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		<title>(COF) Company News for March 16, 2012 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/16/cof-company-news-for-march-16-2012-corporate-summary/95442</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) slipped1.4% after it agreed to buy NDS for $5 billion •    An inflated earnings estimate for FY12 from Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) pushed up the company’s stock by 12.9%. Excluding items, the company expects FY12 earnings of $2.60 to $2.90 per share, higher than the previous projection of $1.75 to $2.1 •    Following reports that RADVision Ltd. (NASDAQ:RVSN) was being sold to Avaya for $230 million, shares of the company gained 4.5% •    Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) announced a common stock offering worth $1.25 billion, which is aimed at financing the U.S. credit card business of HSBC CAPITAL ONE FIN (COF): Free Stock Analysis Report CISCO SYSTEMS (CSCO): Free Stock Analysis Report RADVISION LTD (RVSN): Free Stock Analysis Report SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL): Free Stock ]]></description>
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		<title>(HBC) HSBC Holdings to Close Japanese Retail Unit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/24/hbc-hsbc-holdings-to-close-japanese-retail-unit/92527</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a part of its long-term strategy to revamp its operations to stabilize capital levels and improve efficiency, HSBC Holdings Plc (HBC) has decided to close its retail banking business in Japan. Earlier in May 2011, the CEO of the company had announced plans to reduce the operating expenses by $3.5 million by the end of 2013 through restructuring and contraction of its global business. HSBC will close six retail banking branches in Japan after four years of operations. The company announced that from February 23, 2012, it would stop accepting new deposits under its HSBC Premier Service from those clients who have more than ¥10 million ($124,549) in assets. Further, HSBC will discontinue selling new investment products from March 8 as well as cease its operations in Tokyo, Osaka ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Company News for January 23, 2012 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/23/aapl-company-news-for-january-23-2012-corporate-summary/90643</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) managed to gain an upper hand over Samsung, after a German court ruled against the latter in a patent related case •    Shares of Parker-Hannifin Corporation Com (NYSE:PH) slumped 4% after it lowered its 2012 earnings guidance •    SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) reported fourth quarter earnings per share of $0.28, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny •    Reports that Golden Gate and TPG were considering a takeover of The Talbots, Inc. (NYSE:TLB) took the latter’s shares up by 18.6% •    Shares of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) dropped 5.6% after it reported fourth-quarter 2011 earnings from continuing operations of $0.89 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.53 APPLE INC (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report CAPITAL ONE FIN (COF): Free Stock Analysis Report ]]></description>
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		<title>(COF) Capital One Financial Misses Estimates on Higher Expenses</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/20/cof-capital-one-financial-misses-estimates-on-higher-expenses/90557</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) reported fourth-quarter 2011 earnings from continuing operations of 89 cents per share, significantly below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.53.  This also compares unfavorably with $1.88 earned in the prior quarter and $2.07 recorded in the year-ago quarter. For the full year, Capital One’s earnings per share from continuing operations was $7.03, up 5% from $6.68 in the prior year. However, earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.55. The year-over-year results were adversely impacted by an increase in operating expenses and higher provision for loan and lease. However, these negatives were, to an extent, mitigated by higher revenues. Moreover, the company’s capital and profitability ratios showed improvement. Capital One’s net income from continuing operations for the quarter was $411 million, down 52% from $965 ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Net Charge-Off Rate Falls</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/17/bac-net-charge-off-rate-falls/88831</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The regulatory filings by major credit card companies have disclosed mixed results in credit card defaults and delinquency rate for November 2011. According to these filings, three of the nation&#8217;s top six credit card companies reported a decline in card defaults, while two of them recorded lower delinquency rates. In comparison with the prior month,Bank of America Corporation (BAC), JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), and Discover Financial Services (DFS) recorded a fall in their respective credit card defaults, where as Citigroup Inc. (C), American Express Company (AXP) and Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) reported a surge for the same. Card companies usually write off the loans that are 180 days past due, assuming those as uncollectible. For BofA, on an annualized basis, net charges-off (NCO) rate fell to 5.67% in ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Can You Live Without Debt?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/bac-can-you-live-without-debt/87815</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember the fictional immigrant Balki from the TV show &#8220;Perfect Strangers&#8221;? He seemed to speak a universal truth when he said, “Am I in debt? I&#8217;m a true American.” Well, not anymore. After being battered by the latest recession, Americans are gradually learning to live without debt, priming protection over growth. According to a report released by the New York Federal Reserve, U.S. consumers continued to free themselves of debt in the third quarter, showing a 0.6% sequential decline. The decline was primarily led by reduced mortgage balances. Consumer debt increased substantially during 2002–2008. In 2007, consumer debt had swollen to about 135% of disposable income. Since then, the level has been seeing a steady decline. It is a common perception that living without debt is just impossible, as our ]]></description>
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		<title>(COF) Capital One-HSBC Credit Card Business Aquisition Deal Under Review</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/cof-capital-one-hsbc-credit-card-business-aquisition-deal-under-review/87582</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/cof-capital-one-hsbc-credit-card-business-aquisition-deal-under-review/87582#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced the recommencement of the comment period on Capital One Financial Corp.’s (COF) proposed deal to acquire HSBC Holdings Plc’s (HBC) U.S. credit-card business. This decision was taken following consumer and housing advocates’ opposition to the agreement. Though the original comment period on the deal ended on November 7, the OCC stated that now it would take public responses through December 19. This was decided after the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and other consumer groups asked the OCC to extend the comment period. Additionally, the NCRC and consumer group coalition is requesting for a public hearing of the Capital One-HSBC transaction. They want the public hearing to be held in at least five major cities, thereby allowing ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Credit Card Mixed Net Charges Off &amp; Delinquency in October</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/22/bac-credit-card-mixed-net-charges-off-delinquency-in-october/87131</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some regulatory filings by major credit card companies have disclosed mixed results in credit card defaults and delinquency rate for October 2011. According to these filings, three of the nation&#8217;s top six credit card companies reported a decline in card defaults, while four of them recorded lower delinquency rates. Bank of America Corporation (BAC), Citigroup Inc. (C) and Discover Financial Services (DFS) recorded a fall in their respective credit card defaults while JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), American Express Company (AXP) and Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) reported a surge for the same. Card companies usually write off the loans that are 180 days past due, assuming those as uncollectible. For BofA, on an annualized basis, net charges-off (NCO) rate fell to 5.98% in October 2011 as against 5.99% in ]]></description>
