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DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp yesterday announced a plan to cut costs by $10 billion, suspend its common stock dividend and sell up to $4 billion in assets in a bid to shore up cash to survive a deep industry slump.
The restructuring, the s...
DATE: Jul 16, 2008
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Bermuda Hogges have brought in local coaching legend Andrew Bascome as a 'troubleshooter' as they look to turn their struggling season around.
The new Boulevard Blazers coach will cast his critical eye over the Hogges' training sessions for the rest ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2008
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Cable customers will have to pay for a service free to non-cable customers because of new legislation, according to CableVision boss Terry Roberson.
Mr. Roberson says under the proposed new law CableVision will be forced to start charging subscribers...
DATE: Jul 16, 2008
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Ace Ltd. shareholders have backed the initial part of the insurance giant's plan to redomicile its holding company from the Cayman Islands to Switzerland.
A filing with US financial regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said sharehol...
DATE: Jul 16, 2008
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress yesterday that the fragile US economy is being confronted by "numerous difficulties" including persistent strains in financial markets, rising joblessness and housing problems — de...
DATE: Jul 16, 2008
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Butterfield Bank has appointed Lloyd Wiggan as the new managing director of Butterfield Bank (Barbados) Ltd.
Mr. Wiggan previously held the position of senior vice-president of retail banking at the bank's head office in Bermuda.
Alan Thompson, presi...
DATE: Jul 16, 2008
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal announced yesterday with Netflix Inc. that highlights the way gaming devices are expanding into all-purpos...
DATE: Jul 16, 2008
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Hayley Evans and Sophie Adams did something no junior cyclist from Bermuda has done before over the weekend – they won medals at the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships in Curacao.
The pair both claimed bronze medals at the championships, with Eva...
DATE: Jul 16, 2008
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Union bosses were unable to explore alternatives to Bermudian redundancies in New York because Government failed to hold formal talks with the Civil Service, union boss Ed Ball said yesterday.
Mr. Ball said Government broke its agreement with the uni...
DATE: Jul 16, 2008
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Corporation of Hamilton Secretary Kelly Miller has left City Hall — but the municipality would not say last night whether she jumped or was pushed.
Mayor Sutherland Madeiros issued a statement yesterday announcing that a new Secretary, Edward Benevid...
DATE: Jul 16, 2008
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