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	<title>Stock Blog Hub &#187; American Express Company</title>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for May 15, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/15/xlf-stock-market-news-for-may-15-2012-market-news/100162</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets suffered a heavy fall yesterday as political uncertainty in Europe continued and China’s economic health looked gloomier than previously perceived. Financial bellwether JPMorgan’s disclosure that it had suffered a $2 billion trading loss remained an overhang on the markets and dragged down financials once again. As the benchmarks finished in the red, S&#38;P 500 recorded its lowest level since February. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) inched down 1% to close at 12,695.35. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) lost 1.1% and finished yesterday’s trading session at 1,338.35. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index slumped 1.1% and ended at 2,902.58. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) jumped almost 10% to settle significantly higher at 21.87. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, and the American Stock Exchange ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) American Express Rating Action</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/26/axp-american-express-rating-action/99414</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, Fitch Ratings affirmed the long and short-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of American Express Co. (AXP) or AmEx and its subsidiaries at “A+” and “F1,” respectively, with a stable outlook. The affirmation of ratings was based on AmEx’s stable operating results, strong market position, high quality assets and diversified financial sources. Sturdy capitalization, high liquidity and franchise strength also played a role, but the lack of diversity in revenue sources and regulatory pressures prevented an upgrade. Meanwhile, anticipation of continued stable earnings, ample liquidity, strong capitalization and better asset quality compared to peers prompted Fitch to assign a stable outlook on the ratings, which means that there is very low possibility of a change in ratings in the near future. Fitch expects revenue growth in 2012 to be ]]></description>
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		<title>(GDP) Stock Market News for April 16, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/16/gdp-stock-market-news-for-april-16-2012-market-news/98640</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fears of a global financial slowdown, sparked off by worrying news from Europe and China, battered the markets down on Friday resulting in the benchmarks’ worst week this year. None of the 10 industry groups of S&#38;P 500 could muster a finish in the green, and the index suffered its first set of consecutive declines since November last year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) plunged 1.2% to settle at 12,849.59. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) slumped 1.3% to finish Friday’s trading session at 1,370.26. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index crashed to 3,011.33, after losing 1.5%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) soared 13.7% to close at 19.55. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq remained low at roughly 6.07 billion ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) The Thick of Q1 Earnings Season &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/16/c-the-thick-of-q1-earnings-season-earnings-preview/98620</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are jumping right into the thick of the first quarter reporting cycle this week, with more than 250 companies coming out with results, including 89 companies from the S&#38;P 500. We will have representation from the who’s who of the corporate world, with a number of bellwether players on tap to come out with results. By the end of the week, we will have a good enough number to judge this earnings season. While earnings will remain the primary focus during the week, we have a number of market-moving economic releases on deck as well. We will get a sense of the consumer economy though the monthly Retail Sales numbers, while the Industrial Production report will give us a good read on the manufacturing sector. Regional manufacturing surveys from ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Visa Shuns Global Payments Incorporated for Breach of Data</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/03/v-visa-shuns-global-payments-incorporated-for-breach-of-data/97496</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/03/v-visa-shuns-global-payments-incorporated-for-breach-of-data/97496#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Payments Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visa Inc. (V) has dropped Global Payments Inc. (GPN) from its list of service providers after detecting a cyber intrusion in the latter’s system that likely threatens about 1.5 million customer accounts. This was the second breach of card data by in a year. Atlanta-based Global Payments aids both Visa and MasterCard Inc. (MA) in processing credit card transactions for merchants. Card giants such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express Co. (AXP) and Discover Financial Services (DFS) seek help of over dozen such payment processors to reach out to the merchants, and hence these payment processors are liable to offer a secure customer transaction. The breach of data was initially reported by ‘krebsonsecurity.com,’ which tracks cyber crimes, on Friday and had estimated about 10 million card accounts to have been accessed ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Banks in 2012: Share Buybacks and High Dividends</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/23/jpm-u-s-banks-in-2012-share-buybacks-and-high-dividends/96273</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/23/jpm-u-s-banks-in-2012-share-buybacks-and-high-dividends/96273#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[These five U.S. banks are not only financially fit&#8230; they&#8217;re on track for share buybacks and high dividends in 2012. In January, bank regulators voted to release a proposal for how banks with more than $10 billion in assets should conduct stress tests annually. The purpose of the tests is to gauge whether or not individual banks can withstand another major economic downturn. The tests are now a required cost of doing business due to the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law. Stress tests have become a key component of how regulators will assess the health of the banking industry. The Federal Reserve also decided to put banks with more than $50 billion in assets through separate tests to gauge whether they have sufficient capital. The results of these tests came ]]></description>
