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Social media and how businesses can benefit from the latest phenomenon in communication will be the main topic up for debate at a seminar presented by Troncossi Public Relations at the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce boardroom next week.
The event, which...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland will ask parliament to turn a deal with Washington that got bank UBS off the hook in a tax evasion case into binding law, plugging a legal hole that is stopping Berne from honouring the agreement.
To settle a bitter dis...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the use of credit default swaps to destabilise a country is "counterproductive," and added the central bank is reviewing the arrangements of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and other com...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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Investors in Bermuda Commercial Bank Ltd. (BCB) stand to earn a premium of more than 10 percent on yesterday's share price if the bank succeeds in finding a buyer.
That is one of the conclusions of an LOM equity research report that puts a one-year t...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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Bermuda-based oil drill operator Northern Offshore Ltd. achieved a 17 percent rise in net income last year to $75.1 million.
The earnings broke down to 49 cents per share and compared to $64.1 million or 42 cents per share in 2008.
Fourth-quarter net...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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Honda launches sporty hybrid, vows to keep quality
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TOKYO (AP) -- Honda launched its sporty new hybrid CR-Z on Thursday, vowing to uphold quality amid spectacular safety ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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Everest Re Group Ltd. has appointed former One Beacon Insurance Group general counsel Roger Singer to its board of directors
Mr. Singer, who also served as the Commissioner of Insurance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1987 to 1989, became ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's pay czar said his attempts to renegotiate valid pay contracts at bailed-out companies, particularly insurer AIG, has been a "unique challenge," according to testimony released this week.
Kenneth Feinb...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) - Demand for houses has returned in Britain, but a dearth of building land as sellers sit tight waiting for prices to rise is crimping building activity, the head of housebuilder Redrow Plc said yesterday.
Redrow, which reported a lo...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — European Union officials are pressing Greece for additional austerity measures after an emergency inspection of its ailing finances before a visit by the bloc's economy chief.
A team of officials from the EU, the European Centra...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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