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		<title>(AMP) Ameriprise Financial Beats The Street &#8211; Hikes Dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/30/amp-ameriprise-financial-beats-the-street-hikes-dividend/99564</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brookfield Asset Management Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP) reported first-quarter 2012 operating earnings of $1.45 per share surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.38. This also compared favorably with the year-ago quarter’s earnings of $1.33 per share. Operating earnings totaled $335 million in the reported quarter, down 3% from $344 million in the prior-year quarter. The downfall represented elevated tax rate and impact of low interest rates. Results improved on a modest rise in operating net revenues. Further, improvement in asset position as well as the ongoing capital deployment activities was impressive. However, elevated expenses slightly toned down the better-than-expected results. Also, sluggish growth in almost all its segments was another setback. After taking into consideration net realized gains or losses, integration charges, market impact on variable annuity guaranteed living benefits, amortization  of deferred acquisition ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Denied Intervening in Bank of America Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/27/aig-american-international-group-denied-intervening-in-bank-of-america-deal/99660</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, as reported by Reuters, American International Group Inc.&#8216;s (AIG) attempts to intervene in Bank of America Corporation&#8216;s (BAC) $8.5 billion mortgage bond settlement case were spurned. New York state Supreme Court Justice Barbara Kapnick not only dismissed the allegations of AIG, but also of the other investors. Reasons Behind AIG’s Opposition Along with a group of investors, AIG had earlier opposed BofA’s deal, citing the settlement as substantially inadequate. They wanted the settlement deal to come under Article 77, a special proceeding under which the scope of inquiry would amplify in the form of plenary action. According to AIG, conversion of the settlement case into limited proceeding will provide the investors with a chance to scrutinize and consider whether the compensation offered to them by BofA was sufficient ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/02/bac-bank-of-america-wins-dismissal-of-lawsuit/97290</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, the dismissal of lawsuit pertaining to the buyback of defective mortgage-backed securities (MBS), gave reprieve to Bank of America Corporation (BAC). The lawsuit was filed against BofA by a group of investors led by Walnut Place group. The litigation charged BofA’s Countrywide Financial Corp. unit, which the bank acquired in 2008, of making wrong representations and warranties about the loans that backed these securities. The judge also dismissed Walnut Place&#8217;s allegation that Countrywide&#8217;s MBS trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK), had not acted on its complaints regarding defective Countrywide loans. The judge who dismissed the present litigation will also decide the fate of BofA’s $8.5 billion MBS settlement deal. In June 2011, the company had entered into an agreement to pay $8.5 billion for its ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Settlement Case in State Court</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/29/bac-bank-of-america-settlement-case-in-state-court/93812</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Providing a major relief to Bank of America Corporation (BAC), a U.S. Appeals Court has ruled that BofA’s $8.5 billion settlement deal related to mortgage backed securities (MBS) will be reviewed in the New York state court, instead of the federal court. This ruling overturns a decision by the U.S District Court to take the case to federal court in October 2011. The ruling for the settlement deal came after The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK), the trustee for the MBS and the other parties – Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) and BlackRock Inc. (BLK) – argued that the settlement should remain in the state court, where the deal was actually filed. However, for the Walnut Place group, which was trying to move the case to the federal ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) A Busy Week Ahead &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/17/aapl-a-busy-week-ahead-earnings-preview/85152</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/17/aapl-a-busy-week-ahead-earnings-preview/85152#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 10/14/11 While the earnings season kicked off this past week, only 38 firms reported. The game really gets under way next week, when we will get reports from 336 firms, including 99 members of the S&#38;P 500. Thus, by the end of the week we will have a very good idea of how the overall season will go. Not only will there be a lot of reports, but many of those we get will be very important ones. The table at the end of this report reads like a who’s who of American industry, including: Apple (AAPL), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), General Electric (GE), Goldman Sachs (GS), IBM (IBM), Intel (INTC) and McDonald’s (MCD). And that&#8217;s just the first half of the alphabet! ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Company News for August 29, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/29/bac-company-news-for-august-29-2011-corporate-summary/82201</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    According to reports, Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) has planned to sell at least half of its 10% stake in China Construction Bank •    Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) announced the finalization of its acquisition of Force10 Networks, and Dell expects the purchase to be accretive to the earnings in next year’s second half •    A Bloomberg report stated that Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR) is in talks with The Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX) about restructuring options •    OmniVision Technologies Inc.’s (NASDAQ:OVTI) fourth quarter earnings of $0.57 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, or 1.8% •    Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE:C) downgraded Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) to “Hold” from a “Buy” rating •    Jefferies Group Inc. (NYSE:JEF) initiated coverage on BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) with a “Hold” rating •    Jefferies initiated coverage on ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Announces Significant Lay offs</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/20/bac-bank-of-america-announces-significant-lay-offs/81727</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corp. (BAC) is planning to retrench 3,500 workers this quarter as the company is fraught with its $1 trillion problem-loan portfolio. The ongoing economic and market instability further compounded the quandary. Thousands of additional layoffs could ensue in the upcoming quarters as the company is working on a broader restructuring plan to recover its financial position, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday following communication with BofA employees. According to the source, though BofA is still in the discussion phase about the extent of the job cuts, the number might go beyond 10,000 as part of a wider review. BoA was one of the biggest victims of the 2007 housing bubble. Its share price has plummeted about 85% since then. Despite taking several restructuring initiatives, the company ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) 2011 Second Quarter Earnings Preview &#8211; Detailed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 7/15/11 Second quarter earnings season is now under way, but things really start to move into high gear next week. There will be 348 firms reporting, and 108 of those are in the S&#38;P 500. By next Friday we should have a very good handle on how the overall earnings season will go. The firms reporting this week are sort of like a who&#8217;s who of U.S. industry including: Apple (AAPL), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Caterpillar (CAT), General Electric (GE), International Business Machines (IBM), Intel (INTC), McDonald&#8217;s (MCD), Schlumberger (SLB) and Verizon (VZ). That is an interesting cross section of U.S. business. We have a relatively light economic data calendar, so earnings should be front and center, along with the sovereign debt situations on both ]]></description>
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		<title>(LM) Legg Mason Analyst Reiterates Shares at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/03/lm-legg-mason-analyst-reiterates-shares-at-neutral/78277</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/03/lm-legg-mason-analyst-reiterates-shares-at-neutral/78277#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We maintain our Neutral recommendation on Legg Mason Inc. (LM) based on strong fourth-quarter results. However, Legg Mason experienced a decline in its assets under management (AUM) in May on a sequential basis. This was preceded by a slight decline in April, but a modest increase in March AUM. Preliminary May-end AUM came in at $671.0 billion, down 0.1% from $672.0 billion at the end of April. Fixed income and liquidity AUM grew sequentially during the month, while equity AUM plummeted. In May, Legg Mason reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings of 77 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 45 cents. Results for the reported quarter included 7 cents in transition-related costs. Earnings beat the prior-year quarter figure by 8 cents per share. Results improved due to higher ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Settlement to Hurt Second Quarter Earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/bac-bank-of-america-settlement-to-hurt-second-quarter-earnings/78057</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/30/bac-bank-of-america-settlement-to-hurt-second-quarter-earnings/78057#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corp. (BAC) has finally reached an agreement to pay $8.5 billion for its legacy Countrywide mortgage repurchase and servicing claims. The settlement is for a group of 22 investors who had suffered substantial losses for their investments in mortgage-backed securities sold by the company prior to the housing market failure. While the settlement is encouraging considering the fact that it lessens the overhang related to the mortgage repurchases liability, BofA’s financials will face a massive blow in its second quarter. The company is even expected to be in the red. Settlement &#38; Second Quarter Impact The agreement basically covers most of BofA’s legacy Countrywide-issued first-lien residential mortgage-backed securitization (RMBS) repurchase exposure. It represents 530 trusts with original principal balance of $424 billion and total current unpaid principal ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Mortgage Claims Cost $8.5 Billion?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/bac-bank-of-america-mortgage-claims-cost-8-5-billion/77923</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/bac-bank-of-america-mortgage-claims-cost-8-5-billion/77923#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corp. (BAC) has hit the headlines again and this time for a wrong reason. The company is said to be reaching an agreement to pay $8.5 billion to a group of investors who had suffered substantial losses for their investments in mortgage-backed securities sold by the company prior to the housing market failure, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The group of investors, including names such as BlackRock Inc. (BLK), MetLife Inc. (MET) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York alleged that prior to the financial crisis, Countrywide Financial Corp., a company that was acquired by BofA in 2008, had sold those securities that were tied to bad-quality loans. Neither the quality of the borrowers nor the collaterals matched the standards that Countrywide assured to ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Eyes Divesting CCB Stake</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/bac-bank-of-america-eyes-divesting-ccb-stake/76970</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/bac-bank-of-america-eyes-divesting-ccb-stake/76970#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Bank of America Corporation (BAC) would sell a part of its holdings in China Construction Bank (CCB) later this year, in order to strengthen its capital. However, the company will continue to be a strategic investor in CCB, the world’s second largest bank by value. As of March 31, 2011, BofA owned 25.6 billion shares of CCB worth $21 billion. This equaled a 10.6% stake in CCB’s Hong