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TOKYO (Bloomberg) - Citigroup Inc., the recipient of $45 billion in US government rescue funds, plans to sell its Japanese brokerage units to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. for more than 500 billion yen ($5.2 billion), said two people with know...
DATE: Apr 29, 2009
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Arch Capital Group Ltd. saw its profits drop by almost $50 million during a tough period's trading over the first quarter of 2009.
The insurer's net income fell from $189.4 million or $2.78 per share in the fourth quarter of 2008 to $139.9 million or...
DATE: Apr 29, 2009
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ATLANTA (AP) - You're on Twitter because everyone is on Twitter - chattering endlessly about life, love and snack preferences, 140 characters at a time. But are you on Twitter as efficiently as you could be?
If you're using only your profile page at ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2009
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Ace Ltd. boosted its profits by 50 percent for the opening quarter of 2009, despite the negative impact of a strong US dollar on its property and catastrophe (P&C) revenue.
The insurance company's net income rose from $377 million or $1.10 per share ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2009
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WILMINGTON, Delaware (Bloomberg) - Washington Mutual Inc., the bankrupt former parent of the biggest US bank to fail, sued JPMorgan Chase & Co., in an attempt to recover $4 billion in deposits.
Washington Mutual, known as WaMu, claims the money is be...
DATE: Apr 29, 2009
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London's status as a global financial hub has taken a beating in the past year. The British have nationalised half the country's banking system. The non-domicile tax system that allowed foreigners to shelter much of their wealth from the authorities ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2009
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Signing tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) is a step in the right direction - but offshore financial centres have to make sure they work in practice, said one of the US Congress's top tax investigators.
Bob Roach, counsel and chief investiga...
DATE: Apr 29, 2009
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GHENT, Belgium (AP) - Fortis Holding shareholders voted yesterday in favour of selling Belgium's largest bank to France's BNP Paribas, just minutes after hundreds of rebel small shareholders walked out after a day of booing and shouting at the compan...
DATE: Apr 29, 2009
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Children and adults alike will be in for a treat with the launch of Little People's Toys' new fun-packed website.
People's Pharmacy's toy department, which was designed and developed by Maven Concepts and can be found at www.littlepeoples.bm, has an ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - Federal investigators are focusing their attention on three employees at American International Group Inc.'s (AIG) financial products unit amid a probe into derivatives contracts that nearly destroyed the insurance giant, according to...
DATE: Apr 29, 2009
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