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Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. yesterday announced the appointment of Joan deLemps as chief underwriting officer.
Ms deLemps will report to company president William Jewett. She is an accomplished underwriting executive, has more tha...
DATE: Mar 31, 2010
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SHANGHAI (AP) — China's newest university has no football field or fancy library. For inspiration, it looks not to Confucius, but to Ronald McDonald. But Shanghai's Hamburger University aspires to be a leader in higher learning for ambitious Chinese ...
DATE: Mar 31, 2010
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Bermudian lawyer and Conyers Dill & Pearman partner Guy Eldridge's death has been mourned by the business and sailing community following a fatal boating accident in St. Thomas on Friday.
Mr. Eldridge, who set up the Conyers' British Virgin Islands o...
DATE: Mar 30, 2010
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Britain had its AAA credit rating affirmed by Standard & Poor's, which also kept its negative outlook on the nation's debt on concern the government hasn't been specific enough about how it will cut the budget deficit.
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DATE: Mar 30, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — British Airways said yesterday that it has flown more aircraft during the second strike by its cabin crew so far, adding that its full-year profit outlook remains unchanged by the walkouts. BA said that the first two days of the current...
DATE: Mar 30, 2010
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Lama al-Sulaiman, a 43-year-old Saudi Arabian businesswoman, was elected deputy chairman of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry in December.
That might not be news in most places. It was in her country, where al-Sulaiman is the first female t...
DATE: Mar 30, 2010
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LONDON - Britain's top share index ended 0.13 percent higher as gains in miners on the back of firmer metals prices and a stronger Vodafone outpaced falls in banking stocks. The FTSE 100 closed 7.64 points higher at 5,710.66 after falling 24.6 points...
DATE: Mar 30, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) - Consumers are more willing to spend, and that is making investors more optimistic about the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 46 points yesterday and broader indexes also climbed after the Commerce Department said consume...
DATE: Mar 30, 2010
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — "American Idol" owner CKX Inc. confirmed it's in discussions regarding a possible sale, after chief executive officer Robert F.X. Sillerman said this month he was "extremely frustrated" with the company's stock price.
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DATE: Mar 30, 2010
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Bermuda Telephone Company (BTC) is looking to cut its workforce by about 25 employees — or more than 12 percent — as it seeks to reduce costs and restructure its business.
Those who will be impacted from a workforce of approximately 200 are managemen...
DATE: Mar 30, 2010
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