Kong listed shares. Further, the lockup-period, wherein BofA is not allowed to sell its stake, would expire in August this year. According to Bloomberg data, BofA is the second biggest stake holder in CCB after the Chinese government, which holds 59%. CCB has 240.4 billion shares listed in Hong Kong and has 9.6 billion yuan-denominated shares in ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMP) Ameriprise Financial Authorizes Share Buyback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/amp-ameriprise-financial-authorizes-share-buyback/76584</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/amp-ameriprise-financial-authorizes-share-buyback/76584#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ameriprise Financial Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP) announced that its board of directors has authorized a new share repurchase program, under which the company will be able to buyback its common shares worth $2 billion through June 28, 2013. Ameriprise stated that this new share repurchase authorization is an extension of its current program. The current program, announced in May 2010, authorizes the company to repurchase $1.5 billion worth of common stock. Ameriprise further stated that through the first quarter of 2011, the company bought back $969 million of common stock under the current program. The remaining $531 million is available till the next annual meeting in 2012. Ameriprise will fund the share buybacks with the help of the future earnings, existing working capital and other financing means. Additionally, the new share buyback ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACOR) Company News for May 23, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/23/acor-company-news-for-may-23-2011-corporate-summary/74692</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/23/acor-company-news-for-may-23-2011-corporate-summary/74692#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 17:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Acorda Therapeutics Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barnes & Noble Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) were guided lower after FrontPoint Partners LLC decided to close some of its hedge funds in which Morgan Stanley holds a minor stake by this month •    After a regulatory filing disclosed that the chief scientist of Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) had purchased 50,000 shares of its stock, the company’s shares jumped 5.1% •    Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE:CRM) reported first quarter fiscal 2012 adjusted net income of 6 cents per share, a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Revenues for the quarter were $504.4 million, up 33.9% from $376.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Results exceeded the company’s own guidance range of $480.0 million to $482.0 million and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $483.0 million •    Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) has decided to sell ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMP) Ameriprise Financial Earnings Beat on Higher Revenue</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/amp-ameriprise-financial-earnings-beat-on-higher-revenue/72445</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 17:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ameriprise Financial Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Enersis S.A.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ameriprise Financial Inc.’s (AMP) first quarter 2011 operating earnings of $1.35 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.33. This also fared well against the prior-year quarter’s earnings of 85 cents per share. Operating results exclude after-tax market impact on variable annuity guaranteed living benefits charge of $11 million, integration costs of 19 million, net realized gains of 1 million, and legal expenses of $77 million related to Securities America Inc. (SAI), an independent broker-dealer subsidiary of Ameriprise. Net income attributed to Ameriprise for the reported quarter came in at $241 million or 94 cents per share compared with $214 million or 81 cents per share in the comparable quarter last year. In April, SAI and its holding company, Securities America Financial Corporation (SA), entered into settlement deals related ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Buys Assets in Fed Auction</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/aig-american-international-group-buys-assets-in-fed-auction/71100</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/aig-american-international-group-buys-assets-in-fed-auction/71100#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has bought assets in the New York Federal Reserve&#8217;s auction of mortgage backed securities, which was acquired by Fed from the AIG during the height of the financial crisis. Further, BlackRock Inc. (BLK) managed the sales, though the bank did not disclose the amount paid. 42 of 52 bonds being offered by Fed were sold at the auction. The New York Fed said the bonds sold have a notional, or face value of $1.3 billion, which is less than the $1.5 billion notional value of all the bonds put up for auction. The bonds sold are part of a portfolio of 800 residential mortgage-backed securities held in a special purpose vehicle called Maiden Lane II, one of the several government vehicles set up during the ]]></description>
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		<title>(BX) Money Management Stocks Gaining Momentum &#8211; Investment Ideas</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/01/bx-money-management-stocks-gaining-momentum-investment-ideas/70453</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/01/bx-money-management-stocks-gaining-momentum-investment-ideas/70453#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ameriprise Financial Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big stock market rally of the last two years has been driven by massive capital inflows into equities. But a good portion of that volume has come on the back of large institutional players like hedge fund and pension managers that control big blocks of cash. But now, with the rally entering its third year, many retail investors are finally gaining the nerve to dip back into a market that saw steep losses in the financial crises of 2008 and 2009. That trend comes to light when taking a look at recent mutual fund inflows. Retail Investors Back in the Game It kicked off with a very