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2007-01-24 14:53:16First Cash 4Q profit climbs 26 percentARLINGTON, Texas (AFX) - First Cash Financial Services Inc. said Wednesdaystronger pawnshop sales and revenue from its new auto dealership business drovea 26 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit.2007-01-24 14:14:55Affiliated Managers 4Q net income risesBOSTON (AFX) - Asset-management company Affiliated Managers Group Inc. onWednesday said fourth quarter net income grew 26 percent, as assets undermanagement grew.2007-01-24 13:58:35Piper Jaffray 4Q profit surgesMINNEAPOLIS (AFX) - Investment bank Piper Jaffray Cos. said Wednesday itsfourth-quarter profit climbed 26 percent from last year, on strong revenue fromproviding equity and fixed-income financing, as well as advisory services onmergers and acquisitions.2007-01-24 13:50:59Alfa declares regular 11-cent dividendMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AFX) - Alfa Corp., a provider of insurance and financialservices products, on Wednesday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 11cents.2007-01-24 11:58:00EU closes infringement proceedings against Italy in ABN, BBVA acquisitionBRUSSELS (AFX) - The European Commission said it has decided to close aninfringement procedure against Italy concerning consolidation in the bankingmarkets, in a legal case which followed the blocking in 2005 of two attemptedtakeovers of Italian banks by other EU banks, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria(BBVA) and ABN Amro.2007-01-24 11:50:16EU initiates legal action vs Ireland on voluntary health insuranceBRUSSELS (AFX) - The European Commission said it has sent Ireland a letterof formal notice, the first stage in legal proceedings, requesting itsobservations on the exemption of the Irish Voluntary Health Insurance Board(VHI) from certain EU rules on non-life insurance.
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