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		<title>(HUM) Attention Shifts to Jobs &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/28/hum-attention-shifts-to-jobs-earnings-preview/99859</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview – Week of April 30th The focus this week will be on the labor market, with the April non-farm payroll report coming out on Friday. Many will be hoping that this report will provide confirmation that last month’s disappointment was just a one-off event and the positive trend line of the preceding months is still in place. Jobs aside, we are still in the midst of the first quarter 2012 reporting season, though we have crossed the mid-point of the cycle with about 60% of the results already in. With another 124 S&#38;P 500 companies reporting results in the coming week, we will have results from roughly 84% of the companies by the end of this week. The first quarter earnings season has turned out to be much ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Denied Intervening in Bank of America Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/27/aig-american-international-group-denied-intervening-in-bank-of-america-deal/99660</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, as reported by Reuters, American International Group Inc.&#8216;s (AIG) attempts to intervene in Bank of America Corporation&#8216;s (BAC) $8.5 billion mortgage bond settlement case were spurned. New York state Supreme Court Justice Barbara Kapnick not only dismissed the allegations of AIG, but also of the other investors. Reasons Behind AIG’s Opposition Along with a group of investors, AIG had earlier opposed BofA’s deal, citing the settlement as substantially inadequate. They wanted the settlement deal to come under Article 77, a special proceeding under which the scope of inquiry would amplify in the form of plenary action. According to AIG, conversion of the settlement case into limited proceeding will provide the investors with a chance to scrutinize and consider whether the compensation offered to them by BofA was sufficient ]]></description>
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		<title>(HIG) Hartford Financial Services Group Refunds Premiums &#8211; Cuts Rate</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/22/hig-hartford-financial-services-group-refunds-premiums-cuts-rate/99405</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) has agreed to refund premiums worth $24 million to its accidental death and dismemberment policyholders in New York, according to Reuters. The refund pertains to the minimum medical loss ratio (MLR) provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The New York Department of Financial Services said that the company reached a settlement with the state regulators after failing to meet the minimum MLR requirement. MLR is the ratio of total loss incurred in claims plus adjustment expenses to total premium earned. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to spend a minimum stipulated percentage of premiums earned on payment of claims. In case the insurer fails to do so, it is required to refund the difference between the actual ]]></description>
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		<title>(HIG) Stressed Hartford Financial Services Group Announces Split</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/23/hig-stressed-hartford-financial-services-group-announces-split/96343</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After resisting its largest shareholder, John Paulson’s incessant pressure for almost two months, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) finally gave in to the demands of segregating its life insurance and property and casualty (P&#38;C) businesses on Wednesday. Consequently, the company is on the lookout for suitable divestiture opportunities for its Individual Life and Retirement Plans segments along with Woodbury Financial Services. Woodbury is an indirectly-held, wholly-owned retail broker-dealer subsidiary, included in the Individual Life segment’s distribution network. Hartford has hired The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Greenhill &#38; Co. Inc. (GHL) as financial advisors for the same but expects the divestitures to take about two years. The company has also decided to terminate its Individual Annuity business, which offers individual variable, fixed market value adjusted (fixed MVA), fixed ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Lehman Brothers Exits Bankruptcy: Good Days Ahead?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/23/aig-lehman-brothers-exits-bankruptcy-good-days-ahead/96312</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Big News: Disgraced investment banking giant Lehman Brothers, which was first in line among the Wall Street’s bellwethers to collapse, announced its emergence from bankruptcy earlier this month. The Immediate Question: Is this an indication of strong economic recovery? The Answer (According to us): The collapse of Lehman was the starting point of the recession. On that count, a hopeful mind might believe that its revival should accelerate the pace of economic recovery. However, the equation is not so simple. We believe the lingering fundamental challenges will not allow the economic growth to return to its pre-recession level anytime soon. Fall of Lehman &#38; the Weary Banks Turning back the pages, Lehman once boasted being the fourth-largest investment bank in the U.S. with operations in more than 40 countries ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Raises $2 Billion from Note Offerings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/aig-american-international-group-raises-2-billion-from-note-offerings/96081</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, American International Group Inc. (AIG) issued long-term notes worth $2 billion in a two-part offering, according to Thomson Reuters. Accordingly, one fraction of senior unsecured notes is valued at $1.25 billion. These notes were issued at a price of $99.797 and dated to mature on March 20, 2017.  These callable five-year fixed rate notes are projected to have a spread of 265 basis points (bps) over the US Treasuries, while bearing a coupon rate of 3.8% and yield rate of 3.845%. Besides, the second tranche of senior unsecured notes is worth $750 million. These notes were issued at a price of $99.844 and dated to mature on March 20, 2015.  These three-year fixed rate notes are projected to have a spread of 245 bps over the US Treasuries, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group to Sell About 13% Stake in AIA</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/06/aig-american-international-group-to-sell-about-13-stake-in-aia/94366</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to repay the government bailout loan, American International Group Inc. (AIG) disclosed its plans earlier today to raise funds from the part-sale of its left over one-third stake in its Asian wing – AIA Group Limited (AIA). According to Reuters and Bloomberg, AIG is looking forward to selling nearly approximately 1.7 billion shares in AIA at about 7% discount to the latter’s closing price of HK$29.20 on Friday, at the Hong Kong stock exchange, to raise over $6 billion. While the shares will be priced no later than tomorrow, AIG’s share in AIA was worth $15 billion at last week’s closing price. Meanwhile, all the shares will be sold among the institutional investors through private placement, although they remain unnamed. AIG will still hold about 19% of ]]></description>
