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• British Energy Gets Bid Approaches

  By Mathieu Robbins and Chris Wills LONDON (Reuters UK) - The UK's biggest electricity producer, British Energy BGY, said on Friday it has received several takeover proposals which value it at more than 10.8 billion pounds. Sources briefed on the talks said the company is in...

  News items 2008-05-16

  Tags: Nuclear Energy, U.K., British Energy, RWE, Suez, Government, CNA Financial Corp., EDF

• Centrica Sees Lower Operating Profit

  By Mike Elliott LONDON (Reuters UK) - Energy company Centrica CNA said that, as expected, first-half group operating profit would be materially below that of last year due to lower profitability at its British Gas retail business, hitting its shares. Britain's biggest domestic energy supplier said...

  News items 2008-05-12

  Tags: Centrica, Operating Profit, Gas Production Business, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, CNA Financial Corp., Oukbs

• BG Makes Bid For Australia's Origin

  By Fayen Wong and Tom Bergin PERTH/LONDON (Reuters UK) - Gas producer BG Group has made a $12 billion (6.08 billion pound) bid approach to Origin Energy, seeking to bolster its position in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific gas market by securing the Australian utility's gas reserves....

  News items 2008-04-30

  Tags: Analyst, BG Group, Origin Energy, Liquefied Natural Ga, Macquarie, Telecom & Utilities, Ceridian Corp., CNA Financial Corp.

• Britain's BG Bids $12 Bln For Australia's Origin

  By Fayen Wong and Tom Bergin PERTH/LONDON (Reuters) - UK gas producer BG Group Plc has made a $12 billion bid approach to Origin Energy Ltd, seeking to bolster its position in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific gas market by securing the Australian utility's gas...

  News items 2008-04-30

  Tags: Telecom & Utilities, natural gas, Queensland, Asia-Pacific, Australia, Citigroup Inc., analyst, U.K., spokeswoman, power generation, asset, Thomson Reuters Corp., acquisition

• Loews Profit Falls 14 Percent

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Loews Corp LTR said on Monday first-quarter profit fell 14 percent as declining results from its insurance and tobacco units offset improved results from drilling operations. Net income at New York-based Loews, a conglomerate run by the...

  News items 2008-04-28

  Tags: Loews Corp., tobacco, operating profit, insurance, New York, Thomson Reuters Corp., net income, analyst, shareholder, financial

• Centrica Jumps 2 Percent on Buffett Stake Talk

  LONDON (Reuters UK) - Shares in British energy firm Centrica CNA rose as much as 2.5 percent on Tuesday on the back of market talk that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway BRKa investment group was building a stake in the company, traders said. Centrica shares were...

  News items 2008-04-22

  Tags: Centrica, Investment, Finance, CNA Financial Corp., Oukbs, Shares

• Iberdrola Sees Strategic Fit With British Energy

  MADRID (Reuters UK) - Spanish power company Iberdrola IBE said on Monday it remains interested in British Energy BGY, the operator of the UK's nuclear power plants, which is up for sale, adding that it could see a strategic fit. "Iberdrola owns nuclear power plants, has...

  News items 2008-04-21

  Tags: Nuclear Energy, Iberdrola, Britishenergy, CNA Financial Corp., Oukbs

• France's Suez Mulls Bid For British Energy

  LONDON (Reuters UK) - French utility Suez LYOE is one of seven firms conducting due diligence on British Energy BGY and could make a bid for the nuclear power operator, the Sunday Times reported. Utilities across Europe are stalking British Energy, Britain's only nuclear generator,...

  News items 2008-04-20

  Tags: Nuclear Energy, France, Britain, Suez, Britishenergy, CNA Financial Corp., Oukbs

• RWE May Join With Vattenfall For British Energy Bid

  LONDON (Reuters UK) - German utility RWE RWEG has teamed up with Sweden's Vattenfall VATN to bid for nuclear power firm British Energy BGY, the Times newspaper said on Thursday. The paper, without citing sources, said it understood that RWE would make an offer for...

