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WRAPUP 1-Europe insurers up payouts as capital recovers
+ Axa FY dividend up 38 pct
+ Swiss Re dividend increases tenfold
+ More dividend increases seen -analyst
LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Two leading European insurers...
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Bermuda is to hold a telethon to assist earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
Premier Ewart Brown announced the new fund-raising appeal at a press conference yesterday.
'To Haiti With Love' aims to raise $100,000 for three charities working in the Caribbean nati...
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DEAR DR. GOTT: My father called and told me about your views on picky eaters. You said not to let them rule you. How arrogant could you possibly be? Have you ever treated a child with autism? They would rather starve than eat offending foods. And, if...
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LONDON (AP) — Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in his London apartment last week after leaving a note nearby, a British coroner's official told an inquest on Wednesday.
The contents of the note were not released by the coroner's offi...
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Validus also announced it increased its annual dividend by 10 percent to 88 cents a share. The dividend is payable on March 31, the company said in a statement.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's good news for Tim Urban and 23 other singers on "American Idol."
The 20-year-old college student from Duncanville, Texas, was among the 17 remaining semi-finalists revealed on Wednesday on the Fox singing competition after sev...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo! Inc. said they will start integrating their Internet-search businesses after winning regulatory approvals in Europe and the US for their efforts to challenge Google Inc.
The companies will start imple...
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Validus Holdings Ltd. last night reported a near 17-fold increase in annual profits as the reinsurer saw benefits from last September's acquisition of IPC Holdings.
Validus said net income for 2009 was $897.4 million, or $9.24 per share, compared wit...
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Jonathan Kent
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Bloomberg) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, reported fourth-quarter sales that trailed its projection after cutting grocery and electronics prices, and predicted a "challenging" first quarter for US st...
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Pushback is feedback too, Mr. Editor, and there are those who think I went overboard last week on the need for greater parliamentary scrutiny by way of the affirmative resolution procedure.
Fair is fair. Let me share with readers what the critics say...
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