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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday he is hopeful the economy will gain traction and not fall back into a "double dip" recession.
"My best guess is we will have a continued recovery, but it won't feel terrific," Ber...
DATE: Jun 09, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — British mortgage lender Northern Rock says it plans to cut as many as 650 jobs as a further step toward returning to private ownership.
Northern Rock was Britain's first victim of the credit crisis and was taken over by the government i...
DATE: Jun 09, 2010
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — American International Group Inc. was ordered by a federal judge to turn over records by September 1 to competitors that sued the company and said it was responsible for workers' compensation fraud of $1 billion.
AIG must revie...
DATE: Jun 09, 2010
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LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 share index fell, led down by energy shares as BP dropped again on fresh Gulf of Mexico oil slick worries and banks which were hit by euro zone debt concerns and the threat of punitive taxes. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,028.1...
DATE: Jun 09, 2010
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The class of 2005 reinsurers who set up in response to a spike in demand after Hurricane Katrina may start to disappear as some institutional investors seek to pull out their money.
That is the view of Franklin Montross, the chairman and chief execut...
DATE: Jun 08, 2010
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) Index remained unchaged yesterday as only one domestic issuer traded.
Butterfield Bank's share price held steady at $1.85, as 5,000 shares changed hands.
The Index was unchanged at 1,451.09. Volume was 5...
DATE: Jun 08, 2010
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If you've heard one too many "thanks, but no thanks" (or more likely nothing at all) from prospective employers, it may be time to consider retraining.
Retraining, or retooling, may be the answer to landing a rewarding new job in the economic downtur...
DATE: Jun 08, 2010
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Employees took 180 million sick days last year, averaging 6.4 days each, according to the latest CBI/Pfizer Absence and Workplace Health Survey. The rate of absence is the lowest since the survey began in 1987, and down slightly from 6.7 days per emp...
DATE: Jun 08, 2010
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The following students were selected for the Summer Internship Programme:
Arya Alizadeh (Wesleyan University), Patricia Chisnall (McMaster University), Jordan Commissiong ( Barry University), William DaCosta (Mount Saint Vincent University), Rebecca ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell to their lowest level in seven months yesterday after traders couldn't shake fears that Europe's economic problems will derail a global recovery.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 115 points, or 1.2 percent, to its low...
DATE: Jun 08, 2010
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