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NEW YORK (AP) - An already soaring Wall Street extended its advance yesterday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and assuaged some of the market's fears about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average shot up more than 330 po...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with rheumatoid arthritis who suffer a stroke are likely to have lower functional ability subsequently than stroke patients without arthritis, according to a new study.
Dr. Tracy U. Nguyen-Oghalai, of the University...
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Congratulations to:
Mrs. Madge Swan of Smith's Avenue, Warwick, whose birthday is today.
Marlon Lindsay of Stacey Estate, Warwick whose birthday is today.
Sylvia Smith of Crescent Avenue, Happy Valley, Pembroke whose birthday is today.
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Axis Specialty Ltd. and its affiliates have been affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a+" by AM Best Co.
Concurrently, Best has affirmed the ICR of "bbb+" and all existing debt ratings ...
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HSBC Bank of Bermuda boosted its net profit by nine percent to $163 million during the first six months of this year, despite tough economic times.
The bank's operating profit also rose 10 percent to $179 million for the six months ended June 30, 200...
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CHERTSEY, England (AP) — Dinosaurs can be challenging co-stars. Especially when you can't see them.
"Basically it's a man in a very colourful jumpsuit with something attached to a long pole going, 'It's swooping, it's swooping, it's coming around, it...
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Bermuda-based insurer XL Capital Ltd. last night announced it had raised $2.875 billion in capital and closed the $1.9 billion deal that will eliminate almost all of its exposure to bond insurer Syncora Holdings Ltd. (formerly known as Security Capit...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who regularly eat fish may have a lower risk of subtle brain damage that contributes to stroke and dementia — as long as the fish isn't fried — researchers reported on Monday.
In a study that followed 3,660 ad...
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Bermuda could be set to get more economical electricity thanks to newly-unveiled plans by Renewable Energy Holdings (REH), an AIM-listed British investor and operator of renewable energy technologies, and Bermuda-based Triton Renewable Energy to supp...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Contracts traders are buying and selling to bet on the cost of shipping Middle East crude oil this month declined 11 percent in London trading on July 29, implying the cost of hiring supertankers will drop by about a quarter in A...
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