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Submitted by iwebslog on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 17:50

CIT names ex-Merrill CEO Thain as chairman, CEO (AP)

John Thain is getting a second chance. CIT Group Inc., the lender that is trying to regain its former stature after almost collapsing during the financial industry crisis, said late Sunday it has hired the former Merrill Lynch & Co.

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Submitted by iwebslog on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 17:50

The Hartford Reports Fourth Quarter 2009 Net Income of $557 Million, or $1.19 Per Diluted Share (Business Wire)

HARTFORD, Conn.----The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. : Both Life and Property and Casualty Businesses Generate Net Income Core Earnings* of $689 Million, or $1.51 per Diluted Share, Marks Third Quarter of Improving Core Earnings Results Company Ends 2009 in a Strong Capital Position Hartford Life** Ends Year with Estimated RBC Ratio Between 375% and 390% P&C Statutory Surplus Increased $1.4 Billion in 2009 Company Announces 2010 Core Earnings per Diluted Share Guidance of $3.70 to $4.00

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Submitted by iwebslog on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 17:50

SWS Group, Inc. Reports Fiscal Second Quarter Net Income of $5.9 Million (PR Newswire)

SWS Group, Inc. today reported net income of $5.9 million, or diluted earnings per share of 21 cents, on net revenues of $95.2 million for the company's second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009.  Net revenue is total revenue less interest expense.

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Submitted by iwebslog on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 17:50

TradingMarkets Most Overbought and Oversold ETFs for Tuesday (TradingMarkets.com)

The following ETFs are the most overbought and oversold for Tuesday, February 9, 2010. Among them is the iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund ETF, EWM.

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Submitted by iwebslog on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 17:50

Official: Toll should stand at 5 in plant blast (AP)

Search-and-rescue crews declared a section of an exploded power plant too unstable to comb through Monday, a task that lost urgency when officials said everyone assigned to work at the plant the day of the blast had been accounted for and the death toll should stand at five.

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Submitted by iwebslog on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 17:50

TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Tuesday (TradingMarkets.com)

Sellers returned to the markets on Monday, creating renewed oversold conditions in ETF markets like the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF, SPY, which closed at its lowest levels since November 2009.

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Submitted by iwebslog on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 17:50

PricewaterhouseCoopers 2010 M&A Insights - US Entertainment & Media Outlook (PR Newswire)

Though economic and financing challenges still exist, positive pipeline metrics seen in the second half of 2009 could signal a rebound of deal activity in the US Entertainment & Media industry in 2010, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' Transaction Services 2010 US Entertainment & Media M&A Insights report.  

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Submitted by iwebslog on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 17:50

S&P Equity Research; Health Care Reform After The Buzzsaw - Where Are We Now? (PR Newswire)

With the recent election of Senator Scott Brown in Massachusetts resulting in the loss of the Democratic supermajority, the urgency behind broad-based health care reform with the promise of universal coverage for the majority of uninsured Americans has faded dramatically, according to Standard & Poor's Equity Research.

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Submitted by iwebslog on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 17:50

Playing a Short-Term Bounce (TradingMarkets.com)

With nearly every ETF showing a technically damaged chart, what should one buy? Deron Wagner examines the the best ETF plays for today's session.

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Submitted by iwebslog on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 17:50

Purchasing Affordable Long Term Care Insurance for Rhode Island AARP Members Simplified by Genworth Financial (PR Newswire)

Long term care costs in Rhode Island continue to rise at a rate outpacing inflation, putting significant financial pressure on those in or near retirement. As a leader in the long term care insurance industry, Genworth offers a suite of insurance products to help people proactively plan for their future.

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