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		<title>(XHB) Stock Market News for March 20, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/xhb-stock-market-news-for-march-20-2012-market-news/95955</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/xhb-stock-market-news-for-march-20-2012-market-news/95955#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a day devoid of major economic events, tepid housing data could do little to bolster the markets and benchmarks ended the day just slightly higher. It was yet another choppy trading session for the benchmarks, which started on a low note and recovered after Apple announced a dividend payout and share buyback. By the closing bell, benchmarks had lost some ground and dropped from the day’s highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) edged up 0.05% and closed the day at 13,239.13. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) closed yesterday’s trading session 0.4% higher at 1,409.75. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 0.8% and settled at 3,078.32. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) gained 3.9% to close at 15.04. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for March 16, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/16/xlf-stock-market-news-for-march-16-2012-market-news/95441</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/16/xlf-stock-market-news-for-march-16-2012-market-news/95441#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Encouraging economic data not only enabled markets to extend their winning streak, the Standard &#38; Poor 500 closed above 1,4 00 for the first time since  the Great Recession. Unemployment claims dropped to a four-year low and producer prices’ posted their largest gain in five months to bolster the benchmarks, which are now likely to post strong weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) posted gains for seven consecutive days after it moved up 0.4% to finish at 13,252.76. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) jumped 0.6% to finish at 1,402.60. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.5% to close yesterday’s trading session at 3,056.37. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) edged up 0.7% to settle at 15.42. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) American Express Announces $5 Billion Share Buyback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/14/axp-american-express-announces-5-billion-share-buyback/95231</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/14/axp-american-express-announces-5-billion-share-buyback/95231#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basking after an impressive quarter, American Express Co. (AXP) (AmEx) announced its intention of buying back shares worth $5 billion within two years, besides initiating about an 11% hike in its regular dividend to 20 cents from the prior 18 cents. The resolution of a hefty buyback and dividend hike comes after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) passed most of the banks in the annual capital stress-test yesterday, with flying colours. Accordingly, the Fed appeared satisfied about the capital requirement and holding of most of the top banks in the US such as AmEx, JP Morgan Chase &#38;Co. (JPM), Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank of America Corp. (BAC), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BK), State Street Corp. (STT), BB&#38;T Corp. (BBT), U.S.Bancorp. (USB) and Wells ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for March 12, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/13/xlf-stock-market-news-for-march-12-2012-market-news/94788</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macy's Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets ended modestly higher on Friday buoyed by positive data on the jobs market. On the third anniversary of the stocks’ lowest point during the Great recession, investors drew optimism from reports of an improving economy. However, benchmarks came down from morning highs as a concerns over “credit event” in Greece somewhat weighed on sentiments. Alongside, the week saw the benchmarks’ worst fall of 2012, but that did not stop the majority of benchmarks from closing in the green. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) ended 0.1% higher at 12,922.02. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) moved up to 1,370.87, registering gains of 0.4%. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 0.6% and finished Friday’s trading session at 2,988.34. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) lost 4.7% and settled at ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Visa Ties Up with Intel</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/29/v-visa-ties-up-with-intel/93798</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/29/v-visa-ties-up-with-intel/93798#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VOD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone Group plc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, card processing giant Visa Inc. (V) announced a strategic alliance with Intel Corporation (INTC), a multinational semiconductor chip maker, in order to improve the mobile banking experience in the developed and developing economies. Accordingly, Visa has teamed up with Intel to blend its proficiencies in payment processing and account holder authentication along with its global network reach with the latter’s high-grade innovative technologies that offer the world’s best computing devices. Moreover, of late, mobile banking has come up with a profound scope of providing the consumers with a convenient, user-friendly, value-for money, transparent and secure mode of making transactions, which include person-to-person payments, bill payments, adding cell phone minutes and other banking services. Nevertheless, to make mobile commerce widely acceptable and accessible, Visa has assured that the latest payment ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for February 28, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/28/xlf-stock-market-news-for-february-28-2012-market-news/93747</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/28/xlf-stock-market-news-for-february-28-2012-market-news/93747#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comstock Homebuilding Companies Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halliburton Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Oilwell Varco Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schlumberger Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Asset Inflation Management Fund Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Domestic housing data, which came in better-than-expected, combined with a drop in crude prices, helped the markets close narrowly higher on Monday. The S&#38;P 500 hit its highest level since pre-recessionary days in May 2008 as it touched an intra-day high of 1,370.89. However, the Dow dropped marginally, prevented investors from seeing it settle above 13, 000. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) closed merely 0.01% lower at 12,981.51. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) edged up 0.1% and closed narrowly higher at 1,367.59. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.1% and closed yesterday’s trading session at 2,966.16. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index gained 515 and settled at 18.19. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq were 6.3 billion shares, which was lower than the ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard and Telefonica Join Forces</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/27/ma-mastercard-telefonica-join-forces-analyst-blog/93574</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/27/ma-mastercard-telefonica-join-forces-analyst-blog/93574#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MPS Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TEF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telefonica SA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, MasterCard Inc. (MA) and Telefónica S.A. (TEF) announced its joint venture (JV) under the corporate name – Wanda with tagline “Your Mobile Money”. This reflects one more step taken by the company toward boosting its mobile commerce (mCommerce) vigorously. MasterCard had formed a JV with Brazil-based telecom operator Telefónica in November last year with the objective to penetrate emerging markets. The JV will be owned by both the parties equally. Accordingly, Wanda has been built through the JV to explore mobile financial services in the 12 markets of Latin America. Telefónica already operates through its Movistar brand in these markets. Thus, Wanda will operate in these markets to offer mobile payment solutions to over 87 million Movistar customers. Besides, Mobile Payment Solutions (MPS), with whom Wanda has a ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for February 7, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/07/xlf-stock-market-news-for-february-7-2012-market-news/91397</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nucor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NUE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Steel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the European leaders urged Greece to adhere to new austerity measures in order to receive the next installment of its bailout package, debt woes returned to the forefront and US markets dropped a few points. Even though markets receded from t multi-year highs, benchmarks recouped most of their losses by the end of the day and settled marginally lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) dropped 0.1% to finish the day at 12,845.13. