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		<title>(LEN) Tough Decisions Loom for Bernanke at Federal Reserve</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/24/len-tough-decisions-loom-for-bernanke-at-federal-reserve/15975</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Fed decision was no surprise, but questions abound about the timing of Bernanke&#8217;s next move. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted unanimously to keep the fed funds target rate between 0% and 1/4%. The wording of the statement reflected a slightly more upbeat assessment of the economy, with the observation that &#8220;economic activity has picked up.&#8221; In August, the Fed opined that &#8220;economic activity is leveling out.&#8221; Expectations for long-term inflation were described as &#8220;stable,&#8221; which is new language and something I don&#8217;t necessarily agree with. A change to the planned purchase of agency mortgage-backed securities was also made, with the program now scheduled to end in the first quarter, instead of next month. Today&#8217;s meeting was a no-brainer for Bernanke. All he had to do was say ]]></description>
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		<title>(AER) AerCap Holdings to Buy Genesis Lease</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/22/aer-aercap-holdings-to-buy-genesis-lease/15812</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After being significantly hurt by the economic downturn, the first wave of deals to stabilize the aircraft leasing industry is now on its way. Dutch aircraft leasing firm AerCap Holdings (AER) said on Friday it would buy Genesis Lease Ltd. (GLS) in an all-stock deal worth $302.6 million for greater scale and access to more funds for aircraft purchases. The weak market condition has created the necessity for such consolidation. The combined entity will create the largest publicly listed aircraft leasing company, controlling about 5% of the total leased market. With 358 commercial aircraft and 83 engines that are either owned, on order, under contract or letter of intent, or managed, the combined company is expected to significantly contribute to the recovery of the industry. It will also have 116 ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Obama On the Street</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/15/aig-obama-on-the-street/15174</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, President Obama went to Wall Street and gave a speech at Federal Hall. Below I present key sections of the speech an my reaction to them.  The full speech can be accessed here. &#8220;It was one year ago today that we experienced just such a crisis. As investors and pension-holders watched with dread and dismay, and after a series of emergency meetings often conducted in the dead of the night, several of the world&#8217;s largest and oldest financial institutions had fallen, either bankrupt, bought or bailed out: Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, AIG (AIG), Washington Mutual, Wachovia. A week before this began, Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) had been taken over by the government. Other large firms teetered on the brink of insolvency. Credit markets froze as banks ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Economy Out of the Woods?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/11/jpm-economy-out-of-the-woods/14959</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After almost a year of initiating the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), a lot has improved with respect to the economic crisis. Though the economy is in far better shape now than a year ago, there are persistent problems which need to be addressed by the government before shifting the strategy to growth. We believe that the U.S. economy will regain the growth momentum once these issues are resolved. On Thursday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that the government won&#8217;t provide additional funds to stabilize the financial markets and the government’s economic team has removed a $750 billion line item from the federal budget projections, since it is unlikely to be necessary. The TARP panel members, however, are not happy as most of the taxpayer-provided money was ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Big Banks Commit to Transparency</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/09/bac-big-banks-commit-to-transparency/14696</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the U.S. Treasury’s announcement last week requiring the world’s banks to maintain stronger capital and liquidity standards by the end of next year to prevent a re-run of the global financial crisis, 15 large banks that control the majority of derivative trading worldwide have committed themselves to maintaining greater transparency in a $600 trillion market that needs stricter oversight in the interest of the global financial system. As part of a series of voluntary steps by the banks to expand the use of clearing houses for the over-the-counter market in derivatives, the international banking group on Tuesday made the commitment for targets in expanded central clearing systems to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Bank of America Corporation (BAC), Citigroup Inc. (C), Deutsche Bank AG (DB), Goldman Sachs ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group to Sell Asset Management Business</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/08/aig-american-international-group-to-sell-asset-management-business/14599</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc. (AIG) has reached an agreement to sell a part of its investment advisory and asset management business to Bridge Partners, L.P. for about $500 million. Bridge Partners, LP is owned by Hong Kong-based private-equity firm Pacific Century Group. The $500 million purchase price includes a cash payment of about $300 million at closing, plus future payments consisting of a performance note and a continuing share of carried interest. The units being sold operate in 32 countries and manage about $88.7 billion of investment of institutional and retail clients. However, AIG will retain its in-house investment operation that manages approximately $480 billion of assets. Win J. Neuger will carry on as Chief Executive Officer of the new business. The existing management team will also remain in place. ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) Treasury Department Ups Standards for Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/04/c-treasury-department-ups-standards-for-banks/14444</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Treasury on Thursday said that it wants the world’s banks to maintain stronger capital and liquidity standards by the end of next year to prevent a re-run of the global financial crisis from which the financial sector is gradually recovering. The Treasury would require banking institutions to focus more on higher-quality capital that will help them absorb big losses. Capital requirements for all banking institutions should be increased. Also, financial institutions, which are large enough to affect the overall financial system, should be required to hold more capital than smaller firms. The Treasury intends to reach a comprehensive agreement on new international capital and liquidity standards by December 31, 2010 and put into effect the new rules by 2012. According to the Treasury, banking institutions should be forced ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) Bailed-Out Firms Under Pay Package Review</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/02/c-bailed-out-firms-under-pay-package-review/14275</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. pay czar, Kenneth Feinberg, has started a 60-day schedule to review the aptness of the richest pay packages proposed by seven financial firms that received $200 billion in government aid. Feinberg has started his review on pay packages for 25 of the most highly compensated executives at firms that received substantial support from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The seven firms whose plans will be scrutinized are Citigroup Inc. (C), American International Group Inc. (AIG), Bank of America Corp. (BAC), Chrysler Financial, Chrysler Group LLC, General Motors and GMAC Inc. On Monday, Feinberg, who has been verifying the submissions since they were due at the Treasury, sent letters to all seven institutions informing them that the pay plans they submitted were deemed substantially complete. The government has ]]></description>
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		<title>(WFC) Pull Back Continues Through Mixed News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/02/wfc-pull-back-continues-through-mixed-news/14175</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ouch, I think is one of the best ways to think about the last few days of trading. Since Friday, the S&#38;P 500 (.INX) has lost almost 4%. Concerns over real recovery prospects and actual economic growth have started catching up with the recent rally. We talked about a blow off top last week, and how some pullback was inevitable from the rally. But there have been a lot of other news items coming into play recently. Not all good or bad. Companies have still been aggressively cutting jobs, which will affect consumer confidence, and explains the increase in productivity. Now productivity gains are a good thing, and even though net output is down, any sustained increase in productivity is a huge economic advantage. While the financials have been dropping, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Moody&#8217;s Investors Service Confident About U.S. Credit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/31/aig-moodys-investors-service-confident-about-u-s-credit/13952</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moody&#8217;s Investors Service on Friday affirmed its Aaa credit rating on the United States. The action considers the country’s ability to survive the credit crisis, its political stability and favorable long-term economic prospects. Though the rising debt burden could threaten the creditworthiness of the world&#8217;s largest economy, much of the debt the country is accumulating is backed by equity and securities purchases, which lessens the negative effect on the government&#8217;s net worth. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. government and the Federal Reserve have injected about $12 trillion to revive the economy and credit markets. As a result, the budget deficit is expected to reach $1.6 trillion this year and $1.4 trillion next year. In its mid-year economic review, the Office of Management and Budget increased its ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) U.S. Treasury Profits from Bailed-Out Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/31/gs-u-s-treasury-profits-from-bailed-out-banks/13963</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government has already retrieved about $4 billion in profits from 8 of the biggest banks that have fully repaid their obligations from the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The government has recorded profits of about $1.4 billion from its investment in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), $1.3 billion from Morgan Stanley (MS) and $414 million from American Express Company (AXP). Furthermore, the government has also reaped profits in the range of $100 million to $334 million from its investments in each of the following five banks: Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS), The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK), State Street Corp. (STT), US Bancorp (USB) and BB&#38;T Corp. (BBT). It also collected about $35 million in profits from 14 smaller banks that have paid back their ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Time to Go Short AIG?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/31/aig-time-to-go-short-aig/13896</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/31/aig-time-to-go-short-aig/13896#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property & Casualty Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group,]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group (NYSE: AIG) has been garnering a lot of attention for its recent stock increase. But not all of AIG news is good. The Treasury Department even came out with a statement that AIG represents a large risk to the government – that holds an 80% stake in the company. Now if the government is concerned about its risk, what should an ordinary investor do? Well there have been two camps within our own organization – many have felt that it should have been shorted 200% ago. And they should be right from a fundamental aspect. AIG is in the process of selling off its assets to pay off $182.5 billion in government bailouts and the result is that there is less and less of this company actually ]]></description>
