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OSLO (Bloomberg) - Seadrill Ltd., a Norwegian oil-rig operator with stakes in drillers Scorpion Offshore Ltd. and Pride International Inc., said the companies have complementary assets that could be combined.
"They have attractive assets," CEO Alf Th...
DATE: Mar 08, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of gold and copper exploration companies are the most likely to shine in the Canadian junior mining sector this year, as large miners raise their exploration budgets and scout for promising projects.
Small-cap stocks on the...
DATE: Mar 08, 2010
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Our national collective financial anxiety barometer continues to increase due to the Law of Diminishing Returns and the prospect of higher taxes within the annual Bermuda Government Budget, as tabled last week.
One of the most famous laws in all of e...
DATE: Mar 06, 2010
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Q. I would like to know the prospects for Oracle Corp. in light of the Sun Microsystems acquisition.—P.V., via the Internet
A. The No. 1 provider of database software is cast in the bold image of its billionaire cofounder and CEO Larry Ellison, whose...
DATE: Mar 06, 2010
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Roger is a writer of extraordinary talent, with the ability to combine self-deprecating humour with serious financial content onto the driest of topics, insurance. His epic piece, less than 600 words, on the Ritual of Monte Carlo Insurance conference...
DATE: Mar 06, 2010
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The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange Index jumped 8.75 percent yesterday, as Butterfield Bank shares soared.
At the end of one of the most dramatic weeks in its recent history, which started with a $550 million capital raise, Butterfield gained...
DATE: Mar 06, 2010
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Stephanie Harris' management and sales skills helped her earn $3,000 for just six or seven hours of work on a "good" day.
Over 10 years, Harris says, she earned about half a million dollars. But her job took away her freedom.
Harris was sentenced in ...
DATE: Mar 06, 2010
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BC-EU--France-Yukos, 4th Ld-Writethru,
Yukos tells court: Russia sought to destroy us
AP Photo REB103, REB101, REB105
STRASBOURG, France (AP) -- The Russian government deliberately sought to "destroy" the now-defunct oil giant Yukos, a lawyer for the...
DATE: Mar 05, 2010
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece launched a critical 10-year bond issue yesterday, a key test of its ability to raise funds to pay off expiring debts - and dig out of a financial crisis that has shaken the European Union.
The bond was already oversubscri...
DATE: Mar 05, 2010
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TORONTO - Toronto's main stock index closed moderately lower yesterday as resource shares fell on weaker oil and metal prices, offsetting gains in financials after Toronto-Dominion Bank reported a profit surge.
Shares of TD spiked almost two percent ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2010
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