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• General Growth Reaches Agreement With Lenders

  Reuters - 2009-11-19

  By Ilaina JonasNEW YORK (Reuters) - General Growth Properties GGWPQ, the giant mall operator that filed for bankruptcy in April, said on Thursday it reached an agreement with lenders that extends maturities on 70 loans and enables the lenders to get their money back.The agreement applies mostly to mortgages and...

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• Prudential: Insurance Dividend Increases Keep on Coming

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-11-13

  Jim Trippon submits: If you been following the blog recently, you've probably noticed more than a few posts about dividend increases in the insurance sector. Dow component Travelers TRV got the ball rolling a couple of weeks ago in terms of the big insurers, but the dividend hikes have been...

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• FTSE Closes Higher as Miners Shine

  ReutersUK - 2009-11-11

  By Tricia WrightLONDON (Reuters UK) - The top share index closed higher on Wednesday, as risk appetite received a boost after reassuring signals on the UK economy, and with miners the biggest gainers after a jump in Chinese factory growth.The FTSE 100 index ended 36.20 points higher, or 0.7...

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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,...

  Tags: Annuity, MetLife Inc., Insurance, Investment, Personal Finance, Financial Services, American International Group Inc., Prudential Insurance Company of America

• 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...

  Tags: Stock, Barclays Plc., Telecommunications, FTSE, ING Group, Banking, Sales, AstraZeneca Plc., Blount International Inc., BMB Munai Inc., Cairn Energy Plc., European Commission, GlaxoSmithKline Plc., Prudential Insurance Company of America, Royal Dutch Shell Plc., Standard Parking Corp., Tractor Supply Co., Vodafone Group Plc.

• 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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