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		<title>(HBC) HSBC Holdings to Divest Its Losango Unit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/02/hbc-hsbc-holdings-to-divest-its-losango-unit/86120</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, Financial Times reported that HSBC Holdings Plc (HBC) is planning to sell its Losango consumer finance unit in Brazil, in yet another attempt to shed its non-core assets and improve efficiency. Presently, HSBC’s Losango unit has nearly 20 million clients and controls about 20% of the market share in Brazil’s consumer loan segment. Hence, some of the local banks interested in acquiring the HSBC unit include Banco Bradesco S.A. (BBD), Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (ITUB) and Banco Santander Brasil, the local unit of Spanish bank. HSBC had acquired Losango in 2003 as a part of the agreement to buy Lloyds Banking Group Plc’s (LYG) Brazilian assets. The company’s main strategy is to focus in more profitable areas in Brazil and South America that include investment and commercial banking ]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[STX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SUPERVALU Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SVB Financial Group]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SWK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SXT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SY Bancorp Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SYBT]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SYNA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Synaptics Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taubman Centers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TBBK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCF Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Temple-Inland Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tempur Pedic International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TESS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TESSCO Technologies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Capital BancShares Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Textron Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Blackstone Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Chubb Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The McClatchy Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Times Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thomas & Betts Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TIN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TNB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TPX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tractor Supply Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travelzoo Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TRIB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trinity Biotech plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TRV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSCO]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBNK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ultratech Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMPQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Umpqua Holdings Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UniFirst Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Union Pacific Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Continental Holdings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Financial Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Rentals Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Technologies Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unitedhealth Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[URI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Airways Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA Truck Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USAK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valley National Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VCBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Verizon Communications Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viad Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia Commerce Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VLY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMware Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[W.W. Grainger Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Washington Federal Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste Connections Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watsco Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[WD-40 Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WERN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Werner Enterprises Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WESCO International Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Westell Technologies Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wynn Resorts Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xilinx Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo! Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YHOO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 10/14/11 While the earnings season kicked off this past week, only 38 firms reported. The game really gets under way next week, when we will get reports from 336 firms, including 99 members of the S&#38;P 500. Thus, by the end of the week we will have a very good idea of how the overall season will go. Not only will there be a lot of reports, but many of those we get will be very important ones. The table at the end of this report reads like a who’s who of American industry, including: Apple (AAPL), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), General Electric (GE), Goldman Sachs (GS), IBM (IBM), Intel (INTC) and McDonald’s (MCD). And that&#8217;s just the first half of the alphabet! ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Major Credit Card Companies Report Delinquency Drop Continues</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/20/jpm-major-credit-card-companies-report-delinquency-drop-continues/83443</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/20/jpm-major-credit-card-companies-report-delinquency-drop-continues/83443#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Regulatory filings by major credit card companies for the month of August revealed mixed results in credit card defaults and delinquency rate. According to the respective regulatory filing, four of the nation&#8217;s top six credit card companies reported a decline in card defaults, while five of them recorded reduced delinquency rates. JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co.(JPM), Discover Financial Services (DFS), American Express Company (AXP) and Bank of America Corporation (BAC) recorded further drop in their respective credit card defaults, whereas Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) and Citigroup Inc. (C) reported a surge for the same. Card companies usually write off the loans that are 180 days past due and assume them as uncollectible. JPMorgan reported a decrease in net charges-off (NCOs) to 4.67% of its total loan balance in August compared ]]></description>
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		<title>(BRC) Company News for September 13, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/13/brc-company-news-for-september-13-2011-corporate-summary/83077</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/13/brc-company-news-for-september-13-2011-corporate-summary/83077#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brady Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRCM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadcom Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coldwater Creek Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colfax Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CWTR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DLB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dolby Laboratories Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLBL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Industries Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ING]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ING Groep NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NETL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NetLogic Microsystems Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research In Motion Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIMM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[•    Share prices of semiconductor company NetLogic Microsystems (NASDAQ:NETL) spiked up 50.80% to close at $48.12 after Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ:BRCM) announced its decision to buy the company for about $3.7 billion •    Board of directors of McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) has approved a plan to separate the company into two different public companies. Following the development, shares of the company rose 3.98% •    Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) has entered into a definitive license agreement with Dolby (NYSE:DLB). Under the terms of the agreement, RIMM will use Dolby&#8217;s audio technology •    Share prices of ID badge maker Brady Corp. BRC (NYSE:BRC) gained 7.52% after the company witnessed an increase in its fourth quarter profits and announced it was purchasing about 2 million of its own shares •    A regulatory filing showed that ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for August 26, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/26/axp-stock-market-news-for-august-26-2011-market-news/82114</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/26/axp-stock-market-news-for-august-26-2011-market-news/82114#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barclays plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBS AG]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tense investors chose to raise cash ahead of the Federal Chairman’s speech at Jackson Hole and subsequently dragged the benchmarks lower, negating the effect of Warren Buffet’s $5 billion investment in Bank of America. Additionally, the jobs market painted another gloomy picture of the economy as initial claims grew. The benchmarks registered its first day of losses for the week and ended their three-day rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) slid 1.5% to settle at 11,149.82. The blue-chip index had initially gained 85 in the first few minutes of trading, but lost all these gains thereafter. