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NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks fell nearly two percent yesterday as the prospect of more European bailouts and worries China will rein in inflation prompted investors to abandon risky assets.
The developments, especially questions about Ireland's fin...
DATE: Nov 17, 2010
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LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal grant programme aimed at spurring investment in the US solar industry expires at the end of this year, and its supporters are scrambling to get it extended in the lame-duck session of Congress that started...
DATE: Nov 17, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks slumped to a mixed finish yesterday as the dollar posted its second day of gains over concerns that Europe is on the edge of another bailout.
Investors believe that Ireland may seek help from its fellow members in the European ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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LONDON (AP) - Surprisingly strong US retail sales figures helped shore up sentiment in stock markets yesterday despite ongoing uncertainty about whether Ireland will end up having to tap an EU rescue fund as it tries to get a handle on its escalating...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) - Bermuda re/insurer Hardy Underwriting yesterday turned down an improved takeover offer from Lloyd's of London insurer Beazley.
Beazley increases its previous offer for the company by 10 percent, to 330 pence per share, or £174 mill...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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Bermuda Commercial Bank has bounced back to an annual profit and will pay its first dividend in two years.
BCB posted net profit of $1.18 million for the year ended September 30, rebounding from a loss of $0.38 million last year. The BCB board has ap...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended lower yesterday as commodity prices fell and the broader market was pressured by weakness in Potash Corp. after BHP Billiton scrapped its bid for the fertiliser giant.
Potash Corp. was the most inf...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16: Alternative Energy Systems (Bermuda) Ltd. (AES) today announced that its residential division has installed enough solar power systems to generate a record 50 kilowatts of power for homes in Bermuda, making AES the largest suppl...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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It's Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) and Bermuda's small business spirit is being encouraged.
The week will feature a number of activities to further the entrepreneurship theme.
The primary sponsors of Global Entrepreneurship Week Bermuda are the ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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Bermuda Press (Holdings) Ltd. traded 1,600 shares on The Bermuda Stock EXchange (BSX) yesterday.
But the share price of the media company, which owns The Royal Gazette, remained unchanged at $12.
The only other trader was BF&M Ltd., which saw 300 sha...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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