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Thursday, December 13, 2012

CORRECTED-MetLife warns 2013 earnings may be well below expected, (NYSE: MET), (NYSE: TRI), (TSE: TRI.TO)

MetLife Inc, the largest life insurer in the United States, warned 2013 earnings may be well below what Wall Street expects and said it needed to accelerate its strategic plans, which include the sale of its banking business.The company said it expects to earn between $5.5 billion and $5.9 billion, or $4.95 to $5.35 per share, in 2013.Analysts expect the company to earn $5.47 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.Metlife shares traded down 1.8 percent at $33 before the bell on New York Stock Exchange.

MetLife, Inc. (MetLife), is a provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, serving 90 million customers in over 50 countries. Shares of MET remained unchanged at $33.61. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $27.60 and as high as $39.55. On average, 10634900 shares of MET exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1700.

Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson Reuters) is a provider of information for the world?s businesses and professionals. Shares of TRI remained unchanged at $29.10. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $25.28 and as high as $30.66. On average, 824111 shares of TRI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.

Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson Reuters) is a provider of information for the world?s businesses and professionals. Shares of TRI remained unchanged at $28.70. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.10 and as high as $30.25. On average, 921508 shares of TRI.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.



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