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The Ace Group of Companies has received approval from the Federal Service for Insurance Supervision (FSIS) to underwrite life insurance in the Russian Federation.
Ace's life insurance operations, based in Moscow, will be headed by Anton Kushner, Chie...
DATE: Dec 06, 2006
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The demand for workers with IT skills, science and engineering backgrounds, and technological know-how, has never been greater, according to two reports released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The reports provid...
DATE: Dec 06, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) — In just a few months, the mobile “smart” phone has been transformed from pricey corporate gadget to an affordable alternative for ordinary folk.In the last month alone, Cingular Wireless has unveiled three devices priced as low as $20...
DATE: Dec 06, 2006
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ATLANTA (AP) — Poultry producer Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. won its pursuit of the reluctant Gold Kist Inc., saying yesterday its rival had accepted a sweetened $21 per share buyout offer worth $1.1 billion. There could be job cuts in corporate positions a...
DATE: Dec 05, 2006
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — CIT Group, an investment company, is set to purchase 28 Thistle Hotels for about 400 million pounds ($792 million), The Times reported on Saturday, citing trade journal Estates Gazette.The properties are jointly owned by Thistle,...
DATE: Dec 05, 2006
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — JetBlue Airways Corp., slowing expansion plans for the second time this year, delayed delivery of 32 Embraer 190 jets it had been scheduled to receive over the next four years.The move will cut JetBlue's 2007 growth to 14 perce...
DATE: Dec 05, 2006
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — US stocks rose yesterday as corporate takeovers and lower oil prices boosted optimism about the outlook for corporate profits, overshadowing a slide in Pfizer Inc.’s shares.The drop in oil prices spurred demand for industrial sto...
DATE: Dec 05, 2006
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Insurance Australia Group Ltd. yesterday said it bought British motor underwriter and broker Equity Insurance Group for about $1.13 billion.“Equity is an ideal fit with our acquisition criteria in stable yet profitable mar...
DATE: Dec 05, 2006
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Heading-off potential trouble for Bermuda’s booming international business sector is the mission of Finance Minister Paula Cox as she meets a second powerful US congressmen in as many days today.
And Bermuda appears to have a strong chance of maintai...
DATE: Dec 05, 2006
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index had a moribund yesterday, with no shares changing hands.
The Index was unchanged at 4,833.86.
DATE: Dec 05, 2006
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