"We are very disappointed in the pre-announced results and the about-face by management with respect to its comfort level with asset marks and its capital position, " noted David Trone, an analyst at Fox-Pitt Kelton.

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The provisions, part of the 650-page corporate tax bill enacted in October, represent an about-face by Congress.

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Figures quoted by the noted China-watcher James Mann in his book About Face showed that Japanese companies increased their share of many key Chinese markets at the expense of US and European rivals in the early 1990s.

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