ABN Amro (ABN) got a lift after The Wall Street Journal reported that Citigroup (C) executives are attempting to prod CEO Charles Prince into bidding for the Dutch bank, which is currently in merger talks with Britain's Barclay's. ABN shares were trading up 90 cents, or 2.1%, to $43.05. Citigroup was dipping 26 cents to $51.58.
Freddie Mac (FRE) rose after it announced a new $1 billion stock repurchase program. The mortgage-investment firm also said 2006 earnings totaled $2.2 billion, or $2.84 a share -- a slight improvement over 2005's $2.75 a share -- though the fourth quarter saw a big loss. Shares were adding 46 cents, or 0.7%, to $62.70. State Street (STT) climbed after an analyst at UBS said the Boston-based bank's fundamentals have been steadily improving, prompting an upgrade to buy from neutral. Shares were gaining $1.03, or 1.6%, to $65.97. Friedman Billings upped Progressive's (PGR) rating to market-perform from underperform, pushing the insurer's shares up 30 cents, or 1.4%, to $22.12.>To order reprints of this article, click here: ReprintsTheStreet Premium Services For Personal Service: 877-471-2967
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