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SANTA CLARA, California (AP) — Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer intends to keep the regulatory heat on Google as his company strives to lessen its rival's dominance of Internet search.
In an appearance yesterday at a search engine conference, Ballme...
DATE: Mar 03, 2010
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Swiss lawmakers urge taking Germany to world court
GENEVA (AP) -- Swiss lawmakers have asked the government to haul Germany to the world court for purchasing stolen financial data documenting Germans who evaded tax...
DATE: Mar 03, 2010
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WindReach Bermuda can now take donations online via its website, thanks to its collaboration with Bermuda-based payment solutions provider First Atlantic Commerce (FAC).
WindReach, a charity dedicated to special needs persons and seniors, plans to ex...
DATE: Mar 03, 2010
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Prudential Plc, the UK insurer that's agreed to buy American International Group Inc.'s Asian unit, tumbled for the second day amid concern about the price of the deal and plans for the company's biggest ever rights offer.
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DATE: Mar 03, 2010
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UK's Prudential buys AIG's Asian unit for $35.5B
LONDON (AP) -- British insurer Prudential PLC said Monday it will buy the Asian unit of bailed out American International Group Inc. in a deal worth...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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Finance Minister Paula Cox took some heat from business people yesterday after a Budget that significantly increased the tax burden on employers.
In a question-and-answer session at the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce Power Breakfast, Ms Cox said that th...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index closed higher yesterday as industrial and bank shares were boosted by stellar North American economic data and mining stocks benefited from surging copper prices resulting from Chile's massive earthquake...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) — Just over a quarter of American adults now read news on their cell phones, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.
The survey results released by the group yesterday offer another sign of how people are changing they w...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile last week may cost insurers more than $2 billion, according to catastrophe-modeling firm AIR Worldwide.
The earthquake killed more than 700 people, cut off the nation's main highwa...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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LONDON - London's top share index rose one percent as big gains from miners and energy stocks, boosted by firmer commodity prices, outpaced faltering banks following disappointing results from HSBC. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,405.94 points, up 51.42 or...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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