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		<title>(CHSI) SXC Health Solutions to Buy Catalyst Health</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/21/chsi-sxc-health-solutions-to-buy-catalyst-health/99404</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. (CHSI) announced that it has entered into a $4.4 billion takeover agreement with rival pharmacy benefits management (PBM) company, SXC Health Solutions Corp. (SXCI). As per the agreement, SXC Health will acquire Catalyst Health for $28 per share in cash and 0.6606 shares of SXC Health in exchange of every share of Catalyst Health. Considering the closing share price of the two companies on April 17, 2012, the agreement terms translate into a purchase price of $81.02 per share of Catalyst Health, representing a 28% premium on Catalyst’s closing price of $63.54 on April 17. Following the acquisition, the shareholders of SXC Health and Catalyst Health will own 65% and 35% of the combined company, respectively. The takeover is expected to be completed by ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Lehman Brothers Exits Bankruptcy: Good Days Ahead?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/23/aig-lehman-brothers-exits-bankruptcy-good-days-ahead/96312</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Big News: Disgraced investment banking giant Lehman Brothers, which was first in line among the Wall Street’s bellwethers to collapse, announced its emergence from bankruptcy earlier this month. The Immediate Question: Is this an indication of strong economic recovery? The Answer (According to us): The collapse of Lehman was the starting point of the recession. On that count, a hopeful mind might believe that its revival should accelerate the pace of economic recovery. However, the equation is not so simple. We believe the lingering fundamental challenges will not allow the economic growth to return to its pre-recession level anytime soon. Fall of Lehman &#38; the Weary Banks Turning back the pages, Lehman once boasted being the fourth-largest investment bank in the U.S. with operations in more than 40 countries ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for March 2, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/02/xlf-stock-market-news-for-march-2-2012-market-news/94107</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Encouraging domestic economic data and the massive monetary injection by the European Central Bank (ECB) lifted the benchmarks modestly higher on Thursday. The day was somewhat marred by dismal economic data and news of explosion on an unknown Saudi oil pipeline. However, investors preferred the positives and the markets did finish in the green though it came down from its day’s highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.2% and closed at 12,980.30. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) moved up 0.6% to finish yesterday’s trading session at 1,374.09. The tech-laden Composite Index enjoyed strong gains of 0.7% and settled at 2,988.97. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) plunged 6.4% and settled at 17.26. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq were 7 ]]></description>
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		<title>(EU) Foreign Banks Stock Update &#8211; March 2012 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/29/eu-foreign-banks-stock-update-march-2012-industry-outlook/93840</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreign banks have been facing difficulties non-stop since the latest financial crisis, which triggered off as a credit issue in the sub-prime enclave of the U.S. mortgage market in mid-2007, and spilled all over the globe. The latest deterrents –– nagging macroeconomic issues, the European sovereign debt crisis in particular, and regulatory pressure –– also resulted in the sector’s latest under-performance. Moreover, the upcoming quarters look even worse with several negatives like asset-quality troubles, weak revenue growth, steeper costs and weak loan demand. But thanks to the worldwide regulatory reform, the sector has at least entered a transformation phase. Needless to mention, a change is yet to be felt. The sector entered 2012 with a lot less momentum than anticipated. Rising concerns related to funding and limited access to market ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Fitch Ratings Downgrades Giant Wall Street Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/24/bac-fitch-ratings-downgrades-giant-wall-street-banks/88830</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/24/bac-fitch-ratings-downgrades-giant-wall-street-banks/88830#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adding to the ongoing economic concerns, Fitch Ratings lowered its viability ratings on eight major global banks on Thursday. Moreover, long-term issuer-default ratings were also downgraded on six major U.S. and European banks. The banks experiencing fall in their viability ratings includes Wall Street giants – Bank of America Corporation (BAC), The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS). The ratings were lowered to “bbb+“, “a“, and “a-“ from “a-“, “a+“ and “a“, respectively, for BofA, Goldman and Morgan Stanley. Apart from these U.S. banks, the viability ratings of the five European banks, such as Barclays plc (BCS), Credit Suisse Group (CS), Deutsche Bank AG (DB), Societe Generale and BNP Paribas (BNP), were downgraded. Moreover, the ratings for Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank were revised to “a” ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group ILFC to Raise $650 Million from Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/21/aig-american-international-group-ilfc-to-raise-650-million-from-notes/89021</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/21/aig-american-international-group-ilfc-to-raise-650-million-from-notes/89021#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) aircraft leasing unit – International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) – announced the issue of long term notes worth $650 million. Accordingly, the unsecured notes of $650 million are issued at an initial price of $100.00 and are scheduled to mature on January 15, 2022.  