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Assured Guaranty last night reported that it swung to a fourth-quarter net income of $216.7 million, or $1.27 a share, from a net loss of $243.8 million, or $2.66 a share, in the same period last year.
The bond insurer said operating income, which e...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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HARTFORD (Bloomberg) — American International Group Inc.'s derivatives unit, which brought the firm to the brink of failure by betting on subprime loans, was sued by two ex-vice presidents who said a "boys club" culture discriminated against women.
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DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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Butterfield Bank may have to raise additional cash through a rights or share offer if its capital position continues to deteriorate, according to LOM's equity research report on the bank released yesterday.
The report, written by Jeremy Dyck, investm...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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Digicel plans to purchase and distribute 19,000 six-man tents — valued at $3 million — to provide shelter to more than 100,000 Haitians who are living in makeshift campsites following the January 12 earthquake which devastated Port-au-Prince and its ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh from a gruelling appearance before Congress, Toyota's chief executive met with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood yesterday and pledged "to advance safety to the next level."
Akio Toyoda then headed to Georgetown, Kentucky, t...
DATE: Feb 26, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — The British government yesterday said up to 50,000 new car buyers could benefit in the last five weeks of recession-fighting incentives to trade in old automobiles.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said the incentives ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2010
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UK trims support for Northern Rock depositors
LONDON (AP) -- The British government said Wednesday that it will withdraw unlimited guarantees for depositors in Northern Rock in May as another step t...
DATE: Feb 25, 2010
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LONDON - Britain's top shares rose 0.52 percent, led by banks and echoing gains on Wall Street as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke assuaged fears of an earlier than expected interest rate rise. The FTSE 100 ended 27.83 points higher at 5,342....
DATE: Feb 25, 2010
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Diageo Plc, the world's biggest distiller, accused Bermuda-based rival Bacardi Corp. of "working behind the scenes" to sabotage US tax subsidies Diageo would receive for moving production of Captain Morgan rum to the US Virgin ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave the stock market the tonic it wanted: Interest rates will stay low.
Stocks rallied yesterday and ended a two-day slide after Bernanke sounded an upbeat note about the economy during his semia...
DATE: Feb 25, 2010
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