bullish January that saw inflows of $34 billion into equity and fixed-income funds, a very bullish signal that retail investors are looking ]]></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>(ACXM) Company News for March 31, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/acxm-company-news-for-march-31-2011-corporate-summary/70355</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/acxm-company-news-for-march-31-2011-corporate-summary/70355#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Information Technology Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acxiom Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ALGN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Align Technology Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BLK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRKR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruker Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEPH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cephalon Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CONN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conns Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Genzyme Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GEOI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GeoResources Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valeant Pharmaceuticals International]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• According to a report from Bloomberg, Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX) made a hostile bid to acquire Cephalon (NASDAQ:CEPH) for about $73 a share in cash or about $5.7 billion, after earlier bids were rejected • Standard &#38; Poor’s said the world’s biggest asset manager BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK) would replace Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ:GENZ)  in the S&#38;P 500 index  after Friday’s close • Wells Fargo Securities initiated coverage on exploration company GeoResources Inc. (NASDAQ:GEOI)  with an “Outperform” rating • Chinese internet company Qihoo 360 Technology Company (NYSE:QIHU) made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange with a bang with share prices rising 134.48% to close at $34.00 • Data-services provider Acxiom Corp (NASDAQ:ACXM) announced that its CEO had resigned, effective two days ago, and that its CFO plans to step down • Align Technologies (NASDAQ:ALGN) said it ]]></description>
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		<title>(ALL) Allstate Sues Bank of America on Mortgage-Backed Securities Purchase</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/30/all-allstate-sues-bank-of-america-on-mortgage-backed-securities-purchase/64309</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Allstate Corp. (ALL) filed a federal complaint against the mortgage giant, Countrywide Financial Corp., and 17 other defendants, alleging that the latter have sold $700 million of toxic investments in lieu of safe investments to Allstate in 2005, which later experienced a drastic price decline. However, Countrywide Financial was acquired by Bank of America Corp. (BAC) (BofA) in July 2008. Accordingly, Allstate now directly demands for justice and penalty from the leading US bank. Allstate seeks undetermined damages in the litigation. The company alleged that Country Financial enhanced its market share in 2003 by accepting mortgage products that borrowers were unable to afford. These risks were then passed on to investors as securities without previously revealing that those were toxic mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Further, Allstate claims to have ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America and PNC Financial Services Group Sell BlackRock Stake</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/15/bac-bank-of-america-and-pnc-financial-services-group-sell-blackrock-stake/59210</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation (BAC) and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC) sold $8.3 billion of stock in the world&#8217;s largest money manager, BlackRock Inc. (BLK), on November 9. The largest stakeholders of BlackRock disposed of their share as this was not vital to their main business. Of the combined 51.1 million shares sold, the biggest public offering in the U.S. this year, BofA contributed 43.6 million and PNC the remaining. The shares were priced at $163 each. BofA, which held 34% of BlackRock, had obtained its stake as part of its acquisition of Merrill Lynch &#38; Co. in 2009. PNC’s 24% stake dated back before 1999, when the New York-based investment firm went public. A substantial portion of the BlackRock sale has been taken up by Japan’s third-biggest bank, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) Company News for November 9, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/09/aks-company-news-for-november-9-2010-corporate-summary/58636</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AK Steel Holding Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Atlas America Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Priceline.com Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Chevron (NYSE:CVX) announced plans to buy Atlas Energy (NASDAQ:ATLS) for $4.3 billion, or $43.35 per share • Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and PNC (NYSE:PNC) sold $8.3 billion of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) shares in a secondary offering priced at $163 per share, a 3.6% discount to BlackRock&#8217;s close • Tyco International (NYSE:TYC) reported earnings of $0.74 that beat estimates of $0.66, on a 4% revenue gain to $4.5 billion, above estimates of $4.4 billion • Covidien (NYSE:COV) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $0.84, a dime higher than Zacks estimates, on revenues of $2.67, up 3.1% YoY, and above Zacks estimates of $2.64 billion • Marsh &#38; McLennan (NYSE:MMC) reported third-quarter earnings of $0.30, above Zacks estimates of $0.28, on inline revenues of $2.5 billion, up 7.2% • Priceline.com (NASDAQ:PCLN) posted third quarter earnings of $5.33, above ]]></description>
