Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc. set a record for the most shares traded in a single day in the U.S., beating the mark set by WorldCom Inc. in 2002, according to the New York Stock Exchange.
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Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, a global leader in products and technologies to treat advanced cardiovascular disease, today announced that its chairman and chief executive officer, Michael A.

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Stock futures moved to their lowest levels in the pre-market session after the U.S. government said it would covert $25 billion of its preferred shares in financial giant Citigroup (C) into common equity, giving the government an approximately 36% stake in the company.

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Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) — Asian stocks rose, helping the regional benchmark index pare its worst start to a year since 1990, as brokerages upgraded technology companies and a weaker yen boosted Japanese exporters’ earnings prospects.
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