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More than half-a-million dollars worth of shares were traded on the Royal Gazette/ Bermuda Stock Exchange on Friday, with Bermuda Commercial Bank the biggest mover as its share price jumped $2.50 (25 percent) after 1,000 shares were traded.
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DATE: Feb 03, 2007
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To say that Chinese love to gamble would be a gross cultural generalisation. Then again, one could be excused for assuming as much, considering how the world’s gaming industry is going after China’s bettors.From Las Vegas to Macau and Monte Carlo to ...
DATE: Feb 03, 2007
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Q: I am a shareholder in BP PLC who is concerned about the company’s prospects, especially with its leadership issues. — K.L., via the internet
A: The giant oil company, formed by the merger of British Petroleum Co. and Amoco Corp. in 1998, has set t...
DATE: Feb 03, 2007
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A controversial increase in duty charged on all passengers flying out of the UK could add $79 to an economy Bermuda-London return fare.
But it was unclear last night whether British Airways (BA), the only airline to serve the UK-Bermuda route, would ...
DATE: Feb 02, 2007
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Cash is regaining some of its sparkle.
With the Federal Reserve having left short-term rates unchanged on Wednesday — and expected to do so well into the future — many financial planners are recommending that clients put their extra money into short-...
DATE: Feb 02, 2007
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DALLAS (AP) — Michael Dell’s return as chief executive officer of Dell Inc. may have appeased analyst demands for now, but they say he faces an enormous, long-term challenge in fixing nagging problems that have plagued the computer maker.In recent ye...
DATE: Feb 02, 2007
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LONDON (Reuters) — British workers have spent the past month effectively working for nothing — as January earnings have typically been swallowed up servicing debt.February 1, yesterday, is “Debt Freedom Day”, according to Unbiased.co.uk, which promot...
DATE: Feb 02, 2007
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Luxury hotel group Jumeirah would be contractually tied to Bermuda for 20 years with an option to extend their operating contract for the proposed Southlands resort until at least the middle of the century if the scheme is approved and built.
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DATE: Feb 02, 2007
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HOUSTON (AP) — Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. yesterday posted the largest annual profit by a US company — $39.5 billion — even as earnings for the last quarter of 2006 declined 4 percent.The 2006 profit topped Exxon Mobil’s own previous record of $36.1...
DATE: Feb 02, 2007
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported a 21 percent gain in fourth-quarter earnings yesterday, buoyed in part by high energy prices and the sale of some operations.Net profit came to $5.28 billion, up from $4.37 billion. But exc...
DATE: Feb 02, 2007
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