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S&P 500 hits 17-month high as banks lift Wall Street (Reuters) The S&P 500 hit a 17-month closing high as rising bank shares led a late rally that lifted stocks on Thursday, more than offsetting worries China may move to cool its overheating economy. March 11, 2010 9:32 PM [$$] Citi Rises 5.6% on Pandit Comments (at The Wall Street Journal) Citi Rises on Pandit Comments Large-cap stocks climbed, lifting the Standard & Poor s 500 to a 17-month high. Walt Disney and Home Depot led the Dow. March 11, 2010 7:44 PM UPDATE - Auto parts company Sensata s shares rise in debut (at Reuters) * Closes at $18.50, above IPO price * Rose as high as $19 in NYSE debut * Auto industry recovery driving stock-analyst March 11, 2010 6:48 PM Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus for Friday (at MarketWatch) Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday s session are AnnTaylor Stores, National Semiconductor and Aeropostale. March 11, 2010 5:59 PM S&P closes at 17-month high above 1,150 (at CNBC) Stocks rallied in the final hour of trading Thursday, pushing the S&P to a 17-month high above 1,150. Banks finished strong, with Citi up over 5%. March 11, 2010 5:49 PM Citigroup Gains Buoy Markets; Dow Up 44.51 (at The Wall Street Journal) Citigroup Gains Buoy Markets Stocks added modest gains as bullish comments from Citigroup s CEO boosted the financial sector. Trading in Citigroup represented more than one-fifth of the market s overall volume. U.S. March 11, 2010 5:41 PM How the major stock indexes fared on Thursday (AP) A rally in financial stocks Thursday helped the market extend its grind higher to a third day. The Standard & Poor s 500 index cleared an important hurdle watched by traders when it closed just above its January peak to set a new 17-month high. March 11, 2010 5:18 PM Financial Stocks: Regional banks gain, Citi rallies (at MarketWatch) U.S. regional-bank shares add to weekly gains to close higher, while Citigroup advances as investors cheered Chief Executive Vikram Pandit s relatively upbeat outlook. March 11, 2010 4:42 PM S&P Closes at 17-Month High Above 1,150 (at CNBC) Stocks rallied in the final hour of trading Thursday, pushing the S&P to a 17-month high above 1,150. Banks finished strong, with Citi up over 5 percent. March 11, 2010 4:26 PM Citi s Pandit Rescues Street From Loss (at Forbes) Citigroup CEO s bullish comments spark late rally and hand Wall Street third consecutive gain. March 11, 2010 4:06 PM

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As costs soar, Mass. foresees change in health insurance rules (Boston Globe) State regulators said yesterday that they will probably change the complex formula they use to determine how many Massachusetts residents face a tax penalty for not having health insurance, because spiraling costs are making coverage unaffordable for too many people. March 11, 2010 11:27 PM HCC Insurance Holdings board declares dividend (AP via Yahoo! Finance) HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. said Thursday its board of directors declared a regular cash dividend of 13.5 cents per share. March 11, 2010 3:35 PM Encino lawyer among hundreds arrested in insurance scam (Los Angeles Daily News) An Encino attorney, three chiropractors and a handful of legal aides were arrested Thursday for alleged involvement in a large-scale auto insurance fraud ring involving more than 300 suspects, authorities said Thursday. March 11, 2010 11:16 PM Washington DC Rescinds 35% Health Insurance Increase (TheStreet.com) Washington DC insurance regulator, citing errors, rescinds a previously approved price rise for a health insurer. March 11, 2010 1:55 PM Trade associations accused of health insurance fraud (The Record and Herald News) A Tennessee-based trade association that's promising affordable health insurance to New Jersey residents is under scrutiny for failing to provide benefits to members in other states across the nation. March 12, 2010 1:09 AM 3 indicted in $1 million insurance scheme (Chicago Tribune) The owner of a Maywood medical clinic and two of his employees submitted more than $1 million in false insurance claims for work that was never done and inflated claims for other work for about a decade, according to a federal indictment. Owner Darwin Minnis, 54, a chiropractor from West Chicago , is charged with multiple counts of health care fraud for submitting claims to a federal workers ... March 11, 2010 1:10 PM Bennett has filed a bevy of insurance bills (Bradenton Herald) MANATEE — State Sen. Mike Bennett is a prolific filer of bills, and again this year, he’s proposing a number of changes to state insurance laws. March 11, 2010 10:51 PM Insurance group hit with weather claims (Adelaide Now) INSURANCE Australia Group Ltd says natural peril costs will exceed its budgeted allowance for the second half after the severe weather in Victoria. March 11, 2010 7:22 PM Unemployment insurance continuing claims spike (CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance) The number of Americans filing continuing claims for unemployment insurance spiked last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, as sluggish hiring continues to drag on the labor market's recovery. March 11, 2010 11:01 AM Safeco Insurance Donates $4K To Support Boys and Girls Clubs (Tyler Morning Telegraph) Bosworth Associates announced this week that Safeco Insurance has donated $4,000 to the Boys Girls Clubs of East Texas in Tyler to support their work with children in the community, said spokesman Brian Coddington, senior account supervisor, Hill Knowlton Northwest. March 12, 2010 12:15 AM