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		<title>(XOM) Chinese Oil Companies: How to Play the Inevitable Shift</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 20:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s crazy to think that in just the last three years, China has become the world’s second largest economy, the world’s largest energy consumer, and the world’s second largest oil consumer. A recent PriceWaterhouseCoopers report even estimates, “China could be the largest economy in the world as early as 2020…” Whether it happens by then, I honestly don’t know. But neither does anyone else. In fact, long-term estimates like these are almost never right. There’s one thing you can count on, though. No matter when (or even if) China takes the number one spot in the global economy, it’s going to require a great deal of energy either way. And it’s more important than ever investors take a close look at what’s going on. Because, when it comes to energy, ]]></description>
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		<title>(CEO) CNOOC Finds Gas in Yinggehai</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/30/ceo-cnooc-finds-gas-in-yinggehai/99473</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese offshore giant CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) has made another breakthrough in the high temperature and high-pressure natural gas reservoir in Yinggehai Basin. The new discovery made in Dongfang (DF) 13-2 is situated in the north of central sag in Yinggehai Basin of Western South China Sea. The successful evaluation of the middle formation of the DF 13-1 gas field in 2010 has resulted in this new discovery. The new find at DF 13-2 struck gas pay zones in a water depth of 65 meters, having a total thickness of 35 meters and a well depth of 3,168 meters. In the course of the trial, the well flowed at an average rate of 42.4 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. CNOOC’s new strike at Yinggehai Basin goes to confirm ]]></description>
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		<title>(PNRA) Panera Bread&#8217;s COO Steps Down</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/24/pnra-panera-breads-coo-steps-down/99490</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Panera Bread Co. (PNRA) has recently announced that effective May 31, 2012, John Maguire will no longer serve as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company. Maguire resigned from his current position in Panera to join Friendly&#8217;s Ice Cream LLC as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Concurrently, Panera has appointed Charles J. Chapman III, as the new COO. Charles, who currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Development and Business Development &#38; Licensing of the company, was first drafted in the company’s board of directors in January 2008. Last year, he resigned from his position of COO in International Dairy Queen to join the company&#8217;s management team. Chapman has also served as the COO of Bruegger&#8217;s Bagels and has held positions at Darden Restaurants Inc. ]]></description>
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		<title>(KKD) Krispy Kreme Doughnuts COO Steps Down</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/20/kkd-krispy-kreme-doughnuts-coo-steps-down/98533</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (KKD) recently announced that its President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Kenneth A. May has stepped down from his position citing personal reasons. Mr. May joined the company toward the end of November 2011 and we were encouraged with his appointment given his experience of more than 25 years in the field of retail, brand enhancement and supply chain. We expected Krispy to prosper under his leadership. However, his resignation in such a short span of time comes as a shock for us. The investors were also disappointed; and consequently, the stock price fell 18 cents from the previous day price and closed at $6.84 on Tuesday. James H. Morgan, the Chairman and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Krispy Kreme has been reinstalled ]]></description>
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		<title>(ETFC) E*TRADE Financial Doubles CEO&#8217;s Pay Package</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/13/etfc-etrade-financial-doubles-ceos-pay-package/94878</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[E*TRADE Financial Corporation’s (ETFC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Steven Freiberg’s total compensation, including a cash bonus, had been raised to $6.3 million in 2011, according to a regulatory filing on Friday. In 2010, Freiberg’s compensation was $3 million. Freiberg’s pay package includes salary of $1.0 million, a cash bonus of $3.0 million and stock awards of $1.5 million for the year 2011. He has also received $742,497 in options and $44,392 in other compensation. Furthermore, the CEO was granted $3 million worth shares, which will be vested over a period of 4 years. After Freiberg’s appointment as CEO in April 2010, E*TRADE entered the profit region in 2011 for the first time since 2006. The company reported net income of $156.7 million or 54 cents per share in 2011, ]]></description>
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		<title>(TROW) T. Rowe Price Group CEO Gets Pay Hike</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/13/trow-t-rowe-price-group-ceo-gets-pay-hike/94856</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[T. Rowe Price Group Inc.’s (TROW) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), James A.C. Kennedy, got a 10% hike in his total compensation package. His salary had been increased to $7.8 million in 2011 from $7.1 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing last week. In addition to this, T. Rowe Price’s chairman and chief investment officer, Brian C. Rogers, got a pay hike in 2011. Rogers’ compensation package surged 12% to $7.7 million in 2011 from $6.8 million in 2010. The pay hike of executives at T. Rowe was a result of certain factors, including the company’s performance in 2011. The company’s net income climbed 15% to $773.2 million or $2.92 per share in 2011. After Kennedy’s appointment as CEO in 2007, T. Rowe price has reported an increase ]]></description>
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		<title>(JNS) Janus Capital Group CEO Gets a Pay Cut</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/06/jns-janus-capital-group-ceo-gets-a-pay-cut/94384</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Janus Capital Group Inc.’s (JNS) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Weil’s total compensation had been reduced to $6.1 million in 2011 from $20.3 million, including a signing bonus of $10 million, in 2010, according to a proxy filing on Thursday. Excluding the bonus paid in 2010, Weil&#8217;s pay/salary suffered a 40% fall. The filing states that the CEO’s pay cut is based on certain factors, including the company’s performance in 2011. Moreover, the reduction in compensation encompasses the shareholder vote, which was taken at the annual meeting in April 2011. Yet, these votes were only advisory as needed by Congress after the financial crisis. Janus Capital will execute a new plan for Weil’s 2012 pay. The compensation will depend on the company’s operating income. Management will restrict Weil’s future possible ]]></description>
