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Citigroup’s Primerica IPO raises $320.4 million (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2009 file photo, Citigroup Center is seen in New York. The Treasury Department said Monday, March 26, 2010, it will begin selling the stake it owns in Citigroup Inc., which could result in a profit of more than $8 billion.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)AP - Citigroup says the initial public stock offering of its Primerica life insurance business has raised $320.4 million.


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Borders Group 4Q profit doubles even though fall (AP)

AP - Book seller Borders Group Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit rose as it cut costs and enjoyed a tax benefit, even though its sales plunged, the company said Wednesday.
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Yum! Looking to Score Big in India (The Motley Fool)

The Motley Fool - It looks like Taco Bell is off to a flying start in India. According to The Wall Street Journal, business is booming at India's first Taco Bell, located in Bangalore. The restaurant is averaging crowds of more than 2,000 customers a day, based in part on the novelty of Mexican food. That's great news for Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM - News), which also operates Pizza Hut and KFC.
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Is Google Apps a Threat to Microsoft Office? (The Motley Fool)

The Motley Fool - Do you remember when Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) didn't have any competition? It's hard to believe such a time existed. Those were the good old days for Microsoft, but they're gone now as the company feels the heat from all sides.
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Businesses may need to get tax filing extensions (AP)

AP - With April 15 not far off, many small business owners will get six-month extensions of the deadline to file their income tax returns. This year, the procrastinators have company as the economy makes tax issues more complicated for everyone.
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U.S. judge rules against Schwab in YieldPlus case (Reuters)

Reuters - Charles Schwab Corp violated federal law when it failed to get approval from shareholders of its YieldPlus mutual fund before putting roughly half the fund's assets into uninsured mortgage-backed securities, a federal judge ruled.
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Redwood Trust mulls sale of mortgage-backed securities: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Redwood Trust Inc is looking to float at least $200 million worth of securities backed by home mortgage loans, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the situation.
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Loan changes to help students, community colleges (AP)

POLITICS HEALTH IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - Bigger grants for college students who need them. Relaxed payment terms for students with loans. More money for community colleges and historically black institutions.


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Obama signs law finalizing health care, loan redo (AP)

U.S. President Barack Obama comments on the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty at the White House with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Defense Secretary Robert Gates in Washington, March 26, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungAP - Finalizing two major pieces of his agenda, President Barack Obama on Tuesday sealed his health care overhaul and made the government the primary lender to students by cutting banks out of the process.


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Loan changes to help students, community colleges (AP)

AP - Bigger grants for college students who need them. Relaxed payment terms for students with loans. More money for community colleges and historically black institutions.