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		<title>(PNX) Insurance Industry Stock Update &#8211; February 2012 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/pnx-insurance-industry-stock-update-february-2012-industry-outlook/91567</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The impact of a series of natural disasters in 2011 and the ongoing economic uncertainty is still quite palpable in the performance of U.S. insurers. These impediments aside, there are fundamental challenges that are expected to come in the way insurers’ efforts to meet growing investor expectations in the upcoming quarters. Among the possible way outs of such difficulties, rising rates and pricing flexibility are primary. The overall health of the U.S. insurance industry has improved to some extent in the recent quarters, after enduring pricing pressures and reduced insured exposure for quite some time. The market turmoil resulting from the Great Recession forced many companies to take immense write-downs, but those memories are fast becoming a thing of the past. That said, continued soft market conditions, shrinking businesses, a ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Upped to Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/14/aig-american-international-group-upped-to-neutral/89621</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we upgraded our recommendation on American International Group Inc. (AIG) to Neutral from Underperform based on its improving capital flexibility. Besides, asset disposals and repayment of a chunk of debt appears to be favorable for the new stock buyback program. AIG reported third quarter operating loss per share of $1.60, which came in way higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.08 and $0.84 reported in the year-ago quarter. Consequently, operating loss of $3.0 billion increased drastically from $114 million in the year-ago quarter. Results reflected weak performance across all operating segments based on the challenging macro economic environment. Though AIG has been able to head off a collapse by getting government bailout, it continues to face significant threat to its business model, customer base ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group ILFC to Raise $650 Million from Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/21/aig-american-international-group-ilfc-to-raise-650-million-from-notes/89021</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) aircraft leasing unit – International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) – announced the issue of long term notes worth $650 million. Accordingly, the unsecured notes of $650 million are issued at an initial price of $100.00 and are scheduled to mature on January 15, 2022.  The non-callable notes are projected to have a coupon rate of 8.625%, while the spread stands at 681.5 basis points (bps). Besides, the settlement is scheduled to be over on December 22, 2011. Rating agencies Moody’s Investors Service of Moody’s Corp. (MCO) and Standards &#38; Poors’ (S&#38;P) have rated the notes “B1” and “BBB-”, respectively. Further, AIG’s ILFC appointedCitigroup Global Markets Inc. of Citigroup Inc. (C), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank of American Merrill Lynch of ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) TARP Continues to Recover Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/aig-tarp-continues-to-recover-funds/87441</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Property & Casualty Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Treasury has added $12.2 million to its kitty by selling warrants in 17 Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) banks that have already repaid the bailout money. This indicates that the Treasury is clutching every opportunity to recoup the cost of the $700 billion bailout program that was initiated three years back to rescue the nation’s financial system. However, many of the institutions are yet to repay their TARP loans and the Treasury holds significant stakes in many of the rescued companies. This keeps the program far from wrapping up. Money Yet to Come Even after the sale of 200 million American International Group Inc. (AIG) shares in May, the Treasury still owns about 77% stake (down from 92%) in the company. Additionally, the Treasury owns about $11.3 billion AIG ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) MetLife Alters Regional Segregation</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/met-metlife-alters-regional-segregation/87444</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/met-metlife-alters-regional-segregation/87444#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Life Insurance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To provide a better reflection of its global presence, MetLife Inc. (MET) will undergo restructuring of its business segments. As a result, the company will now be divided into three geographical regions &#8211; The Americas, Asia and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). Additionally, MetLife is also creating a new global employees benefits unit. Earlier, the company was divided into U.S. and International geographical regions. The acquisition of the American Life Insurance Company (ALICO) unit of American International Group Inc. (AIG) in November 2010, amplified the company’s international presence substantially. The acquisition expanded MetLife’s presence to 64 countries (up from 17 previously), thereby significantly increasing its International revenue share. Revenue at International increased more than three-fold in the third quarter of 2011 to gross $5.1 billion. The out-performance came on ]]></description>
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		<title>(BKYF) U.S. TARP Becomes More Profitable</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/bkyf-u-s-tarp-becomes-more-profitable/87543</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Savings & Loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of Kentucky Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[First Midwest Bancorp Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the reimbursement of $210 million of bailout money by Bank of Kentucky Financial Corp. (BKYF) and First Midwest Bancorp Inc. (FMBI), the U.S. Treasury has recovered nearly $258 billion from the bailed out banks. Approximately $245 billion was given to these banks as part of their participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) during the latest recession. The amount was procured through repayments, interest, dividends and other income, enabling the Treasury to make a profit of about $13 billion. Back in 2008, when the financial crisis was at its peak, Bank of Kentucky Financial and First Midwest Bancorp had received TARP money. Originally, Bank of Kentucky Financial had received $34 million as