The non-callable notes are projected to have a coupon rate of 8.625%, while the spread stands at 681.5 basis points (bps). Besides, the settlement is scheduled to be over on December 22, 2011. Rating agencies Moody’s Investors Service of Moody’s Corp. (MCO) and Standards &#38; Poors’ (S&#38;P) have rated the notes “B1” and “BBB-”, respectively. Further, AIG’s ILFC appointedCitigroup Global Markets Inc. of Citigroup Inc. (C), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank of American Merrill Lynch of ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s Downgrades Giant Wall Street Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/bac-standard-poors-downgrades-giant-wall-street-banks/87818</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s (S&#38;P) lowered its credit ratings for many U.S. and European banks. Out of 37 banks reviewed by S&#38;P, ratings for 15 were downgraded, ratings remained unchanged for 20 and the remaining 2 were awarded upgraded ratings. The banks whose ratings fell, included Wall Street giants – Bank of America Corporation (BAC), JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), Citigroup Inc. (C), Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC), The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS). Apart from these U.S. banks, the credit ratings of few European banks, such as Barclays Plc (BCS), Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LYG), HSBC Holdings Plc (HBC) and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS) also downgraded. Ratings for these 15 banks were downgraded by one notch. However, S&#38;P did not ]]></description>
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		<title>(PAY) VeriFone Systems Buys Point in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/15/pay-verifone-systems-buys-point-in-europe/87005</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/15/pay-verifone-systems-buys-point-in-europe/87005#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VeriFone Systems, Inc. (PAY) has signed a definitive agreement with Nordic Capital Fund V to acquire European-based Point for approximately €600 million or $824 million. VeriFone will also retire Point’s debt of approximately €170 million. Management expects to close the acquisition by the end of 2011. The transaction is expected to be accretive to the bottom-line by $0.08 – $0.10 in fiscal 2012 and by $0.30 – $0.35 in fiscal 2013. VeriFone expects the acquisition to add approximately $260 million to  the top-line in the first year. The acquisition is also expected to be immediately accretive to gross margins, operating margins and growth rates. VeriFone expects total services revenue to exceed 30% of total sales in fiscal 2012 and 50% by fiscal 2015. The company will provide detailed guidance on December ]]></description>
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		<title>(EU) Non-U.S. Banks Stock Update &#8211; November 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/01/eu-non-u-s-banks-stock-update-november-2011-industry-outlook/86280</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The global banking industry is still a sorry sight, and its near term looks even worse with several negatives like asset-quality troubles, weak revenue growth, steeper costs and weak loan demand. But thanks to the worldwide regulatory reform, the sector has at least entered a transformation phase. Needless to mention, a change has yet to be felt. Potential threats from a deeper European debt crisis and the uncertain outlook for the U.S. economy following the rating downgrades by Standard &#38; Poor’s (S&#38;P) were quite obvious and the sector entered the second half of 2011 with a lot less momentum than was anticipated. Though the growth potential of some non-U.S. banks could be subdued due to higher reserve requirements, increased property taxes and strict lending limits as part of the regulatory ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for September 28, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/03/xlf-stock-market-news-for-september-28-2011-market-news/84203</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Optimism about a possible resolution to the Greek-debt crisis provided a much needed boost to the markets, which logged their third-straight day of gains. But sell-offs in the final hours sparked by media reports of a split in euro-zone curbed the gains partially. However, the final hour slip was not sufficient to prevent a three-digit gain for the Dow and the S&#38;P 500’s biggest three-day percentage gain since mid-August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 146 points or 1.3% to finish the day at 11,190.69. With all of the 10 industrial groups gaining in the Standard &#38; Poor 500, the index ended at 1,175.38, gaining 1.1%. The S&#38;P 500 has now risen by more than 4% since the closing bell on Thursday and this is the index’ biggest three-day ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) The Goldman Sachs Group to Reduce Cost by Layoffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to The New York Times,The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is moving ahead with its cost cutting plan. The bank is expected to cut its expenses by $1.45 billion by the end of 2011. The cost containment measures would include significant layoffs and the amount expected exceeds $1.2 billion of costs cutting announced by the company in July. Since June, Goldman has started cost containment measures through layoffs. During the same period, Goldman announced to lay off 230 workers in New York State due to economic reasons. The layoffs will be executed during the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012. Goldman&#8217;s New York layoffs represent less than 1% of its 35,400 employees as of March 2011. The layoffs would be in addition to the company&#8217;s ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) Stock Market News for September 30, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, the roller-coaster ride of the markets ended with two benchmarks gaining and the other finishing in the red. A rally in the late session helped the blue-chip index beef up its gains, while sentiment got a boost from encouraging economic data and Germany’s approving greater funds for the euro-zone bailout. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 1.3% to settle at 11,153.98. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was up 0.8% to close at 1,160.40. However, the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index missed out on a seat in the green, declining 0.4% to finish the day at 2,480.76. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) shed some points to hover slightly over 39. It was a busy day of trading on the Street with consolidated volumes on the New ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) Mining Companies Driving Bullish Sentiment in Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/19/bhp-mining-companies-driving-bullish-sentiment-in-australia/83299</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Thursday, September 15, 2011 As precious metal and rare earth prices remain high, so do the margins for mining companies. Thus, companies such as BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and Lynas Corp. (OTC: LYSCF.PK) stand to spend plenty on increasing mining production. Australia is a huge benefactor to this recent trend. Its rich natural resources and close proximity to China and other emerging economies helped it avoid the worst of the financial crisis. Mount Weld was even billed as the savior to China’s rare earths monopoly. According to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics Survey of Capital Expenditures, Australian Chief Financial Officers expected major growth in corporate expenditures in June. The numbers indicate fiscal 2012 capital expenditures should increase 24 percent more than the record ]]></description>