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		<title>(DELL) Stock Market News for August 28, 2009 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/28/dell-stock-market-news-for-august-28-2009-market-news/13778</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/28/dell-stock-market-news-for-august-28-2009-market-news/13778#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group,]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIT Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks recovered from early losses to end the day slightly higher, helped by a rebound in energy, financial and technology shares.  Volume was extremely light as investors, lacking in enthusiasm, refrained from taking big positions. The Dow Jones industrial average, which at one point had given up as much as 84 points, rose 37.11 points, or 0.4%, to close at 9,580.63, its eighth consecutive advance.  The broad Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s 500-stock index rose 2.86 points, or 0.28%, to 1,030.98.  The tech-heavy NASDAQ composite index edged up 3.30 points, or 0.16%, to 2,027.73, helped by a late-session rally in technology shares.  Treasuries fell, pushing the yield on 10-year notes up 0.3 point to 3.46%.  On the New York Stock Exchange 1.16 billion shares exchanged hands and advancing shares were ahead ]]></description>
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		<title>(LFC) China Life Insurance Company&#8217;s Profits Grow</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/27/lfc-china-life-insurance-companys-profits-grow/13551</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/27/lfc-china-life-insurance-companys-profits-grow/13551#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group,]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Life Insurance Company Ltd.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[China Life Insurance Company (LFC), the leading life insurer in China, has posted a 15% rise in profits in the first half of 2009 compared to the prior-year period. The company earned 18.2 billion yuan ($2.7 billion) in the first half of 2009 driven by gains realized on financial investments. The gains stemmed from the capital market rally in China. Gross yield on its investments in the period was up 3.27% from 2.31%. Gross written premiums and policy fees were up 11% to 87.86 billion yuan. The increase was mainly attributable to an increase in its insurance business. Renewal premiums grew 23% year-over-year, while the proportion of renewal premiums to gross written premiums increased to 66.84% in the first half of 2009 from 60.44% in the year-ago period. The company ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Obama Reappoints Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/25/aig-obama-reappoints-federal-reserve-chairman-ben-bernanke/13331</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/25/aig-obama-reappoints-federal-reserve-chairman-ben-bernanke/13331#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Property & Casualty Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group,]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Direct]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fannie Mae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FNM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FRE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freddie Mac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama has decided to reappoint Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to a second term. On balance, I think this is the right move. In many ways, his reappointment makes more sense than his original appointment. The worst marks against Bernanke’s record come from when he was serving on the Fed board under Alan Greenspan, did nothing to stop the bubble forming and was almost willfully blind in seeing it coming. While as Chairman, he was a little slow off the mark in addressing the crisis, once engaged he took the needed steps to pull the world back from the brink of the abyss. The role of Fed Chairman has two major components. First and foremost, he (along with the board of Governors) is responsible for monetary policy. This is the ]]></description>
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		<title>($AIG) Relief for U.S. Taxpayers</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/24/aig-relief-for-u-s-taxpayers/13195</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/24/aig-relief-for-u-s-taxpayers/13195#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property & Casualty Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group,]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Co]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Losses for U.S. taxpayers are expected to reduce a bit as the Federal Reserve on Friday raised the estimated value of the assets that were used to address Bear Stearns&#8217; and American International Group’s (AIG) rescues during the height of the financial crisis last year. Per the fair value concept, if sold in a systematic market on June 30, the assets would bring an incremental value. According to the Fed, a quarterly revaluation of the roughly $62 billion portfolio resulted in a net increase in fair value of $1.5 billion at the end of June. Additionally, those assets generated cash flow during the period. The Fed said that approximately $2.6 billion in cash flow generated by the assets from AIG during the second quarter had been used to repay the ]]></description>