bailout money. Of this amount, on Wednesday, Bank of Kentucky Financial repurchased $17 million of preferred ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/07/aig-american-international-group-bear-of-the-day-2/86617</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group&#8217;s (AIG) third-quarter loss came in significantly worse than the Zacks Consensus Estimate and year-ago quarter based on weak global cues, sluggish insurance dynamics and consistent cash outflow. Although some stability was witnessed in core operations, it failed to evade the book value per share reduction. The lock-in period for stock offering further holds back the attainment of capital flexibility in the near term. Higher restructuring charges and increasing losses from catastrophes, underwriting and investments along with adverse reserve developments are also negatively affecting the stock price. Asset disposals and repayment of a chunk of debt appears to be favorable for the new stock buyback program. AIG is poised to accentuate its operating and capital leverage upon dilution of government stake, though it is a far-fetched goal due ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Loss Soars on Weak Dynamics</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/06/aig-american-international-group-loss-soars-on-weak-dynamics/86539</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iShares S&P Asia 50 Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported third quarter operating loss per share of $1.60, which came in way higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 8 cents and 84 cents reported in the year-ago quarter. Consequently, operating loss of $3.0 billion increased drastically from $114 million in the year-ago quarter. On a GAAP basis, AIG reported a net loss of $4.1 billion or $2.16 per share as compared with $2.5 billion or $18.53 per share in the year-ago quarter. The reported quarter included net realized capital loss of $112 million against $33 million in the year-ago quarter, along with loss from divested operations of $1.0 million against gain of $4 million in the prior-year period. Additionally, net loss from discontinued operations was recorded at $221 million versus ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Insurance Industry Stock Update &#8211; September 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/05/mco-insurance-industry-stock-update-september-2011-industry-outlook/84611</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AFSI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Safety Insurance Holdings Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amerisafe Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amtrust Financial Services Inc (NY)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIGNA Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conseco Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FBL Financial Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[First American Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horace Mann Educators Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investors Title Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mercury General Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a series of natural disasters and consequent above-average losses, the U.S. insurance industry could rebound only with help from rising rates and reduced pricing pressure. Though financials of U.S. insurance companies are still not strong enough to soak up losses from catastrophic events such as the recent Hurricane Irene, which affected a wide area of the U.S. East Coast, tight market conditions and a favorable rate environment on steady demand growth could significantly offset the damages. Moreover, the financial dent caused by Hurricane Irene has been milder than what the market had presumed. It wasn&#8217;t as bad as it could have been due to perfect weather forecasts and rapid emergency actions. So the damage is expected to be mended in the near-to-mid term. After enduring stress with respect to ]]></description>
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		<title>(HIG) Hartford Financial Services Group Records High Third Quarter CAT Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/20/hig-hartford-financial-services-group-records-high-third-quarter-cat-loss/83126</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hartford Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) announced that the devastation caused by Hurricane Irene will lead to substantially high catastrophe (CAT) losses in the third quarter of 2011. The pre-tax catastrophe losses for July and August are expected to be within the range of $150–$250 million. Irene would account for about $75–$175 million. The projected catastrophe loss in the third quarter 2011 will be significantly higher than the year-ago quarter’s loss of $13 million as there were no hurricanes or other major natural calamities in the prior-year quarter. Hartford had also reported considerably high catastrophe losses of $290 million in the second quarter of 2011 due to the tornadoes in April and May. As a result, the company had reported second quarter 2011 core earnings of only $12.0 million ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Offers Notes Worth $2 Billion</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/11/aig-american-international-group-offers-notes-worth-2-billion/82933</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, American International Group Inc. (AIG) vended off senior unsecured floating-rate notes worth $2.0 billion in a two-part offering. Accordingly, one part of senior unsecured notes is valued at $1.2 billion. These notes were issued at a price of $99.448 and dated to mature on September 15, 2014. These callable three-year fixed rate notes are projected to have a spread of 412.5 basis points (bps) over the US Treasuries, bearing a coupon rate of 4.25% and yield rate of 4.448%. Interest on the notes will be payable semi-annually, in equal instalments, commencing on March 15, 2012. Besides, the second tranche of senior unsecured notes is worth $800 million. These notes were issued at a price of $98.943 and dated to mature on September 15, 2016. These callable five-year fixed rate ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/16/aig-american-international-group-bear-of-the-day/81383</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are downgrading our recommendation on American International Group (AIG) to Underperform on weak global cues, sluggish insurance dynamics and consistent cash outflow. The lock-in period for stock offering further holds back the attainment of capital flexibility in the near term. Higher restructuring charges and increasing losses from catastrophes, underwriting and investments along with adverse reserve developments are also affecting stock price declines. Even the second-quarter earnings lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate and year-over-year results, although operating earnings were impressive year over year based on some core operating stability. Asset disposals and repayment of a chunk of debt appeared favorable for the ROE and book value growth. AIG is poised to accentuate its operating