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IPC seeks other suitors, still opposes Validus bid

IPC, which has launched a search for a new chief executive, said it continues to recommend against the Validus offer due to the price. The two companies have held in-person discussions, but Validus is not willing to raise its $1.72 billion bid, IPC said.

AIG to sell NY buildings for $150 mln-source

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American International Group Inc agreed to sell two downtown Manhattan buildings, including its headquarters, for a total of $150 million, a source familiar with the matter said.
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Brazil's BRMALLS to offer 48.45 million shares

Brazil's largest shopping mall operator BRMALLS Participacoes said on Tuesday it planned to offer 48.45 million shares in primary and secondary sales, raising cash to finance expansion and takeovers and to pay down debt.
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Thomson Reuters UK delisting to force stake sales

Thomson Reuters' plan to cancel its London Stock Exchange listing prompted a jump in its shares on Tuesday, but the rally was tempered by fears some large UK shareholders will have to cut or sell their stakes.
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Obama to push healthcare, energy reform

President Barack Obama will throw his weight behind legislative bids to reform healthcare and cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Tuesday in his fourth White House press conference since taking office.
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Alice aims to change household shopping habits

A new website wants consumers to browse virtual shelves of everything from diapers to shampoo, a move that if successful would mark a major shift in the way most Americans buy household products.
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Toyota confirms Akio Toyoda as new president

Toyota Motor Corp confirmed Akio Toyoda as its new president on Tuesday, promoting the grandson of the company's founder to guide the world's No.1 automaker through the worst downturn in its history.
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Toyota confirms new management under Akio Toyoda

Toyota Motor Corp confirmed Akio Toyoda as its new president on Tuesday, promoting the grandson of the company's founder to guide the world's No.1 automaker through the worst downturn in its history.
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Ford and Nissan to tap factory retool loans: report

The U.S. government plans to disclose that Ford Motor Co , Tesla Motors Inc and Nissan Motor Co will be among the beneficiaries of a $25 billion loan program created by Congress to help auto makers retool factories for advanced-technology vehicles, the Wall Street Journal said.
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PetroChina offers $1.02 B all-cash buyout for SPC

PetroChina Company Limited announced on Sunday that it had completed purchase of 45.51% shares of refiner Singapore Petroleum Co (SPC) and would make a buyout offer for the rest of its shares in cash.
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Wal-Mart should modify Unbeatable ads: group

Wal-Mart Stores Inc needs to make its price-matching policies clearer and stop claiming in a television commercial that viewers can save more than $700 a year buying groceries in its stores, an advertising industry self-regulating group said on Monday.
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U.S. corporate tax audits down 9 percent: IRS report

The percentage of corporate tax returns audited by U.S. collectors fell about 9 percent in 2008 and was down nearly 20 percent from about a decade earlier, an inspector general report released on Monday said.
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Citi Prop to stay with Atrium 5-7 years

The president of Citi Property Investors (C.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Monday he expected to retain his stake in troubled Austrian developer Atrium European Real Estate for at least 5-7 years, and that he was happy with the double-digit returns it yielde
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Downtown to lead Manhattan's rebound

Downtown Manhattan is poised for a powerful rebound in coming years despite Wall Street's downsizing and millions of square feet of new commercial real estate expected to come to market, a top Manhattan commercial real estate broker said on Monday.
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Kodak kills Kodachrome film after 74 years

Kodachrome, the film brand touted as the stuff of memories, is about to become a memory itself as Eastman Kodak stops production due to overwhelming competition from digital cameras.
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Employers eye changes to 401(k) plans, study shows

A quarter of U.S. employers have eliminated or plan to cut matching contributions to employee 401 retirement plans to save money amid the economy's downturn, according to research released on Monday.
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Walgreen profit slips, hit by inventory revamp

Walgreen Co posted a steeper-than-expected drop in quarterly profit on Monday as it wrote down the value of items being taken off its shelves as part of store makeover aimed at winning over shoppers.
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Flu virus costs Delta $250 million in revenue

The H1N1 influenza virus cost Delta Air Lines $250 million in revenue, and the world's largest airline has cut capacity during the second quarter in response to the reduced demand, its chief executive said at the company's annual shareholders meeting on Monday.
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Verenex says Libya puts sale of firm at risk

Canada's Verenex Energy Inc said on Monday that Libyan authorities have not yet approved the C$499 million ($434 million) sale of the company to China National Petroleum Corp, putting the deal at risk.
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Japan's 7-Eleven says may contest regulatory rebuke

Japan's largest convenience store chain, Seven-Eleven, said it may appeal a finding by the country's anti-monopolgy watchdog that it had illegally pressured franchise stores not to cut the prices of food items.

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