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		<title>(BCS) Company News for September 19, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/19/bcs-company-news-for-september-19-2011-corporate-summary/83507</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Shares of blackberry smart phone maker Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ:RIMM) declined 18.99% after the company posted poor earnings results that came in below expectations •    New York Post reported that Apollo Global Management LLC (NASDAQ:APO) is expected to make an offer to buy deep discount chain 99 Cents (NYSE:NDN) for $22-$24 a share. Following the report, shares of 99 cents advanced 9.41% •    Analysts at BMO Capital Markets upgraded cosmetic maker Revlon, Inc. (NYSE:REV) from &#8220;Market Perform&#8221; rating to an &#8220;Outperform&#8221; rating •    Share prices of online movie rental company Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) declined 8.31% after the company lowered its U.S. subscription outlook for the third quarter •    Analysts at Needham &#38; Co. downgraded auto-industry software maker Stratasys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSYS) from &#8220;Buy&#8221; rating to &#8220;Hold&#8221; rating. Following the ]]></description>
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		<title>(UBS) VIX Instruments: Why Investing in Volatility is Volatile</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/12/ubs-vix-instruments-why-investing-in-volatility-is-volatile/82718</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Wednesday, September 7, 2011 The VIX Index is all over the place in financial media these days. As most investors gather, the VIX is a volatility measure that looks to quantify fear in the markets. Many media outlets report from time to time that the VIX, or the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index, is heading towards record levels. Surely there are plenty of investors wondering how they can get a piece of the action. When most stocks are falling, who wouldn’t want to capitalize on an index that seems to keep rising? After all, fear in the markets is one of the few things that’s becoming predictable. The VIX is a statistic that can’t be traded. It’s a mathematical computation derived ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) The Goldman Sachs Group Ends Litton Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) completed the sale of Litton Loan Servicing to Ocwen Financial Corp. (OCN) for $264.0 million, after getting approval from federal and New York state regulators. Goldman has been ordered by the Fed to conduct an independent review of Litton’s foreclosures in 2009 and 2010 for investigating the extent of misconduct and negligence. Moreover, Goldman agreed to let off 25% of principal balances for stressed homeowners, who are 60 days past due on mortgage payments, at a total cost of $53 million. Goldman will also reimburse some Litton home loan borrowers for illegal foreclosures at an indeterminate cost. The bank also agreed to pay fines imposed by government for any of Litton’s business operations that occurred before the deal. As part of the ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for September 9, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s evasive speech failed to lift investor mood on Thursday and benchmarks tumbled down by almost a percent. The Fed Chairman used his pet term &#8220;tools&#8221; this time as well, but he did not specify what ‘tools’ the central bank might use to boost a beleaguered economy. To add to worries, a Labor Department report suggested another spike in jobless claims. True to historical data, September continues to be the weakest month for the benchmarks and the indices have now registered their fourth loss in the first five days of trading this month. Yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost 119 points or 1% to close the day at 11,295.81. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) closed 1.1% lower at 1,185.90, and the Nasdaq ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for September 7, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/07/bac-stock-market-news-for-september-7-2011-market-news/82708</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European debt concerns sent stocks down for the third-straight day after investors returned from a long weekend. The benchmarks suffered their worst three-day start this month since October 2008. This was also the S&#38;P 500’s worst start in September in five decades. However, an encouraging report on the services sector soothed nerves somewhat and partially eroded the losses. As markets extended last week’s losses on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 0.9% to settle at 11,139.30. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 looks to be on course for its worst quarterly loss since the last quarter of 2008, and it shed 0.7% to close at 1,165.24 yesterday. The Nasdaq Composite Index logged a 0.3% loss to finish the day at 2,473.83. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) had its ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADP) Stock Market News for September 6, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/06/adp-stock-market-news-for-september-6-2011-market-news/82616</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Government jobs data came in at its worst in 11 months, sending benchmarks on a downward spiral on Friday. With zero jobs being added, the markets also suffered their sixth weekly decline in seven weeks, and recessionary fears crept back to dampen sentiment. Additionally, banking giants were dealt a blow after a lawsuit filed against the big names accused them of unfair mortgage practices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost 253 points or 2.2% to settle at 11,240.26. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was down 2.5% and finished the day at 1,173.97. The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 2.6% and closed the day at 2,480.33. