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BOSTON (Bloomberg) — General Electric Co. will record a first-quarter expense of $115 million, or about 1 cent a share, after it lost an appeal against nine insurers in New York state over payments for thousands of asbestos-related claims.The cost wo...
DATE: Feb 19, 2007
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The Royal Gazette Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) Index dipped slightly last week as more than $1.3 million worth of shares changed hands.
The Index ended Friday on 5,025.43, down by 23.18 points (0.46 percent) for the week. Volume of shares traded tota...
DATE: Feb 19, 2007
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Fourth-quarter GDP growth in Japan turned out to be better than consensus opinion expected earlier on. Consumer spending rebounded and business investment was higher, driving the strong quarterly performance that outdistanced a very weak third quarte...
DATE: Feb 19, 2007
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Bermuda-registered Digicel began offering services in Guyana last week — the fast-growing wireless telecommunication company’s 22nd market in the Caribbean region.
Digicel has invested $60 million in the Guyana operation, which employs around 200 peo...
DATE: Feb 19, 2007
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IT was suggested that I comment on the "reverse mortgage", which I'm happy to do. I'll explain the mechanics first and then give you my know-it-all opinion second. You'll still only have to pay for the newspaper once.
Let's not assume that we're all ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2007
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You aren't feeling well. You mention to your friend that you need to make an appointment to see your doctor ... and your friend says, "Why don't you try this doctor who flies in every month or so? He seems like a good guy!"
Taking your friend's advic...
DATE: Feb 18, 2007
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The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) dipped 1.25 percent yesterday as shares of Butterfield Bank Ltd. and Belco Holdings Ltd. fell.
The vast majority of the day’s trading was concentrated on Butterfield Bank. A total of 11,921 shares chan...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — A larger-than-expected drop in housing starts gave Wall Street a narrowly mixed performance yesterday, but the Dow Jones industrials had their third straight record close after spending much of the session in a decline that lacked con...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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Scenario: You aren’t feeling well. You mention to your friend that you need to make an appointment to see your doctor ... and your friend says, “Why don’t you try this doctor who flies in every month or so? He seems like a good guy!”Taking your frien...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose to a record, extending a week-long rally after phone companies Telus Corp. and Rogers Communications Inc. reported earnings and gave forecasts that exceeded analysts’ estimates.Talisman Energy Inc. paced gai...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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