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) lost 1.6% to close at 1,159.27. The Nasdaq Composite Index plunged 1.9% and finished the day at 2,419.63. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) surged to hover ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAP) Company News for August 12, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/13/aap-company-news-for-august-12-2011-corporate-summary/81229</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/13/aap-company-news-for-august-12-2011-corporate-summary/81229#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Parts Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advance Auto Parts Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Arden Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Motors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pan American Silver Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RDEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sara Lee Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[•    Pan American Silver Corp (NASDAQ:PAAS) posted Q2 EPS of $0.71, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.74 per share. Revenues rose 57.4% year-over-year to $231.9 million, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $282.0 million •    FXCM (NASDAQ:FXCM) reported Q2 EPS of $0.19, which came in below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.20 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 9.2% year-over-year to $103.4 million, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $78.0 million •    Motor company General Motors (NYSE:GM) announced that it has entered into a supply contact with battery maker A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:AONE) which will allow the company to sell batteries for GM&#8217;s future electric vehicles in global markets. Following this announcement, share prices of A123 Systems Inc. jumped 45.11% to close at $4.60 •    Share prices ]]></description>
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		<title>(ANX) Company News for August 11, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/11/anx-company-news-for-august-11-2011-corporate-summary/81137</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adventrx Pharmaceuticals Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cisco Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CREE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cree Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toreador Resources Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TRGL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walt Disney Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[•    According to a report in The New York Times, Capital One (NYSE:COF) has decided to acquire the U.S. credit card business segment of HSBC holdings (NYSE:HSBC)  in a deal estimated to be over $2 billion •    MakeMyTrip Limited (NASDAQ:MMYT) posted Q1 EPS of $0.04, surpassing analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.03 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 51.8% year-over-year to $21.1 million •    ZaZa Energy and Toreador Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:TRGL) said they have signed a definitive agreement to merge the two companies •    Share prices of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE:BK) declined 7.82% after the banking company announced it would axe 1,500 jobs to cut costs •    Shares of pharma company ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals Inc (AMEX:ANX) fell 58.27% to close at $1.06 after the company on Tuesday ]]></description>
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		<title>(COF) Capital One Financial Earnings Outpace Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/15/cof-capital-one-financial-earnings-outpace-estimates/79094</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/15/cof-capital-one-financial-earnings-outpace-estimates/79094#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ING]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ING Groep NV]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corp.’s (COF) second quarter 2011 earnings from continuing operations of $2.04 per share were substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.67. Though this compared unfavorably with $2.04 in the prior quarter, it surpassed $1.78 recorded in the year-ago quarter. Better-than-expected results for the quarter were primarily aided by increased revenues and a lower provision for loan losses ensuing from an improved credit performance. Additionally, the company’s capital and profitability ratios also improved. However, an increase in operating expenses was a downside. Additionally during the quarter, Capital One announced an agreement to acquire ING Direct USA, the online banking unit of Amsterdam-based ING Groep NV (ING), in a stock-cum-cash transaction valued at $9.0 billion. The acquisition is expected to close late this year or early next ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for July 12, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/12/xlf-stock-market-news-for-july-12-2011-market-news/78891</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exchange Traded Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PGR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Progressive Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XLF]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On the opening day of the week, markets slipped to their lowest level in almost a month, as euro-zone debt worries dampened investor sentiment. Additionally, an impasse over budget talks dragged the mood lower while investors looked for direction from the earnings season, which was unofficially kicked-off by Alcoa, The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) plunged 1.2% to settle at 12,505.76. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) dropped 1.8% to close at 1,319.49. The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 2.0% to finish at 2,802.62. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) surged 18% to settle at 18.8. On the New York Stock Exchange, AMEX and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes remained low at 6.55 billion shares, compared with last year&#8217;s daily average of 8.47 billion. On the NYSE, for every six stocks that ]]></description>
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		<title>(SOLR) Increase Odds of Positive Earnings Surprises</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/solr-increase-odds-of-positive-earnings-surprises/78345</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alon USA Energy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Energy Services Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CACI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CACI International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Constant Contact Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copa Holdings SA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CTCT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delek US Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMBRAER - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ERJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GGAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GT Solar International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GTS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HLX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HUN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huntsman Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imperial Oil Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liquidity Services Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[OM Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ORBK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orbotech Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pan American