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		<title>(XOM) Stock Market News for August 24, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/24/xom-stock-market-news-for-august-24-2009/13192</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/24/xom-stock-market-news-for-august-24-2009/13192#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Major Integrated Oil & Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group,]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corp.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corp.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GameStop Corp.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GME]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merck & Company Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pfizer Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XOM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s encouraging words about the economy and a jump in existing home sales sent US stock surging to their highest level this year and brightened hopes that an economic recovery is imminent.  Treasuries tumbled and corresponding yields rose sharply higher as investors turned away from the safety of government debt.  Gains were broad based with 29 of the 30 Dow Jones industrial average components recording gains.  Crude oil prices climbed on the back of economic recovery hopes, hitting a 10-month high of $73.89. US stock futures point to a moderately higher open on Monday.  Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 34, or 0.4%, to 9,523. Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s 500 index futures rose 3.30, or 0.3%, to 1,028.50, while Nasdaq 100 index futures rose 2.00, or 0.1%, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Federal Reserve Chief Bernanke Speaks at Jackson Hole</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/21/aig-federal-reserve-chief-bernanke-speaks-at-jackson-hole/13104</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/21/aig-federal-reserve-chief-bernanke-speaks-at-jackson-hole/13104#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property & Casualty Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group,]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Co]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a long speech to the annual Kansas City Fed gathering at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Fed Chief Ben Bernanke gave a history lesson about the recent financial crisis. It is worth reading in its entirety since it reminds us of just how close we came to absolute catastrophe. He recounts the demise of Lehman Brothers and the decisions to bail out Fannie Mae (FRE) and American International Group (AIG), as well as the shotgun marriages of Bank of America (BAC) with Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan (JPM) with Washington Mutual. The full speech can be read here: http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/bernanke20090821a.htm. While most of the speech focused on the recent past, he gave the following assessment of the current situation: “Overall, the policy actions implemented in recent months have helped stabilize a number ]]></description>
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		<title>($AIG) AIG jumped 21.25% &#8211; Market News for August 21, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/21/aig-aig-jumped-21-25-market-news-for-august-21-2009/13052</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/21/aig-aig-jumped-21-25-market-news-for-august-21-2009/13052#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property & Casualty Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group,]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnnTaylor Stores Corp.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SJM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The J. M. Smucker Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[US stock advanced for the third consecutive session on Thursday, helped by a rebound in overseas markets even as continuing weakness in the job market kept investors on a wait-and-watch mode.  Financials showed strength after American International Group said it expects to repay the bailout loans.  Stocks remained under pressure in the early trading but drifted higher through the afternoon as investors, encouraged by a positive reading on manufacturing front, chose to hunt for bargains.  However, volume remained light. US stock futures rose moderately Friday, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street as investors turn their focus towards Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke who speaks at the Jackson Hole conference. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 71 points, or 0.8% and the S&#38;P 500 index added 11 points, or ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group &#8211; Politicians Monitor Health Insurers</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/21/aig-american-international-group-politicians-monitor-health-insurers/13066</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/21/aig-american-international-group-politicians-monitor-health-insurers/13066#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property & Casualty Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AFLAC Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group,]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIGNA Corp.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hartford Financial Services Gr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HUM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humana Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Co]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Democrats in Congress have asked the nation’s biggest health insurers to provide data on executive compensation and bonus, profit margins, corporate retreats and spending and premium charges as part of its investigation of the private health insurance industry. The inquiry is in an effort to change the debate to focus on health insurers rather than focusing on the solutions to health care concerns. There was also dispute over the creation of a government-run health system along private insurers. The Democrats are trying to examine whether business practices of the industry oppose Obama’s proposal for a public health insurance plan. The US House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Henry Waxman sent letters to 52 insurance companies on Monday, asking them to provide details on CEO pay, profit and other data by ]]></description>