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		<title>(AET) Company News for November 3, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/aet-company-news-for-november-3-2010-corporate-summary/57658</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Plans]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aetna Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agrium Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Qwest Communications International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Time Warner Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[WellPoint Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• WellPoint (NYSE:WLP) reported estimate-topping third quarter earnings of $1.74 a share, up from Zacks estimates of $1.58, on revenues of $14.33 billion, above Zacks estimates of $14.22 billion • Aetna (NYSE:AET) topped projections with third quarter results of $0.84 a share, up from Zacks estimates of $0.67, on better-than-expected revenues of $8.54 billion, up from Zacks estimates of $8.33 billion • Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) posted better-than-estimated third-quarter earnings of $0.62 a share, up from Zacks projections of $0.53, on inline revenues of $6.4 billion • CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS) reported inline third quarter earnings of $0.65 adjusted on revenues of $23.9 billion • Qwest Communications (NYSE:Q) posted third-quarter earnings of $0.11, above Zacks estimates of $0.09, on inline revenues of $2.9 billion • RR Donnelley (NASDAQ:RRD) topped by a penny with third quarter earnings of $0.44 ]]></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>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for October 20, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/20/aa-stock-market-news-for-october-20-2010-market-news/55778</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[China’s surprise decision to raise interest rates took a toll on global markets as concerns mounted the move would slow the country’s economy and have a ripple-down effect. With the foreclosure crisis keeping investors on tenterhooks, Beijing’s decision to tighten rates came at a rather inappropriate time. The Dow average dropped below 11,000 for the first time since August. The blue-chip index fell 165 points, or 1.5%, to 10978. The broader S&#38;P’s 500-stock index dropped 19 points, 1.6%, to 1165.90. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index, weighed down by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and IBM (NYSE:IBM), dropped nearly 44 points, or 1.8%, to 2436.95. Declining issues beat those that rose in price by a five-to-one margin. As investors adjusted their risk portfolios, the prices of government bonds rose while the dollar had its ]]></description>
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		<title>(ABT) Company News for October 20, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/20/abt-company-news-for-october-20-2010-corporate-summary/55779</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drug Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abbott Laboratories]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DAL]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) topped sales and earnings projections with third quarter results of $2.75, $0.30 above Zacks estimates on revenues of $2.09 billion, up 83.5% and above Zacks estimates of $2 billion • Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) reported earnings of $0.23 ex-items, ahead of Zacks estimates of $0.19, as revenues fell 19.9% to $6.78 billion, below Zack projections of $6.88 billion • Boeing (NYSE:BA) bested estimates with third quarter earnings of $1.12, $0.05 above Zacks estimates, on revenues that climbed 1.7% to $16.97 billion and topped estimates of $16.75 billion • Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) reported third quarter results of $1.05, a one-cent beat, on revenues up11.8% to $8.68 billion, just short of Zacks estimates for $8.93 billion • Delta Airlines (NYSE:DAL) reported third quarter earnings of $1.10, above Zacks estimates of $0.95, as revenues climbed 18.2% ]]></description>
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		<title>(BLK) Company News for October 11, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/12/blk-company-news-for-october-11-2010-corporate-summary/54710</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/12/blk-company-news-for-october-11-2010-corporate-summary/54710#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AT&T Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BLK]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broadcom Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CNOOC Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McMoRan Exploration Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) will unveil its Windows Phone 7 at a NY press event, initially thought to be offered on AT&#38;T&#8217;s (NYSE:T) network • Reports say Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is testing its driverless car • China&#8217;s CNOOC (NYSE:CEO) is undertaking its first US deal since 2005, with an offer of up to $2.16 billion for a stake in Chesapeake Energy&#8217;s (NYSE:CHK) Eagle Ford Shale holdings in Texas • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) upgraded EMC (NYSE:EMC) from &#8220;hold&#8221; to &#8220;buy,&#8221; taking the price target from $20 to $25 • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) upgraded BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) from &#8220;hold&#8221; to &#8220;buy,&#8221; with a price target of $195. However, Deutsche Bank downgraded T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW) from &#8220;buy&#8221; to &#8220;hold&#8221; • FBR maintained an &#8220;outperform&#8221; rating on Tesco (NASDAQ:TESO), with a price target of $17 • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) added Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) to ]]></description>
