July 30, 2008

Aviva posts 1H loss, but operating profits up - Boston Globe

LONDON— Aviva PLC, Britain’s largest insurer, on Wednesday reported a net loss of 1.28 billion pounds ($2.54 billion) for the first half of the year after the worst stock market falls since 2002 slashed the value of the company’s investment Read more

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July 28, 2008

UPDATE 1-Kookmin Bank Q2 profit more than doubles on lending - Reuters

SEOUL, July 28 (Reuters) - Kookmin Bank (060000.KS: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ), South Korea’s top retail lender, said on Monday quarterly profits more than doubled, rising from a low base last year and beating forecasts as its tax bill Read more

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July 25, 2008

Executive Title Insurance Services, Inc. Changes Name to Stewart Title - PR Inside

www.stewart.com - Stewart Information Services Corp., Houston Ted C. Jones, 713-625-8014 Director-Investor Relations ted@stewart.com www.stewart.com or Executive Title Insurance Services, Inc. Richard Yankowski Jr., 941-255-0377 President/CEO Richard Read more

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July 23, 2008

Recap: Kansas City vs. Detroit - Miami Herald

Placido Polanco hit a solo home run and ended with two runs driven in, while Kenny Rogers was solid in six innings to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals, 7-1, in a game that endured a rain delay of more than two hours. Rogers (8-6 Read more

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July 20, 2008

11. Olathe, KS - CNN Money

One of the fastest-growing cities in the nation, Olathe was reportedly named for the Shawnee word for “beautiful.” Once a prairie of wildflowers, Olathe has outgrown its sleepy roots with tremendous development: this Kansas City suburb is home to Read more

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July 18, 2008

Killers of 2 homeless men for insurance get life without parole - Los Angeles Times

Olga Rutterschmidt, 75, right, talks with attorney Michael Sklar moments after Judge David S. Wesley sentenced her to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing a pair of homeless men in a scheme for $2.8 million in life insurance Read more

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