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) jumped a good 5.9%, reflecting investor concerns. On the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Company News for September 1, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/01/aapl-company-news-for-september-1-2011-corporate-summary/82430</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/01/aapl-company-news-for-september-1-2011-corporate-summary/82430#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    The U.S. Justice Department moved the courts in order to block AT&#38;T, Inc.’s (NYSE:T) planned T-Mobile USA acquisition •    According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) might be enroute to sell its mortgage business •    Shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) gained 0.2% after the company announced its partnership with Russian oil giant Rosneft •    Vera Bradley Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) raised their earnings and revenue outlook for 2011 •    Genesco Inc. (NYSE:GCO) recorded a jump in revenues primarily attributable to Journeys shoe and Lids hat stores. The company also increased their earnings forecast for 2012 •    Openwave Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:OPWV) lodged a complaint against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) at the International Trade Commission, accusing the two tech ]]></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>
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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>(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>(BAC) Stock Market News for July 22, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/22/bac-stock-market-news-for-july-22-2011-market-news-2/79704</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets enjoyed substantive gains as debt related negotiations progressed on either side of the Atlantic, boosting investor sentiment. The Dow fell shy of its best intra-day rally of this year amid positive manufacturing data from the U.S. mid-Atlantic region and stellar corporate results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 152 points or 1.2% to settle at 12,724.41. The blue-chip index fell short of the year’s intra-day high by less than 100 points. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) surged 1.4% to finish the day at 1,343.80. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index was up 0.7% and closed at 2,834.43. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) slipped to trade below 18. After posting low volumes over several of the past trading sessions, consolidated volumes jumped to 8.22 billion shares on ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for July 22, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/22/bac-stock-market-news-for-july-22-2011-market-news/79657</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/22/bac-stock-market-news-for-july-22-2011-market-news/79657#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets enjoyed substantive gains as debt related negotiations progressed on either side of the Atlantic, boosting investor sentiment. The Dow fell shy of its best intra-day rally of this year amid positive manufacturing data from the U.S. mid-Atlantic region and stellar corporate results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 152 points or 1.2% to settle at 12,724.41. The blue-chip index fell short of the year’s intra-day high by less than 100 points. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) surged 1.4% to finish the day at 1,343.80. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index was up 0.7% and closed at 2,834.43. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) slipped to trade below 18. After posting low volumes over several of the past trading sessions, consolidated volumes jumped to 8.22 billion shares on ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for July 19, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/19/xlf-stock-market-news-for-july-19-2011-market-news/79349</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/19/xlf-stock-market-news-for-july-19-2011-market-news/79349#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lingering euro-zone debt worries and the impasse over debt-ceiling negotiations weighed down investor sentiment on Monday, while bank shares felt the burn of the markets’ downtrend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shed 0.8% to close at 12,385.16. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) slipped to 1,305.44, after dropping 0.8%. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 0.9% to settle at 2,765.11. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) recorded a surge of over 10% to trade slightly lower than 21. On the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 6.89 billion shares compared with the daily average of 7.49 billion. On the NYSE, for every five stocks that declined, only one stock moved up. Among the 30 Dow components, only Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) managed to finish in ]]></description>
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		<title>(NMI) Stock Market News for July 7, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/07/nmi-stock-market-news-for-july-7-2011-market-news/78550</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/07/nmi-stock-market-news-for-july-7-2011-market-news/78550#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets moved up modestly, boosted by transportation shares on Wednesday, but concerns emanating from economic data and Portugal’s downgrade kept gains in check. Additionally, investors refrained from betting big bucks as they await significant reports this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.5% to settle at 12,626.02. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) moved up 0.1% to finish the day at 1,339.22. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 2,834.02, after gaining 0.3%. Investors continued to adopt a wait-and-watch attitude as trading volumes remained significantly low. On the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), AMEX and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 5.98 billion, compared to last year&#8217;s daily average of 8.47 billion shares. On the NYSE, the mood was dominated by the advancers as for every eight stocks that gained, ]]></description>