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) edged down 0.04% and signed off yesterday’s trading session virtually unchanged at 1,344.33. The tech-laden Nasdaq Compoiste Index was down to 2,901.99, shedding a mere 0.1%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) gained 3.9% to settle at 17.76. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for January 9, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/09/xle-stock-market-news-for-january-9-2012-market-news/89896</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fact that the US unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since February 2009 failed to spark a rally on Friday. European concerns weighed on sentiment to drag the benchmarks marginally lower. However, the first week of 2012 ended on a positive note amidst a slew of encouraging economic reports, On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 0.5% to close the day at 12,359.92. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was down 0.3% and closed Friday’s trading session at 1,277.81. However, the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index registered gains of 0.2% and finished at 2,674.22. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) reflected subdued fears, dropping almost 4% to close at 20.63. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and Amex were roughly 6.3 ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) American Express and Discover Financial Services Defaults Plunge</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/17/axp-american-express-and-discover-financial-services-defaults-plunge/88835</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, major credit card companies American Express Co. (AXP) (AmEx) and Discover Financial Services (DFS) reported a drop in defaults and delinquency rates for November 2011, implying a favorable credit quality. Delinquency rates… Accordingly, the delinquency rate, indicating the future rate of default, for AmEx, 30 days, was recorded at 1.5% of balances, at par with that reported in October and September this year. However, this came in lower than 2.2% of balances recorded in November last year. The delinquency rate for Discover also dipped to 2.43% of balances from 2.48% in October and 4.15% in November 2010. Nevertheless, the results were also favorable for Discover and AmEx as compared to their worst months of October 2009 and February 2009, when delinquency rate struck 5.72% and 5.3%, respectively. NCO rates… ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Net Charge-Off Rate Falls</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/17/bac-net-charge-off-rate-falls/88831</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The regulatory filings by major credit card companies have disclosed mixed results in credit card defaults and delinquency rate for November 2011. According to these filings, three of the nation&#8217;s top six credit card companies reported a decline in card defaults, while two of them recorded lower delinquency rates. In comparison with the prior month,Bank of America Corporation (BAC), JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), and Discover Financial Services (DFS) recorded a fall in their respective credit card defaults, where as Citigroup Inc. (C), American Express Company (AXP) and Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) reported a surge for the same. Card companies usually write off the loans that are 180 days past due, assuming those as uncollectible. For BofA, on an annualized basis, net charges-off (NCO) rate fell to 5.67% in ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Visa Works to Delay Debit-Fee Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/06/v-visa-works-to-delay-debit-fee-rule/87923</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/06/v-visa-works-to-delay-debit-fee-rule/87923#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visa Inc. (V) appears to have tried out every means to delay the implementation of the debit-fee ruling finalized in June this year, due to which the company’s lobbying charges increased substantially during the third quarter of 2011. However, Visa’s close rival, MasterCard Inc. (MA) is apparently more relaxed about regulatory issues having witnessed a significant decline in its third quarter lobbying charges. Other card players such as American Express Co. (AXP) and Discover Financial Services (DFS) are yet to reveal their lobbying data. Early this week, according to a disclosure report, Visa and MasterCard reportedly spent $1.69 million and $0.58 million, respectively, in the third quarter of 2011. While lobbying costs for Visa jumped 54% year over year and 17% sequentially, the same for MasterCard plummeted 31% from $0.84 ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard in mCommerce Tie</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/05/ma-mastercard-in-mcommerce-tie/88035</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to expand its mobile commerce (mCommerce) platform, yesterday, MasterCard Inc. (MA) announced a global strategic alliance with mFoundry. The latter is a well-positioned mobile banking solutions provider in the US with seven years of experience. Besides the collaboration, MasterCard also agreed upon being a leading investor in mFoundry to strengthen the combined mCommerce initiative. However, the terms of the deal remain undisclosed. As a result of the alliance, mFoundry’s mobile banking software solutions will align with MasterCard’s Tap &#38; Go PayPass technology, which functions on near field communication (NFC) process. This will enhance and ease the customer’s mobile experience. The consumers can now make secure payments and transfer funds through the NFC-oriented PayPass terminal at any of MasterCard’s merchants and mFoundry’s over 560 banks and credit unions, ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Visa Analyst Maintains Neutral Rating on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/01/v-visa-analyst-maintains-neutral-rating-on-shares/87840</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Visa Inc. (V) came out firm from its fiscal 2011, we reiterated our Neutral recommendation on the stock based on the cautious growth outlook for fiscal 2012 amid regulatory challenges. Visa’s fiscal fourth quarter 2011 (ended September 30, 2011) operating earnings of $1.27 per Class A common share were triple pennies ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Results also substantially exceeded $1.06 per share reported in the year-ago quarter on lower share count. GAAP net income for the quarter stood at $880 billion, climbing 13.7% from $774 million in the year-ago quarter. For full fiscal 2011, Visa’s operating earnings of $4.99 per share increased 20% year over year but were ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Additionally, excluding the non-operating gain related to revaluation of Visa ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard Allies with Western Union</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/01/ma-mastercard-allies-with-western-union/87854</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Western Union Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to expand its prepaid card offering, yesterday, card giant – MasterCard Inc. (MA) announced a global strategic alliance with money transfer giant – Western Union Co. (WU) – to offer consumer-friendly prepaid card service across the latter’s multiple non-US locations. According to the agreement, MasterCard is offering a prepaid card that will enable to move money from Western Union directly to MasterCard’s credit, debit and prepaid cards, and vice versa. This prepaid card can be refilled at all MasterCard rePower locations as well as at about 485,000 global agent locations of Western Union. This service further assures a reliable, secure and convenient financial payment service to the consumers across the globe. The companies, who have been functioning in this area of service in the USsince last year, ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Can You Live Without Debt?