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		<title>(PTR) PetroChina Buys into Canadian Asset</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/ptr-petrochina-buys-into-canadian-asset/91524</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese energy giant PetroChina Co. Ltd. (PTR) inked an asset acquisition deal with Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDSA). Per the agreement, PetroChina purchased 20% stake in a Canadian shale gas project – Groundbirch – from Shell. However, neither of the companies disclosed the financial terms of the deal. Located in northeastern British Columbia, Shell owns 100% interest in the Groundbirch project that holds a production capacity of 1 billion cubic feet equivalents (bcfe) per day and has an estimated producing life of 40 years. Even after the deal, Shell will continue to act as the operator of the venture. While PetroChina will evaluate the export potential of the fuel in the form of liquefied natural gas to Asia, Groundbirch will continue to meet customer demands in North America. This acquisition ]]></description>
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		<title>(CEO) Marriott International Passing Baton to Sorenson</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/15/ceo-marriott-international-passing-baton-to-sorenson/88592</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though his surname is not Marriott, Arne Sorenson will succeed J.W. Marriott, Jr. as chief executive officer (CEO) of Marriott International Inc. (MAR) next year. Sorenson will be the third CEO in the company&#8217;s history followed by J.W. Bill Marriott (Jr.) who expanded his father’s 85-year old Marriott empire globally. Post transition, Bill Marriott will remain on the board as executive chairman. Bill Marriott will retire after running the Maryland-based company for six decades. He joined Marriott Corporation in 1956, was elected executive vice president and a board member in January 1964, went on to become the president of the company in November 1964, CEO in 1972, and eventually chairman of the board in 1985. Sorenson’s association with Marriott dates back to 1996. After being recruited personally by Marriott ]]></description>
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		<title>(EIA) Shale Gas: A Boon or Bubble?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/09/eia-shale-gas-a-boon-or-bubble/88266</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few years, a quiet revolution has been reshaping the energy business in the U.S. Known as ‘shale gas’ – natural gas trapped within dense sedimentary rock formations, or shale formations – it is being seen as a game changer, set to usher in an era of energy independence for the country. This unconventional fuel source is expected to transform domestic energy supply in the future decades by providing a potentially inexpensive and abundant new source of fuel for the world’s largest energy consumer. Huge Geographic Potential According to the Annual Energy Outlook 2011 published by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the U.S. possesses 2,543 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of potential natural gas resources. Of this, natural gas from shale resources accounts for 862 Tcf. In fact, more ]]></description>
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		<title>(CEO) CNOOC Closes OPTI Canada Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/ceo-cnooc-closes-opti-canada-deal/87715</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) has closed its previously announced purchase of Canadian oil sands operator OPTI Canada Inc. The $2.1 billion transaction was first declared in July. Estimated holdings of OPTI include about 195 million barrels of proved reserves, 534 million barrels of probable reserves, 1.1 billion barrels of contingent resources and 335 million barrels of prospective resources on its oil sands leases. The transaction gave CNOOC a 35% working interest in the Long Lake oil-sands project in Alberta, which is Opti’s primary asset. Calgary-based energy firm Nexen Inc. (NXY) enjoys ownership interest in the project with the remaining 65% stake. CNOOC has also gained interests in three other project areas in the Athabasca region of north-east Alberta. The Long Lake project has failed to meet its production goals owing to ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) Wal-Mart Stores Reopens Stores in China</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/wmt-wal-mart-stores-reopens-stores-in-china/85859</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) has reopened 13 stores in southwest China, which were ordered to shut down two weeks before by the municipal government of China. The municipal government of Chongqing in southwestern China had accused Wal-Mart of selling substandard food and thus fined the company with $420,000 and ordered to close 13 Wal-Mart stores for 15 days. In addition, 37 Wal-Mart employees were detained in Chongqing over mislabeling ordinary pork as organic. In response to it, Wal-Mart used the two-week closure to provide 30,000 hours of training to its employees to comply with Chongqing&#8217;s laws and regulations. The company has created food inspection labs at Chongqing stores to improve food management. Besides, Wal-Mart increased efforts to improve operations and reviewed its management procedures across China. According to ]]></description>
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		<title>(SHI) China Buying its Way to Shale Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Friday, October 14, 2011 Sinopec’s (NYSE: SHI) move to purchase Calgary-based Daylight Energy (OTC: DAYYF.PK) and its 300,000 acres of oil and gas-rich land for $2.2 billion certainly wasn’t the first Canadian acquisition by a Chinese oil and gas company – and it won’t be the last. According to Bloomberg, Beijing-based Sinopec and CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: CEO) are “among Chinese companies that have bought almost $30 billion of Canadian assets in the past five years.” This is not only to meet rising energy demands in the world’s fastest-growing major economy, but also to gain access to shale drilling methods. “China has coal bed methane and shale gas resources domestically, so there has been some anticipation in the market that they would want to get ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) Wal-Mart Stores Close in China</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/13/wmt-wal-mart-stores-close-in-china/84927</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) has agreed to stop operations at 13 stores in southwest China, following the allegations of mislabeling ordinary pork as organic. The municipal government of Chongqing in southwestern China has accused Wal-Mart of selling substandard food and thus fined the company with $420,000 and ordered to close 13 Wal-Mart stores for 15 days. In addition, many of its store managers were detained in Chongqing. According to many analysts, large retailers in China have been penalized before, for mislabeling food products, particularly for selling expired items. Since 2006, Wal-Mart has been fined 21 times in Chongqing for deceptive advertising or for selling expired food. Also in January, Wal-Mart and Carrefour were fined for charging extra on promotional items. Although Chinese government has become stricter in maintaining ]]></description>
