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		<title>(JPM) JPMorgan Chase &amp; Company Halts Share Buyback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/22/jpm-jpmorgan-chase-company-halts-share-buyback/100720</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a surprising turn of events, JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co.’s (JPM) CEO announced the suspension of the company’s $15 billion share repurchase program. The announcement was made at the Deutsche Bank Securities Global Financial Services Investor Conference in New York on Monday. The primary reason for the halt was the fact that it does not want any glitches in the plans to meet the Basel III capital requirements. JPMorgan would re-start the program once it is able to rebuild the capital it lost as a result of the $2 billion trading loss, which it incurred in the first six weeks of the current quarter. On May 10, JPMorgan had announced that it incurred substantial losses in an index of credit default swap (a type of derivative), which was supposed to ]]></description>
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		<title>(MS) Facebook Public Trading Debuts Today on NASDAQ</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/18/ms-facebook-public-trading-debuts-today-on-nasdaq/100549</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Linkedin Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online social networking mogul Facebook (FB) is scheduled to start trading on the  Nasdaq Stock Market today at around 11.00 a.m. Yesterday, its much-hyped initial public offering (IPO) yielded approximately $16 billion from 33 investment banks, led by Morgan Stanley (MS). Given Facebook’s size, the investment banks underwriting the issue are expected to charge as much as 3% of the proceeds as their commission. At the time of IPO filing, Facebook’s price band was $28 to $35 per share. However, earlier this week (May 15, 2012), Facebook raised the price range to $34 to $38 per share and the very next day (May 16, 2012) the company increased the size of the offering by 25% to 421 million, representing a 15% float. Facebook eventually priced its IPO at $38.00 per ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for May 15, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/15/xlf-stock-market-news-for-may-15-2012-market-news/100162</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets suffered a heavy fall yesterday as political uncertainty in Europe continued and China’s economic health looked gloomier than previously perceived. Financial bellwether JPMorgan’s disclosure that it had suffered a $2 billion trading loss remained an overhang on the markets and dragged down financials once again. As the benchmarks finished in the red, S&#38;P 500 recorded its lowest level since February. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) inched down 1% to close at 12,695.35. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) lost 1.1% and finished yesterday’s trading session at 1,338.35. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index slumped 1.1% and ended at 2,902.58. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) jumped almost 10% to settle significantly higher at 21.87. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, and the American Stock Exchange ]]></description>
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		<title>(CHSI) SXC Health Solutions to Buy Catalyst Health</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/21/chsi-sxc-health-solutions-to-buy-catalyst-health/99404</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. (CHSI) announced that it has entered into a $4.4 billion takeover agreement with rival pharmacy benefits management (PBM) company, SXC Health Solutions Corp. (SXCI). As per the agreement, SXC Health will acquire Catalyst Health for $28 per share in cash and 0.6606 shares of SXC Health in exchange of every share of Catalyst Health. Considering the closing share price of the two companies on April 17, 2012, the agreement terms translate into a purchase price of $81.02 per share of Catalyst Health, representing a 28% premium on Catalyst’s closing price of $63.54 on April 17. Following the acquisition, the shareholders of SXC Health and Catalyst Health will own 65% and 35% of the combined company, respectively. The takeover is expected to be completed by ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) JPMorgan Chase &amp; Company Returns to Form</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/20/jpm-jpmorgan-chase-company-returns-to-form/98546</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After profit declines for two straight quarters, JPMorgan Chase &#38; Company (JPM) reported first quarter earnings per share of $1.31, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.17. This also compares favorably with $1.28 earned in the prior-year quarter. That’s more like the JPMorgan we have always known. JPMorgan’s better-than-expected earnings signals good going by the sector as it has exposure in almost all banking businesses. Marked recovery of the bond and equity market and consequent revenue growth, which helped JPMorgan to bounce back, should lift the results of other mega-banks during the quarter. JPMorgan’s earnings per share for the reported quarter included certain significant nonrecurring items, such as after-tax benefit from reduced loan loss reserves of 28 cents per share, after-tax benefit from the Washington Mutual bankruptcy settlement of 17 ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) JPMorgan Chase Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/20/jpm-jpmorgan-chase-earnings-preview-2/98488</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) is scheduled to report its first quarter 2012 results before the market opens on Friday, April 13. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is $1.17 per share, representing a year-over-year slump of about 9%. After profit declines for two straight quarters, we expect JPMorgan to report impressive numbers this quarter as it is wont to do. Marked recovery of the bond and equity market and consequent revenue growth forms the basis of our assumption. Though there are fundamental pressures like low interest rates and sluggish loan demand growth on the sector, improving macroeconomic elements, such as rising consumer spending and lower unemployment, are expected to bring revenue stability for JPMorgan and the other major U.S. banks. However, JPMorgan has been fighting with poor capital market ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) Goldman Acquires Ariel Reinsurance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/19/gs-goldman-acquires-ariel-reinsurance/98392</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) completed the purchase of Ariel Reinsurance’s Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance operations from Ariel Holdings Ltd. The terms of this deal were undisclosed. Goldman will combine the acquired business with its existing Lloyd’s business. The combined entity will work as part of Goldman Sachs Reinsurance Group (GSRG) with the brand name Ariel Reinsurance (Ariel Re). GSRG covers the property and casualty reinsurance business in London. Founded in 2005, Ariel Holdings Ltd. provides a wide range of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance products to companies and policyholders across the globe. It focuses on achieving above-average economic returns for the risks taken and maintains adequate financial availability to meet the requirements of underwriting businesses. Managers at Ariel Re find the acquisition quite opportunistic. They ]]></description>