Silver Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Park National Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepco Holdings Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SGI]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Siemens AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silicon Graphics International Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SOLR]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Suncor Energy Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Targa Resources Partners LP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TDG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TransDigm Group Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Triple-S Management Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USANA Health Sciences Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surprises are, by definition, unexpected. However, since we know that companies that report better-than-expected earnings tend to see their share prices rise after the announcement, and those that disappoint sink, it would be nice to be able to get in front of those that are likely to do better than expected and get out of the way of those which are going to disappoint. Not easy to do, but there is a way to improve your odds. I like to look for the combination of three inter-related factors in trying to figure out who will post positive surprises, and who will disappoint. Check the Recent History I start with the fact that historically, companies that reported a positive surprise last time around are much more likely to do so in ]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barclays plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HSBC HLDGS PLC ADS]]></category>

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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>(COF) The Cheap &#8220;Ones&#8221; &#8211; Finding Value Stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/cof-the-cheap-ones-finding-value-stocks/76877</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/cof-the-cheap-ones-finding-value-stocks/76877#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASM International NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AVX Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domtar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slm Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vivo Participacoes S.A.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Firms for which the market’s expectations of the future are low tend to be very cheap statistically. There is a very large body of research that suggests that over time you do much better buying cheap firms than expensive ones, even if the expensive ones seem to have the hot products and the buzz around them. However, you can also get stuck in a “value trap” &#8212; a stock that is cheap for a reason and simply sits at low multiples for long periods of time without much improvement in the underlying metrics (the multiple of what). The key is to try to find cheap stocks where the underlying fundamentals are improving. Then not only do you enjoy the underlying growth, but you also tend to get a multiple expansion. ]]></description>
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		<title>(PNC) PNC Financial Services Group Acquiring Royal Bank of Canada Unit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/pnc-pnc-financial-services-group-acquiring-royal-bank-of-canada-unit/76843</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/pnc-pnc-financial-services-group-acquiring-royal-bank-of-canada-unit/76843#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ING]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ING Groep NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberty All Star Equity Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Bank of Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC) is purchasing RBC Bank (USA), the U.S. retail banking subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and have signed a definitive agreement in this context. The acquisition of this RBC banking business for $3.45 billion would help PNC to expand its footprint in the Southeast markets. The purchase price of the RBC unit, which has approximately $25 billion of assets, represents $112 million discount to tangible book value. The Deal Details The deal would augment PNC’s network with additional 424 RBC branches located in North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia and South Carolina. This would result in PNC becoming the 5th among U.S. banks with 2,870 branches. Moreover, PNC would inherit $19 billion in deposits and $16 billion in loans from this transaction. In ]]></description>
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		<title>(COF) Capital One Acquires ING Direct USA</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/cof-capital-one-acquires-ing-direct-usa/76708</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/cof-capital-one-acquires-ing-direct-usa/76708#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIT Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ING]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corp.(COF) announced an agreement to acquire ING Direct USA, the online banking unit of Amsterdam-based ING Groep NV (ING), in a stock-cum-cash transaction valued at $9.0 billion. The deal would catapult the company to fifth position from the present eighth, in terms of deposits in the U.S. Earlier this month, Capital One and General Electric Co. (GE) had submitted their bids to acquire ING Direct USA. Other companies that had shown interest in acquiring ING Direct USA, were CIT Group Inc. (CIT), SJB National Bank, Ally Financial Inc. and Citigroup Inc. (C). According to the condition with the European Union (EU) to get government bailout during the financial crisis, ING Groep is selling its U.S. unit. However, this deal would not affect ING Direct’s operations in Canada, ]]></description>
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		<title>(CFI) Company News for June 17, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/cfi-company-news-for-june-17-2011-corporate-summary/76675</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/cfi-company-news-for-june-17-2011-corporate-summary/76675#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Textile Industrial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culp Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG FastChannel Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DGIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Transfer Equity L.P.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kroger Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OMEX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Union Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Shares of Virginia-based bank Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) rose 2.36% after the bank announced plans to purchase ING’s U.S. online bank.  The deal will help Capital One become the fifth largest U.S. bank in terms of assets •    Share prices of The Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) gained 4.53% after the biggest U.S. supermarket chain reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings figures and increased its earnings forecast for the fiscal •    On Thursday, Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE:ETE) said it plans to acquire natural gas line company Southern Union (NYSE:SUG) for $4.1 billion •    Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMEX) said it was pricing its public offering of 4.8 million shares at $3.05 a share •    Share prices of digital advertisement company MediaMind Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:MDMD) rose 37.45% after DG FastChannel Inc (NASDAQ:DGIT) offered ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) U.S. Credit Card Defaults Continue to Decrease</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/bac-u-s-credit-card-defaults-continue-to-decrease/76581</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/bac-u-s-credit-card-defaults-continue-to-decrease/76581#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regulatory filings by major credit card companies for the month of May have shown a continuous declining trend in credit card defaults, with rates dropping to the pre-crisis level. On Wednesday, five of the nation&#8217;s top six credit card companies reported a decline in card defaults. While, Bank of America Corporation (BAC), American Express Company (AXP), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Citigroup (C) and Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) recorded further drop in their respective credit card defaults, JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) reported a surge for the same. Card companies usually write off the loans that are 180 days past due and assume them as uncollectible. For BofA, on an annualized basis, net charges-off (NCOs) went down to 8.03% in May as against 8.25% in April. Furthermore, this was significantly ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Credit Card Defaults Trend