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		<title>(CHK) Utica Shale Could Generate 204,500 Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/30/chk-utica-shale-could-generate-204500-jobs/84278</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Thursday, September 29, 2011 The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) released a very bullish projection this month on the economic impact of Utica shale activity in the region. The report predicted that Utica shale production could generate 204,500 jobs in just four years and infuse billions into the regional economy. It follows claims by Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) that the Utica is “analogous” to the Eagle Ford. It also claimed that its holdings in the region could generate up to $20 billion for shareholders – greater than its entire current market cap. “The play reminded us of the Eagle Ford shale, which is distinctive because it’s a three-phase play of dry gas, wet gas and liquids,” Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon said. ]]></description>
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		<title>(PPDI) Pharmaceutical Product Development Hires New CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/24/ppdi-pharmaceutical-product-development-hires-new-ceo/84028</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (PPDI) recently announced the appointment of Mr. Raymond Hill as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and also a member of the Board of Directors effective from September 16. Raymond Hill was the president of IMS Consulting Group at IMS Health Inc. Prior to joining IMS Health, Mr. Hill served as a senior vice president for Acumen Sciences Limited. PPD also recently announced expansion of its clinical microbiology laboratory globally to strengthen its laboratory services in infectious diseases to meet growing client demand. With the expansion, PPD can offer a full range of microbiology testing services such as bacteriology, mycobacteriology and testing of microbioterrorism pathogens. Our Recommendation We currently have a Hold recommendation on PPD. The company retains a Zacks #3 Rank, which translates into a ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Corporation 2012 First Quarter Earnings Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. (ORCL) is set to release its first quarter 2012 results on Sept 20, 2011, after the closing bell. In the run up to the earnings results, we do not notice any substantial movement in analysts’ estimates for the quarter. Looking Back at 4Q11 Oracle reported robust top-line growth in the fourth quarter of 2011 that helped the company earn 71 cents per share in the quarter, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by two cents. Total revenue in the fourth quarter increased 12.2% year over year to $10.81 billion, driven by better-than-expected new software license revenues (up 19.2% year over year), fully offsetting a decline in hardware sales (down 4.0% year over year). The decline in hardware sales were primarily attributed to Oracle’s policy of selling Sun products ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle and Google Set to Settle Claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent report from news agency Bloomberg, Oracle Corp. (ORCL) and Google Inc. (GOOG) have agreed to attend a settlement discussion over the copyright- and patent-infringement lawsuit filed by Oracle last year. As per the order of the U.S magistrate, both the companies will be represented by their respective Chief Operating Officers (CEO). The settlement meeting is scheduled on September 19, 2011 and will be mediated by the U.S. Magistrate Judge. The attendance of the two CEO’s, Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Google’s Larry Page in the settlement meeting was strongly recommended in the September 8 court filing by the U.S. District Judge William Alsup, who is presiding over the case. The recommendation followed Oracle’s complaint regarding the failure of its out-of-court settlement efforts due to Google’s reluctance. In ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Apple Slips on Steve Jobs&#8217; Retirement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares slipped $19.08 (5.07%) to $357.10 in after hours trading, following the resignation of its maverick Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Steve Jobs. Subsequently, Apple announced that Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mr. Tim Cook will serve as the full-time CEO. However, Steve Jobs will continue to hold his position as the Chairman of the company. He was on medical leave since January 17, 2011 after combating a rare form of cancer since 2003 and survived a liver transplant in 2009. Mr. Jobs, who is also the co-founder of Apple, served the company for the last 14 years. It was his second stint with Apple beginning in 1997 (the first ended in 1985, when he was unceremoniously forced to resign), which saw a tremendous turnaround in the company’s ]]></description>
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		<title>(HPQ) Hewlett-Packard Company Plans Major Restructuring</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) is planning an extensive restructuring, as announced by its chief executive officer (CEO) Leo Apotheker. In order to focus more on the high-growth and high-margin business, the CEO now wants to spin off or sell H-P’s lower-margin PC business, wash its hands of the webOS business (still looking for a take-off) and buy out business software maker Autonomy Corp. The focus shift would help H-P evolve as a software and services company, without any reliance on the hardware businesses. Goodbye to PSG Segment Although HP has maintained its leadership position in worldwide PC shipments for many years, margins in the Personal Systems Group have lagged other areas of its business. The segment generated single-digit margin growth in the last few quarters, less than any of the other ]]></description>
