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Bermuda faces bigger problems of labour force shortage because of its size compared to larger counterparts such as the US, UK and Canada, according to an employment expert who will be visiting Bermuda next week.
Linda Duxbury, who is a professor at t...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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A hairdressing salon is doing it bit to help clients during the economic downturn with the launch of a new store offering hair pieces and wigs to meet all budgets.
Bold N' Beautiful Barber Hair & Nails Salon, which was opened by Nola (Cherry) Harold-...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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Retailers continued to feel the pain as sales plunged for the 16th consecutive month, with the apparel sector suffering the most - down 20 percent for August, according to the latest Government statistics.
The Department of Statistics' Retail Sales I...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Positive surprises are dominating earnings so far for the third quarter.
Profit has topped estimates at 79 percent of the 96 Standard & Poor's 500 stock index companies posting results so far from the just-ended quarter, and if...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Canada's main equity index fell less than a point, the fourth day in a row the benchmark moved less than 0.3 percent, as investors awaited earnings reports for a signal on the strength of the economic recovery.
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DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's top shares fell 0.72 percent, led down by banks after Qatar sold shares in Barclays, while weaker-than-expected US data added to the negative sentiment. The FTSE 100 closed down 38.14 points at 5,243.4, having hit a fresh high for ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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The banking sector continued to be hit hardest on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
Butterfield Bank's common shares dropped 30 cents (6.3 percent) to $4.50, with 2,500 shares traded.
Meanwhile Bermuda Commercial Bank Ltd. saw its shares de...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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Bermuda-based TBS International's board of directors has approved plans to redomicile to Ireland, citing seeking a "stable political and economic environment" as one of the main reasons behind the move.
The tweendecker and bulker operator will ask it...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) partner Peter Mitchell has been named the new chair of the Caribbean region (C8) in addition to heading up the Corporate Finance Advisory group in Bermuda.
As the new C8 chair, Mr. Mitchell will be responsible to the PwC ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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WASHINGTON — Applications for home building permits, a key gauge of future construction, fell in September by the largest amount in five months — a discouraging sign for the housing industry. A rebound in housing is needed to support a broader econom...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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