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		<title>(UBS) Non-U.S. Banks Stock Update &#8211; July 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/ubs-non-u-s-banks-stock-update-july-2011-industry-outlook/78469</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/ubs-non-u-s-banks-stock-update-july-2011-industry-outlook/78469#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Backed by worldwide regulatory reform, the global banking industry is currently going through a transformation phase. Though the growth potential of some non-U.S. banks could be subdued due to higher reserve requirements, increased property taxes and strict lending limits as part of the regulatory overhaul, greater transparency in regulation could strengthen the fundamentals of many banks. Moreover, it is expected to create a less risky lane for the overall industry. Since 2010, the banking sector has been recovering at a moderate pace from the latest financial crisis that started as a credit issue in the subprime enclave of the U.S. mortgage market in mid-2007 and spilled all over the globe. Though the malice spread by the financial crisis is behind us, banks are now dealing with regulatory pressure as they ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Lawson Software Okays GGC Software Holdings Merger</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/lwsn-lawson-software-okays-ggc-software-holdings-merger/78054</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/lwsn-lawson-software-okays-ggc-software-holdings-merger/78054#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawson Software (LWSN) recently announced that the stockholders have approve the proposed merger with GGC Software Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor. On April 26, 2011, Lawson Software signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by GGC Software Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor, for approximately $2 billion. Under the terms of the merger agreement, stockholders of Lawson will receive $11.25 per share in cash. The $11.25 per share cash consideration represents a premium of approximately 14% to Lawson’s closing share price as on March 7, 2011, the last trading day prior to the news about a potential transaction involving the company. The proposal was approved by approximately 68.9% of the shareholders on May 27, 2011. Earlier, Lawson’s board of directors unanimously ]]></description>
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		<title>(HBC) HSBC Holdings Saudi Arm to Join SABB Securities</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/hbc-hsbc-holdings-saudi-arm-to-join-sabb-securities/77789</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/hbc-hsbc-holdings-saudi-arm-to-join-sabb-securities/77789#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HSBC Holdings Plc (HBC) announced that its Saudi Arabian wholesale and investment banking unit, HSBC Saudi Arabia, would merge with SABB Securities Ltd., a wholly-owned brokerage and custody business unit of The Saudi British Bank. However, the company did not disclose the terms of the deal. HSBC will have a 49% stake in the new entity, which will be named HSBC Saudi Arabia Ltd. Although the remaining 51% stake will be held by SABB, HSBC will have a full management control of the new company. HSBC commented that that the new entity would be a full investment banking company and provide asset management, advisory and debt capital market activities. HSBC further stated that as of December 31, 2010, HSBC Saudi Arabia and SABB combined had total gross assets worth $188 ]]></description>
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		<title>(MS) Excel Trust Issues Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/26/ms-excel-trust-issues-shares/77429</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excel Trust, Inc. (EXL), a real estate investment trust (REIT) primarily focusing on retail assets, has recently announced an equity offer of 12.5 million shares at $10.94 each to raise cash to fund acquisition and repay a portion of its debt. The company will also grant the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 1.9 million shares to cover any over-allotments. Morgan Stanley (MS) – a global financial services firm; Wells Fargo Securities – part of Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC); KeyBanc Capital Markets – the investment banking division of KeyCorp (KEY); and Barclays Capital – the investment banking division of Barclays PLC (BCS) are acting as joint book-running managers for the public offering. Excel Trust anticipates raising net proceeds of $150.2 million from the equity offer with full exercise ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMB) Williams Bids for Southern Union</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/26/wmb-williams-bids-for-southern-union/77388</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Williams Companies (WMB) has offered to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Southern Union Company (SUG) for a total cash value of $4.86 billion, topping the bid of $4.2 billion that was placed by Energy Transfer Equity L.P. (ETE). The total enterprise value of the deal is estimated at $8.7 billion, which includes a debt assumption of $3.7 billion. In its bid, Williams proposed to pay $39 per share to Southern Union Company. This represents a premium of 18% over Energy Transfer’s purchase price of $33 per share. Barclays Capital (BCS) and Citigroup (C) –– acting as financial consultants for Williams –– showed immense confidence in the transaction and commented that the company is financially stable to make this all cash acquisition. Williams plans to utilize Southern Union’s network ]]></description>
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		<title>(NCR) NCR Brings SelfServe to Banking</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/ncr-ncr-brings-selfserve-to-banking/76632</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCR Corp. (NCR) remains deeply committed to ensure self-service solutions for customers of financial institutions. The company added another feather to its cap with the launch of its advanced financial kiosks, designed to take routine bank transactions away from teller windows. Through NCR’s newest offerings &#8212; SelfServ 4 and SelfServ 8 &#8212; customers can now open and maintain accounts, study and purchase financial products, pay bills and fines as well as search for loans, credit cards, insurance rates and even purchase tickets. The NCR SelfServ 4 is targeted at all non-cash transactions such as check-in and account services. SelfServ 8 features cash-deposit capability for all kinds of payments. Both machines are equipped with the touchscreen technology and APTRA software applications. Hopefully, the kiosks will shorten teller lines. As per research ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) The Goldman Sachs Group Sells Litton to Ocwen</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/09/gs-the-goldman-sachs-group-sells-litton-to-ocwen/75812</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) announced the sale of its mortgage-servicing subsidiary, Litton Loan Servicing to Ocwen Financial Corp. (OCN) for about $263.7 million. Some of the assets of Litton will be retained by Goldman, which is not reflected in the sale price. The sell off follows the writing down of mortgage-servicing business worth $200 million by Goldman two months ago. As per the terms of the deal, Ocwen will enter a new $2.47 billion loan for servicing advances and pay $337.4 million to retire a part of its debt, which Litton owes to Goldman. Further, Ocwen would receive $575 million of senior secured loan from Barclays plc (BCS) in order to finance the deal. Additionally, the transaction will provide Ocwen with $41.2 billion of servicing portfolio ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) U.S. Treasury Makes Some Gains on AIG Stock Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/25/aig-u-s-treasury-makes-some-gains-on-aig-stock-offering/74935</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 02:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced that it has priced its first secondary stock offering of 300 million shares since 2008, initiated with the US Treasury about a fortnight ago, at $29 per share, raising about $8.7 billion. The par value of these shares stood at $2.50. The share price came in close to the Treasury’s break-even of $28.72 per share, which was set to recover the government’s $47.5 billion cash investment in AIG. Moreover, according to previously laid out terms, Treasury will retain the booty raised from the sale of 200 million of stock, while AIG will raise about $2.9 billion from the sale of 100 million shares. The Treasury has offered the underwriters an opportunity to make an optional purchase of 45 million additional shares in order ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) AIG and U.S. Treasury Announce $300 Million Stock Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/16/aig-aig-and-u-s-treasury-announce-300-million-stock-offering/73965</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 15:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, American International Group Inc. (AIG) and the US Treasury announced their decision to go ahead with the public offering of AIG’s common shares. While 100 million shares will be sold by AIG, 200 million will be sold by the Treasury. The total stock sale is estimated to be worth $9 billion at a price close to the Treasury’s break-even of $28.72 per share. Besides, the Treasury has offered the underwriters to make an optional purchase of 45 million additional shares in order to cover over-allotments. Although the pricing of this stock sale is yet to be disclosed, the total offering is expected to account for about 20% of AIG&#8217;s market value. Additionally, according to previously laid out terms, AIG will not receive anything from the Treasury stock sale. However, ]]></description>
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		<title>(CHK) Chesapeake Energy Tops on Higher Volume</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/chk-chesapeake-energy-tops-on-higher-volume/73044</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 18:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Natural gas provider, Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK) reported sharper-than-expected adjusted first quarter 2011 earnings of 75 cents per share, striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 70 cents. The outperformance came on the back of a 20% expansion in production volumes. However, the reported figure was below the year-earlier profit of 82 cents. In the first quarter, the company registered a $725 million loss on energy hedging contracts. Hence, including the hedging loss, Chesapeake posted a net loss of $205 million, or 32 cents a share in the reported quarter compared with a profit of $732 million, or $1.14 per share in the year-ago period. Total revenue plunged 42% year over year to $1,612 million, and came nowhere near the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,653 million. Operational Performance Chesapeake’s ]]></description>
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		<title>(NDAQ) NASDAQ OMX Group Still After NYSE Euronext</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/19/ndaq-nasdaq-omx-group-still-after-nyse-euronext/71780</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite that NYSE refused NASDAQ’s $11.3 billion take over offer earlier last week, NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) appears to still be very game to merge with NYSE Euronext Inc. (NYX). On Friday, NYSE was reported to be open to selling its American Stock Exchange (Amex) in order to mitigate an antitrust concern, which was one of many reasons for NYSE’s refusal. Last Monday, NYSE affirmed its $10.0 billion merger deal with Frankfurt-based Deutsche Boerse AG, discarding NASDAQ and IntercontinentalExchange Inc.’s (ICE) rival bid of $11.3 billion, citing multiple concerns. The NYSE management cited that it is not interested in splitting up the company’s business while also extending additional debt burden on the merged company, thereby posing ample execution risk on the company. NYSE-NASDAQ: A Viable Option? While turning down ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADP) Stock Market News for April 4, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/04/adp-stock-market-news-for-april-4-2011-market-news/70604</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The unemployment rate declined to 8.8%, the lowest level in two years, according to a report by the Labor Department, painting a rosy picture of the economic recovery. Markets were also guided higher as Fed officials stated they would stick to their plans of providing economic stimulus. The Dow hit its highest point for 2011 during the day before retreating after oil prices hit a 30-month high. For the indices, the next frontier is the upcoming earnings seasons which will also significantly influence investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) touched 12,419.71, its highest intraday level since June 6, 2008 but finally closed at 12,376.72, gaining 0.5%. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 gained 0.5% and closed at 1,332.41. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.3% to finish off at 2,789.60. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Denied RMBS Purchase by Federal Reserve Bank of New York</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/01/aig-american-international-group-denied-rmbs-purchase-by-federal-reserve-bank-of-new-york/70483</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) turned down American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) offer to repurchase its $15.7 billion residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) on Maiden II. This is a special-purpose investment vehicle that the company had handed over to FRBNY as collateral mortgage bonds during the peak of its financial crisis. The FRBNY has however decided to hold competitive bidding on the RMBS rather than handing them back to AIG. The bidding procedure is expected to help boost FRBNY’s earnings. Moreover, given the improvement in the yield of the RMBS driven by the ongoing economic revival, many bidders are showing interest in this investment. For similar reasons, the buyback by AIG at this point would have proved to be a lucrative investment. Hence, the company’s management is ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Lawson Software Receives $11.25 Per Share Offer</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/28/lwsn-lawson-software-receives-11-25-per-share-offer/68724</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawson Software, Inc. (LWSN) confirmed that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Infor and Golden Gate Capital to acquire all of its outstanding common stock at a price of $11.25 per share in cash. Last week, there were rumors that Lawson was exploring possibilities of selling its software business. The rumors of the sale led to a 13.26% surge in the stock price on March 8, 2011, which closed at $11.19. The stock further gained 0.27% in after market trading. Shares of Lawson closed at $11.55 on March 11, 2011. The offer from Infor and Golden Gate Capital values Lawson at $1.8 billion. Lawson had hired Barclays Capital, a division of Barclays PLC (BCS) to explore strategic alternatives for the same and plans to retain the latter as its ]]></description>
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		<title>(LWSN) Is Lawson Software Planning on Selling Software Business?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/13/lwsn-is-lawson-software-planning-on-selling-software-business/68467</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/13/lwsn-is-lawson-software-planning-on-selling-software-business/68467#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Reuters, Lawson Software (LWSN) is exploring possibilities of selling its software business. The rumors of the sale led to a 13.26% surge in the stock price on March 8, 2011, which closed at $11.19. The stock further gained 0.27% in after market trading. Lawson has hired Barclays Capital, a division of Barclays PLC (BCS) to explore strategic alternatives for the same. The company is also contemplating retaining its existing business and strengthening it by further acquisitions. In 2010, Lawson acquired Healthvision Solutions Inc. for $160 million. Based in Dallas, Healthvision is a privately-held company providing integration and application technology and related services to hospitals and large healthcare organizations. Most recently, Lawson completed its acquisition of privately held Enwisen for $70 million. California-based Enwisen is a leading software-as-a-service provider ]]></description>
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		<title>(HON) Honeywell International Announces Issuance of Senior Debt</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/16/hon-honeywell-international-announces-issuance-of-senior-debt/67034</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/16/hon-honeywell-international-announces-issuance-of-senior-debt/67034#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honeywell International Inc (HON) announced the public offering of $800 million 4.250% senior notes due 2021 and $600 million 5.375% senior notes due 2041. Honeywell intends to utilize the proceeds of the offering to repay outstanding debt, including the repurchase of up to $400 million of senior notes due 2012. It also intends to  repay commercial paper and spend the remaining for general corporate purposes. The Notes will be senior and unsecured obligations of Honeywell and will rank equally with all of Honeywell&#8217;s existing and future senior unsecured debt and senior to all of the company’s subordinated debt. BofA Merrill Lynch (BAC), Barclays Capital (BCS) and Citigroup Inc. (C) are joint book-running managers for the public offering of the notes. Per the latest audited financial results as of Dec 31, ]]></description>
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		<title>(EU) Non-U.S. Banks Stock Update &#8211; February 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/15/eu-non-u-s-banks-stock-update-february-2011-industry-outlook/67033</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aided by worldwide regulatory reform, the global banking industry has reached a phase of a transformation in 2011. Since 2010, the industry has been recovering at a moderate pace from the worst financial crisis in history that started as a credit issue in the subprime enclave of the U.S. mortgage market in mid-2007 and spilled over to every corner of the globe. Though the malice spread by the financial crisis is behind us, banks are now dealing with regulatory pressures now that they have been rescued by taxpayers&#8217; money and government intervention. While non-U.S. banks are still facing liquidity and confidence challenges, government intervention to alleviate industry concerns have significantly raised political hurdles in the sector over time. Politics will continue to influence lending decisions of banks until they repay ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Company News for January 03, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/04/aa-company-news-for-january-03-2011-corporate-summary/64381</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has invested $450.0 million in social networking firm Facebook, and is planning to  invest another $1.5 billion, making the value of the site at about $50 billion • Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) has reported fourth quarter charges of $3 billion on its GSE exposure, and $2 billion in its insurance unit • Johnson &#38; Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Boston scientists are planning jointly to bring blood testing of cancer cells to the market • Barrons has recommended ten big-cap companies which includes the names of Exxon Mobil, (NYSE:XOM), Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), General Motors (NYSE:GM), and Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) • Alcoa (NYSE:AA) received a Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) upgrade to &#8220;buy&#8221; rating from &#8220;hold,&#8221; with a target price of $22 from $14. • Boeing (NYSE:BA) was upgraded by JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) to ]]></description>
