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FINANCE
Royal Bank of Canada to acquire
brokerage Tucker Anthony Sutro
Royal Bank of Canada will buy the brokerage for $625 million, giving it a foothold in the Northeastern U.S. Canada's No. 1 bank will pay $24 a share for the Boston-based firm. It plans to merge Tucker Anthony with Midwest securities firm Dain Rauscher Wessels. Royal Bank may ax more than 1,000 jobs, or over 37% of Tucker's staff, a Tucker source said. Tucker Anthony last week confirmed widespread rumors that it was in talks with an unnamed buyer, but its shares fell when it said the purchase price might be less than its market value then.
Cigna misses goals, cuts outlook
The No. 3 U.S. health insurer said second-quarter profit rose 1% to $1.73 a share, missing targets by 4 cents. Revenue slid 6% to $4.7 billion. Rising medical costs hurt results and could hurt the rest of 2001, ...