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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators yesterday proposed a plan to allow public companies to begin using international accounting standards for reporting financial results in two years, and may require them to do so starting in 2014.
The push by the S...
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LONDON (AP) — Novelist Salman Rushdie won an apology from a former bodyguard who attacked his character, a court decision the author hopes will set a new precedent for high-profile English libel trials.
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Gunshots were fired at Southampton Rangers Club around 1.30 a.m. today, only a day after shots were directed at a home in Bluebell Lane, Sandys.
In the last week, four separate firearm incidents have been reported, including gunshots in Warwick and S...
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Canadian stocks gained the most in a week, led by banks, after Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce posted lower-than-estimated writedowns, stoking speculation that the worst of the credit crisis may soon be over for lenders.
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Phil Mickelson will not be coming to Bermuda to play in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in October.
The World number two has turned down an invitation to take part in the event at Mid Ocean Club because it clashes with other commitments.
That means that f...
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Max Capital Group Ltd. yesterday has appointed Kevin Werle as executive vice-president and chief risk officer.
Mr. Werle, an experienced insurance industry veteran who most recently served as vice-president responsible for risk management, informatio...
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LONDON (AP) - Taylor Wimpey plc., Britain's largest homebuilder by volume, reported a $2.6 billion loss for the first half of the year yesterday, reflecting a nearly $2.8 billion write-down in the value of its assets.
The company lost £1.42 billion f...
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It is encouraging that Government intends to get tough with elements in our society, who continue to threaten the very roots of good, safe community life most Bermudians want to feel proud about.
However the real test of just how serious efforts will...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — American International Group Inc., the largest US insurer, had the bonds of its plane-leasing and consumer finance units cut to "deteriorating" by Gimme Credit on prospects the businesses may be sold to raise cash.
The debt rat...
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Zoom Airlines today announced that it has ceased operations – with bosses blaming the huge rise in fuel costs, according to a statement placed on the company website this afternoon.
All flights scheduled to depart have been cancelled and Zoom’s airc...
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