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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co reported a third-quarter net loss of $7.5 billion yesterday — worse than analysts had expected — on write-downs and credit losses on complex debt securities.
But shares of the brokerage house, which last month ...
DATE: Oct 17, 2008
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US Consul General Gregory Slayton became the first person to use the dreaded "R" word when he said this week that he believed both the US and Bermuda are already in recession.
The technical definition for a recession is two consecutive quarters of de...
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XL Capital Group's financial strength rating from AM Best will remain at A (excellent) after the Bermuda insurer published preliminary third-quarter results this week, the ratings agency said yesterday.
XL estimated it lost more than $1.6 billion in ...
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Jonathan Kent
LAST week I discussed my thoughts on the current trend amongst civil servants and the fact that most of them have forgotten that they are supposed to be serving the public. I'm sure that some people were offended by my remarks.
If so, good, because w...
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Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. expects to pay out between $50 million and $70 million in claims as a result of the impact caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Of that estimate, which includes reinstatement premiums and is on a pre-tax basis, ...
DATE: Oct 17, 2008
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BEIJING (AP) — China's economic growth will slow in coming months as crucial export markets in Europe and the US dry up, the World Bank's senior economist in Beijing said yesterday.
In an interview with AP Television, Louis Kuijs said China's overall...
DATE: Oct 17, 2008
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Dear Annie: I'm a 17-year-old boy. My girlfriend and I have been dating for a month and are extremely happy, but we have one problem. Her friends and my brother are all trying to pressure us to have sex, even though we made the decision to wait.
My g...
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October 13, 2008
I READ with interest DJLT's review of the Bermuda Music Festival, in which he took "issue" with what he perceived as a preponderance of guest workers, "mostly British (read Caucasian or white) of course", in attendance at the UB40 co...
DATE: Oct 17, 2008
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Bermuda ushered in the observance of its first National Heroes' Day holiday with an impressive celebration of the life of Dame Lois Browne Evans, attended by hundreds at the National Sports Centre.
The event was marked by eloquent speechmaking, soul-...
DATE: Oct 17, 2008
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A business is taking a novel approach to encouraging tourism to the Island – by focusing on Victorian heritage.
Inspired by author Mark Twain's connections to the Island and artists Winslow Homer and Georgia O'Keeffe, Bermuda Supply is this week spon...
DATE: Oct 17, 2008
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