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TORONTO (Reuters)—Shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. rose Monday after the insurance holding company reported hefty proceeds on the sales of credit default swaps and said it planned to renew its share buyback program. Fairfax shares were up 13% at $334.11 Canadian ($319.26) on the…

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