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The close business relationship with Admiral remains whollyunaffected by the transaction which in no way

“The close business relationship with Admiral remains whollyunaffected by the transaction which in no way reflects MunichRe’s assessment of Admiral’s current or future performance,”Munich Re said in a statement, adding that it expected to sharein Admiral’s profitable growth in the future. Wherever I go I want to go to a great fan base, [...]

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They are redeploying the capital freed up by the sale intotheir insurance

“They are redeploying the capital freed up by the sale intotheir insurance business,” the analyst said, adding that therecent bounce in share prices was an incentive for opportunisticselling of shares. As for Weiner, he seems to be taking the baton from his predecessor smoothly so I’ll haphazardly merge the two.Back to the test?by [...]

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planned for second quarter 2009includes full distribution and advertising support behind Colgate Wispmini-brush and Colgate Sensitive Enamel Protect toothpaste

planned for second quarter 2009includes full distribution and advertising support behind Colgate Wispmini-brush and Colgate Sensitive Enamel Protect toothpaste. Latin America (26% of Company Sales)Latin American sales declined 3.5% and unit volume increased 1.5%. Volume gainswere led by Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and Argentina. Higher pricing added15.5% while foreign exchange was negative [...]

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That bridge will definitely be crossed at some point once the first athlete in the Former Colonies comes

That bridge will definitely be crossed at some point once the first athlete in the Former Colonies comes up hot.The implication is what’s key, as it should be.Don’t believe for one second it’s being overblown because it’s “only” a rugby player.To a lot of the world, it’s “only” baseball and the wrong kind of [...]

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A London-based analyst who asked not to be identified saidthe sale was consistent

A London-based analyst who asked not to be identified saidthe sale was consistent with the de-risking at insurancecompanies generally. Volume gainswere led by Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and Argentina. Higher pricing added15.5% while foreign exchange was negative 20.5%. Organic sales for Latin Americagrew 17.0% during the quarter. Latin American operating profit [...]

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Total selling general and administrative expenses for the quarter decreasedyear over year by $2

Total selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter decreasedyear over year by $2.1 million, or 4.6%, but increased as a percentage of netsales to 13.3% for the first quarter of 2009 from 10.7% for the first quarter of2008. The year-over-year dollar decrease was primarily attributable to the lowervariable compensation associated with decreased [...]

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Deployment figures as of 31st December 2008 Headquartered in the UK NDS remains

(Deployment figures as of 31st December 2008) Headquartered in the UK, NDS remains committed to investing in R&D with over 75%of its employees dedicated to pioneering work at development centres in China,Denmark, France, India, Israel, Korea, UK and US. Take this ride with me:The Cardinals sign Garland and have four starters penciled in [...]

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