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		<title>(HPQ) Hewlett-Packard Company will purchase the AIG Systems Solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/14/hpq-hewlett-packard-company-will-purchase-the-aig-systems-solutions/12529</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/14/hpq-hewlett-packard-company-will-purchase-the-aig-systems-solutions/12529#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversified Computer Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group,]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mphasis Ltd., an Indian subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) will purchase the AIG Systems Solutions Pvt. Ltd unit of American International Group Inc. (AIG). The deal has yet to clear legal formalities and financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. While the acquisition will enable Mphasis to enter the insurance sector, we doubt that it will have a significant impact on Hewlett-Packard’s credibility. AIG is one of the biggest insurance companies in the world, but lost face during the recent credit crisis and had to be bailed out by the U.S. government. Historically, acquisitions have always been a key growth strategy for HP. As part of its plan of expanding into growth markets and furthering its leadership in personal computing, the company acquired Neoware, Inc., a provider of thin ]]></description>
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		<title>($C) Decisions, Decisions</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/02/c-decisions-decisions/11809</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/02/c-decisions-decisions/11809#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group,]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVE Corp.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WBD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If somebody were to ask you what your best stocks are, you would likely name the stocks moving up the most in your portfolio. Your worst stocks? The ones going lower of course. Simply put, the winners in your portfolio are the ones going up. Period. You&#8217;ll rarely single out one of your best stocks just because it has a low P/E ratio or just because it has a great return on equity. Yes, those things do matter! But if the stock is underperforming the market, or worse, going down, you&#8217;ll quickly identify it as one of your worst holdings &#8211; and you would be right to do so. Now take a look at your portfolio. You probably have some great winners in there. (You better after last month&#8217;s run-up.) ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) AIG Gives Big Bonuses to Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/14/aig-aig-gives-big-bonuses-to-investors/9959</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/14/aig-aig-gives-big-bonuses-to-investors/9959#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property & Casualty Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday morning, we talked about how interesting American International Group (NYSE: AIG) was getting in “As AIG Sinks, It’s Value Rises.” We didn’t have to wait long for reaction. By the end of the day, it was up over 20% and this morning we’re seeing another 25%. In fact, anyone jumping in early Friday morning when our issue went out is looking at over 70% in two days – Not bad at all. Apparently, we weren’t the only ones looking at AIG as a bargain – even with the hubbub over AIG’s bonuses and lack of equity. The ones really getting bonuses at AIG were the investors from Friday morning. The bigger question now is how big a rebound we’ll see over the next couple of days, and is this ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) As AIG Sinks, Its Value Rises</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/11/aig-as-aig-sinks-its-value-rises/9775</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group (NYSE: AIG) has been taking a beating over the past two weeks, and even with its recent 20-1 reverse stock split, it’s been headed back down. So far in fact, that we’re getting close to the price we talked about on March 9 – $.35 (or split adjusted $7.00). At that time, we recommended readers go the route of John Templeton and pick up some penny stocks in the S&#38;P 500. Moreover, just ten days later readers who jumped in were rewarded with a 437% gain. We could be setting up for a similar situation. The stock split does change the dynamics – mostly emotional – of the current stock plunge. Investors feel better about selling at $9.00 than they did at .40, even though the value ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Wall Street’s Ghosts of Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wall Street’s Ghosts of Christmas There’s a powerful force visiting Wall Street this year. Call it the ghost of Christmas past, present and future. And the worst thing is what it does to companies who accept its influence, even while the number of those falling under its spell continues to grow: General Motors (NYSE: GM), American International Group (NYSE: AIG), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Well Fargo &#38; Co. (NYSE: WFC) and the list goes on and on… It’s been quite apparent about its intentions. But what warnings do these Spirits of Christmas &#8211; a.k.a. the government &#8211; want to give investors? Their message is simple: Investors can no longer ignore the government when investing. Regulation is back, and while it seems a heavy hand is needed ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBI) The Fed Gets Zero for Zero</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2008/12/26/bbi-the-fed-gets-zero-for-zero/1796</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fed Gets Zero for Zero Guns a blazin’ since this financial crisis began, the Fed fired its final shot yesterday. It lowered the target range for the federal funds rate to 0% to 0.25%. Welcome to the United States of Japan! In all seriousness, the federal funds rate is the rate (price) banks charge other banks on overnight deposits. It’s the primary monetary policy tool at the disposal of Ben Bernanke and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). And the purpose of dropping rates is to encourage banks to borrow money and therefore invest more freely. In other words, it’s supposed to kick start economic activity. But it’s not working. As Patrick Jacq, senior fixed-income strategist for BNP Paribas SA tells Bloomberg, “There is no demand coming from the ]]></description>
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