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SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday’s session are Citigroup Inc., United Parcel Service Inc. and Biopure Corp. • NEW! FOXBusiness.com’s Investing Center Citigroup (C) is expected to report earnings per share for the second quarter of $1.06, according to analysts …

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a frenetic set of meetings amid Israeli-Hezbollah fighting, declared Tuesday the United States wants an “urgent and enduring” peace where problems are solved without war. Talking to reporters after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Rice said, “We need to …

LONDON – Aviva PLC, Britain’s largest insurance company, said Thursday it will take over U.S. insurance company AmerUs Group Co. (AMH) in a $2.9 billion deal that will expand the U.K. insurer’s reach into the U.S. market. Aviva will pay $69 in cash per AmerUs share, a 10 percent premium …