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soccer, Sports
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
The battle for control of Liverpool went to court on Tuesday, with a bank trying to force through the sale of the Premier League club to the owners of the Boston Red Sox over the objection of the current American owners. Royal Bank of Scotland, which holds the bulk of Liverpool’s debt, is seeking a [...]
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Insurance
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
April 16 (Bloomberg) — American International Group Inc. is close to selling its U.S. auto insurance business to Zurich Financial Services AG for about $2 billion, the company’s biggest divestiture since being rescued by the government, said three people familiar with the situation. An agreement to sell New York-based AIG’s 21st Century Insurance unit may [...]
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U.S.
Monday, November 16th, 2009
The alarm was raised after the high-flying banker – who had been chief financial officer at the banking group – missed a business appointment. He had not been seen for a week. Police said two of his shotguns had also disappeared from his homes in London and Scotland. The body of the 49-year-old former chief [...]