Down</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/30/jpm-credit-card-defaults-trend-down-2/74228</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/30/jpm-credit-card-defaults-trend-down-2/74228#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 02:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regulatory filings by major credit card companies for the month of April have shown a declining trend in credit card defaults. On Monday, five of the nation&#8217;s top six credit card companies reported a decline in card defaults. While JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), American Express Company (AXP), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Citigroup Inc. (C)  and Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) recorded further drop in their respective credit card defaults, Bank of America Corporation (BAC) reported a surge for the same. Card companies usually write off the loans that are 180 days past due and assume them to be uncollectible. JPMorgan reported a decrease in net charges-off (NCOs) to 5.60% of its total loan balance in April compared with 6.02% in March. This is the lowest NCO rate for the ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Credit Card Risks Linger</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/28/bac-credit-card-risks-linger/74527</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/28/bac-credit-card-risks-linger/74527#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 05:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are U.S. credit card users protected now? The answer depends on the type of credit card they are holding. If it&#8217;s a small business credit card, which is easily available for customers who do not own even a small business, the risk of facing awful practices by credit card companies is huge. A study released by the Pew Charitable Trust&#8217;s Safe Credit Card Project on Wednesday conveys this fact. The small business credit cards are exempt from the CARD (Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure) Act, which was signed into law by President Obama in 2009 to protect credit card users from unreasonable late payment fees, unpredictable interest rate hikes and other penalty fees. According to the director of Pew Charitable Trust&#8217;s Safe Credit Card Project, the credit card companies ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Credit Card Defaults Trend Down</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/23/jpm-credit-card-defaults-trend-down/74313</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/23/jpm-credit-card-defaults-trend-down/74313#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 13:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regulatory filings by major credit card companies for the month of April have shown a declining trend in credit card defaults. On Monday, five of the nation&#8217;s top six credit card companies reported a decline in card defaults. While JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), American Express Company (AXP), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Citigroup Inc. (C)  and Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) recorded further drop in their respective credit card defaults, Bank of America Corporation (BAC) reported a surge for the same. Card companies usually write off the loans that are 180 days past due and assume them to be uncollectible. JPMorgan reported a decrease in net charges-off (NCOs) to 5.60% of its total loan balance in April compared with 6.02% in March. This is the lowest NCO rate for the ]]></description>
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		<title>(COF) Capital One Gets Fitch Investment Grade Rating Retained</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/cof-capital-one-gets-fitch-investment-grade-rating-retained/71439</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/cof-capital-one-gets-fitch-investment-grade-rating-retained/71439#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Fitch Ratings announced that it has maintained its investment grade ratings on Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) and its core operating subsidiaries. The rating agency stated the company’s significant earnings growth and improving asset quality as the main reasons for the affirmation. Fitch reiterated Capital One’s long-term issuer default rating (IDR) at “A-” and its short term IDR at “F1”. Fitch also confirmed the company’s subordinated debt rating at “BBB+”. Additionally, the rating agency maintained a “Stable” outlook on the company. The rating agency commented that its credit ratings reflect Capital One’s improved product diversifications, less dependence on capital markets for funding, along with strong and stable liquidity levels. Furthermore, the rating agency stated that the company’s positive earnings throughout the financial crisis also factored into the credit ]]></description>
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		<title>(COF) Capital One Financial Planning to Bid for ING Direct?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/09/cof-capital-one-financial-planning-to-bid-for-ing-direct/70656</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/09/cof-capital-one-financial-planning-to-bid-for-ing-direct/70656#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIT Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ING]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ING Groep NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WisdomTree Dreyfus Euro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, Bloomberg reported that Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) is one of the few firms that are interested in buying ING Direct USA. ING Direct USA is the online banking unit of Amsterdam-based ING Groep NV (ING). Apart from Capital One, ING has been in talks with several other companies and is looking to either sell ING Direct or merge it with a lending firm. Other companies that are in fray include SJB National Bank, General Electric Co. (GE) and CIT Group Inc. (CIT). Earlier, ING had been in talks with Citigroup Inc. (C) to combine ING Direct with Citigroup’s credit-card business, but the talks somehow failed to materialize. As a part of the European Union’s (EU) approval of restructuring plan, ING needs to sell off ING Direct by ]]></description>
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		<title>(DVR) TiVo Reports Database Compromise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/05/dvr-tivo-reports-database-compromise/70668</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/05/dvr-tivo-reports-database-compromise/70668#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil and Gas Equipment and Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alliance Data Systems Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alpha Pro Tech Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cal Dive International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMC Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Business Machines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kroger Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TIVO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TiVo Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WAG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walgreen Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A developer of advanced television services including digital video recorders (DVR), TiVo Inc. (TIVO), announced that its third-party marketing vendor, Epsilon has been impacted by a massive security breach. TiVo has warned its customers not to provide any personal information to anyone sending e-mail using the company’s name. According to TiVo, Epsilon’s database including e-mail addresses of some TiVo customers was hacked by an unauthorised person. TiVo employs the marketing services of Epsilon, a unit of Alliance Data Systems Corp. (ADS), which sends more than 40 billion emails annually and has more than 2,500 clients including seven of the Fortune 10 companies. According to TiVo, Epsilon does not have access to service or credit card details, so all such data remains secured. However, TiVo will conduct its own internal investigation ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) How Are Americans Using Their Credit Cards?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/20/bac-how-are-americans-using-their-credit-cards/68221</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/20/bac-how-are-americans-using-their-credit-cards/68221#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Crises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Learning from the latest economic crisis, regulators have been trying to swap the credit card swiping trend with alternative payment methods and prompting consumers to reduce their credit card debts. Consequently, a declining trend of credit card usage has been witnessed in recent years. But does this imply that the Americans’ love for plastic credit is slowly dying out? A closer look into the underlying data might reveal that the US still moves on credit cards and that these remain a major economic force. According to a report released last Friday by credit reporting agency Experian, the average credit card debt decreased 4% to about $4,200 in 2010 from $4,467 in the prior year. However, for several cities, the average credit card debt is much higher than the national level. ]]></description>
