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(The Wall Street Journal)
With Tropical Storm Chris moving its way through the Atlantic, it could be time for investors to think again about hurricane-proofing their portfolios.
The stock market was surprisingly resilient last year after Hurricane Ka...
DATE: Aug 07, 2006
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The Bermuda-based businessman ordered to pay his ex-wife one of the biggest divorce settlements in British legal history has said he will take his case to the highest court of appeal in the UK.
John Charman, 53, chief executive officer and president ...
DATE: Aug 07, 2006
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XL Capital Ltd.'s spin-off of its financial guaranty insurance and reinsurance business saw its shares open at $20.90 on Wednesday, above their $20.50 IPO price, to become the richest US insurance IPO since 2004.
The Bermuda-based financial guaranty ...
DATE: Aug 07, 2006
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An in-depth review of the way Government boards are appointed and carry out their work is needed, according to a new report on the best way forward for Bermuda.
Charting Our Course: Sustaining Bermuda ? a draft strategy for the Island?s long-term fut...
DATE: Aug 07, 2006
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LONDON (Reuters) — Prime Minister Tony Blair’s stance on the Lebanon crisis has deepened divisions in his Labour Party, further weakening his authority and potentially hastening his departure from office.While working furiously to agree a United Nati...
DATE: Aug 07, 2006
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World Cup winning goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been enjoying Bermuda's beaches while making the most of a delay to the Serie A season.
With appeals still being heard into the punishments meted out to various leading Italian clubs following corrupt...
DATE: Aug 07, 2006
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TRENTON, New Jersey ? High-tech manufacturing and services conglomerate Tyco International Ltd. said on Thursday its third-quarter profit dropped 27 percent as rising materials costs and two charges outweighed higher revenue.
Tyco, best known for its...
DATE: Aug 07, 2006
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The Progressive Labour Party has no intention of putting Independence ?on the back-burner? despite that being one interpretation of its reaction to a poll indicating 70 percent of the population has no desire to split from the UK.
Taking Bermuda into...
DATE: Aug 07, 2006
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A speedboat collided with a wooden pontoon and a moored Jetski in the middle of the night close to the Fairmont Hamilton on Saturday.
A number of guests at the hotel are also reported to have seen the errant speedboat momentarily come on to land and...
DATE: Aug 07, 2006
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COLOMBO (Reuters) — As Sri Lanka slides deeper into a new chapter of a two-decade civil war, fresh peace talks are a distant prospect until either the Tamil Tiger rebels or the military gain the upper hand, analysts say.The Tigers are furious at Pres...
DATE: Aug 05, 2006
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