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		<title>(WFC) Wells Fargo Beats the Street as Revenues Increase</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/19/wfc-wells-fargo-beats-the-street-as-revenues-increase/98548</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wells Fargo &#38; Company’s (WFC) first quarter 2012 earnings of 75 cents per share were 2 cents ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Results improved from earnings per share of 73 cents in the prior quarter and 67 cents in the year-ago quarter. First quarter net income applicable to common stock came in at $4.0 billion, up 3% sequentially and 13% year over year. Wells Fargo’s results were primarily driven by a higher top line. The company reported a growth in mortgage banking revenue. It also reported $400 million (pre tax), attributable to improved portfolio performance. However, an increase in operating expenses was on the downside. The quarter’s revenue came in at $21.6 billion, which was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $20.5 billion. Revenue was also up 5% sequentially ]]></description>
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		<title>(EPS) Stock Market News for April 19, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/19/eps-stock-market-news-for-april-19-2012-market-news/99160</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/19/eps-stock-market-news-for-april-19-2012-market-news/99160#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A day after the benchmarks had their best run in nearly a month, insipid results from two tech-bellwethers and European economic concerns dragged the markets lower on Wednesday. Incidentally, benchmarks’ robust performance on Tuesday was largely boosted by the same fronts, except that corporate results came in strong and Europe had positive news to share about. Unfortunately, IBM and Intel’s results failed to lift investors’ sentiment yesterday, and bad loans of Spanish banks reached to the highest level since 1994. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) slumped 0.6% to close at 13,032.75. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was down 0.4% and finished yesterday’s trading session at 1,385.14. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 0.4% to sign off at 3,031.45. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) edged up by ]]></description>
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		<title>(GDP) Stock Market News for April 16, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/16/gdp-stock-market-news-for-april-16-2012-market-news/98640</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fears of a global financial slowdown, sparked off by worrying news from Europe and China, battered the markets down on Friday resulting in the benchmarks’ worst week this year. None of the 10 industry groups of S&#38;P 500 could muster a finish in the green, and the index suffered its first set of consecutive declines since November last year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) plunged 1.2% to settle at 12,849.59. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) slumped 1.3% to finish Friday’s trading session at 1,370.26. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index crashed to 3,011.33, after losing 1.5%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) soared 13.7% to close at 19.55. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq remained low at roughly 6.07 billion ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) The Thick of Q1 Earnings Season &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/16/c-the-thick-of-q1-earnings-season-earnings-preview/98620</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/16/c-the-thick-of-q1-earnings-season-earnings-preview/98620#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abbott Laboratories]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EBAY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eBay Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EI DuPont de Nemours & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halliburton Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Business Machines Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schlumberger Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Verizon Communications Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo! Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are jumping right into the thick of the first quarter reporting cycle this week, with more than 250 companies coming out with results, including 89 companies from the S&#38;P 500. We will have representation from the who’s who of the corporate world, with a number of bellwether players on tap to come out with results. By the end of the week, we will have a good enough number to judge this earnings season. While earnings will remain the primary focus during the week, we have a number of market-moving economic releases on deck as well. We will get a sense of the consumer economy though the monthly Retail Sales numbers, while the Industrial Production report will give us a good read on the manufacturing sector. Regional manufacturing surveys from ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) Goldman Sachs Group in Trouble Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/05/gs-goldman-sachs-group-in-trouble-again/96264</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/05/gs-goldman-sachs-group-in-trouble-again/96264#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversified Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSBC HLDGS PLC ADS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M&T Bank Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Reuters, the federal judge in New York rescinded the bid filed by The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) regarding the dismissal of a lawsuit charged against the bank, accusing it of selling risky debts. The US District Judge, Victor Marrero, has ordered the plaintiff, Dodona I LLC, to pursue the proceedings over its claims against Goldman relating to the $2 billion offering of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). Established in 2007, hedge fund Dodona filed a lawsuit against Goldman in the federal court in New York over Hudson Mezzanine Funding 2006-1 and 2006-2 CDOs. The securities offered to the investors, were residential mortgage-backed securities. CDOs typically repackage bonds and other assets into new securities. These are not traded on a public exchange, allowing firms like Goldman to generate fees ]]></description>