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/bac-can-you-live-without-debt/87815</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Macy's Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember the fictional immigrant Balki from the TV show &#8220;Perfect Strangers&#8221;? He seemed to speak a universal truth when he said, “Am I in debt? I&#8217;m a true American.” Well, not anymore. After being battered by the latest recession, Americans are gradually learning to live without debt, priming protection over growth. According to a report released by the New York Federal Reserve, U.S. consumers continued to free themselves of debt in the third quarter, showing a 0.6% sequential decline. The decline was primarily led by reduced mortgage balances. Consumer debt increased substantially during 2002–2008. In 2007, consumer debt had swollen to about 135% of disposable income. Since then, the level has been seeing a steady decline. It is a common perception that living without debt is just impossible, as our ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) Is the Time Ripe to Buy Stocks?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/ibm-is-the-time-ripe-to-buy-stocks/87643</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/ibm-is-the-time-ripe-to-buy-stocks/87643#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversified Computer Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[markets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is said that opportunities are never lost &#8212; someone else will catch the one you miss. And the saying remains true to the equity market. No one wants to miss a good opportunity to make exceptional profits from stock markets. So, is this the time to take the plunge? Or should we wait for the markets to fall further? Well, considering the increasing concerns related to the European economy, it&#8217;s hard to predict the direction of market movement. However, given the significant exposure of U.S. banks to weak European countries, it would be difficult for the country to escape unscathed. So, with the debt crisis picture in the Eurozone getting dirtier, the risk of another major worldwide stock market slump is sky high. Coupled with our own unrelenting problems ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Credit Card Mixed Net Charges Off &amp; Delinquency in October</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/22/bac-credit-card-mixed-net-charges-off-delinquency-in-october/87131</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some regulatory filings by major credit card companies have disclosed mixed results in credit card defaults and delinquency rate for October 2011. According to these filings, three of the nation&#8217;s top six credit card companies reported a decline in card defaults, while four of them recorded lower delinquency rates. Bank of America Corporation (BAC), Citigroup Inc. (C) and Discover Financial Services (DFS) recorded a fall in their respective credit card defaults while JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), American Express Company (AXP) and Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) reported a surge for the same. Card companies usually write off the loans that are 180 days past due, assuming those as uncollectible. For BofA, on an annualized basis, net charges-off (NCO) rate fell to 5.98% in October 2011 as against 5.99% in ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for November 4, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/04/axp-stock-market-news-for-november-4-2011-market-news/86533</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/04/axp-stock-market-news-for-november-4-2011-market-news/86533#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Technologies Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walt Disney Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greecereversed its call for a referendum on the European debt deal that calmed nerves and helped the markets log their second consecutive days of gains. A drop in weekly jobless claims further added to the cheer coupled with the European Central Bank’s decision to reduce the interest rate to 1.25%. However, fears of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou stepping down ensured that trading was somewhat volatile. Sticking to its trend of posting three-digits movement, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 208 points or 1.8% to settle at 12,044.47. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) moved above the 1, 250 mark, jumping 1.9% to close the day at 1,261.15. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite gained 2.2% and signed off at 2,697.97. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index dropped 6.8% hinting at receding ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) CEOs Are Gloomy &#8211; So Buy Their Stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/28/jpm-ceos-are-gloomy-so-buy-their-stocks/86036</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/28/jpm-ceos-are-gloomy-so-buy-their-stocks/86036#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marc Lichtenfeld, Investment U Senior Analyst Thursday, October 27, 2011 Last week, The Business Council released results from a survey of CEOs. The big cheeses revealed that they’re the most pessimistic they’ve been in two and a half years. Almost 60 percent of the respondents said business conditions in their industries were deteriorating. That compares with the 12.5 percent who indicated things were getting better. In the last survey, which was conducted in May, only 8.5 percent of CEOs were pessimistic. The Business Council is an independent group of 150 CEOs who consult with high-level government officials, including the President. Its members are a list of household-name CEOs. Among the group’s Executive Committee are J.P. Morgan Chase’s (NYSE: JPM) Jamie Dimon, Founding Partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &#38; Co. ]]></description>
