Its stock started melting down in April, after news broke about accounting irregularities at CUC.

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The high renewal rate, boasted CUC Chief ExecutiveWalter Forbes, was the driving force behind earnings.

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CUC, of Stamford, Connecticut, is a big direct-marketer, selling discount goods, travel and financial services to its 68m fee-paying club members.

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Last December Silverman merged HFSwith CUC International Inc. to create Cendant.

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Analyst Keith Benjamin figures online mall CUC NetMarket's model -- where customers pay an up-front fee to receive bigger discounts on all subsequent book purchases -- might prove more profitable.

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The Owston's civets were originally moved to UK zoos as part of an international agreement with Cuc Phuong National Park that sees them held in trust for the people of Vietnam.

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