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		<title>(HIG) Stressed Hartford Financial Services Group Announces Split</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/23/hig-stressed-hartford-financial-services-group-announces-split/96343</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/23/hig-stressed-hartford-financial-services-group-announces-split/96343#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property & Casualty Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FSR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenhill & Co Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hartford Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PRU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prudential Financial Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After resisting its largest shareholder, John Paulson’s incessant pressure for almost two months, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) finally gave in to the demands of segregating its life insurance and property and casualty (P&#38;C) businesses on Wednesday. Consequently, the company is on the lookout for suitable divestiture opportunities for its Individual Life and Retirement Plans segments along with Woodbury Financial Services. Woodbury is an indirectly-held, wholly-owned retail broker-dealer subsidiary, included in the Individual Life segment’s distribution network. Hartford has hired The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Greenhill &#38; Co. Inc. (GHL) as financial advisors for the same but expects the divestitures to take about two years. The company has also decided to terminate its Individual Annuity business, which offers individual variable, fixed market value adjusted (fixed MVA), fixed ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Lehman Brothers Exits Bankruptcy: Good Days Ahead?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/23/aig-lehman-brothers-exits-bankruptcy-good-days-ahead/96312</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/23/aig-lehman-brothers-exits-bankruptcy-good-days-ahead/96312#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property & Casualty Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></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[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NMR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nomura Holdings Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Big News: Disgraced investment banking giant Lehman Brothers, which was first in line among the Wall Street’s bellwethers to collapse, announced its emergence from bankruptcy earlier this month. The Immediate Question: Is this an indication of strong economic recovery? The Answer (According to us): The collapse of Lehman was the starting point of the recession. On that count, a hopeful mind might believe that its revival should accelerate the pace of economic recovery. However, the equation is not so simple. We believe the lingering fundamental challenges will not allow the economic growth to return to its pre-recession level anytime soon. Fall of Lehman &#38; the Weary Banks Turning back the pages, Lehman once boasted being the fourth-largest investment bank in the U.S. with operations in more than 40 countries ]]></description>
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		<title>(XHB) Stock Market News for March 20, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/xhb-stock-market-news-for-march-20-2012-market-news/95955</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/xhb-stock-market-news-for-march-20-2012-market-news/95955#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exchange Traded Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDC Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulte Homes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPDR S&P Homebuilders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a day devoid of major economic events, tepid housing data could do little to bolster the markets and benchmarks ended the day just slightly higher. It was yet another choppy trading session for the benchmarks, which started on a low note and recovered after Apple announced a dividend payout and share buyback. By the closing bell, benchmarks had lost some ground and dropped from the day’s highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) edged up 0.05% and closed the day at 13,239.13. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) closed yesterday’s trading session 0.4% higher at 1,409.75. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 0.8% and settled at 3,078.32. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) gained 3.9% to close at 15.04. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) Federal Reserve to Fine Eight Other Banks for Foreclosure Mess</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/gs-federal-reserve-to-fine-eight-other-banks-for-foreclosure-mess/96108</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/gs-federal-reserve-to-fine-eight-other-banks-for-foreclosure-mess/96108#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversified Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSBC HLDGS PLC ADS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After penalizing the country’s five largest mortgage servicers last month, the Federal Reserve now plans to fine eight other banks for foreclosure abuses. This was stated by Suzanne G. Killian, a senior associate director of the Fed, at a congressional hearing in Brooklyn. The banks that were held responsible for wrongly foreclosing homeowners’ properties include EverBank, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), HSBC Holdings Plc (HBC), PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), MetLife Inc. (MET), OneWest Bank, SunTrust Banks (STI) and U.S. Bancorp (USB). However, the amounts of penalties have not been disclosed. The nation’s mortgage servicers were under the radar for the alleged used of ‘robo-signers’ ? employees who sign hundreds of documents a day without verifying decisive information like the previously outstanding amounts of borrowers. This was the main ]]></description>