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		<title>(VLO) Oil and Natural Gas Stock Outlook &#8211; July 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crude Oil The improving economic scene – both here in the U.S. as well as worldwide – and the continued unrest in producing countries had been the main driver of the oil rally, which saw the commodity zoom past the $110 per barrel level earlier this year. However, apprehensions about high U.S. crude stocks, the release of emergency oil supplies from government-held strategic reserves into the world market, and uncertainty over oil supply disruptions in the Middle East have been weighing on investor sentiment, weakening oil prices to less than $100 a barrel. But far too many factors weigh on oil prices to definitively size up each one of them for their respective impact on prices. Some of those factors include OPEC decisions, geostrategic tensions the value of the U.S. ]]></description>
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		<title>(PTR) PetroChina in Talks With Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State-controlled Chinese energy giant PetroChina (PTR) is in talks with Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation, or Petrolimex, for a $212 million project that will strengthen business ties between the two companies. Under the venture, the companies plan to build a pipeline having an initial annual capacity of 10 million tons of petrol, diesel and other products. The pipeline will connect PetroChina’s Qinzhou refinery in Guangxi province with Petrolimex&#8217; K130 terminal in Vietnam&#8217;s Quang Ninh province. With the construction of this network, PetroChina expects to steadily supply Chinese refined products and oil to the Vietnam market at economical prices. The pipeline is expected to come online by 2014. Petrolimex management stated that, as a part of this venture, it is bringing up a new storage unit, named K1, at the Hai Ha ]]></description>
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		<title>(LPS) Lender Processing Services CEO Resigns</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/lps-lender-processing-services-ceo-resigns/78640</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lender Processing Services Inc (LPS), a provider of integrated technology and outsourced services to the mortgage lending industry in the United States, recently announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President Jeffrey S. Carbiener has stepped down citing health issues. Jeffrey has served as the President and CEO of Lender Processing since its spin-off from the parent company Fidelity National Information Services, Inc (FIS) in July 2008. Jeffrey played a key role in the development of the company since its formation and has also navigated Lender Processing through the economic slowdown quite impressively. During his tenure of three years the company scaled new heights. We believe the task of finding a suitable successor for Jeffrey will be very difficult for the company. Until a permanent CEO is selected, Lee ]]></description>
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		<title>(PTR) PetroChina, INEOS Complete Joint Ventures</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/ptr-petrochina-ineos-complete-joint-ventures/78474</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State-controlled Chinese energy giant PetroChina Co. Ltd. (PTR) has closed the formation of its previously announced two joint ventures with a privately held British chemicals firm, INEOS Group Holdings plc. PetroChina contributed $1.015 billion in cash for the shares in the joint ventures and executed the deal through its subsidiary PetroChina International (London) Company. Although the agreement to form the ventures was signed between the companies in January, the transaction was completed only recently following the approval by INEOS employees and lenders along with relevant government and regulatory bodies. The joint ventures — Ineos Refining Ltd. and Ineos Refining II Ltd — will be involved in trading and refining activities at the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland and the Lavera refinery in France. The joint venture business, with an annual turnover ]]></description>
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		<title>(DELL) Dell Explains Blueprint for Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/01/dell-dell-explains-blueprint-for-growth/78145</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[World’s second largest PC maker, Dell Inc. (DELL) chalked out some plans to earn better returns from investments. At its recent analyst meeting, the chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Dell expressed intentions to focus on the small and medium business (SMB) and health care segments. Moreover, the CEO expressed optimism regarding Dell’s ability to shift focus to software applications and corporate-data management technology, to reduce dependency on PC sales. Management believes that Dell is well positioned to benefit from a multi-year corporate PC refresh cycle. The company generates about 70.0% of sales from PCs and related products. The Dell chief believes that selective acquisitions, expanding product lines and additional sales staff could support expansion. Now-a-days, Dell’s prime area of interest happens to be cloud computing. Accordingly, the company is on ]]></description>
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		<title>(KONA) Kona Grill&#8217;s CEO Resigns (revised)</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/kona-kona-grills-ceo-resigns-revised/76579</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scottsdale-based Kona Grill, Inc. (KONA) recently announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President Marc A. Buehler has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Buehler joined the American grill and sushi bar company as the CEO and President in November 2009 and took all possible measures to improve the company’s top line and narrow losses. However, during his tenure, the company posted a profit only once. Until a permanent CEO is selected, Kona Grill has decided that Michael A. Nahkunst, a member of the company’s board, will serve as the interim CEO. Nahkunst boasts an experience of 35 years in the restaurant industry and has previously served as the chief operating officer of The Cheesecake Factory Inc (CAKE) and BJ&#8217;s Restaurants Inc (BJRI). Nahkunst also held a senior position at ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle and Hewlett-Packard Entangled in Lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. (ORCL) has been sued by Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) better known as HP, claiming breach of contract and anticompetitive behavior. The legal suit was filed on the basis of a formal legal demand, which HP sent to Oracle on June 8, 2011, asking the latter to reverse its decision regarding the discontinuing support for the Itanium-based servers. In the lawsuit filed at the state court in San Jose, California, HP has accused Oracle of contract breach related to the development of software for the Itanium-based HP servers. HP has also alleged that Oracle is persuading customers to replace their Itanium-based HP servers with Sun servers. However, Oracle has denied the allegations and said that the formal agreement with HP does not include a guarantee of continued support for Itanium-based ]]></description>
