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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended higher yesterday as commodity prices rose on renewed optimism for China's economic strength, which helped boost the TSX's heavily weighted resource issues.
The TSX's materials sector, up 1.5 percen...
DATE: Jul 21, 2010
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new york (Bloomberg) — US commercial insurance rates fell 6.4 percent in the second quarter, accelerating their decline from the prior period, as customers demand less coverage and more carriers enter the market, an industry group said.
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DATE: Jul 21, 2010
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Bermuda-based Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. saw profits rise 26.5 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, while book value growth was in double digits for the period.
The reinsurer's net income for the three months ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — The union representing British Airways cabin crew said yesterday that its members have rejected the company's latest offer over pay and working conditions.
British Airways and Unite, which represents around 11,000 cabin crew, have been ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2010
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ATLANTA (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc, the world's biggest air carrier, posted a second-quarter profit compared with a year-earlier loss, but its shares fell as much as 11.3 percent yesterday as revenue missed expectations and its outlook for the c...
DATE: Jul 20, 2010
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The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has announced the appointment of Brad Erickson to the newly-created position of chief operating officer (COO) with immediate effect.
The BMA said the creation of the new post will help to maintain a high level of ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2010
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Anyone who has not experienced jealousy at the office is either lying or in deep denial.
What happened when he got the promotion that you didn't?
When she was assigned the top client that you weren't?
When it was so blatantly obvious that your talent...
DATE: Jul 20, 2010
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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Moody's cut Ireland's credit rating yesterday, warning the country still faces a slow climb out of recession after nearly two years of austerity as the cost of rescuing its banking sector mounts.
The rating agency's one-notch drop ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2010
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Bermuda-based Seadrill Ltd.'s mandatory offer to buy the outstanding shares in Scorpion Offshore Ltd. has been accepted.
The oil-rig operator, whose offer of NOK 40.50 per share that expired on Friday, received acceptances for 43,760,355 shares equal...
DATE: Jul 20, 2010
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Bermuda-based Teekay LNG Partners LP has announced it has agreed to sell approximately 1.7 million common units to an institutional investor for net proceeds, including its general partner's proportionate capital contribution, of approximately $51 mi...
DATE: Jul 20, 2010
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