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		<title>(SPG) Simon Property Group to Issue Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/19/spg-simon-property-group-to-issue-shares/94750</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/19/spg-simon-property-group-to-issue-shares/94750#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REIT - Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></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[Simon Property Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simon Property Group Inc. (SPG), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently announced a secondary offering of 8.5 million common shares at $137.00 each. The company had earlier announced its offer of 7 million shares, but was forced to increase the quantum of equity offering due to strong investor demand. The company has also decided to grant the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 1.275 million shares to cover any over-allotments. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, the investment banking division of JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM); BofA Merrill Lynch, the investment banking and wealth management division of Bank of America Corporation (BAC); The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS), a full-service global investment banking and securities firm; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., the brokerage and securities arm of Citigroup Inc. ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for March 16, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/16/xlf-stock-market-news-for-march-16-2012-market-news/95441</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/16/xlf-stock-market-news-for-march-16-2012-market-news/95441#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exchange Traded Fund]]></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[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Select Sector SPDR]]></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[XLF]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Encouraging economic data not only enabled markets to extend their winning streak, the Standard &#38; Poor 500 closed above 1,4 00 for the first time since  the Great Recession. Unemployment claims dropped to a four-year low and producer prices’ posted their largest gain in five months to bolster the benchmarks, which are now likely to post strong weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) posted gains for seven consecutive days after it moved up 0.4% to finish at 13,252.76. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) jumped 0.6% to finish at 1,402.60. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.5% to close yesterday’s trading session at 3,056.37. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) edged up 0.7% to settle at 15.42. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) American Express Announces $5 Billion Share Buyback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/14/axp-american-express-announces-5-billion-share-buyback/95231</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/14/axp-american-express-announces-5-billion-share-buyback/95231#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:03:39 +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[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></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[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Street Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Basking after an impressive quarter, American Express Co. (AXP) (AmEx) announced its intention of buying back shares worth $5 billion within two years, besides initiating about an 11% hike in its regular dividend to 20 cents from the prior 18 cents. The resolution of a hefty buyback and dividend hike comes after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) passed most of the banks in the annual capital stress-test yesterday, with flying colours. Accordingly, the Fed appeared satisfied about the capital requirement and holding of most of the top banks in the US such as AmEx, JP Morgan Chase &#38;Co. (JPM), Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank of America Corp. (BAC), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BK), State Street Corp. (STT), BB&#38;T Corp. (BBT), U.S.Bancorp. (USB) and Wells ]]></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>
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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>
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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>(AIG) American International Group to Sell About 13% Stake in AIA</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/06/aig-american-international-group-to-sell-about-13-stake-in-aia/94366</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to repay the government bailout loan, American International Group Inc. (AIG) disclosed its plans earlier today to raise funds from the part-sale of its left over one-third stake in its Asian wing – AIA Group Limited (AIA). According to Reuters and Bloomberg, AIG is looking forward to selling nearly approximately 1.7 billion shares in AIA at about 7% discount to the latter’s closing price of HK$29.20 on Friday, at the Hong Kong stock exchange, to raise over $6 billion. While the shares will be priced no later than tomorrow, AIG’s share in AIA was worth $15 billion at last week’s closing price. Meanwhile, all the shares will be sold among the institutional investors through private placement, although they remain unnamed. AIG will still hold about 19% of ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Steady Drop in Problem Bank List</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/06/jpm-steady-drop-in-problem-bank-list/94371</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is the banking industry gradually coming out of the woods? Would it be right to say that there has been no improvement? The steady decline in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) list of problem banks is a strong positive signal for the industry and the country as a whole. The number of banks on FDIC’s list of problem institutions saw a sharp decline for the third straight quarter to 813 in the October-December period from 844 in the preceding sequential period, federal regulators reported last week. As of the end of 2010, there were 884 banks in the problem list. Things looked a lot brighter in the fourth quarter given the drop in the problem list and strong growth in profit earned by FDIC insured banks for the 10th quarter ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) The Goldman Sachs Group to Buy Ariel Reinsurance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/06/gs-the-goldman-sachs-group-to-buy-ariel-reinsurance/94376</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is working seriously on its acquisition and global expansion strategies. Last week, the company announced that it is planning to purchase Ariel Reinsurance’s Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance operations from Ariel Holdings Ltd. The terms of this deal were undisclosed; however, it is expected to close on April 1, 2012. In January, Goldman reported 67% fall in 2011 earnings compared to the prior year, and has targeted approximately $1.4 billion in run-rate compensation and non-compensation expense reductions through a combination of declines in total staff and planned expenditures. The firm is trying to recoup the losses it has incurred by boosting its revenues. Founded in 2005, Ariel Holdings Ltd. provides a wide range of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance products to companies and policyholders ]]></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>
