking at both parties to each transacti...
DATE: Mar 10, 2007
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
THE saga of reverse mortgages continues this week. The following are from letters received on the subject. I will address some of the issues they raise next week.
* * *
If Harry and Sally (parents who own a valuable house) decided to use the proceeds...
DATE: Mar 10, 2007
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
CHICAGO (AP) — Can you put a price on a good night’s rest?Betting weary-but-wealthy baby boomers are willing to do just that, mattress companies are fluffing up their selections of ultra-luxe beds that retail for more than the cost of cars, college t...
DATE: Mar 09, 2007
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
Several of the ever-expanding elite club of dollar billionaires published by Forbes magazine yesterday have links with Bermuda.
With a net worth of $11.8 billion, 70-year-old former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is 51st wealthiest on the l...
DATE: Mar 09, 2007
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
BOSTON (AP) — A company trying to harness energy from sunlight and interior light to wirelessly power everything from cell phones to signboards now has financial backing from the White House.President George W. Bush’s programme to help solar energy c...
DATE: Mar 09, 2007
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
SYDNEY (Bloomberg) — Lloyd’s of London, the world’s biggest insurance market, will open an office in Shanghai next month, entering Asia’s fastest-growing major economy.Lloyd’s will start selling reinsurance in China from April 16, Chairman Peter Leve...
DATE: Mar 09, 2007
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators suspended trading in 35 companies yesterday in a crackdown on spam e-mail sent by unknown market manipulators who profit from a rise in the share price of thinly traded companies.The Securities and Exchange Commis...
DATE: Mar 09, 2007
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
A plan to split the Bermuda-headquartered $63 billion conglomerate Tyco International into three separate companies later this year remains on track after two high-level meetings on the Island.
And if anyone doubts the value of Tyco chairman’s Edward...
DATE: Mar 09, 2007
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street extended its recovery from last week’s big plunge, rising yesterday after several stable sessions helped buttress investor sentiment and allay some concerns about the economy.Yesterday’s advance helped investors speed past...
DATE: Mar 09, 2007
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
The Royal Gazette Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) Index yesterday fell by 2.65 percent, as KeyTech Ltd. shares hit a 52-week low.
The fall continued a volatile week and came a day after the BSX had enjoyed a triple-digit rise.
Only 400 shares were trade...
DATE: Mar 09, 2007
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