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		<title>(HPQ) Hewlett Packard Lets Halo Go &#8211; Nurtures WebOS</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/14/hpq-hewlett-packard-lets-halo-go-nurtures-webos/75415</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better known as an acquirer, Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) recently broke the trend by divesting its Halo video conferencing business to the unified collaboration solutions provider Polycom Inc. (PLCM). The deal was settled at approximately $89.0 million in cash. The Halo visual collaboration technology was developed by HP and DreamWorks Animation in 2005. Halo is different from other available video conferencing technologies in that it sets up identical rooms at multiple locations and then links them with high-definition screens and advanced audio systems, facilitating organizations with easy access to face-to-face meetings or telepresence. But the rooms are steeply priced and can be used only by Halo users for conferencing. Analysts believe that due to these drawbacks, HP is losing its business to other competitive video chatting tool providers such as Cisco ]]></description>
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		<title>(VLO) Oil &amp; Gas Industry Outlook &#8211; May 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/18/vlo-oil-gas-industry-outlook-may-2011-industry-outlook/74275</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 18:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OUTLOOK Crude Oil The improving economic scene –- both here in the U.S. as well as worldwide –- and the continued unrest in producing countries had been the main driver of the oil rally that saw the commodity zoom past the $110 per barrel level last month. However, apprehensions about soaring U.S. crude stocks – currently at their highest level in two years –- and worries that China’s tightening monetary policy in response to inflationary pressures may bring down its growth momentum, have been weighing on investor sentiment, weakening oil prices to less than $100 a barrel. But far too many factors weigh on oil prices – from OPEC decisions and geostrategic tensions to the value of the U.S. dollar and seasonal variables – to definitively size up each one ]]></description>
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		<title>(CHK) Chesapeake Energy Tops on Higher Volume</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/chk-chesapeake-energy-tops-on-higher-volume/73044</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 18:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Natural gas provider, Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK) reported sharper-than-expected adjusted first quarter 2011 earnings of 75 cents per share, striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 70 cents. The outperformance came on the back of a 20% expansion in production volumes. However, the reported figure was below the year-earlier profit of 82 cents. In the first quarter, the company registered a $725 million loss on energy hedging contracts. Hence, including the hedging loss, Chesapeake posted a net loss of $205 million, or 32 cents a share in the reported quarter compared with a profit of $732 million, or $1.14 per share in the year-ago period. Total revenue plunged 42% year over year to $1,612 million, and came nowhere near the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,653 million. Operational Performance Chesapeake’s ]]></description>
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		<title>(PTR) China’s Mining Companies Begin Moving Overseas</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/12/ptr-china%e2%80%99s-mining-companies-begin-moving-overseas/71199</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research Monday, April 11, 2011 Not long ago, I wrote about how Chinese oil companies like PetroChina (NYSE: PTR) and CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: CEO) are shifting their focus beyond their own backyard and have begun to expand overseas. Over the past decade, Chinese oil companies have been snapping up energy-rich assets around the globe in order to fill China’s growing need for resources. Just last year alone, China-based firms spent more than $30 billion in overseas deals. In contrast, the world’s largest importer of commodities, like copper and iron ore, spent a paltry $4.5 billion on overseas mining deals. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, this comprised only 6% of global mining transactions in 2010. The discrepancy lies in the fact that China became a net oil importer ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) Goldman Sachs Group Doubles CEO Compensation Package</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/09/gs-goldman-sachs-group-doubles-ceo-compensation-package/70667</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s (GS) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Lloyd C. Blankfein’s total compensation, including a cash bonus, had been raised to $19 million in 2010, according to a regulatory filing on Friday. Blankfein’s pay package includes salary of $600,000, a cash bonus of $5.4 million and stock awards of $7.65 million for 2010. He has also received $464,067 worth other benefits, including $185,110 for the car, $62,020 for medical and dental coverage and the remaining for life insurance, tax planning and retirement contributions. Furthermore, the CEO was granted $12.6 million worth restricted stock compared to $9 million in 2009. The value of restricted stocks was excluded from the total annual package as the encashment of this award will take a period of three years. Since the ]]></description>
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		<title>(PTR) PetroChina Signs Chinese Refinery Deal with Aramco</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/22/ptr-petrochina-signs-chinese-refinery-deal-with-aramco/69338</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PetroChina Co. Ltd. (PTR), a unit of China National Petroleum Corp., or CNPC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi oil giant Aramco Overseas Company. Both companies will jointly build a refinery with 10 million metric tons per annum grassroots full conversion capacity in southern China. Under the long-term contract, the state-controlled Aramco will supply the refinery with Arabian crude oil, while PetroChina will be involved in marketing and selling of the refined products. The refinery, to be based in Yunnan Province, will be designed to process almost 200,000 barrels of Arabian crude oil each day and produce high-quality refined products like ultra low-sulfur gasoline and diesel. The venture seeks to satisfy the growing demand for fuel in China, which is one of the biggest economies of the ]]></description>