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		<title>(ALTR) Company News for March 07, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/07/altr-company-news-for-march-07-2011-corporate-summary/68183</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/07/altr-company-news-for-march-07-2011-corporate-summary/68183#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Specialized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altera Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALTR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMTD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CERS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cerus Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Schwab Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cogdell Spencer Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monster Worldwide Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MWW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SCHW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[• Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) lowered its Q1 EPS estimate for Citigroup to $0.10 from $0.13, against a Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.10 per share, and for Goldman Sachs to $3.91 from $5.93, against a Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.23 per share • Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) said its board of directors has approved a yearly dividend of $1.46 this year, up 21% from the $1.21 dividend paid out last year • Madison Square Garden, Inc. (NASDAQ:MSG) reported Q4 EPS of $0.42,  below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.45 per share • RW Baird upgraded Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR)  to Outperform from Neutral • Morgan Stanley upgraded Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) to Overweight from Equal Weight • Wells Fargo initiated coverage on Charles Schwab (NASDAQ:SCHW) with an Outperform rating • RW Baird downgraded Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) to Neutral from Buy ]]></description>
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		<title>(AVP) Stock Market News for Febuary 09, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/09/avp-stock-market-news-for-febuary-09-2011/66648</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/09/avp-stock-market-news-for-febuary-09-2011/66648#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcelor Mittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avon Products Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AVP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Herley Industries Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HRLY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kindred Healthcare Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KND]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KTOS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rehabcare Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RHB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TEVA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walt Disney Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, markets gained points with the Dow closing higher for the seventh consecutive session, the longest run of gains since July, helped by strong sales figures posted by Mc Donald’s. However, the gains were limited by falling energy prices which were hit by China’s interest rate increase intended to control rising inflation. Fast-food giant McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) has reported strong sales for the month of January around the world except for the US. Reacting to this news, share prices of McDonald’s increased 2.6%. The Dow rose by 0.59% and closed at 12,233.15. The S&#38;P 500 gained 0.42% and ended the day at 1,324.57. The Nasdaq composite edged up 0.47% and closed at 2,797.05. On the New York Stock Exchange, breadth of the market was marginally on the positive side but ]]></description>
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		<title>(BEC) Company News For December 10, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/10/bec-company-news-for-december-10-2010-corporate-summary/61885</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/10/bec-company-news-for-december-10-2010-corporate-summary/61885#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scientific & Technical Instruments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beckman Coulter Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Health Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CYH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IFF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Flavors & Fragrances Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occidental Petroleum Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OXY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tenet Healthcare Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[THC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[• China&#8217;s Petrochemical agreed to purchase Occidental Petroleum&#8217;s (NYSE:OXY) oil and gas holding in Argentina for $2.45 billion • Community Health (NYSE:CYH) made an offer for Tenet (NYSE:THC) for $3.3 billion, or $6 per share, which the firm declined • Beckman Coulter (NYSE:BEC) is examining prospects for selling itself for about $5 billion • National Semiconductor (NYSE:NSM) posted better-than-estimated fiscal third quarter earnings of $0.34, beating Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.32, on revenues of $390 million • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Procter &#38; Gamble (NYSE:PG) to &#8220;buy,&#8221; with a target price of $75 • RBC initiated coverage of International Flavors &#38; Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) at &#8220;outperform,&#8221; with a target price of $68 • FBR upgraded Capital One (NYSE:COF) to &#8220;outperform&#8221; from &#8220;market perform,&#8221; raising the price target from $45 to $53 BECKMAN COULTER (BEC): Free Stock Analysis Report ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s Investors Service Chops Ratings of Ten Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/04/mco-moodys-investors-service-chops-ratings-of-ten-banks/58040</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/04/mco-moodys-investors-service-chops-ratings-of-ten-banks/58040#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BPOP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FITB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KEY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KeyCorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Popular Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ZION]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zions BanCorporation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, the ratings arm of Moody&#8217;s Corp. (MCO), has lowered the ratings of 10 banks earlier this week on lower expectations for governmental support for these banks. Banks Thumbed Down The banks whose ratings were downgraded are BB&#38;T Corp. (BBT), Capital One Financial Corp. (COF), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), KeyCorp (KEY), PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC), Popular Inc. (BPOP), Regions Financial Corp. (RF), SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and Zions Bancorp (ZION). Additionally, the rating agency lowered the outlook on the subsidiaries of American Express Company (AXP). While the overall ratings – and the downgrades – varied, the deposit ratings of all the regional banks experienced a minimum of one notch of cut. With the severe financial crisis behind us, Moody’s believes that the passage ]]></description>
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		<title>(MA) MasterCard Quarterly Earnings Outshines Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/ma-mastercard-quarterly-earnings-outshines-consensus-estimates/57565</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/ma-mastercard-quarterly-earnings-outshines-consensus-estimates/57565#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Visa Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MasterCard Inc.’s (MA) third quarter operating earnings per share of $3.94 came in dramatically ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.54 and $3.45 in the year-ago quarter. Net income for the reported quarter was $518 million, up 14.6% from $452 million in the prior-year quarter. Results improved over the prior-year quarter due primarily to better pricing, an increased number of processed transactions and reduced operating expenses, which drove the operating margin higher. However Incorporatedrease in rebates and incentives and the flattish growth in number of processed transactions were on the downside for MasterCard. Total revenue increased 4.7% year over year to $1.43 billion, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.41 billion. On a constant currency basis, net revenue increased 7.3% over the prior-year period. The increase was primarily due ]]></description>