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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>(XLF) Stock Market News for March 2, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/02/xlf-stock-market-news-for-march-2-2012-market-news/94107</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Encouraging domestic economic data and the massive monetary injection by the European Central Bank (ECB) lifted the benchmarks modestly higher on Thursday. The day was somewhat marred by dismal economic data and news of explosion on an unknown Saudi oil pipeline. However, investors preferred the positives and the markets did finish in the green though it came down from its day’s highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.2% and closed at 12,980.30. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) moved up 0.6% to finish yesterday’s trading session at 1,374.09. The tech-laden Composite Index enjoyed strong gains of 0.7% and settled at 2,988.97. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) plunged 6.4% and settled at 17.26. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq were 7 ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for February 21, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/22/xlf-stock-market-news-for-february-21-2012-market-news/92011</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets struggled for direction on Friday with few inputs from the news desk, but the prospect of a Greek deal next week enabled benchmarks to extend their gains to the highest levels this year. Cross-Atlantic developments had guided the markets on most of the days the week, while robust economic data single-handedly boosted the markets on Thursday. Thus, it was another week of strong gains for the benchmarks, and the Dow was just marginally short of the 13, 000 mark. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.4% to close the day at 12,949.87. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) edged up 0.2% to close marginally higher at 1,361.23. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index was the only one to miss out; dropping 0.4% to close Friday’s trading ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) Goldman Sachs Analyst Upgrades Shares to Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/18/gs-goldman-sachs-analyst-upgrades-shares-to-neutral-2/91775</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have upgraded our recommendation on The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) to Neutral from Underperform. The upgraded recommendation is based on the company’s recent expansions to generate revenue growth, coupled with targeted cost reduction initiatives. Goldman is on a buying spree. The company has agreed to purchase a 4.8% stake in Mongolia’s Trade and Development Bank. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Goldman’s stake purchase in the Mongolian bank indicates its plan to gain exposure in the Mongolian economy, whose growth is stimulated by the developing resources of the country. Furthermore, the company announced its plan to purchase Vermont-based Dwight Asset Management Company. The deal, whose terms are still undisclosed, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2012. The completion of the acquisition would help ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) China Approves Citigroup&#8217;s Credit Card Business</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/16/c-china-oks-citigroup-credit-card-business/91485</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc. (C) will launch its own credit card business in China. Its Chinese subsidiary Citibank (China) Co. Ltd. has received approval from the China Banking Regulatory Commission. The company will launch both retail and commercial cards before the end of this year. This marks a landmark for Citigroup &#8211; the first U.S.-based bank to introduce its own credit card in China. Prior to 2008, foreign companies were only allowed to issue credit cards in collaboration with local companies. Regulators have been slow in approving foreign companies’ direct participation in this business and currently only Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia is permitted to issue credit cards in mainland China. Citi currently has a co-branded credit card business in China with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. This credit card venture started ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) Citigroup Entangled in Lawsuit Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/c-citigroup-entangled-in-lawsuit-again/91531</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc. (C) is again making headlines for landing into another legal mess. Recently, Citibank, the banking unit of the company, has been sued by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. for wrongly confiscating nearly $2.5 billion, which was transferred by Lehman just before its bankruptcy filing in 2008. Currently, Lehman is pursuing a liquidation plan and will likely pay 18 cents per dollar to its creditors. However, about $2 billion that it has so far gathered is actually pledged to Citi. Hence, Lehman is trying to trim down or reject the claim from Citi so that it can pay more to the other creditors. The spokesperson for Citi stated that the company will fight the lawsuit as Lehman’s action is not justified. Further, Citi also commented that Lehman has no right ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) The Goldman Sachs Group Invests in Mongolian Bank</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/gs-the-goldman-sachs-group-invests-in-mongolian-bank/91582</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, Reuters reported that New York-based The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) has agreed to purchase 4.8% stake in Mongolia’s Trade and Development Bank. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1990, Trade &#38; Development Bank was the first lending bank in Mongolia. In 2004, Asian Development Bank and International Finance Corp. have invested $11 million in the bank. As of September 2011, the bank had $1.3 billion worth of assets. Under the new Dodd-Frank rules, Goldman’s stake in the bank was restricted to 4.8%, as any investment exceeding 4.99% would require a particular exemption from the US Federal Reserve. In December 2010, Moody’s Investors Service, a credit rating arm of Moody’s Corporation (MCO) raised Trade &#38; Development Bank’s outlook to stable from negative. This upgradation ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Class-Action Suit Against Bank of America</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/08/bac-class-action-suit-against-bank-of-america/91448</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/08/bac-class-action-suit-against-bank-of-america/91448#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the federal judge in Manhattan ordered Bank of America Corporation (BAC) to deal with a shareholders’ class-action lawsuit. The lawsuit accused BofA along with some of its senior managers and directors of misleading investors about the takeover of Merrill Lynch &#38; Co. as well as the amount of Merrill&#8217;s losses and bonus payouts in 2008. The shareholders of BofA filed a lawsuit against the company in federal court in Manhattan in 2009. They claimed that it has concealed information about bonuses to Merrill employees and also kept secret the financial losses suffered in the fourth quarter of 2008. The complaint lodged claims that BofA deceptively misrepresented the facts by providing materially misleading statements. Moreover, BofA was forced in January 2009 to take a second bailout from the federal Troubled ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) JPMorgan Chase and HSBC Holdings Dragged to Court</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/03/jpm-jpmorgan-chase-and-hsbc-holdings-dragged-to-court/91194</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M&T Bank Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, DZ Bank AG (DZBK), Germany’s largest co-operative lender, filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) and HSBC Holdings Plc (HBC) for breaching representations and warranties. The complaint lodged claims that both companies have misrepresented documents related to the sale of over $85 million and $122 million, respectively, in residential mortgage-backed securities. DZ Bank alleged that JPMorgan and HSBC issued misleading statements with omissions related to the mortgage-backed securities and has concealed risks associated with these securities. The company claims that the documents used for offering the securities contained untrue statements or omissions about how risky the investments might be. Misinterpretation of these risks provoked investments, which have virtually no value at current levels. DZ Bank has filed lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court in ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for January 23, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/23/bac-stock-market-news-for-january-23-2012-market-news/90644</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/23/bac-stock-market-news-for-january-23-2012-market-news/90644#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Business Machines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strong corporate results helped lift the Dow higher to a six month high, while the S&#38;P 500 registered frugal gains. Meanwhile, an earnings miss by Google weighed down the Nasdaq Composite Index. Nonetheless, the markets managed to end another week with gains and each benchmarks moved up by over 2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) added 0.8% to finish the day at 12,720.48. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was up 0.07% to end almost unchanged at 1,315.38. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index missed out on a seat in the green and dropped 0.06% to settle at 2,786.70.The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) dropped down to 18.28. Total volume on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was 3.96 billion shares. For 56% of the advancing stocks on the ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) The Goldman Sachs Group &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/23/gs-the-goldman-sachs-group-bear-of-the-day-2/90633</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are downgrading our recommendation on The Goldman Sachs Group (GS) to Underperform from Neutral based on expectation of continued lower top-line as in 2011, coupled with the fundamental pressure on the banking sector. Though the company reported profits, increased operating expenses and lower equity trading revenues remain matters of concern. Though Goldman has a well-managed global franchise and strong capital base, regulatory issues, including lawsuits, are expected to dent the financials of the company in the upcoming quarters. During 2011, the company was sued by various firms for misrepresenting documents as an underwriter in the sale of mortgage-backed securities. Final judgment on these lawsuits has yet to be determined. Our six-month price target of $98.00 equates to about 8.5x our earnings estimate for 2012. Combined with the $0.35 per ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) Banking on a Turnaround? &#8211; Investment Ideas</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/21/gs-banking-on-a-turnaround-investment-ideas/90584</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[M&T Bank Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Street Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can we really have a rally without the financials? Earnings have been mixed for the financials. Let’s take a deeper look at the players in each segment and see if we can’t come to a consensus as to whether or not a rally can be supported. The Zacks Rank for most of these banks is a #3 Rank (Hold) with only Goldman Sachs (GS) having a Zanks #5 Rank (Strong Sell). Investment Banks The capital markets have been weak, especially with the “IPO window” getting slammed shut around the time that Groupon was looking to make its public offering. Goldman Sachs (GS) beat on the bottom line but missed on the top line and saw revenues decline 30% year over year. The beat was the result of significant cost cutting. ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for January 20, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/20/xlf-stock-market-news-for-january-20-2012-market-news/90561</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:10:56 +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[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strong corporate earnings results and a positive jobless claims report helped carry the markets forward on Thursday. On an otherwise lackluster day, the S&#38;P 500 touched a five-month high as investors awaited results from Google. However, post the closing bells, Google’s results were big a disappointment. Benchmarks continued to hover around five-month high levels and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.4% and moved up to 12,623.98. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) added 0.5% and finished the day at 1,314.50. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 0.7% and closed yesterday’s trading session at 2,788.33. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) reflected the investors’ confidence, declining 4.9% to 19.87. For every couple of stocks that advanced on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), one stock was on the ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) Earnings Season Hits Full Throttle</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/18/gs-earnings-season-hits-full-throttle/90420</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EBAY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eBay Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Trust Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NTRS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Street Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Germany paid the lowest interest rate in its history in a  two-year bond auction this morning, even as the country lowered its economic growth outlook for 2012. The World Bank also came out with a lowered growth outlook for the global economy this year, but there is hardly anything newsy there as the markets have been sizing up these growth questions for awhile now. On the domestic economic front, we have the PPI and Industrial Production reports on deck, but the focus today will be on the busy earnings calendar. The most important earnings report this morning is from Goldman Sachs (GS), which came out with an earnings beat, though its revenue numbers missed expectations. Earnings estimates for the Wall Street titan had come down significantly in recent weeks to ]]></description>
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		<title>(OCN) Ocwen Financial Analyst Upgrades Shares to Outperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/17/ocn-ocwen-financial-analyst-upgrades-shares-to-outperform/90300</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/17/ocn-ocwen-financial-analyst-upgrades-shares-to-outperform/90300#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Savings & Loans]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have upgraded our long term recommendation on Ocwen Financial Corporation (OCN) to “Outperform” from “Neutral”. The main reasons behind this raise are the company’s stable liquidity position and expected synergies from the recent servicing portfolio acquisitions that would support its financials. We believe that Ocwen’s principal reduction programs are expected to significantly contribute to its loan modification ability. However, until capital and debt markets stabilize, the company’s bottom line would remain under pressure. Although the near-term economic outlook remains unpredictable owing to market volatility and a contraction in subprime mortgage-servicing rights (MSRs), the company remains committed to loan modifications. Over the years, Ocwen has been growing through acquisitions and alliances. In the last few months, the company completed the acquisition of Litton Loan Servicing from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ]]></description>
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		<title>(EU) Stock Market News for January 16, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/16/eu-stock-market-news-for-january-16-2012-market-news/90261</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/16/eu-stock-market-news-for-january-16-2012-market-news/90261#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets edged lower once again, bogged down by cross-Atlantic concerns as several euro-zone countries looked likely to suffer credit-rating downgrades. Things were also farm from cheerful on the domestic front after banking major J.P. Morgan Chase dampened sentiment with its quarterly results. These concerns mingled to partially erode weekly gains, but benchmarks were eventually able to hold on to gains for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) shed 0.4% to end the day at 12,422.06. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was down 0.5% and closed Friday’s trading session at 1,289.09. The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 0.5% and finished at 2,710.67. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) moved up by 2.2% and settled at 20.91. Nonetheless, the fear-gauge index is still well below the key level of ]]></description>
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		<title>(MS) Morgan Stanley Analyst Maintains Underperform on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/14/ms-morgan-stanley-analyst-maintains-underperform-on-shares/90044</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are reiterating our long-term Underperform recommendation on Morgan Stanley (MS). Though the company’s third-quarter results were significantly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate, there are concerns regarding its financials being marred by various new regulatory requirements, elevated operating expenses and intense pricing competition. However, the company’s restructuring initiatives along with its organic and inorganic growth strategies continue to be significant growth drivers. Elevated operating expenses remain a major cause of concern for Morgan Stanley. In December 2011, in order to bring down costs and stabilize revenue growth, the company announced its plan to trim down its workforce in the first quarter of 2012. However, we do not expect this initiative to fully control the cost as the company continues to invest in its franchise. As Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s (S&#38;P) ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) JPMorgan Delivers Unlikely Friday the 13th Report</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/13/jpm-jpmorgan-delivers-unlikely-friday-the-13th-report/90155</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks will find it difficult to sustain their upward drift of recent days in the face of lackluster results from banking bellwether JP Morgan (JPM) and the absence of anything meaningful on the economic calendar. This morning’s bigger-than-expected November Trade Deficit number, though not a market-moving release, adds to the negative headlines. An outsized gain in the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, on deck for release a little later, could potentially help lift sentiment. But the overall tone of today’s trading action will likely remain subdued given investors’ evaluation of the fourth quarter reporting season in light of the JP Morgan news. The headlines from across the pond remain non-threatening for another day, though overnight deposits at the European Central Bank (ECB) have hit another new all-time high. Banks have been ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for January 9, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/09/xle-stock-market-news-for-january-9-2012-market-news/89896</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/09/xle-stock-market-news-for-january-9-2012-market-news/89896#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fact that the US unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since February 2009 failed to spark a rally on Friday. European concerns weighed on sentiment to drag the benchmarks marginally lower. However, the first week of 2012 ended on a positive note amidst a slew of encouraging economic reports, On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 0.5% to close the day at 12,359.92. