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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ended the week with a moderate decline yesterday after oil prices jumped on word of possible attacks in Nigeria near production facilities. The rise in crude prices sapped enthusiasm over a Labour Department report that th...
DATE: Nov 04, 2006
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Ratings agency A.M. Best Co. yesterday affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of Aspen Insurance Limited (AIL) (Bermuda) and said the outlook for both ratings remains stable.
Best said AIL’s risk...
DATE: Nov 03, 2006
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Two local baby care and equipment stores have recently expanded to carry a larger selection of merchandise, partly to fill a gap left by recent retail closures.
Daisy & Mac owner Dawn Zuill said four major providers of maternity and baby’s wear and e...
DATE: Nov 03, 2006
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The Phoenix Group is continuing its expansion plans with the launch of Brown & Company, housing three of its relocated departments in the former HA&E Smith building on Reid Street.
Phoenix Centre departments, Hallmark, Bookmart and Annex II, are now ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2006
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LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg) — Actor Tom Cruise and his partner, Paula Wagner, signed an agreement to run United Artists, the film studio founded by actors including Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Charlie Chaplin 87 years ago.
Wagner will be chief executive of...
DATE: Nov 03, 2006
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The Phoenix Group is continuing its expansion plans with the launch of Brown & Company, housing three of its relocated departments in the former HA&E Smith building on Reid Street.
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DATE: Nov 03, 2006
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CellularOne Bermuda yesterday upgraded its entire wireless data network to the CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A standard from Qualcomm Incorporated, a member of the CDMA Development Group (CDG).
Using the very latest network equipment from Lucent Technolo...
DATE: Nov 03, 2006
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SAN FRANCISCO — Marsh & McLennan Cos.’ main insurance brokerage division said yesterday that it wants to win more advisory business from medium-sized companies in order to generate revenue growth. After more than a year of job cuts, New York-based Ma...
DATE: Nov 03, 2006
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index fell 13.35 points yesterday to close at 3,891.29
On a quiet day on the Exchange, the only issue to change price saw Butterfield Bank gain 25 cents to close at $56.25 as investors traded in 1,310 shares.
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DATE: Nov 03, 2006
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CHICAGO (Bloomberg) — Aon Corp., the world’s second-biggest insurance broker, said third-quarter profit fell 13 percent after the company set aside more money to pay for claims in its underwriting business.Net income dropped to $106 million, or 32 ce...
DATE: Nov 03, 2006
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