and capital leverage upon dilution of government stake though it is a farfetched goal due to ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Dropped to Underperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/15/aig-american-international-group-dropped-to-underperform/81269</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iShares S&P Asia 50 Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We downgraded our recommendation on American International Group Inc. (AIG) to Underperform from Neutral based on the critical sustainability factor given the weak global cues, sluggish insurance dynamics and consistent cash outflow. Despite raising funds in the past few quarters and repaying a chunk of its debt, AIG is yet to attain capital flexibility. The inability to generate cash flow from operations and a dangling capital position has been severely weighing on the share prices that plummeted over 50% between January and July 2011. AIG’s operating cash flow has been declining to an outflow of $3.5 million from cash generation of $16.9 million in 2010 and $18.6 million in 2009. Additionally, AIG has limited sources of raising funds at this juncture, now that Treasury’s stock offering has also been locked ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for August 10, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/10/aa-stock-market-news-for-august-10-2011-market-news/81049</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[3M Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An unprecedented step by the Federal Reserve to keep the interest rate near zero for another two years returned cheer to the markets as the Dow soared up by 429 points. The Street finally enjoyed one of its best days in two years a day after it was sent crashing following Standard &#38; Poor’s downgrade of the US credit rating. Recouping most of the losses suffered on Monday, the indices breathed a sigh of relief, gaining substantive points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 429 points or 4% to sign off at 11,239.77. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) surged 4.7% to close at 1,172.53 and the Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 5.3% to settle at 2,482.52. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) plunged 25%. It was yet another ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGII) Company News for August 9, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/agii-company-news-for-august-9-2011-corporate-summary/80946</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DG FastChannel Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Share prices of America&#8217;s biggest bank, Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) fell 20.32% after a report in the New York Times said that American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) has filed a suit against the bank to recover more than $10 billion in losses due to mortgage-backed securities •    Car rental company Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.&#8217;s (NYSE:DTG) shares declined by 12.75% to close at $58.79 after the company posted second quarter earnings results that came in below expectations •    Share prices of DG FastChannel Inc. (NASDAQ:DGIT) fell 24.95% after the company, which is primarily engaged in advertising and distribution, reported a fall in quarterly revenue results that came in below estimates •    Telecom-software maker BroadSoft Inc.’s  (NASDAQ:BSFT) share prices rose 9.70% after the company&#8217;s forecasted earnings for fiscal 2011 ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Misses Expectations &#8211; Rebound to Come</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/08/aig-american-international-group-misses-expectations-rebound-to-come/80782</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported second quarter operating earnings of 69 cents per share that lagged both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.15 per share and $1.18 per share reported in the year-ago quarter, due to an additional 1.655 billion shares issued to the U.S. Treasury Department on January 14, 2011. However, operating income of $1.3 billion increased 60.9% from $793 million in the year-ago quarter. On a GAAP basis, AIG reported a net income of $1.8 million or $1.00 per share as compared with net loss of $2.7 billion or $19.57 per share in the year-ago quarter. The reported quarter included realized capital gains of $6 million against loss of $360 million the year-ago quarter, along with loss from divested operations of $1.0 million against gain of $36 ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Company News for August 8, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/08/aig-company-news-for-august-8-2011-corporate-summary/80867</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Echelon Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ELON]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linkedin Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Orion Marine Group Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PCLN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Priceline.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    LinkedIn Corporation Class A Co (NYSE:LNKD) said it had earned profits for the second quarter in its first earnings report after it became a publicly traded company. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.10 on sales of $121 million for the second quarter, as against the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.04 per share •    Priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN) reported non-GAAP earnings of $282.6 million, or $5.49 per share, for the three months ended June 30, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.58 per share •    Procter &#38; Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) posted modest results for the fourth quarter of 2011. Net earnings from continuing operations were 84 cents a share, up 18.0% year-over-year, and two pennies above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 82 cents •    ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) New York Federal Reserve Reports Earnings of $4.68 Billion from AIG Investment Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/31/aig-new-york-federal-reserve-reports-earnings-of-4-68-billion-from-aig-investment-portfolio/79312</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Suisse Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Street Finance Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rambus Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Federal Reserve (Fed) has reported that it earned about $4.68 billion from American International Group Inc.’s (]]></description>