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		<title>(BA) Stock Market News for August 24, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/24/ba-stock-market-news-for-august-24-2010/49147</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aerospace-Defense - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3PAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Lots Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burger King Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Impax Laboratories Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IPXL]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merck & Company Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pfizer Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks dropped on Monday as economic worries prevailed over early-morning enthusiasm resulting from Hewlett’s Packard’s bid for 3Par. The takeover tussle for 3Par sent technology shares almost to the bottom of the decliners’ list as investors rushed to safe havens and defensive stocks. Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE:HPQ) shares fell 2% after the computer maker offered to buy data storage company 3Par (NYSE:PAR), rivaling a prior offer from Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL). All stock indexes fell on the day, led by a 0.9% drop in tech-heavy Nasdaq. H.P. said it will pay $1.6 billion for 3Par. The Dow industrials, up 91 points at one time, closed with a loss of 39 points, or 0.4%, at 10174.41. The broader S&#38;P 500-stock index fell more than 4 points, or nearly 0.4%, to 1067.36. On the ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Announces Plan to Reduce BlackRock Holding Stake</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/18/bac-bank-of-america-announces-plan-to-reduce-blackrock-holding-stake/48232</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ameriprise Financial Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Banco Santander S.a.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barclays plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is planning to sell its 34.1% (64.7 million common and preferred shares) stake in BlackRock Inc. (BLK). BofA is considering this sale as it does not view the BlackRock stake as a core earnings asset. However, no talks have started regarding when and how the company may trim its holdings. This is part of BofA’s effort to reduce investments and units that are not performing well to earn under its retail banking, capital market units, home lending and wealth management. A lock period, which stopped BofA from selling its stake in BlackRock, expired in September 2009. BlackRock still has the first right to refuse buying back shares from the company. However, there remain some limitations regarding how much ]]></description>
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		<title>(LM) Legg Mason&#8217;s July Assets Under Management Higher</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/13/lm-legg-masons-july-assets-under-management-higher/47785</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legg Mason Inc. (LM) reported preliminary month-end assets under management (AUM) of $659.3 billion for the month of July, up 2.0% from $645.4 billion at the end of the prior month having declined marginally in June from May. The company has recorded a rise in AUM after two consecutive months of decline. At the end of July, Legg Mason&#8217;s equity AUM totaled $165.3 billion, up 6% from $155.8 billion at the end of the prior month. Fixed income AUM was up 2% sequentially to $364.7 billion from $357.9 billion at the end of the last month, while total long-term AUM was $530.0 billion, up 3% sequentially from $513.7 billion. However, liquidity assets, which are convertible into cash, contracted 2% sequentially to $129.3 billion from $131.7 billion at the end of ]]></description>
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		<title>(SCHW) Charles Schwab Keeps ETFs Commission-Free</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/11/schw-charles-schwab-keeps-etfs-commission-free/47592</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/11/schw-charles-schwab-keeps-etfs-commission-free/47592#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW), a big player in the fast-growing exchange traded fund (ETF) market, does not intend to change its commission-free trading policy on its ETFs, Reuters reported on Tuesday. This commission-free trading along with low expense ratio-based core assets will continue to benefit Schwab over its peers as the popularity of these ETFs will continue to attract more investors. A segment of investors who invest regularly – such as by dollar-cost-averaging – will not have to pay commissions every time they buy. Schwab started offering commission-free ETFs in November 2009. Initially the company had eight ETFs that had low expense ratios. Also, these ETFs cost nothing to trade online. Last week, Schwab announced the launch of three new commission-free bond ETFs. This increases the tally of Schwab’s total ]]></description>
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		<title>(SCHW) Schwab Schwab Launches New ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/09/schw-schwab-schwab-launches-new-etfs/47251</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) announced the launch of three new bond Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). This will increase the tally of Schwab’s total ETFs to 11. Previously the company had 8 Equity ETFs. The new bond ETFs are expected to offer coverage to short-term, intermediate-term and inflation-protected securities. The three new ETFs – the Schwab Short Term U.S. Treasury ETF (“SCHO”), Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF (“SCHP”) and Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (“SCHR”) – have low operating expenses. Also, Schwab will charge no online trading commission from its clients. Schwab Bond ETFs are suitable for those investors who want a diversified portfolio and an exposure to the fixed income holdings at low cost. Schwab ETFs are listed on NYSE Arca and are also traded on other exchanges. Schwab’s new ]]></description>
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		<title>(BLK) BlackRock Announces Plans to Double Mexican Asset Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/18/blk-blackrock-announces-plans-to-double-mexican-asset-portfolio/40733</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BLK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franklin Resources Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) said that the company intends to double its $13 billion asset portfolio in Mexico in the next three years. The company enjoys huge demand for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) by many foreign and institutional investors. Black Rock’s major business interest in Mexico is the iShare group of ETFs. In December 2009, the company had acquired Barclays Global Investors and the iShare ETFs from Barclays plc (BCS), for $13.5 billion. Through the Mexican Stock Exchange&#8217;s (MSE) international system of quotations, BlackRock offers 133 ETFs and 12 are listed on the exchange. Half of these 12 ETFs are of the Mexican government and corporate-bond ETFs and the other half are of Mexican equities ETFs that also includes iShares Naftrac ETF. Last year, iShares had acquired Naftrac ETF, ]]></description>
