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Ironshore Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ironshore Holdings (US) Inc., and Rockwood Programs Holdings Inc. have entered into an agreement with Special Agents Mutual Benefit Association to acquire all of the issued and outstandin...
DATE: Jul 21, 2009
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Butterfield Bank saw its common shares drop by 35 cents (7.6 percent) in value on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The bank's shares closed the day at $4.25, with 4,801 shares traded.
Meanwhile, it also saw 100 preference shares change han...
DATE: Jul 21, 2009
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LONDON - A broad-based rally in the stock market saw Britain's top share index recording gains for a sixth straight day, with banks leading the surge and commodity shares jumping on stronger crude oil and metal prices. The FTSE 100 closed at 4,443.62...
DATE: Jul 21, 2009
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rose 1.65 percent yesterday for its sixth straight winning session as optimism that the worst of the global recession has past sparked a broad rally, with energy and other commodity stocks leading the wa...
DATE: Jul 21, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — US taxpayers may be on the hook for as much as $23.7 trillion to bolster the economy and bail out financial companies, said Neil Barofsky, special inspector general for the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Programme.
The Trea...
DATE: Jul 21, 2009
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd., a Bermuda-based explorer in the Middle East and North Africa, acquired holdings in two Kurdish production-sharing contract areas, while seeking arbitration in a dispute over an Algerian licence.
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DATE: Jul 21, 2009
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LONDON/LISBON (Reuters) - Car manufacturer Nissan said yesterday it will invest almost $700 million in two plants to make batteries for electric cars in Britain and Portugal after securing financial support from their governments.
Automakers around t...
DATE: Jul 21, 2009
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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - China has told Australian officials it is conducting a criminal investigation of Rio Tinto Ltd. employees with a focus on commercial and economic issues rather than espionage, Australia's foreign minister said yesterday.
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DATE: Jul 20, 2009
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The tallest building in the United States now bears the name of a Bermuda-domiciled company after Chicago's Sears Tower was renamed the Willis Tower.
In getting its name on the building Willis Group Holdings Ltd. - which is based in Bermuda, but has ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2009
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Banking proved to be the busiest sector on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) last week.
Butterfield Bank led the way, with its common shares falling by five cents (1.1 percent) to $4.60, with 10,632 shares traded.
It also saw 173 preference shares cha...
DATE: Jul 20, 2009
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