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		<title>(MS) Oct 19: The Earnings Parade Continues &#8211; Economic Highlights</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/20/ms-oct-19-the-earnings-parade-continues-economic-highlights/85423</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/20/ms-oct-19-the-earnings-parade-continues-economic-highlights/85423#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abbott Laboratories]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSX Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DaVita Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EBAY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eBay Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sara Lee Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The earnings parade continues even as the market tries to come to terms with the Apple surprise and waits for the expected weekend deal out of Europe. We also have economic data this morning about September CPI and Housing Starts, but they will likely have less traction in today&#8217;s market given the focus on earnings and Europe. The September CPI number was largely inline expectations, both on the &#8216;headline&#8217; as well as &#8216;core&#8217; basis. Given the recent pullback in commodity prices and the continued slack in the broader economy, inflation will likely have less staying power than would otherwise be the case. However, persistent &#8216;hot&#8217; CPI readings will make it difficult for Bernanke to rally all FOMC members behind him as we have seen in recent meetings. The Fed dissenters ]]></description>
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		<title>(MS) Ahead of Wall Street &#8211; October 19, 2011 &#8211; Ahead of Wall Street</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/20/ms-ahead-of-wall-street-october-19-2011-ahead-of-wall-street/85469</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ABT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSX Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DaVita Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, October 19, 2011 The earnings parade continues even as the market tries to come to terms with the Apple surprise and waits for the expected weekend deal out of Europe. We also have economic data this morning about September CPI and Housing Starts, but they will likely have less traction in today&#8217;s market given the focus on earnings and Europe. The September CPI number was largely inline expectations, both on the &#8216;headline&#8217; as well as &#8216;core&#8217; basis. Given the recent pullback in commodity prices and the continued slack in the broader economy, inflation will likely have less staying power than would otherwise be the case. However, persistent &#8216;hot&#8217; CPI readings will make it difficult for Bernanke to rally all FOMC members behind him as we have seen in recent ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) A Busy Week Ahead &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/17/aapl-a-busy-week-ahead-earnings-preview/85152</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[8x8 Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Acacia Research Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Air Products & Chemicals Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stepan Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Synaptics Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Taubman Centers Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TCBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCF Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Temple-Inland Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tempur Pedic International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TESS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TESSCO Technologies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Capital BancShares Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Textron Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Blackstone Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Chubb Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The McClatchy Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Times Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thomas & Betts Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tractor Supply Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trinity Biotech plc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UAL]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ultratech Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[US Airways Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valley National Bancorp]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Verizon Communications Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viad Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[VLY]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[VMware Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VVI]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[W.W. Grainger Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Waste Connections Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[WD-40 Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wynn Resorts Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xilinx Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 10/14/11 While the earnings season kicked off this past week, only 38 firms reported. The game really gets under way next week, when we will get reports from 336 firms, including 99 members of the S&#38;P 500. Thus, by the end of the week we will have a very good idea of how the overall season will go. Not only will there be a lot of reports, but many of those we get will be very important ones. The table at the end of this report reads like a who’s who of American industry, including: Apple (AAPL), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), General Electric (GE), Goldman Sachs (GS), IBM (IBM), Intel (INTC) and McDonald’s (MCD). And that&#8217;s just the first half of the alphabet! ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Card Giants Ease Over Fed Rulings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/v-card-giants-ease-over-fed-rulings/84637</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/06/v-card-giants-ease-over-fed-rulings/84637#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lobbying charges for Visa Inc. (V), American Express Co. (AXP), MasterCard Inc. (MA) and Discover Financial Services (DFS) witnessed a decline for the second quarter of 2011, reflecting reduced anxiety over financial overhaul reforms. All the card giants lobbied the federal government over the recent regulations. Early this week, Visa, Discover Financial, MasterCard and AmEx reportedly spent $1.44 million, $0.2 million, $0.77 million and $0.61 million, respectively, in the second quarter of 2011. Lobbying costs for Visa declined 6% year over year and 20% sequentially, the same for Discover decreased by 29% year over year and 44% sequentially. On the flip side, American Express’ lobbying costs dipped 3% year over year but were flat sequentially. Furthermore, lobbying charges for MasterCard reduced drastically from $2.33 million in the year-ago quarter and ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Major Credit Card Companies Report Delinquency Drop Continues</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/20/jpm-major-credit-card-companies-report-delinquency-drop-continues/83443</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/20/jpm-major-credit-card-companies-report-delinquency-drop-continues/83443#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Regulatory filings by major credit card companies for the month of August revealed mixed results in credit card defaults and delinquency rate. According to the respective regulatory filing, four of the nation&#8217;s top six credit card companies reported a decline in card defaults, while five of them recorded reduced delinquency rates. JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co.