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		<title>(COF) Capital One Financial Beats The Street Substantially</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/02/cof-capital-one-financial-beats-the-street-substantially/55672</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/02/cof-capital-one-financial-beats-the-street-substantially/55672#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corp.’s (COF) third quarter 2010 earnings from continuing operations of $1.79 per share were substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.12. The earnings also compare favorably with earnings of $1.78 in the prior quarter and 96 cents in the year-ago quarter. Results for the quarter benefited over the prior-year quarter primarily from increased revenues and a lower provision for loan losses due to improved credit performance. However, an increase in operating expenses acted as a headwind. Total revenue for the reported quarter came in at $4.0 billion, up 2.6% from $3.9 billion in the prior quarter and 11.1% from $3.5 billion in the prior-year quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, total revenue improved 2.6% from the prior quarter but decreased 13.0% from the year-ago quarter to ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) American Express Quartely Report Beats The Street by a Nickel</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/22/axp-american-express-quartely-report-beats-the-street-by-a-nickel/56110</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, American Express Company (AXP) reported third quarter income from continuing operations of $1.1 billion or 90 cents per share, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 85 cents. Results in the year-ago quarter were $640 million or 54 cents, excluding a loss of $2.0 million or one cent per share from discontinued operations. However, the results from discontinued operations were nil during the reported quarter. The significant surge in earnings for American Express was attributable to an increased usage of cards with lesser defaults as consumers resumed their spending at a level similar to the pre-recession period. However, strong growth in the top-line and substantial reduction in provision for losses was partially offset by higher-than-expected operating expenses and higher tax rate. American Express’ card members&#8217; spending increased 14% ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) Citigroup Reports Increased Credit Card Charge-offs &#8211; August 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/18/c-citigroup-reports-increased-credit-card-charge-offs-august-2010/52090</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/18/c-citigroup-reports-increased-credit-card-charge-offs-august-2010/52090#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc. (C) has reported an increase in credit card charge-offs in August. Charge-offs ? balances that are uncollectible by the company and are subsequently written off ? have increased to 11.18% in August from 9.75% in July at Citi. However, Citi’s delinquency rate for loans due over 30 days decreased to 4.95% in August from 5.3% in July. The trends in credit card charge-offs and delinquency rates in Citi were similar to what other credit card lenders have experienced in August. Capital One Financial Corp. (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Bank of America Corporation (BAC) and JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) reported an uptick in net charge-offs in the month, though American Express Company (AXP) managed to keep its charge-offs rate steady in August. However, all of them have reported ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) How About The New Credit Card Rules: Good or Bad?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/08/c-how-about-the-new-credit-card-rules-good-or-bad/49149</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/08/c-how-about-the-new-credit-card-rules-good-or-bad/49149#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final provisions of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act that came into effect last Sunday could have longer term repercussions. Though the new rules will protect credit card users from unreasonable late payment fees, interest rate hikes and other penalty fees, these could prove to be more difficult to card holders than before. On May 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the CARD Act into law. The Act aims at protecting the average consumer. However, this law threatens the profitability of major card issuers including Citigroup Inc. (C), Bank of America Corp. (BAC), JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) and Discover Financial Services (DFS), since issuing credit at a rate suited to a customer’s risk is a complex process now. So how ]]></description>
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		<title>(CMA) Another Strong Earnings Season &#8211; The Dog That Didn&#8217;t Bark? &#8211; Earnings Trends</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/03/cma-another-strong-earnings-season-the-dog-that-didnt-bark-earnings-trends/46410</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/03/cma-another-strong-earnings-season-the-dog-that-didnt-bark-earnings-trends/46410#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regional - Midwest Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comerica Incorporated]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halliburton Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valero Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Key Points: Second quarter earnings season shaping up as a very strong one. So far 66.6% of firms reporting (333). Surprise ratio 4.63 with a 6.12% median surprise. Total net income grows 44.4%. Sales Surprise ratio at 1.83, median surprise 1.17%; 60% of all firms do better than expected on top line. Total revenue growth 11.09%. Total net income for the firms yet to report is expected to be 9.85% above second quarter of 2009 levels. Significant slowdown from the 63.3% growth those same firms had in the first quarter. A further slowdown to 7.0% growth expected in the third quarter. Total revenue growth for those yet to report expected to be 9.8%, down from the 13.6% the same firms reported in the first quarter. Still a very healthy level ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) American Express Company Earnings Exceed Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/02/axp-american-express-company-earnings-exceed-estimates/44426</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/02/axp-american-express-company-earnings-exceed-estimates/44426#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 22, 2010, American Express Company (AXP) reported its second-quarter income from continuing operations of $1.0 billion or 84 cents per share, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 78 cents. The significant surge in earnings for American Express was attributable to increased usage of cards with lesser defaults, as consumers resumed their spending, a level similar to the pre-recession period. American Express’ card members&#8217; spending increased 16% year-over-year. The increase came from corporate cards, cards issued by its bank partners and premium co-branded cards. Results in the year-ago quarter were $0.6 billion or 27 cents, excluding a deduction of $0.2 billion or 18 cents per share from a repurchase of preferred shares from the U.S. government. The results also exclude a loss of $5.0 million from discontinued operations. ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Rating Outlook Falls for Big Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/02/mco-rating-outlook-falls-for-big-banks/45308</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/02/mco-rating-outlook-falls-for-big-banks/45308#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rating outlooks for big banks have been lowered by Moody’s Investor Service, a part of Moody’s Corporation (MCO). The rating agency has tempered its outlook for Bank of America Corporation (BAC) (or BofA) , Citigroup Inc. (C) and Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC) to “negative&#8221; from “stable&#8221;. The downgrade comes as a result of a new law – Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – that is anticipated to reduce government support for the U.S. banks in future. This law also fortifies regulators’ supervising power Incorporatedluding power to liquidate a bank, if required. According to the rating agency, these banks have received extra ordinary support from the government during the recent financial crisis. The handholding helped these companies to enjoy debt and deposit ratings well above the ]]></description>