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		<title>(CHK) Chesapeake Energy Corporation Plans Asset Sale</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/17/chk-chesapeake-energy-corporation-plans-asset-sale/67026</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Independent oil and natural gas company Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) announced plans to divest its Fayetteville Shale properties along with its stakes in two private companies, Frac Tech Holdings, LLC and Chaparral Energy Inc in order to reduce its long-term debt level by 25% over the next two years. The sale is expected to be completed within the first half of 2011. This initiative forms a part of the company’s 2011–12 strategic and financial &#8220;25/25 Plan’” and is expected to generate pre-tax proceeds of almost $5.0 billion. Chesapeake targets to utilize a part of the sale consideration to trim about $2.0 billion to $3.0 billion of its shorter-dated senior notes and cut down on borrowings under its revolving bank credit facility. Chesapeake holds about 25.8% interests in Cisco, Texas based ]]></description>
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		<title>(ANR) Stock Market News for Feb 01, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/01/anr-stock-market-news-for-feb-01-2011-market-news/66140</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets closed in the green on Monday as strong earnings results from Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and positive economic data help offset concerns about political unrest in Egypt. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.6% to close at 11,891.93. The blue-chip index gained 2.7% in January, the best January performance in the last 14 years. The S&#38;P 500 gained 0.8% to end the day at 1,286.12. The Index rose 2.3% in January making it the best January increase since 2006.The tech-laden Nasdaq jumped 0.5% and closed at 2,700.08. On the New York Stock Exchange, breadth of the market was on the positive side as for every 5 stocks that rose, 2 stocks ended in the red. On the New York Stock Exchange 7.7 billion shares were traded. The CBOE volatility ]]></description>
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		<title>(CEO) CNOOC&#8217;s to Acquire 50% Interest in China United Coal Bed Methane Company</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/31/ceo-cnoocs-to-acquire-50-interest-in-china-united-coal-bed-methane-company/64293</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China National Offshore Oil Corporation (or CNOOC Group), the parent company of CNOOC Ltd. (CEO), is heading toward an agreement to acquire 50% interest in China United Coal Bed Methane Company Limited (“CUCMB”) for 1.2 billion yuan ($181.2 million). The move reflects the group’s endeavor to concentrate more on unconventional gas resources. CUCMB, which was a 50:50 joint venture company between China National Petroleum Corp. (“CNPC”) and China Coal, has 27 coal bed methane (CBM) gas blocks with proven reserves of around 50 billion cubic meters. Coal bed methane or coal bed gas is a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds. Total acreage possessed by CUCMB is around 20,151 square kilometers, including 14 blocks or 15,915 square kilometers under collaboration with foreign investors. In 2009, CNPC has departed ]]></description>
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		<title>(PTR) PetroChina Company Limited Announces Sale of Pipeline Stake</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/28/ptr-petrochina-company-limited-announces-sale-of-pipeline-stake/63992</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PetroChina Company Limited (PTR) is planning to sell its stake in a gas pipeline operator to its subsidiary Kunlun Energy Co. for approximately $2.9 billion. The decision has been taken by PetroChina to make fuel distribution the main business of Kunlun Energy. PetroChina acquired a majority stake of Kunlunin August 2008 to turn it into a gas distributor. PetroChina’s initiatives toward natural gas is notable as its natural gas business is a potentially lucrative growth area that is expected to witness strong growth in the coming years as China transits from coal to natural gas. At present, two-thirds of China&#8217;s electricity is generated by coal-fired power plants, which emit greenhouse gases that cause pollution. We believe that continued demand growth in China(expected to outperform developed countries in the next few ]]></description>
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		<title>(CEO) Profit As China Invests in Argentina</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/20/ceo-profit-as-china-invests-in-argentina/62821</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research Monday, December 20, 2010 China’s large appetite for commodities has it heading into South America. And Brazil and Argentina are getting the lion’s share of its interest. Chinese companies have spent over $15 billion just on energy deals alone Incorporatedluding: CNOOC ADR (NYSE: CEO), which paid $3.1 billion for a 50% stake in Argentina’s Bridas Energy in March. Sinochem Group, which paid $3 billion to Statoil ADR (NYSE: STO) for 40% of its Brazilian offshore field, Peregrino, in May. Sinopec ADR (NYSE: SNP), which made a $7.1 billion investment into the Brazilian subsidiary of Repsol YPF ADR (NYSE: REP) in October. CNOOC – again – which agreed to pay $7.06 billion for a 60% stake in Argentina’s Pan American Energy in November. Now, in ]]></description>
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		<title>(CEO) China National Offshore Oil Corporation Captures Coal Seam Stake</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/09/ceo-china-national-offshore-oil-corporation-captures-coal-seam-stake/61787</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While China is exploring various alternatives to secure the country’s future gas supply, CNOOC’s (China National Offshore Oil Corp.) latest decision to take a 50% stake in Australia’s Exoma Energy Ltd. should be treated as a welcome development. CNOOC will spend A$50 million ($49 million) to take Exoma’s five Galilee Basin blocks in Queensland state, which are believed to contain world class reserves of coal seam and shale gas. Coal seam gas is methane trapped, hundreds of meters below the earth&#8217;s surface in coal beds. The news came after its unit CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) committed to spend $2.16 billion over the next two years in Chesapeake Energy Corp.&#8216;s (CHK) shale oil and gas acreage in southern Texas. Other Chinese oil majors have also been involved in the acquisition of coal ]]></description>