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		<title>(SOLR) Increase Odds of Positive Earnings Surprises</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/solr-increase-odds-of-positive-earnings-surprises/78345</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/solr-increase-odds-of-positive-earnings-surprises/78345#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alon USA Energy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Energy Services Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CACI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CACI International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Constant Contact Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copa Holdings SA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CTCT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delek US Holdings Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EMBRAER - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GGAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GT Solar International Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HUN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huntsman Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Imperial Oil Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liquidity Services Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[OM Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Orbotech Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pan American Silver Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Suncor Energy Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TransDigm Group Incorporated]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surprises are, by definition, unexpected. However, since we know that companies that report better-than-expected earnings tend to see their share prices rise after the announcement, and those that disappoint sink, it would be nice to be able to get in front of those that are likely to do better than expected and get out of the way of those which are going to disappoint. Not easy to do, but there is a way to improve your odds. I like to look for the combination of three inter-related factors in trying to figure out who will post positive surprises, and who will disappoint. Check the Recent History I start with the fact that historically, companies that reported a positive surprise last time around are much more likely to do so in ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) Metlife to Add Turkish Unit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/met-metlife-to-add-turkish-unit/77761</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/met-metlife-to-add-turkish-unit/77761#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prudential Financial Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to media reports, Dexia SA will vend Deniz Emeklilik &#38; Hayat AS, the insurance unit of Denizbank AS, Dexia’s bank in Turkey to Metlife Inc. (MET) for €161.9 million. Concurrently, France’s AXA is negotiating the distribution of property and casualty insurance on behalf of Deniz Bank. MetLife has grown its core businesses while successfully executing its growth strategy that also includes acquisitions, mergers, divestitures and alliances. The company has also been undergoing a development and restructuring phase to keep pace with the economic volatility. While the company is set to wind up its operations in Taiwan, it has acquired American Life Insurance Company (ALICO), a unit of American International Group Inc. (AIG) for $16.4 billion in November 2010. The payment made to AIG consisted of cash of $7.2 billion ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Prudential Financial Upgraded by Moody&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/27/mco-prudential-financial-upgraded-by-moodys/77593</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prudential Financial Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, credit rating agency Moody’s Investors’ Service, a subsidiary of Moody’s Corp. (MCO), affirmed the debt rating of Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) at “Baa2” and upgraded its outlook to positive from stable. Prudential has one of the best collections of businesses in the U.S. life insurance sector, with strong positions in high margin businesses and a significant diversification. Although the persistently volatile economic environment created a drag on revenues, the company recovered from it and consistently grew its revenues over the past several quarters. The right mix of business, along with strong fundamentals, has helped it garner market share from weakened competitors. Prudential is poised to improve its earnings faster than its peers in the upcoming years. Prudential has a strong international presence that provides it with better organic ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Style Anomaly: Value versus Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/aig-style-anomaly-value-versus-growth/77320</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computer Sciences Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ingram Micro Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer is heating up and some of the greatest baseball rivalries are in full swing. Think Cubs v Cardinals, Red Sox v Yankees and Dodgers v Giants. In the world of stock investing, however, the greatest rivalry is value v growth. One often hears how value stocks outperform growth stocks; hence the value stock anomaly. But, does one set of stocks, on average, really outperform the other? Which style is experiencing a current streak? How long has the trend lasted? When is it due for a reversal? First, let&#8217;s define value and growth. Typical methods for defining these styles include the Earnings-to-Price (E/P) ratio and the analyst estimated 3-5 year growth rate (EGR). I like to use E/P instead of P/E because earnings can be negative and value strategies denote ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACE) ACE Limited Sees Rating Action From A.M. Best</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/ace-ace-limited-sees-rating-action-from-a-m-best/77130</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ACE Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Co. has raised the issuer credit ratings (ICR) and senior debt ratings to “a” from “a-” for ACE Limited (ACE). The outlook has been revised to stable from positive. The rating agency also raised ICR and senior debt ratings to “a” from “a-” for ACE INA Holdings Inc. Additionally, A.M. Best has raised the ICR to “aa” from “aa-” and reiterated the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) for ACE Bermuda Insurance Ltd., ACE Tempest Reinsurance Ltd. , ACE American Pool and its members, ACE INA Insurance. Also, A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has raised the ICR to “aa” from “aa-” and reiterated the FSR of A+ (Superior) for ACE European Group Limited. The rating agency has revised the outlook for all ICRs to stable ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for June 17, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/xlf-stock-market-news-for-june-17-2011-market-news/76674</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/xlf-stock-market-news-for-june-17-2011-market-news/76674#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exchange Traded Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agrium Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Except the Nasdaq, all the benchmarks closed higher on Thursday as investor sentiment was somewhat lifted by economic reports. However, concerns about Greece’s debt situation kept gains in check. The gains made during a volatile trading session were also attributable to the technical fundamentals of quadruple witching. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.5% to close at 11,961.52. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) closed at 1,267.64, after climbing 0.2%. However, the Nasdaq Composite Index failed to follow the winning path of fellow benchmarks and declined 0.3% to 2,623.70. On the New York Stock Exchange, AMEX and Nasdaq consolidated volumes were 7.78 billion shares, up from the daily average of 7.58 billion. On the NYSE, the decline-advance ratio was 1,660 to 1,355. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group&#8217;s Nan Shan Deal Back on Track</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/aig-american-international-groups-nan-shan-deal-back-on-track/76110</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) $2.16 billion sale of its local unit, Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., has finally been sanctioned by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). However, the sanction came with certain conditions. In January this year, AIG accepted the bid from Ruen Chen Investment Holding Co. Ltd. (Ruen Chen) in order to divest its 97.57% stake in its Nan Shan unit in Taiwan, for a cash deal of $2.16 billion. However, the deal was kept pending as it awaited a regulatory approval, and as expected, the deal received the approval in the first half of 2011. The verdict came in after severe scrutiny and intense reviewing. The FSC had been seeking the bidder’s capability of raising funds for the deal as well as the strategy for carrying out ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Nan Shan Deal Back on Track</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/11/aig-american-international-group-nan-shan-deal-back-on-track/76025</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) $2.16 billion sale of its local unit, Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., has finally been sanctioned by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). However, the sanction came with certain conditions. In January this year, AIG accepted the bid from Ruen Chen Investment Holding Co. Ltd. (Ruen Chen) in order to divest its 97.57% stake in its Nan Shan unit in Taiwan, for a cash deal of $2.16 billion. However, the deal was kept pending as it awaited a regulatory approval, and as expected, the deal received the approval in the first half of 2011. The verdict came in after severe scrutiny and intense reviewing. The FSC had been seeking the bidder’s capability of raising funds for the deal as well as the strategy for carrying out ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for June 10, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/10/xle-stock-market-news-for-june-10-2011-market-news/75979</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, investors enjoyed some cheer as the markets broke their six-day losing streak buoyed by positive data on export levels and a shrinking trade deficit. While this report provided optimism about a recovery in the economy, job data once again failed to suggest any improvement. Additionally, experts opine that this is a short-lived technical bounce back and expect the S&#38;P 500 to trace back to its March low of 1,250. The markets finally found a place in the positive zone after ending in the red for six consecutive days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) climbed up 0.6% to settle at 12,124.36. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was up 0.7% and finished the day at 1,289.00. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 2,684.87, after jumping 0.4%. The fear ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for June 6, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/06/xle-stock-market-news-for-june-6-2011-market-news/75579</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After four consecutive weeks of losses, investor hopes were dashed once again this week as weak economic data dragged the indices down to their fifth straight week of losses. On Friday, weak jobs data from the Labor department ensured that indices remained in the red, reflecting a slowing economic recovery. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 0.8% to settle at 12,151.26. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) shed a little less than 1.0% to close at 1,300.16. The Nasdaq Composite Index finished the day at 2,732.78, after shedding 1.5%. On the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were weak at 6.84 billion shares, compared with last year&#8217;s daily average of 8.47 billion. On the NYSE, for every couple of stocks ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADP) Stock Market News for June 3, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/03/adp-stock-market-news-for-june-3-2011-market-news/75493</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 05:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A volatile day of trading came to a close with benchmarks ending in the red and as it stands there are now clear signs of markets heading into a fifth consecutive week of losses. Investors refrained from betting big ahead of the crucial jobs report from the Labor Department, which will likely add to concerns about a slowing economy. Markets had initially garnered some gains, but these were soon washed out as investors remained worried about the jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) had dropped 100 points in the mid-session but finally recovered to end at 12,248.55, dropping 41.59 points or 0.3%. The Dow is most likely en route to its fifth straight week of losses, the first time since July 23, 2004. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) U.S. Treasury Makes Some Gains on AIG Stock Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/25/aig-u-s-treasury-makes-some-gains-on-aig-stock-offering/74935</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 02:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced that it has priced its first secondary stock offering of 300 million shares since 2008, initiated with the US Treasury about a fortnight ago, at $29 per share, raising about $8.7 billion. The par value of these shares stood at $2.50. The share price came in close to the Treasury’s break-even of $28.72 per share, which was set to recover the government’s $47.5 billion cash investment in AIG. Moreover, according to previously laid out terms, Treasury will retain the booty raised from the sale of 200 million of stock, while AIG will raise about $2.9 billion from the sale of 100 million shares. The Treasury has offered the underwriters an opportunity to make an optional purchase of 45 million additional shares in order ]]></description>