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		<title>(LM) Legg Mason Plans $300 Million Stock Buyback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/26/lm-legg-mason-plans-300-million-stock-buyback/38539</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/26/lm-legg-mason-plans-300-million-stock-buyback/38539#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 23:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baltimore-based money manager Legg Mason, Inc. (LM) announced on Monday that it will buy back its $300 million common stock in an accelerated share repurchase transaction. As a result, the transaction is expected to be completed earlier before the previously scheduled time. The recent announcement is a part of Legg Mason’s $1 billion share repurchase authorization announced on May 10, 2010. The company will fund the stock repurchase with $1 billion in net free cash and cash income generated in excess of $100 million in the last quarter. The company foresees additional stock purchases worth $100 million by the end of March 2011. The remaining stocks of the $1 billion authorization are expected to be repurchased in future years. The accelerated shares repurchase program quickly returns capital to shareholders and executes ]]></description>
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		<title>(BEN) Franklin Resources Announced it Priced Notes Offerings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/24/ben-franklin-resources-announced-it-priced-notes-offerings/37616</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 21:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) announced on Monday that it has priced its public offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 2% notes due 2013 at an issue price of 99.823%, $250 million aggregate principal amount of 3.125% notes due 2015 at an issue price of 99.890%, and $350 million aggregate principal amount of 4.625% notes due 2020 at an issue price of 99.889%. The proceeds from the offering, which is expected to close on May 20, 2010, is intended to be used for general corporate purposes. Moreover, Franklin may use the proceeds for the repayment of its previously issued commercial paper. As of March 31, 2010, Franklin’s debt consisted of commercial paper with a total face value of $286.0 million, which was issued at a weighted-average annualized interest rate ]]></description>
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		<title>($FRE) Mortgage Delinquencies Still Rising</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/29/fre-mortgage-delinquencies-still-rising/26387</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freddie Mac (FRE) reported that the serious single family delinquency rate for mortgages in its portfolio rose to 3.87% in December from 3.72% in November, an increase of 15 basis points. Serious delinquencies are mortgages where the homeowner is more than 90 days behind on their payments, but have not yet been foreclosed on. The serious delinquency rate rose in every month of 2009 (and every month in 2008, for that matter). A year ago the rate stood at 1.72%, at its low point in the first half of 2007, it was well below 50 basis points, so we have seen a nine-fold increase off the bottom and more than a doubling in the serious delinquency rate over the last year. Any Silver Lining? If there is any good news ]]></description>
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		<title>(BLK) BlackRock Significantly Outperforms Expectations &#8211; Stock Drops</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/27/blk-blackrock-significantly-outperforms-expectations-stock-drops/26218</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackRock’s (BLK) fourth quarter operating earnings per share of $2.39 significantly outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.12, earnings of $2.10 in the sequential quarter and 66 cents in the prior-year quarter. Results reflected robust operating income growth resulting from the Barclays Global Investors (BGI) acquisition in Dec 2009, along with continued positive business momentum through net asset growth and improvements in the external market environment. This was partially offset by net outflows and decrease in average assets. BlackRock’s total revenue increased 45% sequentially and 35% year-over-year to $1.544 billion. This included $278 million of base fees associated with the $1.85 trillion of acquired BGI assets under management (AUM), revenue associated with $62.6 billion of net new business and net market appreciation and $125 million of combined firm performance fees. ]]></description>
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		<title>(CS) Case Schiller Indexes Show Home Prices Edge Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/26/cs-case-schiller-indexes-show-home-prices-edge-up/26062</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In November, housing prices increased by 0.24% on a seasonally adjusted basis for both the Case Schiller (CS) Composite 10 (CS-10) and Composite 20 (CS-20) city indexes. The CS indexes are considered the gold standard of housing price indexes, and track actual repeat sales, and are thus not influenced by mix changes the way that median prices can be. Over the last year, the CS-10 is down 4.5% while the CS-20 is down 5.3%. However, prices appear to have bottomed out for both measures in May and the C-10 is now up 3.76% and the C-20 is 3.38% off the bottom. While such improvement is encouraging, it will be a very long time before housing prices get back to their April 2006 peak levels. The C-10 index is now 30.4% ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America&#8217;s Earnings Disappoint Due To TARP Payback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/20/bac-bank-of-americas-earnings-disappoint-due-to-tarp-payback/25389</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation’s (BAC) fourth quarter 2009 loss came in at 60 cents per share, a nickel worse than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 55 cents. This compares unfavorably with the loss of 48 cents in the prior-year quarter. Results for the quarter included dividends on preferred stock and a $4.0 billion negative impact associated with repaying the bailout money. Since the end of 2009, BofA has been absolutely free from pay restrictions as it has repaid the full TARP funds. The worse-than-expected results came in due primarily to challenges in the U.S. and global economies as well as stress on the consumer, which continues to result in high credit costs. However, credit costs were lower than the prior quarter. Behind the Headlines Improved non-interest income ]]></description>