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		<title>(JAS) Jo-Ann Stores to be Acquired for $1.6 Billion</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/28/jas-jo-ann-stores-to-be-acquired-for-1-6-billion/63736</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jo-Ann Stores Inc. (JAS), the fabric and craft retailer announced that it will be purchased by an affiliate of private-equity firm, Leonard Green &#38; Partners LP for $61 per share, or $1.6 billion, in cash. The offer price was at a 34% premium to Wednesday’s closing price of $45.63. The deal has been accepted by the Jo-Ann Stores board. However, the completion of the deal is subject to regulatory and shareholders’ approval as well as other customary closing conditions. The merger deal allows Jo-Ann Stores the option to weigh other offers that it might get from a third party through February 14, 2011, but the possibility of a higher bid seems unlikely. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2011. Los Angeles-based Leonard Green has invested ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for November 23, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/23/bac-stock-market-news-for-november-23-2010-market-news/60283</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/23/bac-stock-market-news-for-november-23-2010-market-news/60283#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Equity markets closed modestly lower Monday, paring deeper losses, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a broader insider-trading probe on Wall Street and Ireland’s bailout kept investors guessing about its implications. Financials led the equities lower, weighed down by reports that the FBI was looking into possible insider trading activities at three Wall Street hedge funds. The resulting worries sent the DJIA off 149 points before the average recouped much of those losses to close at 11178.58, off almost 25 points, or 0.2%. Financials weighed on the blue-chip index as Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) fell 3.1% to $11.30 and JP Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) dropped 2.3% to $38.51. However, deal activity on the tech-front sent the Nasdaq up nearly 14 points, or 0.6%, to 2532.02. The broader S&#38;P’s 500-stock index ]]></description>
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		<title>(EU) Non-U.S. Banks Stock Update &#8211; November 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/16/eu-non-u-s-banks-stock-update-november-2010-industry-outlook/59617</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The global banking industry has been recovering at a slow pace from the worst financial crisis that started as a credit issue in the subprime segment of the U.S. mortgage market in mid-2007 and spilled over to Europe and other economies. Though the worst of the financial crisis is behind us, there remain major challenges following the intervention of governments to rescue and stabilize the global banking system. Although non-U.S. banks are still dealing with liquidity and confidence challenges, governments have taken several steps to alleviate the sector, as banks are the lifeblood of the economy. Consequently, political interference in the sector has increased significantly over time, which has added to existing financial risks. Politics will continue to influence the banks’ lending decisions until they repay the government money. According ]]></description>
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		<title>(PRU) Prudential Financial to Buy AIG&#8217;s Japanese Life Insurance Units</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/12/pru-prudential-financial-to-buy-aigs-japanese-life-insurance-units/59072</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US insurer Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) has commenced the offering of 18.4 million of its common shares at a price of $54.50 each. The net funds of $970 million from the issue would be used to finance part of the acquisition of American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) two Japanese life units – AIG Star Life Insurance Co. and AIG Edison Life Insurance Co. The deal, which was finalized in September, would cost Prudential around $4.8 billion Incorporatedluding $600 million of the acquiring company’s debt. Apart from this issue, Prudential will fund the rest of the deal with $2.2 billion in cash and $1 billion of debt. The much sought after deal will be managed by Citigroup Inc. (C), Bank of America Corp. (BAC), UBS AG (UBS) and Barclays Plc. (BCS). ]]></description>
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		<title>(SYK) Stryker Agrees to Aquire Boston Scientific Unit for $1.5 Billion</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/syk-stryker-agrees-to-aquire-boston-scientific-unit-for-1-5-billion/57450</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orthopedic devices giant Stryker Corp (SYK) has forged a definitive agreement to acquire medical devices major Boston Scientific’s (BSX) Neurovascular unit for $1.5 billion in cash. The Deal Under the deal terms, Stryker will pay $1.4 billion to Boston Scientific on the closure of the transaction. Moreover, it will pay an additional milestone amount of $100 million on commercialization of a device for treating stroke and the transfer of some Neurovascular unit-related manufacturing facilities to Stryker. Subject to regulatory clearances and customary closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to close in fourth-quarter 2010. Barclays Capital, a unit of Barclays plc (BCS), is acting as the financial advisor to Stryker on the deal. The Rationale Pressed by its slowing core stents and ICD businesses, Boston Scientifichas undertaken a series of management ]]></description>
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		<title>(CME) CME Group Adds Transparency &#8211; Begins OTC Swaps Clearing</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/21/cme-cme-group-adds-transparency-begins-otc-swaps-clearing/55978</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to guard the financial system from defaults and ensure more transparency, CME Group Inc. (CME) has launched a new service for providing clearing services to the $400 million over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swaps through its CME Clearing. Until now, such derivatives were traded privately and the swap markets were controlled by the banks. However, the sweeping Wall Street reform bill passed in July 2010 has compelled most of the $615 trillion interest-rate, credit-default and other swaps to be processed by clearing houses and traded on exchanges or similar systems by mid-2011. In addition, all the trades in the OTC market will be reported to regulators. The clearing houses would guarantee that all the obligations are met even in the event of a default, as the losses would be ]]></description>
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