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		<title>(A) Company News for May 16, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 17:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Agilent Technologies&#8217; (NYSE:A) Q2 EPS of $0.74, ex-items, topped the Zacks Consensus Estimates of $0.65 per share •    Nvidia&#8217;s (NASDAQ:NVDA) Q1 EPS of $0.27 topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.19 per share •    Alibaba Group restructured the ownership of Alipay without informing Yahoo Inc (Nasdaq:YHOO) and Softbank and shares of Yahoo fell subsequently •    CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) reported fourth quarter 2011 adjusted earnings per share of $0.46, in line the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Results were driven by growing demand for the company’s products, partially offset by weakness in Europe •    Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE:JWN) posted earnings growth of 32.7% to reach $0.69 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 from $0.52 per share earned in the year-ago period. Earnings per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) AIG and U.S. Treasury Announce $300 Million Stock Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/16/aig-aig-and-u-s-treasury-announce-300-million-stock-offering/73965</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 15:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, American International Group Inc. (AIG) and the US Treasury announced their decision to go ahead with the public offering of AIG’s common shares. While 100 million shares will be sold by AIG, 200 million will be sold by the Treasury. The total stock sale is estimated to be worth $9 billion at a price close to the Treasury’s break-even of $28.72 per share. Besides, the Treasury has offered the underwriters to make an optional purchase of 45 million additional shares in order to cover over-allotments. Although the pricing of this stock sale is yet to be disclosed, the total offering is expected to account for about 20% of AIG&#8217;s market value. Additionally, according to previously laid out terms, AIG will not receive anything from the Treasury stock sale. However, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Company News for May 12, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/12/aig-company-news-for-may-12-2011-corporate-summary/73928</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 15:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bristol-Myers Squibb Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scientific Games Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Shares of Ener1, Inc. (NASDAQ:HEV) plunged by 27.35%, after the company reported a large first-quarter net loss this week. Ener1 Inc. was also downgraded by Wunderlich Securities from &#8220;Hold&#8221; to &#8220;Sell&#8221; and its price target was reduced from $3.50 to $1.00 •    Global and federal government insurer American International Group, Inc (NYSE:AIG) revealed in a regulatory filing that they would sell 300 million shares to the public •    Strong earnings results that grew more than three times in the first quarter helped share prices of the pipeline maker Northwest Pipe Co (NASDAQ:NWPX) surge 6.40% to close at $24.45 •    Internet portal Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ:YHOO) reported that Alibaba Group has transferred ownership of its online payments business to an entity controlled by the CEO of Alibaba. Reacting to the news, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Company News for May 9, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/09/aig-company-news-for-may-9-2011-corporate-summary/73603</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 18:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG) reported first quarter operating income of $2.03 billion or $1.30 per share, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 15 cents per share and earnings of $637 million or 95 cents per share in the year-ago quarter •    Tesco (NASDAQ:TESO) reported first quarter EPS of $0.13, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.16 per share •    Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT) posted first quarter 2011 operating EPS of 52 cents a share, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents by 10.6% •    Visa Inc.’s (NYSE:V) fiscal second quarter 2011 (ended March 31, 2011) operating earnings of $1.23 per Class A common share was three pennies ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.20 per share, but substantially exceeded 96 ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) MetLife Progresses with ALICO Results Included</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/09/met-metlife-progresses-with-alico-results-included/73454</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 14:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MetLife Inc. (MET) reported first quarter operating earnings per share of $1.33, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26 per share and $1.04 per share in the year-ago quarter. Operating earnings increased 64% year over year to $1.42 billion from $864 million in the year-ago period. During the reported quarter, operating earnings per share were adversely impacted by net investment losses of 9 cents, net derivative losses of 29 cents, other adjustments of 15 cents and loss from discontinued operation of 4 cents. These were partially offset by tax and other adjustments of 32 cents. As a result, GAAP net income came in at $830 million or 78 cents per share as compared with $805 million or 97 cents per share in the prior-year quarter, on lower share count. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(PRU) Prudential Financial Quarterly Estimates Top Analysts Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/09/pru-prudential-financial-quarterly-estimates-top-analysts-expectations/73461</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 14:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudential Financial Inc.’s (PRU) first quarter 2011 earnings of $1.69 per share topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.48 as well as the prior-year quarter’s earnings of $1.45 per share. Results were aided by solid performance in the company’s U.S. annuities and asset management businesses as well as its international insurance operations. Prudential reported revenues of $9.2 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.2 billion. Also, on a year-over-year basis, revenues increased 28%, primarily due to higher asset management fees, commissions and other income, net investment income as well as higher premiums. Premiums earned surged 37% to $4.8 billion, while net investment income scaled up 11.0% to $2.3 billion. Assets under management hiked 24% year over year to $859 billion, led by increased net new flows and an overall ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Suffers From Catastrophe Losses</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/06/aig-american-international-group-suffers-from-catastrophe-losses/73544</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 22:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported first quarter operating income of $2.03 billion or $1.30 per share, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 15 cents per share and earnings of $637 million or 95 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. On a GAAP basis, AIG reported a net income of $269 million or loss of 35 cents per share as compared with $1.8 billion or $2.66 per share in the year-ago quarter. The reported quarter included $1.7 billion of pre-tax catastrophe (CAT) losses related to the Japan earthquake and tsunami, the New Zealand earthquake and Australian floods. AIG also recorded a non-cash charge for the termination of the FRBNY credit facility. These charges were partly offset by a $1.1 billion securities valuation gain on ]]></description>
