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Fitch Ratings has affirmed and removed from Rating Watch Negative the 'BBB+' Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., and the 'BBB' senior debt ratings of White Mountains Re Group Ltd. and OneBeacon US Holdings Inc.
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DATE: Aug 20, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market extended a streak of erratic trading yesterday, rebounding from early losses and rising moderately after a drop in oil inventories lifted hopes for an economic recovery.
The day, which began with a sharp loss driven b...
DATE: Aug 20, 2009
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Two new insurance companies set up in Bermuda last month, bringing the total number to 26.
Sirius International Insurance Corporation, a Class 4 insurer, was formed on July 6, while Class 3 insurer Torus Insurance (UK) Ltd. was incorporated by Torus ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2009
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The ins and outs of Bermuda's real estate market in the Economic Empowerment Zone (EEZ) will be the focus for a conference held by the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation (BSBDC) today.
The 'Real Estate and Property Matters in the EEZ' mee...
DATE: Aug 19, 2009
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The Gartner Hype Cycle has become pretty famous for mapping out the ups and downs of technological innovation in a way that appeals to our yearnings for order in a fast-moving marketplace.
The Hype Cycle is a curve graph illustrating the pattern of g...
DATE: Aug 19, 2009
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index bounced higher yesterday as market sentiment brightened and rising commodity prices helped lift the resource-heavy index after Monday's steep descent.
Rising gold and oil prices boosted the index's key m...
DATE: Aug 19, 2009
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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Microsoft's high-profile deal with handset maker Nokia could help keep aggressive software rivals at bay, but at the same time spell the end for its ailing Windows Mobile operating system.
Last week Microsoft and Nokia unveiled a...
DATE: Aug 19, 2009
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The banking sector proved to the busiest yet again on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
Bermuda Commercial Bank Ltd. slipped 10 cents (1.02 percent) to $9.65, with 1,000 shares traded, while Butterfield Bank saw 20,651 common shares worth $...
DATE: Aug 19, 2009
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - The UK inflation rate unexpectedly held at 1.8 percent in July as the cost of computer games, DVDs and alcohol rose, a sign the economy is staving off deflation as the recession eases.
The annual gain in consumer prices was the s...
DATE: Aug 19, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global economic recovery has begun but sustaining it will require refocusing the US toward exports and Asia toward imports, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) chief economist said.
In an article released by the IMF yes...
DATE: Aug 19, 2009
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