(JPM), Discover Financial Services (DFS), American Express Company (AXP) and Bank of America Corporation (BAC) recorded further drop in their respective credit card defaults, whereas Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) and Citigroup Inc. (C) reported a surge for the same. Card companies usually write off the loans that are 180 days past due and assume them as uncollectible. JPMorgan reported a decrease in net charges-off (NCOs) to 4.67% of its total loan balance in August compared ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for September 12, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/12/aa-stock-market-news-for-september-12-2011-market-news/82980</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday fears of Greece defaulting on its debt and a top German official’s resignation from the European Central Bank heightened concerns about the economic situation, which subsequently rattled the US markets. Concerns from Europe overshadowed President Barack Obama’s $447 billion stimulus program as investors remained skeptical about his administration’s ability to actually rescue the flagging economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) plunged 303 points or 2.7% to settle at 10,992.13. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) also sank 2.7% to close at 1,154.23. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 2.4% and finished the day at 2,467.99. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) soared 12%, reflecting heightened fear among investors. The Street was kept busy with consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and Amex at ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard Analyst Keeps Shares at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/11/ma-mastercard-analyst-keeps-shares-at-neutral/82823</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/11/ma-mastercard-analyst-keeps-shares-at-neutral/82823#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We have reiterated our Neutral recommendation on MasterCard Inc. (MA) given the current sustainability factor. The company’s second-quarter operating earnings per share of $4.76 came in substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.20 and $3.50 in the year-ago quarter. Net income for the reported quarter was $608 million, up 32.8% from $458 million in the prior-year quarter. Results for the second quarter improved over the prior-year quarter primarily due to better pricing, an increased number of processed transactions, strong gross dollar value (GDV) growth and a lower tax rate that also drove the operating margin. However, increase in rebates and incentives and higher operating expenses were the downside. MasterCard continues to drive growth through increased cross-border volumes and improved pricing coupled with consistent growth of processed transactions. These ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for August 26, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/26/axp-stock-market-news-for-august-26-2011-market-news/82114</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/26/axp-stock-market-news-for-august-26-2011-market-news/82114#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barclays plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UBS AG]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tense investors chose to raise cash ahead of the Federal Chairman’s speech at Jackson Hole and subsequently dragged the benchmarks lower, negating the effect of Warren Buffet’s $5 billion investment in Bank of America. Additionally, the jobs market painted another gloomy picture of the economy as initial claims grew. The benchmarks registered its first day of losses for the week and ended their three-day rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) slid 1.5% to settle at 11,149.82. The blue-chip index had initially gained 85 in the first few minutes of trading, but lost all these gains thereafter. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) lost 1.6% to close at 1,159.27. The Nasdaq Composite Index plunged 1.9% and finished the day at 2,419.63. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) surged to hover ]]></description>
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		<title>(GDP) Stock Market News for August 22, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/22/gdp-stock-market-news-for-august-22-2011-market-news/81776</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/22/gdp-stock-market-news-for-august-22-2011-market-news/81776#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Oil & Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cisco Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goodrich Petroleum Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Business Machines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merck & Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fears of a global downturn dragged the markets down on Friday and benchmarks registered their fourth consecutive week of losses. While recession worries in US unnerved investors, fears of financial destabilization on the European front strengthened the bearish mood. Posting its 10th move of over 100 points in the last 15 trading days, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shed 172 points or 1.6% to close at 10,817.65. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) slipped 1.5% to settle at 1,123.53. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.6% to finish the day at 2,341.84. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) settled over 43 and is far ahead of the technical level of 30. On the New York Stock Exchange, consolidated volumes were 5.16 billion shares. For every one stock that moved ]]></description>
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		<title>(ANF) Stock Market News for August 18, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/18/anf-stock-market-news-for-august-18-2011-market-news/81571</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/18/anf-stock-market-news-for-august-18-2011-market-news/81571#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apparel Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chico's FAS Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E*TRADE Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JDS Uniphase Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JDSU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kinetic Concepts Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NetApp Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NTAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Union Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sprint Nextel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staples Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SUG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TGT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Williams Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, The Dow Jones Industrial Average see-sawed between positive and negative territory, eventually closing flat as did the S&#38;P. The Nasdaq closed in the red after tech shares dragged the index lower following Dell’s revised sales forecast. However, a few positive earnings results from retail stocks and a couple of economic reports helped the markets ward of another slide in the middle day of the week.The Dow ended with a small gain of 4.28 points to close at 11,410.21, gaining 4.28%. During the day, the blue chip index managed to touch an intraday high of 124 points and an intraday low of 84 points. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) increased marginally, by 1.12 points to settle at 1,193.88. Helping the S&#38;P to close in the green was ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for August 11, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/11/axp-stock-market-news-for-august-11-2011-market-news/81136</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indices were dealt yet another blow by a multitude of concerns as benchmarks incurred heavy losses on Wednesday. Worries about the debt crisis spreading to Italy and Spain bogged down investor sentiment with additional pressure coming from fears of France losing its AAA rating. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) had been feeling the heat very frequently off late and it posted its third fall of more than 500 points in five trading days. The Dow plunged 519 points or 4.6% to close at 10,719.94. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) slid 4.4% to settle at 1,120.76. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 4.1% to finish the day at 2,381.05. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) shot up 23%. The Street had another busy day as consolidated volumes on the ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for August 10, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/10/aa-stock-market-news-for-august-10-2011-market-news/81049</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An unprecedented step by the Federal Reserve to keep the interest rate near zero for another two years returned cheer to the markets as the Dow soared up by 429 points. The Street finally enjoyed one of its best days in two years a day after it was sent crashing following Standard &#38; Poor’s downgrade of the US credit rating. Recouping most of the losses suffered on Monday, the indices breathed a sigh of relief, gaining substantive points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 429 points or 4% to sign off at 11,239.77. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) surged 4.7% to close at 1,172.53 and the Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 5.3% to settle at 2,482.52. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) plunged 25%. It was yet another ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for August 9, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/xlf-stock-market-news-for-august-9-2011-market-news/80949</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Standard &#38; Poor’s downgraded the US credit rating by a notch, delivering a crushing blow to benchmarks on Monday. Tension from the other side of the Atlantic also dampened sentiment as Europe was gripped by debt woes. Investors also struggled to find a clear answer about whether the recent turmoil means that another recession is in the offing, at a time when the economy is yet to recover from the last one. The credit rating agency’s decision came in on Friday last week after the closing bells. Monday was thus the first trading day after the downgrade, and almost immediately benchmarks ended up in the red. This is the first time that the US has lost its AAA rating since 1917. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) posted its sixth-worst ]]></description>
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		<title>(NFC) NXP Semiconductor Will Have to Wait for Near-Field Communication Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/08/nfc-nxp-semiconductor-will-have-to-wait-for-near-field-communication-technology/80778</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/08/nfc-nxp-semiconductor-will-have-to-wait-for-near-field-communication-technology/80778#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Friday, August 5, 2011 Marc Lichtenfeld discussed Google Wallet and its implications for NXP Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NXPI) back in June. He noted the stock chart looked bad and that a break below $24 would signal a bearish double-top pattern. Well, it fell past $24 last Friday and has dropped all the way to the $18s. This fall was spurred by an announcement that NXP would trim its guidance for the rest of 2011. Demand for the Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology has been slower than the company expected. While NFC  technology is definitely going to be the future of payment… The big question is “When?” Delays in NFC Technology Adoption Abound There are some new developments that may further slow NFC technology from becoming a ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for July 28, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/aa-stock-market-news-for-july-28-2011-market-news/80067</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With no resolution in sight to the debt ceiling issue, heightened anxiety among investors led the benchmarks lower for the third consecutive day and markets posted their worst day in eight weeks. Adding to the woes, economic sluggishness continued to foster negative sentiments as the Dow seems to be en route to its biggest weekly decline since August last year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has now closed in the red for the past four days and on each of those past four occasions, the declines have got stronger. Yesterday, the blue-chip index settled at 12,302.55, after plunging 198.7 points or 1.6%, recording its biggest one-day drop since early June. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) lost 25 points to close at 1,304.89. The Nasdaq Composite Index suffered ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) 2011 Second Quarter Earnings Preview &#8211; Detailed</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/18/aapl-2011-second-quarter-earnings-preview-detailed/79251</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/18/aapl-2011-second-quarter-earnings-preview-detailed/79251#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 7/15/11 Second quarter earnings season is now under way, but things really start to move into high gear next week. There will be 348 firms reporting, and 108 of those are in the S&#38;P 500. By next Friday we should have a very good handle on how the overall earnings season will go. The firms reporting this week are sort of like a who&#8217;s who of U.S. industry including: Apple (AAPL), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Caterpillar (CAT), General Electric (GE), International Business Machines (IBM), Intel (INTC), McDonald&#8217;s (MCD), Schlumberger (SLB) and Verizon (VZ). That is an interesting cross section of U.S. business. We have a relatively light economic data calendar, so earnings should be front and center, along with the sovereign debt situations on both ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for July 13, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/13/axp-stock-market-news-for-july-13-2011-market-news/78980</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cisco Systems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GE]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indices washed out early gains made after Fed minutes suggested the possibility of a third economic stimulus package, as euro-zone debt woes led to markets closing in the red for the third consecutive day. Meanwhile, reports of US trade deficit surging more than expected also kept investors jittery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shed 0.5% to settle at 12,446.88. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) finished at 1,313.64, after dropping 0.4%. The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 0.7% to close at 2,781.91. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) shot up to touch 19. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), AMEX and Nasdaq remained low at 7.12 billions shares, compared with last year&#8217;s daily average of 8.47 billion. On the NYSE, for every 13 stocks that climbed up, ]]></description>
