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Buffett invests in Swiss Re as insurers hurt ZURICH - U.S. investor Warren Buffett shored up weakened world No. 2 reinsurer Swiss Re with a 3 billion Swiss franc ($2.6 billion) investment on Thursday as the Swiss group wrote down twice that amount in toxic assets.   People:Warren Buffett   Activities:Global Financial Crisis   2009-02-05 Prudential to Sell Wachovia Stake to Wells for $3.7 Billion NEW YORK -- Prudential Financial Inc. said Thursday it plans to sell its minority stake in retail brokerage Wachovia Securities to Wells Fargo and has applied to tap into the Treasury's capital purchase program.   Activities:2008 Wachovia Deal   2008-12-04 Damage Control at Insurance Companies Individual investors aren't the only ones scared to look at their portfolios. Insurance giants are also watching their holdings wither, a situation that could have serious implications for their customers and the markets. The biggest independent life insurer, MetLife, reported total paper losses of $12.2 billion on its $340 billion portfolio. "You have to plan for things to be depressed for the next few quarters at a minimum," says Steven A. Kandarian, chief investment officer at MetLife. (NYSE:MET - News)   Nations:U.S.   Source:(BusinessWeek)   2008-11-15 Dow ends flat but suffers worst 1st half since '70 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 were little changed on Monday on the final trading day of the second quarter as record oil boosted energy shares, offsetting weak financial stocks amid nagging concerns of further credit losses.   People:Carl Icahn   Activities:U.S. Markets   2008-06-30 Prudential shuts down stock research, trading arm Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE:PRU) said on Wednesday that it will shut down its stock research and trading business, in the insurer's latest pullback from a rocky 26-year stay on Wall Street.   People:Eliot Spitzer   2007-06-06 Headlines Buffett invests in Swiss Re as insurers hurt 2009-02-05 Prudential to Sell Wachovia Stake to Wells for $3.7 Billion 2008-12-04 Damage Control at Insurance Companies 2008-11-15 Dow ends flat but suffers worst 1st half since '70 2008-06-30 Prudential shuts down stock research, trading arm 2007-06-06 Wachovia to buy A.G. Edwards for $6.8B 2007-05-31 Citigroup to buy Prudential's Egg bank 2007-01-29 Prudential paying $105M for name rights 2007-01-08 Best companies for working moms listed 2006-09-26 Prudential to pay $600 mln to end mutual fund probe 2006-08-28 Prudential near market timing settlement: reports 2006-08-25 Prudential 2nd quarter net falls 2006-08-02 Prudential raises savings targets to help crack Egg losses 2006-07-28 Jury awards $9 mln punitive damages in Vioxx trial 2006-04-11 Wall St Week Ahead: Stocks to face new rate fears 2006-02-04 China's No.3 insurer eyes new investors as Carlyle waits 2005-08-19 Foreign investment in Japan hits record in 04/05 2005-06-29 US holiday beef sales seen surviving latest mad cow 2005-06-24 Foreign investors seek China insurer stake 2005-03-03 Court Invalidates Patent for Merck Drug 2005-01-28 Warburg Pincus pays $100 mln for China drug stake 2004-12-20 Carlyle investing $400 mln in China Pacific Life 2004-12-15 Terror Threat for Financial Institutions Lowered 2004-11-10 Police Secure Businesses on Terror Alert 2004-08-02 China's Aging Surge Threatens Economic Prospects 2004-04-19 China gives nod to Prudential-Everbright fund venture 2004-03-29 Lilly says on track to launch Cymbalta 2003-06-11 Quintiles Gets $1.34 Billion Takeover Bid 2002-10-14 Survey: Many Plan to Work Past 65 2002-09-23 Xbox Shortfall Affects Shares in Partner Companies 2002-04-20 Nortel Warns of Wider Loss 2002-04-10 Working Mother Magazine Ranks Top Employers 2001-10-09 Most-viewed Prudential to Sell Wachovia Stake to Wells for $3.7 Billion 2008-12-04 Wachovia to buy A.G. Edwards for $6.8B 2007-05-31 Best companies for working moms listed 2006-09-26 Damage Control at Insurance Companies 2008-11-15 Prudential shuts down stock research, trading arm 2007-06-06 Carlyle investing $400 mln in China Pacific Life 2004-12-15

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