  News items 2008-04-17

  Tags: Nuclear Energy, RWE, Vattenfall, Government, Vertical Industries, Bid, CNA Financial Corp.

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• Loews Corporation Reports Net Income for the First Quarter of 2008

  NEW YORK -- Loews Corporation (NYSE:LTR;CG) today reported consolidated net income including both the Loews Group and Carolina Group for the first quarter of 2008 of $662 million, compared to $768 million in the first quarter of 2007. Net income and earnings per share information attributable to Loews...

  Articles 2008-04-28

• CNA Financial Announces 1st Quarter 2008 Results

  CHICAGO -- CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) today announced first quarter 2008 results, which included the following items: * Net operating income of $221 million, or $0.82 per diluted share. * Net income of $187 million, or $0.69 per diluted share. * Property &...

  Articles 2008-04-28

• CNA Financial Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.15 Per Share

  CHICAGO -- The Board of Directors of CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock in the amount of $0.15 per share, payable on May 21, 2008 to shareholders of record on May 7, 2008. CNA is the country's seventh...

  Articles 2008-04-23

• CNA Appoints Larry A. Haefner Chief Actuary

  CHICAGO -- CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE:CNA) announced that, in mid- April 2008, Larry A. Haefner will join CNA. As chief actuary of CNA's insurance subsidiaries, Mr. Haefner succeeds Michael Fusco who will be leaving CNA after a brief transition period. "Larry has more than 25 years of actuarial...

  Articles 2008-04-09

• CNA Financial to Release First Quarter 2008 Results and Host Conference Call on April 28, 2008

  CHICAGO -- CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE:CNA) will release first quarter 2008 earnings on Monday, April 28, 2008. The news release will be available on CNA's website at www.cna.com. A conference call for investors and analysts is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ET and will be hosted by Stephen W. Lilienthal, chairman...

  Articles 2008-04-04

• Progressive Following on CNA Financial Corporation.

  M2 PRESSWIRE-4 April 2008-Streetinvesting.com: Progressive Following on CNA Financial CorporationC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04042008 Streetinvesting.com has now resumed our progressive review of CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE:CNA) as it traded down $0.24 on below average volume early trading Friday, April...

  Articles 2008-04-04

• DATA MINER

  Stephen W. Lilienthal grew up getting used to having the weight of a company on his back. Working in his father's delicatessen in New York City, one of his jobs was to take the recyclables - then mostly glass bottles - up the stairs to the street. The bags...

  Articles 2008-03-01

• CNA's James R. Lewis to Speak at the Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts Conference

  CHICAGO -- CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) announced today that James R. Lewis, president and CEO of CNA Property & Casualty Operations, will speak at the Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts AIFA Conference on Monday, March 3, 2008 at 2:25 p.m. EST. The conference is being held at the...

  Articles 2008-02-25

• Progressive Following on CNA Financial Corporation.

  M2 PRESSWIRE-13 February 2008-MarketMinute: Progressive Following on CNA Financial CorporationC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13022008 InvestorIM has been created as a tool for the average investor. The idea is simple, a website where the world can communicate. Do you have a...

  Articles 2008-02-13

• Progressive Following on CNA Financial Corporation.

  M2 PRESSWIRE-12 February 2008-Street Tips: Progressive Following on CNA Financial CorporationC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12022008 Streetinvesting.com has now resumed our progressive review of CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE:CNA) after it traded up 11% Tuesday, early in the morning with average...

  Articles 2008-02-12

• CNA Financial Announces 4th Quarter and Full-Year 2007 Results

  CHICAGO -- CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) today announced fourth quarter and full-year 2007 results, which included the following items: * Net operating income for the fourth quarter of 2007 of $223 million, or $0.82 per diluted share. * Net income for the fourth quarter of...

  Articles 2008-02-11