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		<title>(CVX) China Petroleum and Chemical Scores Offshore in Indonesia</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/06/cvx-china-petroleum-and-chemical-scores-offshore-in-indonesia/61377</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (SNP or Sinopec), one of the largest petroleum and petrochemical companies in Asia, has signed a deal with Chevron (CVX) to join the $6 billion-plus Gendalo-Gehem deepwater natural gas project off Indonesia&#8217;s East Kalimantan province. Sinopec will assume an 18% interest in the project, comprising Rapak, Ganal and Makassar Straitdeep-sea blocks. The deal follows CNOOC Ltd.’s (CEO) recent acquisition of Argentine assets from BP plc (BP) for $7.06 billion. Though the financial terms of the deal have not been revealed, it helps Sinopec to perk up its position. The company has been lagging its domestic peers PetroChina (PTR) and CNOOC in buying overseas gas assets. Low exposure in LNG receiving terminals may be one of the main reasons for its situation as Sinopec is primarily ]]></description>
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		<title>(MHGC) Morgans Hotel Group Seeks New CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/02/mhgc-morgans-hotel-group-seeks-new-ceo/61067</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York-based Morgans Hotel Group Co. (MHGC) announced that its chief executive officer (CEO) Fred Kleisner will resign upon the completion of his tenureship on December 31. The hotel company appointed Fred Kleisner as CEO in December 2007, after his successful stint as an interim CEO since September 2007. We believe Fred Kleisner navigated Morgans Hotel through the economic slowdown and decline in leisure demand quite impressively. His experience in the hotel industry as well as dedicated service has helped the company scale new heights. Morgans Hotel has only a month to find a suitable replacement for Fred Kleisner. The company has also appointed the executive search firm Spencer Stuart to speed up the search. Fred Kleisner has offered to extend his period of service, if the company fails to ]]></description>
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		<title>(PTR) New Kids on the Oil Block are China’s Oil Companies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research Wednesday, November 10, 2010 China’s quest for energy has become a hot topic in recent years. Its search for energy resources has changed the global energy landscape… perhaps forever. This year in particular, its national oil companies have gone into overdrive in expanding. According to energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie, Chinese companies have spent $24.6 billion on overseas oil and gas acquisitions so far this year, with $11.4 billion into Brazil’s offshore oil fields alone. Altogether, they make up a fifth of the larger industry’s deal making in 2010. Yet less than two years ago, China’s national oil companies accounted for a mere 4% of mergers and acquisitions in the sector. Clearly, much has changed since then. Luke Parker, manager of Wood Mackenzie’s merger &#38; ]]></description>
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		<title>(CEO) CNOOC Bests Exxon Bid for Jubilee Field</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/25/ceo-cnooc-bests-exxon-bid-for-jubilee-field/56394</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China&#8217;s CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) and Ghana National Petroleum Corp. have bid for Kosmos Energy’s (a Texas-based oil and production company) assets in the West African state Incorporatedluding its stake in the Jubilee field, according to news published in Bloomberg.com. The amount of the bid was $5 billion, which topped a failed bid of more than $4 billion from ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM). Exxon’s bid includes a coveted 23.49% stake in the Jubilee field, which holds an approximately 1.8 billion barrels of crude oil. State-owned Ghana National is also in talks with Norway’s largest oil company, Statoil ASA (STO), to become the third partner in the Kosmos bid. The concerned companies have declined to comment on this news, which came just two weeks after CNOOC agreed to pay $2.16 billion for a ]]></description>
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		<title>(CEO) CNOOC ADR Earns Outperform Rating from Analyst</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/17/ceo-cnooc-adr-earns-outperform-rating-from-analyst/55341</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahead of the quarterly results, we recommend an Outperform rating for CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) ADRs with the Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy). The recent upswing in CNOOC ADR performance (up more than 12% in the last three weeks) reflects the company’s solid balance sheet, premium assets portfolio, excellent execution strategy, unique position as a pure oil player and potential transactions in the merger and acquisition space. We believe CNOOC’s recent acquisition of Eagle Ford Shale acreages from Chesapeake Energy (CHK) is a long-term growth strategy as the return metric of this deal is more attractive than the company’s earlier acquisition of stake from Bridas Energy. We also believe that CNOOC will gain experience from Chesapeake in terms of technology and experience in shale oil and gas, which would be a long-term ]]></description>
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		<title>(BLK) Company News for October 11, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/12/blk-company-news-for-october-11-2010-corporate-summary/54710</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNOOC Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMC Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McMoRan Exploration Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MMR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T. Rowe Price Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tesco Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) will unveil its Windows Phone 7 at a NY press event, initially thought to be offered on AT&#38;T&#8217;s (NYSE:T) network • Reports say Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is testing its driverless car • China&#8217;s CNOOC (NYSE:CEO) is undertaking its first US deal since 2005, with an offer of up to $2.16 billion for a stake in Chesapeake Energy&#8217;s (NYSE:CHK) Eagle Ford Shale holdings in Texas • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) upgraded EMC (NYSE:EMC) from &#8220;hold&#8221; to &#8220;buy,&#8221; taking the price target from $20 to $25 • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) upgraded BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) from &#8220;hold&#8221; to &#8220;buy,&#8221; with a price target of $195. However, Deutsche Bank downgraded T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW) from &#8220;buy&#8221; to &#8220;hold&#8221; • FBR maintained an &#8220;outperform&#8221; rating on Tesco (NASDAQ:TESO), with a price target of $17 • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) added Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) to ]]></description>
