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Bermuda's Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced the completion of an innovative insurance policy "which," it said, "has characteristics similar to a credit derivative. The policy is for up to $420 million of reinsurance receivables, in a transac...
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TRENTON, New Jersey. ? Looking for a contraceptive that?s convenient ? and tasty? The first chewable birth-control method, a tiny, spearmint-flavoured tablet that also can be swallowed without chewing, has hit pharmacy shelves.
Femcon Fe, which cont...
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MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) — Snickers bar with that circular saw? Life Savers with that laser printer? Mr. Goodbar with that batting glove?An increasing number of the nation’s largest retailers are looking to squeeze impulse buys out of custome...
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am a great people watcher. We are all so fascinating, don't you think? Las Vegas and any large city is a spectator's delight. Connected we all are - whether we like it or not, or whether we want to admit it or not ? that DNA does not lie. We think we...
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OCALA, Florida (AP) - Wesley Snipes was released on $1 million (euro750,000) bond after pleading not guilty to federal charges that he failed to file tax returns and falsely claimed millions of dollars in refunds.
Snipes appeared Friday, two months a...
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NEW YORK— Microsoft Corp. took great pains to improve security in its newly released computer operating system, Windows Vista, redesigning it to reduce users’ exposure to destructive programs from the Internet. Outside researchers commend the retoole...
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NEW YORK — The advice “follow the money” is being taken to heart by some private equity fund managers, who are leaving the lucrative dealmaking business for berths in corporations. At the same time, there is some increasing evidence of corporate acqu...
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OLDWICK, New Jersey (BUSINESS WIRE) — A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength ratings of B++ (Very Good) of Preserver Insurance Group (Preserver Insurance) (Paramus, NJ) and its members, Preserver Insurance Company (New Jersey) and Mountain V...
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(The Wall Street Journal) — Mutual funds are increasingly looking at a new way to pay for the research reports they use to help decide what stocks to buy and sell.These payment agreements could result in slightly lower costs (and better returns) for ...
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LONDON (AP) - The international community must deploy a robust peacekeeping force to protect women in Darfur from rape, a group of prominent stateswomen said Saturday.
In a letter published in newspapers around the world to coincide with the Global D...
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