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• Prudential Financial Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-11-05

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator (Operator's Instructions) Our first question goes to Suneet Kamath with Sanford Bernstein. Please go ahead. Suneet Kamath - Sanford Bernstein Thanks and good morning. I had a question about the variable annuity business and the changes in the product that you talked about. What I'm...

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• Prudential Q3: Beats Estimates and Prior Year

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-11-05

  Zacks.com submits: Prudential Financial Inc.’s PRU third-quarter earnings of $1.59 per share was well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.33. Results also topped prior-year period’s earnings of $1.02 per share. The upside was driven primarily by strong annuity sales and market appreciation. Prudential raised...

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• Earnings Preview: Prudential Financial

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-11-04

  Prudential Financial PRU is expected to report Q3 earnings today after the market close with a conference call scheduled for tomorrow at 11:00 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of $1.33 on revenue of $6.65B. The consensus range is $1.08-$1.77 for EPS, and $6.43B-$6.91B...

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• MetLife Posts Third-quarter Loss

  Reuters - 2009-10-29

  By Lilla ZuillNEW YORK (Reuters) - MetLife Inc MET, the No. 1 U.S. life insurer, posted its third straight quarterly loss on Thursday, hurt by investment losses, some of which were tied to improvement in the company's own credit spreads.But its operating profit in the latest quarter rose 18 percent,...

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• FTSE Sheds 2.3 Percent

  ReutersUK - 2009-10-28

  By Harpreet BhalLONDON (Reuters UK) - The top shares fell 2.3 percent to hit a three-week closing low on Wednesday, dragged down by falls in energy stocks after BG Group BG posted a sharp drop in net profit, while miners tracked weaker metals.The market also came under pressure on data...

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• FTSE Sheds 2.3 Percent to 3-week Low

  ReutersUK - 2009-10-28

  By Harpreet BhalLONDON (Reuters UK) - The top shares fell 2.3 percent to hit a three-week closing low on Wednesday, dragged down by falls in energy stocks after BG Group BG posted a sharp drop in net profit, while miners tracked weaker metals.The market also came under pressure on data...

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• Insurers Beat Q3 Forecasts

  ReutersUK - 2009-10-28

  By Aasa Christine Stoltz and Clara Ferreira-MarquesOSLO/LONDON (Reuters UK) - Insurer Prudential PRU reported a lower-than-expected drop in third-quarter sales, while Norwegian peer Storebrand STB posted a bigger-than-expected jump in group profits, lifted by the recovery in financial markets.But both groups' shares fell in weak markets.Prudential, the country's largest insurer,...

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• Prudential's Group Sales Dip

  ReutersUK - 2009-10-28

  By Clara Ferreira-MarquesLONDON (Reuters UK) - Britain's largest insurer Prudential PRU reported a better-than-expected 9 percent drop in third-quarter sales, helped by the United States and its key Asian unit, where it flagged encouraging signs of recovery.Total group sales at the life insurer fell to 700 million pounds in...

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• Insurers Get Market Boost, But Sales Lag

  ReutersUK - 2009-10-27

  By Myles NeliganLONDON (Reuters UK) - Third-quarter results from Europe's big insurers are expected to show the sector has benefited from rebounding financial markets, while recessionary pressures continue to weigh on sales.Analysts say a sustained rise in share prices and narrowing of corporate bond spreads over the summer should underpin...

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• FTSE Flat as BP Gains Offset Banks

  ReutersUK - 2009-10-27

  By Simon FalushLONDON (Reuters UK) - BP's BP better-than-expected results on Tuesday lifted the oil giant and other energy stocks just enough to offset weakness in miners and banks, to leave the top shares near flat in early trade.By 9:37 a.m., the FTSE 100 was 7.49 points lower at...

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