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Makin' Waves plans to open its new and larger Dockyard store by the end of next month, to be up and running ahead of the first cruise ship arrival on April 13.
Co-owner Stuart Joblin said the move out of the surf, dive and swimwear store's previous s...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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BEIJING (Bloomberg) — China's insurance regulator plans to allow insurers to buy unsecured corporate notes for the first time to spur economic growth and development of the debt market, according to an official at the agency.
The China Insurance Regu...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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SEATTLE (AP) — A lawsuit claiming people were fleeced by the way Microsoft Corp. advertised some Windows XP computers as capable of running the new Vista operating system is no longer a class action, a federal judge has ruled.
The lawsuit, certified ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — Vodafone UK said yesterday it will eliminate up to 500 jobs, or about five percent of its work force in Britain, as part of a cost-cutting programme.
Staff were informed of the cuts yesterday, the company said. The cutback include 170 p...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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CellularOne announced yesterday that Frank Amaral will replace Michael Leverock as chief operating officer.
Mr. Leverock, who has been the wireless telecommunications company's COO since he joined the company in 1995, will take a new senior advisory ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index closed sharply higher yesterday as oil and gas issues climbed with rising crude prices, while financials strengthened as fears over the fate of the troubled US banking sector eased.
In see-saw action, th...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - US technology companies, which are laying off thousands of employees, will likely have to water down their long-running campaign for permission to hire more foreign workers to avoid a political backlash this year.
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DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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Bermuda insurers have managed to lure yet more talent from embattled giant American International Group, as three Island companies yesterday announced the hiring of a combined eight former AIG staff.
Class of 2005 reinsurer Validus Holdings announced...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned yesterday the "severe" US recession could drag into next year, but said banks should be able to weather the downturn without being nationalised, cheering markets.
"I don't see any re...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd. (XLIB) has promoted James Loder to the role of chief underwriting officer of its Professional Lines business, the company announced yesterday.
XLIB, a subsidiary of XL Capital Ltd., said Mr. Loder would be based in Bermuda...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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