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		<title>(DFS) Discover Analyst Retains Outperform on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/dfs-discover-analyst-retains-outperform-on-shares/78509</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/dfs-discover-analyst-retains-outperform-on-shares/78509#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ALL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allstate Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Discover has grown to become one of the largest card issuers in the U.S. and a leading innovator and driver of change in the credit card industry. The company continues to explore healthy opportunities for inorganic growth and also implements several capital-bolstering initiatives. These factors induce us to retain our Outperform rating on Discover Financial Services (DFS). Discover has a dominant position in the credit card industry. Along with its existing Discover networks, the company gained significant international network opportunity following theintegration of the Diner&#8217;s Club. Discover has also experienced continued growth in its direct-to-consumer banking business by leveraging its low cost infrastructure, brand, credit management and marketing capabilities. The multi-year alliance with The Allstate Corporation (ALL) is further expected to expand Discover’s presence in the U.S. We expect these ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Visa Funds Escrow Account</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/v-visa-funds-escrow-account/77967</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visa Inc. (V) has provided the share count details and its pricing regarding the escrow account, which was established on March 31, 2011. During March end, Visa had deposited about $400 million in its escrow account in order to fund its litigation costs. Besides, this was created as a back-up to provide coverage and potential payment for litigation settlements in the U.S. against Visa. Further, Visa made the deposit under its previously implemented retrospective responsibility plan (RRP), the terms of which solely affect the financials of the company’s class B shareholders. Currently, the $400 million deposit has the effect of a repurchase of Visa’s 5.42 million shares of class A common stock at approximately $73.81 per share, on an as-converted basis, by reducing the as-converted class B common stock shares ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for June 30, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/axp-stock-market-news-for-june-30-2011-market-news/78015</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Augusta Resource Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Helmerich & Payne Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hess Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nabors Industries Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Newmont Mining Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, markets enjoyed their best three-day winning streak in three months as investor sentiment was boosted by news that the Greek austerity plan had been approved by the nation’s lawmakers. This would not only enable Greece avoid a debt default but would also help the global markets avoid bearish sentiments The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) moved up 0.6% to settle at 12,261.42. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) jumped 0.8% to finish the day at 1,307.41. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index settled at 2,740.49, after surging 0.4%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) slid 9.9% to settle at 17.27. On the New York Stock Exchange, Amex and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 7.19 billion shares, well below the daily average so far this year of 7.57 billion. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard Intact at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/ma-mastercard-intact-at-neutral/77417</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We reiterated our Neutral recommendation on MasterCard Inc. (MA) given the current sustainability factor. The company’s first quarter operating earnings per share of $4.29 came in significantly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.10 and $3.46 in the year-ago quarter. Results for the reported quarter improved over the prior-year quarter mainly due to better pricing, an increased number of processed transactions, strong gross dollar value (GDV) growth and a lower tax rate that also drove the operating margin. However, increase in rebates and incentives and higher operating expenses were on the downside. More significantly, regulatory measures enacted in the U.S. in 2009 have taken effect after the U.S. financial reform bill was passed in July 2010. In December 2010, this consumer protection Act proposed that the interchange fee on ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for June 23, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/xle-stock-market-news-for-june-23-2011-market-news/77236</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/23/xle-stock-market-news-for-june-23-2011-market-news/77236#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Micro Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dillard's Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KB Home]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Macy's Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVIDIA Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oracle Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets ended their four-day winning streak, tumbling in the late session, as the Federal Reserve slashed its growth forecast and provided no indications of further economic stimulus. All the benchmarks dropped by around 0.7% during a thin trading session, and investors were mostly spurred to sell their shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed at 12,109.67, after dropping 0.7%. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) declined 0.7% to settle at 1,287.17. The Nasdaq Composite Index also shed 0.7% to close at 2,669.19. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) dropped modestly to hover below 19. On the New York Stock Exchange, AMEX and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 6.2 billion shares, lower than the daily average of 7.58 billion. On the NYSE, for every 17 stocks that declined, only 12 ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) American Express Issues $600 Million in Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/axp-american-express-issues-600-million-in-notes/76865</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCO]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, American Express Co.’s (AXP) (AmEx) American Express Credit Corp sold senior unsecured floating-rate notes worth $600 million, according to Thomson Reuters. The senior floating-rate notes were issued at a price of $100.00 and are dated to mature on June 24, 2014. The non-callable notes are projected to have a coupon rate of 85 basis points over the existing 3-month LIBOR rate. Interest is payable quarterly, in equal instalments, commencing September 24, 2011. Besides, the settlement is scheduled to be over on June 24, 2011. The notes carry a rating of “A2” from Moody’s Investor Service of Moody’s Corp. (MCO), “BBB+” from Standards &#38; Poor’s and “A+” from Fitch. AmEx appointed Bank of America Merill Lynch of  Bank of America Corp. (BAC) and UBS Securities LLC of UBS AG ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) U.S. Credit Card Defaults Continue to Decrease</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/bac-u-s-credit-card-defaults-continue-to-decrease/76581</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regulatory filings by major credit card companies for the month of May have shown a continuous declining trend in credit card defaults, with rates dropping to the pre-crisis level. On Wednesday, five of the nation&#8217;s top six credit card companies reported a decline in card defaults. While, Bank of America Corporation (BAC), American Express Company (AXP), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Citigroup (C) and Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) recorded further drop in their respective credit card defaults, JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) reported a surge for the same. Card companies usually write off the loans that are 180 days past due and assume them as uncollectible. For BofA, on an annualized basis, net charges-off (NCOs) went down to 8.03% in May as against 8.25% in April. Furthermore, this was significantly ]]></description>
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