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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

MAINE COMPANIES - Aflac shares inch down after 4Q earnings report - MSN MoneyCentral

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Aflac Inc. shares fell slightly on Tuesday, a relatively mild dip a day after the insurer reported a steep fourth-quarter profit drop and operating earnings that missed analyst expectations. Columbus, Ga.-based Aflac said Monday in Dow Jones News >

FRANKFURT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - European shares closed up 1.9 percent on Tuesday as Vodafone (nyse: VOD - news - people ) led the telecom sector higher, while a rebound in U.S. housing data improved market sentiment. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top in Dow Jones News >

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (the "Company") (NYSE:AHL) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its ordinary shares of US$0.15 per ordinary share. The dividend is payable on February 27, 2009 to the in Dow Jones News >

MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Shares of Mexican infrastructure developer Ideal (IDEAL.MX) traded sharply higher Tuesday, rebounding from heavy losses in the previous session ahead of their removal from the local stock market's benchmark index. Around 1:40 in Dow Jones News >

TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Hitachi Ltd, Japan's largest electronics maker, reaffirmed a forecast for a 700 billion yen ($7.8 billion) annual net loss on Tuesday, which would be the biggest ever by a Japanese manufacturer and the second-biggest by a non in Dow Jones News >

ZURICH : The United States, Egypt and South Korea have formally joined the race to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. FIFA received the U.S. Soccer Federation's "expression of interest" ahead of the Tuesday deadline, spokesman Nicholas Maingot said in Dow Jones News >

FRANKFURT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - European shares closed up 1.9 percent on Tuesday as Vodafone (nyse: VOD - news - people ) led the telecom sector higher, while a rebound in U.S. housing data improved market sentiment. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top in Dow Jones News >

ATLANTA (AP) - Shares of shipper UPS Inc. rebounded Tuesday as Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief that management is maintaining profitabilty and strong volumes amid the dismal economic environment. UPS shares had fallen 17 percent in the run-up in Dow Jones News >

BEIJING -- When it happened to former President George W. Bush it was big news in China, but Beijing tried to dance a soft-shoe routine on Monday about footgear being tossed at its own leader. Premier Wen Jiabao was giving a speech recently in London in Dow Jones News >

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