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		<title>(STO) Statoil ASA and Talisman Energy Form Joint Venture in South Texas</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/11/sto-statoil-asa-and-talisman-energy-form-joint-venture-in-south-texas/54757</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNOOC Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[StatoilHydro ASA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talisman Energy Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Eagle Ford Shale play in south Texas created big news yesterday. Statoil ASA (STO) and Talisman Energy Inc. (TLM) entered into a definitive agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture for the acquisition of additional acreages in this play. The news follows a deal between the leading U.S.natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) and Chinese offshore major CNOOC Ltd. (CEO). Under this agreement, Chesapeake sold its one-third undivided interest in the Eagle Ford Shale to CNOOC for $2.16 billion. The Statoil-Talisman deal is to acquire 97,000 net acres of Eagle Ford Shale properties from Enduring Resources for a total consideration of $1.325 billion. Talisman will act as the initial operator. The net cost to Talisman for this new acreage will be approximately $485 million, after Statoil purchases a ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBT) BB&amp;T to Reclassify Non-performing Loans</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/15/bbt-bbt-to-reclassify-non-performing-loans/51686</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNOOC Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FITB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, while speaking at Barclays Global Financial Services Conference, BB&#38;T Corp.’s (BBT) chief executive officer (CEO) Mr. Kelly King stated that the company will reclassify more than $1 billion non-performing assets (NPAs) into loans held-for-sale in the third quarter 2010. Moreover, the company will try to sell these assets to investors over the next 2-3 quarters. Earlier this year, BB&#38;T had tried to sell problem loans in large blocks but did not receive expected bid values. Currently, the company has decided to sell these loans in small portions to a wider pool of investors. Until second quarter 2010, BB&#38;T refrained from large bad loan sales and write-downs, which many other U.S. banks such as Citigroup Inc. (C) had done profitably since the beginning of financial crisis in 2007-2008. However, ]]></description>
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		<title>(BP) BP Purchases Stake in South China Sea Block</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/15/bp-bp-purchases-stake-in-south-china-sea-block/51540</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Major Integrated Oil & Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BP plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNOOC Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Devon Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BP plc (BP) is gainning momentum with its upstream activities amid continuous debate on the company’s ability to complete the relief well to stop the Macondo leak in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has purchased a 40.82% stake in block 42/05 in the South China Sea&#8217;s Pearl River Mouth Basin from Devon Energy (DVN). Chevron Corp. (CVX) acquired the remaining 59.18% interest and will be the operator during the exploration phase. However, Chinese offshore player CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) will hold as much as 51% interest during the development phase in this block. As an international destination, the South China Sea is not a new place for BP to work in. The company is currently producing gas from the Yacheng 13-1 field in this area, for supply into Hong Kong and ]]></description>
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		<title>(SNP) Sinopec, CNOOC Step up for Brazilian Oil and Gas Companies Bid</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/14/snp-sinopec-cnooc-step-up-for-brazilian-oil-and-gas-companies-bid/51377</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Oil & Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNOOC Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PetroChina Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PTR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[StatoilHydro ASA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[China’s initiative to acquire overseas properties seems likely to continue with the recent bidding process for stakes in assets owned by the Brazilian oil and gas companies OGX SA. Sinopec (SNP) and CNOOC Ltd. (CEO)  were likely to launch a joint bid for this $7 billion deal, as per news published in Reuters. After a series of hydrocarbon finds in recent months, OGX, a part of Brazil’s EBX industrial conglomerate, is now conducting exploration activity in 29 blocks in Brazil and is mostly focused on shallow water exploration. Apart from the above mentioned Chinese companies, other potential bidders include Chevron Corp. (CVX), Statoil ASA (STO) and ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM). The OGX deal is another potential step toward the country’s international expansion. China has become the biggest foreign direct investor in ]]></description>
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		<title>(CEO) CNOOC 2010 First Half Earnings Report is Robust</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/21/ceo-cnooc-2010-first-half-earnings-report-is-robust/48708</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 02:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Oil & Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BOE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNOOC Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PetroChina Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PTR]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) reported its first-half 2010 results. Net profit in the period increased 109.6% year over year to 25.99 billion yuan ($3.8 billion).Earnings per share were 58 yuan per ADR ($8.5). Total revenue in the period was 83.16 billion yuan ($12.2 billion), up 104.6% from the year-earlier level. Oil and gas sales were 67.64 billionyuan ($9.9 billion), up 108%. The robust results were driven by solid production growth and strong oil price realizations. The realized crude oil price in the first half was $76.59 per barrel, up 55.2% year over year. Based on these results and a sound financial position, the company&#8217;s board has decided to pay an interim dividend of $2.7 per ADR. CNOOC’s results have set the stage for its domestic peers such as ChinaPetroleum &#38; Chemical ]]></description>
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