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Florida Court Upholds Allstate Suspension

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida appeals court on Friday upheld a state regulator's order suspending Allstate Corp <ALL.N> from writing new insurance policies in Florida.

Trump Says No Deals in the Works to Sell Casinos

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc <TRMP.O> said on Friday it remains focused on its strategic plan for operating, and improving performance at all of its casino hotels,

Ford Pays CEO $22 Million, Cites Turnaround Gains

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> reported on Friday that Chief Executive Alan Mulally earned more than $22 million in 2007, citing progress in revamping both the strategy and

MBIA’s Bond Insurer Unit Loses Top Rating From Fitch

NEW YORK (Reuters) - MBIA Inc's <MBI.N> insurance arm on Friday lost its top rating from Fitch Ratings, which also cut the parent company's ratings due to capital adequacy concerns.

MBIA Says Disagrees With Fitch’s Downgrade

NEW YORK (Reuters) - MBIA Inc <MBI.N>, the largest bond insurer in the world, said on Friday it disagreed with rating agency Fitch's decision to strip its main unit of

Analysts Slash Q1 Estimates For U.S. Banks

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Since the start of the month, Wall Street analysts have forecast first-quarter losses at Citigroup <C.N> and Merrill Lynch <MER.N> and slashed their earnings estimates for several

Lehman Sees Banks, Others Writing Down $400 Billion

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Inc strategists expect financial institutions worldwide to write down as much as $400 billion for bad debts by the end of 2008, and said

Gates Sees Next Windows "sometime" in Next Year

MIAMI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp.<MSFT.O> co-founder Bill Gates said on Friday he expected the new version of Windows operating software, code-named Windows 7, to be released "sometime in the next