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Adrian Lowery, This is Money2 December 2006 Insurance giant Royal & Sun Alliance today claimed to be the first carbon-neutral insurer in the country. WANT TO KNOW MORE? Shake-up ahead in carbon trading market A green airline? Guess who pays Green is the new creed for investors TOOLS: Find the best insurance deals OTHER STORIES Market report: Friday close Market report: Yeste ...

DETROIT (AFX) - With a slump in U.S. vehicle sales by Ford Motor Co. last month, the No. 2 domestic automaker was beaten out not only by Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp. for the second time ever but by DaimlerChrysler AG as well. Ford, which also detailed planned production cuts, said Friday that sales dropped 9.7 percent in November compared with the same period a year ago. The drop to No.  ...

WASHINGTON (AFX) - Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's decision to unload his large stake in General Motors Corp. removes -- at least for now -- the automaker's leading foil and focuses attention on the company's turnaround plan, analysts said Friday. Kerkorian's investment company, Tracinda Corp., on Thursday reportedly dumped the last block of what was once a nearly 10 percent share of th ...

LONDON (AFX) - Leading shares ended sharply lower, sliding into the red in late trade, as Wall Street slumped after worse-than-expected key US manufacturing data stoked fears over the health of the world's biggest economy, dealers said. By the close, the FTSE 100 index was down 27.3 points, well off an early high of 6,087.4, with the wider market managing to hold on to gains. Volume was average, ...

FRANKFURT (AFX) - German shares closed lower in volatile trade, having extended losses mid-afternoon after weak US manufacturing data, but recovering some ground late in the session, dealers said. At the close, the DAX 30 index was down 68.06 points or 1.08 pct at 6,241.13, having moved in a range of 6,195.81-6,360.67. The MDAX was 28.17 points or 0.32 pct lower at 8,808.33, while the TecDAX was ...

LONDON (AFX) - UK small caps closed higher, while the the wider market finished mixed, with Inditherm proving favourable with investors after it disclosed that it has secured a major contract deal, dealers said. At the close FTSE Small Cap index was 27.2 points better at 3,678.2, just shy of the day's high, while the wider market was mixed with blue-chips following Wall Street lower. Among the m ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AFX) - Longview Fibre Co., a real estate investment trust, said its board declared a a regular quarterly dividend of 23 cents per share. The dividend is payable Jan. 3 to shareholders of record Dec. 15, the company said Thursday. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

NEW YORK (AFX) - Allegiant Travel Co., a Las Vegas-based airline operator aimed at leisure travelers in small cities, plans to sell 5 million shares in an initial public offering next week, hoping to raise up to $85 million. The company expects an IPO price range of between $15 and $17 per share, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Allegiant Travel plans to use the  ...

Robert lea, Evening Standard1 December 2006 Transport stocks soared today after the long-awaited Eddington Report recommended investment in and upgrading of existing transport net-works and unclogging roads by introducing tolls on motorways and congestion charges in urban areas. WANT TO KNOW MORE? £1.35-a-mile road toll proposed Road pricing on the way BA prices probe for Eddington OTHER STORIES Market report: Friday latest Market report: Yesterday's trading  ...

FRANKFURT (AFX) - Shares were higher midafternoon as Lufthansa led blue chips higher after a glowing broker note, and Wall Street is seen opening firmer as investors await the release of key US economic data, dealers said. At 2.35 pm, the DAX 30 index was up 26.07 points or 0.41 pct at 6,335.26, having moved between a low of 6,316.61 and a high of 6,360.67 so far this session. The MDAX was 74.69 ...