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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Validus Holdings Ltd. offered $1.7 billion in stock for IPC Holdings Ltd., threatening to derail IPC's combination with Max Capital Group Ltd. and raising the prospect of a bidding war among Bermuda-based reinsurers.
Validus bi...
DATE: Apr 01, 2009
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - I generally like the way Apple Inc.'s iTunes orchestrates my music collection, but sometimes it hits a wrong chord on the older and more eclectic CDs transferred to my computer.
That is why hundreds of songs in my iTunes library ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's extraordinary auto industry intervention is assertive and coldly pragmatic, with a dose of caution and a sentimental nod to the automobile's place in the American psyche.
Obama's curt rejection of General Mo...
DATE: Apr 01, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, the British publisher of the Harry Potter series, posted better than expected full year earnings yesterday but warned that the outlook remained very tough.
Bloomsbury reported net profit of £7.84 million ($11....
DATE: Apr 01, 2009
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Arch Capital Group Ltd. has been affirmed an Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at A, while its subsidiary Arch Reinsurance Ltd. has been affirmed an Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating of A+ by Fitch Ratings. The rating outlooks are stable.
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DATE: Apr 01, 2009
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Aviva Plc, ING Groep NV and Aegon NV had their credit ratings cut by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, which said the outlook for the European insurers was negative amid financial market turmoil and a global recession.
"We are ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2009
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The internet speed pricing war stepped up a notch, with North Rock Communications and Logic Communications going head-to-head over the latest service upgrades.
Logic has moved it clients up 544 kbps from 256 kbps to 800 kbps, again for $69.95 per mon...
DATE: Apr 01, 2009
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Government has reaffirmed its commitment to turning Southlands into a national park.
The 37-acre South Shore estate is still zoned as Tourism and Residential One under the Draft Bermuda Plan 2008, but Junior Minister for Tourism and the Environment, ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2009
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Venomous Black Widow Spiders were found in the Southampton area and residents are urged to be extremely cautious.
Until Monday, there have been no sightings of these poisonous arachnids, however two were found in a South Whale Estate, Southampton res...
DATE: Apr 01, 2009
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Reggie Lambe has vowed to break into Ipswich Town's first team with the Bermuda international set to sign his first professional contract with the club.
Lambe has enjoyed an outstanding season at both youth and reserve levels for the English League C...
DATE: Apr 01, 2009
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