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		<title>(MSFT) Company News for July 23, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/24/msft-company-news-for-july-23-2010-corporate-summary/44435</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/24/msft-company-news-for-july-23-2010-corporate-summary/44435#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Application Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E*TRADE Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kimberly-Clark Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mosaic Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NCR Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SanDisk Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[T. Rowe Price Group]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) posted fiscal fourth quarter earnings of 51 cents compared with Zacks estimate of 47 cents. Revenues were up 22.5% year over year to $16 billion compared with Zacks estimate of $15.3 billion • SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) posted second quarter earnings of 18 cents, on revenues that moved up 61.5% from the year-ago period to $1.2 billion compared with equivalent Zacks estimate • NCR (NYSE:NCR) reported second quarter earnings of 35 cents compared with Zacks estimate of 31 cents; on revenues of $1.2 billion, up 4.7% from a year ago, compared with Zacks estimate of the same amount • Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) posted earnings of 89 cents with a 16.7% growth in revenues to $1.9 billion • E*Trade (NASDAQ:ETFC) earnings for the second quarter came in at 12 cents, on revenues of $534 million which ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) JPMorgan Slashes Loan Rates For Small Businesses Hiring People</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/30/jpm-jpmorgan-slashes-loan-rates-for-small-businesses-hiring-people/42036</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/30/jpm-jpmorgan-slashes-loan-rates-for-small-businesses-hiring-people/42036#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Huntington Bancshares Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to motivate small businesses and to reduce unemployment level, JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) on Tuesday started a new plan to slash loan rates on small businesses, who decide to hire new employees. JPMorgan will lower the rate by 0.5 percentage points for every new employee small businesses appoints, with the maximum of three employees. Apart from lowering loan rates, JPMorgan will also provide discounts to small businesses for the opening of checking accounts. The company expects these small businesses to take full advantage of the lower interest rates and help reduce unemployment. The new program initiated by JPMorgan will be applicable to new lines of credit of up to $250,000. However, the existing customers can avail this facility by increasing their line of credit by $10,000 ]]></description>
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		<title>(V) Visa Announces Lobbying Charges</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/21/v-visa-announces-lobbying-charges/41099</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/21/v-visa-announces-lobbying-charges/41099#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Visa Inc. (V) reported that it spent $1.12 million during the first quarter 2010 on issues related to credit card regulations. The lobbying charges were down 27% from the $1.54 million spent during the first quarter of 2009 and declined 30% from $1.6 million spent in the fourth quarter of 2009. Visa lobbied Congress, the Federal Reserve System and Federal Trade Commission for multiple issues such as credit card regulations, fees charged to merchants for accepting card payments and the creation of a consumer protection agency. The credit card regulations were enforced by The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, known as the CARD Act, which was passed by Congress on May 22, 2009. It included several provisions aimed at regulating the fees levied on customers by ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) American Express Company to Bid for Royal Bank of Scotland Unit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/17/axp-american-express-company-to-bid-for-royal-bank-of-scotland-unit/37481</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/17/axp-american-express-company-to-bid-for-royal-bank-of-scotland-unit/37481#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 00:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[American Express Company (AXP) and UK-based private equity house Permira are jointly bidding for Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) payment processing division, the Financial Times reported yesterday. If closed, the deal could raise around $3.6 billion. The experience of AmEx in processing payments for millions of customers could help the RBS division to expand in emerging markets. AmEx’s cash position showed a balance of $21.0 billion as on March 31, 2010, amply demonstrating the financial capability of the company to participate in the bid. AmEx made the significant acquisition of Internet-based payment service provider Revolution Money in January 2010. This deal is expected to provide AmEx an innovative technology platform to extend its leadership beyond the traditional payment fields. During the first quarter of 2010, the company also returned $216.0 ]]></description>
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		<title>(CMA) Comerica Warrants to be Sold by the U.S. Treasury</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/05/cma-comerica-warrants-to-be-sold-by-the-u-s-treasury/36268</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/05/cma-comerica-warrants-to-be-sold-by-the-u-s-treasury/36268#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 20:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regional - Midwest Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comerica Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[First Financial BanCorporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sterling Bancshares Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury announced that it will auction warrants of Comerica Inc. (CMA) this week. The Treasury will auction 11.48 million warrants of Comerica on Thursday. The minimum bid price is set at $15 per warrant. This move will completely free Comerica from government intervention. The offering is expected to be priced through a modified Dutch auction. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., a division of Deutsche Bank AG (DB) is the sole book-running manager. The Treasury received these warrants as part of its investment in Comerica through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) during the height of the financial crisis. In March 2010, Comerica repaid the entire $2.25 billion of bailout money it had received from the government. The repayment of TARP loans followed Comerica’s completion of an $880 million ]]></description>
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		<title>(COF) February Consumer Credit Figures Show Contraction</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/07/cof-february-consumer-credit-figures-are-contracting/33080</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. consumer continues to try to improve his or her balance sheet. In February, consumer credit (not including real estate-backed loans, aka mortgages) fell by 11.5%, and has been down in 12 of the last 13 months. However the one exception to that was in January, and the amount of consumer credit for that month was revised upwards to an increase of 10.6 billion from the initial report of a $5.0 billion increase. For February, the decline is equal to an annualized decline rate of 5.5%. Year over year, consumer credit is down 4.0% and it is off 5.2% from its peak in July 2008. There are two parts of consumer credit: revolving credit like credit card debt, and non-revolving debt like auto loans. It was the credit card ]]></description>
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		<title>(TCBI) Texas Capital Bancshares Warrents Sold by U.S. Treasury for $6.6 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/16/tcbi-texas-capital-bancshares-warrents-sold-by-u-s-treasury-for-6-6-million/30721</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regional - Southwest Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Signature Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCB]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Texas Capital BancShares Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Treasury announced on Friday that it has received net proceeds of $6.6 million from the sale of warrants it had obtained as part of its investment in Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. (TCBI) through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) during the height of the financial crisis. TCBI had repaid the entire $75 million of bailout money it had received from the government in January 2009. The Treasury auctioned 758,086 warrants at $8.85 each. The final price was above the floor price of $6.50 per warrant set by the Treasury. The TCBI warrants have a strike price of $14.84 and expire in January 2019. The current move will completely free TCBI from government intervention. The auction of TCBI warrants follows the sale of Signature Bank’s (SBNY) warrants on Thursday, Washington ]]></description>
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