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Finance Minister Paula Cox yesterday defended new regulations which require retailers to file for a special licence if they wish to open for business on Sundays.
Speaking to the Chamber of Commerce at an annual post-Budget breakfast meeting yesterday...
DATE: Feb 22, 2005
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Santa was good to retailers last Christmas ? shoppers spent $65.2 million in Bermuda stores in December, an increase of 2.5 percent in real terms over 2003.
And for the year, shoppers handed over $592 million, a 6.3 percent ? 2.7 percent after subtra...
DATE: Feb 21, 2005
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PHILADELPHIA (Bloomberg) ? American International Group Inc., Allstate Corp. and two other insurers asked Pennsylvania regulators to block a plan by Bermuda-based ACE Ltd. to limit its costs from asbestos claims.
AIG, Allstate, St. Paul Travelers Cos...
DATE: Feb 21, 2005
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NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Insiders at Sonesta International Hotels Corp. (SNSTA.O) have sold almost 12 percent of their holdings over the past month, pocketing big profits from the stock?s stunning run up over that time.
Before January 18, the ordinarily ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2005
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index last week moved up 27.997 points to close on Friday at 3,263.89.
Butterfield Bank investors led trading with buying and selling 20,226 shares while pushing up the bank?s share price 75 cents to $41.75.
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DATE: Feb 21, 2005
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LONDON (Bloomberg) ? Bermuda-based Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. last week agreed to buy a vessel to carry dry-bulk commodities such as coal and grain for $30 million, boosting its fleet to seven.
The seven-year-old MV has a capacity of about 45,600 d...
DATE: Feb 21, 2005
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Finite reinsurer Inter-Ocean Holdings Ltd.?s operating subsidiaries received a ratings downgrade from A.M. Best, which citred concerns over the company?s level of shareholders equity and the increased scrutiny finite reinsurance is receiving from US ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2005
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It's always a good idea to consider changing your portfolio. here are two stocks that are worth considering:
Apple Computer Stock Symbol: AAPL Exchange: NASDAQ 52-Week High: $81.39 52-Week Low: $21.89
Apple Computer, Inc. designs, manufactures and m...
DATE: Feb 19, 2005
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@MARKET ROUNDUP:bsx 3,263.89 -4.1
The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index yesterday declined 4.1 points to 3,263.89.
Bermuda Bakery shares saw an astonishing 33 percent jump pushing the shares up $15 to $60. There was also the highest volume o...
DATE: Feb 19, 2005
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Bermuda?s business community yesterday said it was happy to see the some of the weight of the payroll tax burden shifted off small to medium-size business with Government?s announcement of a new tiered system to benefit smaller operators.
Indeed, the...
DATE: Feb 19, 2005
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