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		<title>(RAA) Insurance Industry Stock Update &#8211; May 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/raa-insurance-industry-stock-update-may-2011-industry-outlook/73446</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 01:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After enduring stress with respect to pricing pressure and reduced insured exposure through mid-2009, the overall health of the U.S. insurance industry has improved to some extent in recent quarters. Though the market turmoil forced many companies to take immense write-downs, the worst of the crisis appears to be now behind us. However, long-lasting soft market conditions, shrinking businesses, a still-high unemployment rate and legislative challenges are threatening insurers’ ability to rebound to the historical growth rate. The industry continues to be challenged by subdued pricing and premium volume growth in a perked up economy as well as a massive health care restructuring. Though there are signs of economic recovery, its sluggish pace is expected to continue at least through 2011. Also, structural economies of scale have pushed the industry ]]></description>
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		<title>(FSR) Fitch Increases American International Group Life</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/fsr-fitch-increases-american-international-group-life/72630</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/fsr-fitch-increases-american-international-group-life/72630#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 19:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Fitch Ratings agency raised the insurer financial strength ratings (FSR) of American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) life insurance unit, SunAmerica Financial Group, based on improved financial outlook and healthy capital re-establishment. Accordingly, the rating agency upgraded the FSR for SunAmerica to “A” from “A-”, reflecting a stable outlook. While the worst is now behind AIG, the operating performance of SunAmerica improved substantially given the reduction in investment losses, lower surrender experience and higher capital adequacy metrics. These factors also helped the company’s life insurance unit generate earnings of $4.0 billion in 2010, increasing 74% from $2.3 billion in 2009. Furthermore, the rating agency remains optimistic on AIG’s SunAmerica, whose assets under management grew to $248.5 billion as of December 31, 2010, up 8% year over year. Unrealized gains ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) U.S. Treasury Troubled Asset Relief Program Reports $60 Billion Available</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/29/aig-u-s-treasury-troubled-asset-relief-program-reports-60-billion-available/72763</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a top Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) watchdog, the Treasury still has the capacity to spend $60 billion of taxpayers’ money for TARP to support housing and other programs, MarketWatch reported today. The program was initiated two years ago to rescue the nation’s financial industry. Considering the success of the program, it should not be a concern if the Treasury drains its TARP account. Moreover, this investment might even earn a decent profit like other investments under TARP. Looking back at a calculation released by the Treasury last month, TARP will finally earn about $23.6 billion by 2013. Considering the effectiveness in easing credit and capital market pressure, restoring confidence in the financial system, and recovering the injected money at a lower-than-expected cost, it can be concluded that ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group to Sell Rail Unit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/25/aig-american-international-group-to-sell-rail-unit/71926</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going ahead with its asset disposal strategy to repay the U.S. government bailout loan, yesterday American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced its decision to sell the company’s rail car leasing unit, AIG Rail Services Inc. to an affiliate of Perella Weinberg Partners for about $600 million. The deal is expected to be culminated by the end of June this year. Perella Weinberg is an asset management and corporate advisory firm with sound experience in rail leasing operations. Accordingly, the firm established a new unit, Flagship Rail Services LLC, to operate over 10,000 rail car lease operations, post the culmination of the deal. The company had put this rail unit on sale around November last year after it completed the successful IPO of AIG’s AIA Group Ltd. while also disposing of ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Stock Market News for April 15, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/17/aig-stock-market-news-for-april-15-2011-market-news/71656</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the second day featuring a choppy session, markets posted marginal gains as investors chose to overlook disappointing jobless data in favor of upcoming earnings announcements. Markets lacked definite direction at the beginning of the earnings season and late-day activity was reflective of investors&#8217; hopes for after-the-close earnings announcements. However, disappointing earnings results from Google dragged the tech sector lower and also affected the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index. Financials edged lower while investors preferred stocks of a lesser volatile nature in a weak economic environment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.1% and the Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) gained almost 0.1% to close at 12,285.15 and 1,314.52, respectively. The Nasdaq could not match the performance of these two benchmarks and in fact, shed 0.1% to finish at ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Buys Assets in Fed Auction</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/aig-american-international-group-buys-assets-in-fed-auction/71100</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has bought assets in the New York Federal Reserve&#8217;s auction of mortgage backed securities, which was acquired by Fed from the AIG during the height of the financial crisis. Further, BlackRock Inc. (BLK) managed the sales, though the bank did not disclose the amount paid. 42 of 52 bonds being offered by Fed were sold at the auction. The New York Fed said the bonds sold have a notional, or face value of $1.3 billion, which is less than the $1.5 billion notional value of all the bonds put up for auction. The bonds sold are part of a portfolio of 800 residential mortgage-backed securities held in a special purpose vehicle called Maiden Lane II, one of the several government vehicles set up during the ]]></description>
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