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NEW YORK — The number of vacationing Americans will be down this summer, according to a new AP-Gfk Poll, and a third of Americans surveyed said they have already cancelled at least one trip this year because of financial concerns.
Overall, the survey...
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ATLANTA (AP) - When you're surfing the web, editing photos, listening to MP3s and tweeting, it's easy to run out of real estate on your computer display. If only you had a little extra screen - like a digital kid brother - that could show an auxiliar...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Investors are finding it hard to extend Wall Street's two-month rally.
Stocks ended mixed but well off their lows yesterday as early concerns about a barrage of stock offerings eased and as rising oil prices lifted energy stocks. The ...
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Gang members from the United States are increasingly making inroads in Bermuda and bringing a greater sophistication to gang behaviour, according to community workers on the streets.
And Bermudians are also heading to the US to take part in gang acti...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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Retail sales fell $1.3 million in March, according to statistics released by Government today.
Consumers spent $88.8 million on goods during the month — down from $90.1 million in 2008 — with experts saying households remain reluctant to spend on non...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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The Bermuda insurance sector has dodged a potential bullet from the US with the news that President Barack Obama did not include the tax code change that many on the Island had feared in his plans to clamp down on offshore tax avoidance.
When he reve...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) — China Shipping (Group) Co., the nation's second-biggest sea-cargo company, plans to order dry-bulk ships this year as prices fall on overcapacity concerns and the global recession.
"We'll never give up on new investments," Vice...
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Freight handling company Stevedoring Services' recent work to rule implementation has caused shipping movements to be delayed.
The Oleander arrived in Bermuda on Sunday carrying 207 containers, 45 of which were refrigerated.
Miscellaneous cargo inclu...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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Their motto is to build goodwill and forge better friendships — but two of Bermuda's Rotary clubs may be about to fall out over the issue of female membership.
Hamilton Rotarians will hear a motion next Tuesday on the topic from member Jim Brock, who...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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Bermuda-based Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. said it will publicly offer 3.5 million common shares to fund further acquisitions.
The offering is expected to close on May 18, with the underwriters having a 30-day option to purchase up to 525,000...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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