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		<title>(BLK) BlackRock, Incorporated &#8211; Easily Beats Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/21/blk-blackrock-incorporated-easily-beats-estimates/18357</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) reported 3rd-quarter results after the bell on Oct 19 that were better than expected, sending shares to a new 52-week high and within striking distance of the all-time high at $250. Company Description BlackRock, Inc. is an investment and asset management firm that works with both individual and institutional clients. The company was founded in 1988 and has a market cap of $31 billion. Shares of BLK have posted huge gains over the last 6 months on the heels of a financial sector recovery and general economic optimism. The company&#8217;s recent 3rd-quarter results, reported on Oct 19, came in better than expected, sending shares to a new 52-week high above $240. Third-Quarter Results Sales were down 13% from last year to $1.14 billion, tempered by a 9% ]]></description>
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		<title>(BLK) BlackRock, Inc. &#8211; Easily Beats Forecasts</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/21/blk-blackrock-inc-easily-beats-forecasts/18327</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) reported 3rd-quarter results after the bell on Oct 19 that were better than expected, sending shares to a new 52-week high and within striking distance of the all-time high at $250. Company Description BlackRock, Inc. is an investment and asset management firm that works with both individual and institutional clients. The company was founded in 1988 and has a market cap of $31 billion. Shares of BLK have posted huge gains over the last 6 months on the heels of a financial sector recovery and general economic optimism. The company&#8217;s recent 3rd-quarter results, reported on Oct 19, came in better than expected, sending shares to a new 52-week high above $240. Third-Quarter Results Sales were down 13% from last year to $1.14 billion, tempered by a 9% ]]></description>
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		<title>($AHR) Anthracite Capital Hears from the NYSE on Listing Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/18/ahr-anthracite-capital-hears-from-the-nyse-on-listing-standards/15559</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anthracite Capital Inc. (AHR), a real estate finance company operating as a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently announced that it has received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) for non-compliance of the continued listing standards. The NYSE continued listing standards require the average closing price of a common stock of a company to be above $1.00 per share over a period of 30 consecutive trading days. In order to avoid a possible delisting of shares for non-compliance, Anthracite Capital has decided to have a reverse stock split to bring its share price above $1.00 per share. However, for the reverse stock split action, Anthracite Capital would require shareholder approval in its next annual meeting of shareholders, which is scheduled to take place on May ]]></description>
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		<title>(BLK) BlackRock Gives “Ups” to the Dollar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those investors struggling to decide what currency to park their money in, or Americans concerned over the value of our dollar, the recent comments made by BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) should put them at ease. Lawrence Fink, Chairman and CEO of Blackrock stated that they believe the U.S. dollar to be the best long-term currency to protect wealth. Coming from BlackRock, that’s a strong endorsement. Relatively unknown prior to the financial crisis, BlackRock advised a substantial group of “A-listers” on what to do during the collapse. The result is that BlackRock now counts itself as having the largest amount of funds under management. That’s $1.307 trillion. Asset manager behemoths like T. Rowe Price (Nasdaq: TROW), Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) must have been stunned to see ]]></description>
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		<title>($BLK) BlackRock, Inc. &#8211; Momentum &#8211; Zacks Rank Buy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/22/blk-blackrock-inc-momentum-zacks-rank-buy/11028</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) reported solid second-quarter results on July 21 that marked a nice improvement from just last quarter. The company is also working on closing a deal to acquire Barclay&#8217;s lucrative iSHares ETF business for $13.5 billion. Company Description BlackRock is an investment management company that specializes in risk management and advisory services. The company manages to institutional and individual clients and has a market cap of $24 billion. BlackRock reported second-quarter results on July 21 that were ahead of estimates and a big improvement from the first quarter. Second-Quarter Results Revenue was down 26% from last year to $1.03 billion, but earnings bested expectations, coming in at $1.75 when removing one-time items, 24 cents ahead of the consensus. The drop in revenue was related to BlackRock&#8217;s investment and ]]></description>
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		<title>(CAT) Earnings Optimism Hides Ugly Truth</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/21/cat-earnings-optimism-hides-ugly-truth/10965</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by The Investment U Research Team The mood seems to have soured on Wall Street since its bounce early this morning. And if you peer beneath the headlines, you can see why. The big news has been Caterpillar’s (NYSE: CAT) earnings, which tripled analyst’s expectations. But as we look deeper, we find that CAT’s earnings are well below last year’s figures. Merck (NYSE: MRK) announced that earnings dropped less than expected. Again, note revenue still dropped 2%. State Street (NYSE: STT) reported a loss of almost $3.3 billion as it writes down asset values. Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) also announced lower earnings, citing stronger dollar. On the surface, these earnings reports sound good, but they hide the ugly truth. And the list goes on, from BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) ]]></description>
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