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Porsche global sales slump by 28%
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California appoints watchdog to monitor AIG
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Hank Greenberg Was 'Exaggerating' About Keeping AIG Employees' Retirement Funds in Trust
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Mortgage lending falls again
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KPMG personal insolvency head to leave for Tenon
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Canadian pay-TV channel files for bankruptcy protection
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Hong Kong:
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