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was down 0.3% and closed Friday’s trading session at 1,277.81. However, the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index registered gains of 0.2% and finished at 2,674.22. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) reflected subdued fears, dropping almost 4% to close at 20.63. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and Amex were roughly 6.3 ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for January 4, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/08/bac-stock-market-news-for-january-4-2012-market-news/89646</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first trading day of the year witnessed a positive trend in the US markets, backed by encouraging news from the global arena and positive domestic economic reports. Major indices gained during the trading day helped by an optimistic mood that prevailed among investors. The Dow Jones Industrial average (DJIA) surged 1.5% to close at 12,397.38. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 rose 1.6% to finish at 1,277.06. The Nasdaq composite index gained 1.7% to end at 2,648.72. The fear gauge CBOE volatility index closed lower at 22.98. On the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), consolidated volumes were 3.9 billion. More than three stocks gained on the NYSE for every stock that declined. To the investor’s relief there was no discouraging news from the European front. In fact, data from Germany ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) Stock Market News for January 5, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/05/an-stock-market-news-for-january-5-2012-market-news/89726</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NetApp Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ross Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major indices of the American stock markets closed flat on Wednesday after experiencing a strong rally on the first trading day of the Year. Euro zone worries were not strong enough for markets to move southwards. Retail stocks surged after Christmas sales figures increased 5.3% on a year over year basis. The Dow Jones Industrial average (DJIA) gained a meager 0.17% or 21.04 points to close at 12,418.42. The tech laden Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.01% to end the day at 2,648.36. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 moved up 0.02% or 0.24 points to finish at 1,277.30, with health care and telecom sector stocks faring the worst and consumer-discretionary items emerging as gainers. The CBOE Volatility Index, widely considered to be the fear gauge of the market, closed near 22. ]]></description>
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		<title>(MS) Morgan Stanley to Delete Jobs in New York</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/31/ms-morgan-stanley-to-delete-jobs-in-new-york/89442</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/31/ms-morgan-stanley-to-delete-jobs-in-new-york/89442#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a state filing, Morgan Stanley (MS) intends to lay off 580 workers in New York State due to economic reasons. The company started trimming its workforce since the middle of December on a rolling basis, abide by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN). The State Department of Labor made The New York State Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, also known as the WARN Act, effective on February 1, 2009. Under the provisions of the law, New York-based companies having 50 or more workers in New York State are required to give 90 days notice to the State if they are planning to reduce local workforce. Further, the law requires prior notices for plant closing, large layoff, relocation, or reduction in working hours. Morgan Stanley&#8217;s New York ]]></description>
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		<title>(PMI) European Central Bank Tries Quenching Thirsty Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/24/pmi-european-central-bank-tries-quenching-thirsty-banks/89159</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank (ECB) has been overwhelmed by the rush for cheap three-year loans. The demand for these loans has far exceeded expectations &#8212; a fact that underscores the difficult times the banking system is going through. A system whose raw material is money has been facing severe liquidity constraints in the wake of the crisis in Europe. Given the scale of the crisis and debts maturing in 2012, the system could well do with a few more liquidity shots of this nature. According to the BBC, ECB advanced around 490 billion euro as opposed to 450 billion euro it had hoped would go off the counters. In its December Bulletin, the ECB had proposed a non-standard monetary measure of extending a 36-month refinancing line to euro-area banks in ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Fitch Ratings Downgrades Giant Wall Street Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/24/bac-fitch-ratings-downgrades-giant-wall-street-banks/88830</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adding to the ongoing economic concerns, Fitch Ratings lowered its viability ratings on eight major global banks on Thursday. Moreover, long-term issuer-default ratings were also downgraded on six major U.S. and European banks. The banks experiencing fall in their viability ratings includes Wall Street giants – Bank of America Corporation (BAC), The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS). The ratings were lowered to “bbb+“, “a“, and “a-“ from “a-“, “a+“ and “a“, respectively, for BofA, Goldman and Morgan Stanley. Apart from these U.S. banks, the viability ratings of the five European banks, such as Barclays plc (BCS), Credit Suisse Group (CS), Deutsche Bank AG (DB), Societe Generale and BNP Paribas (BNP), were downgraded. Moreover, the ratings for Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank were revised to “a” ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for December 23, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/23/xlf-stock-market-news-for-december-23-2011-market-news/89195</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors received a pre-Christmas gift in the form of encouraging economic data, which led the benchmarks higher on Thursday. The Dow and S&#38;P 500 registered their third-straight finish in the green, but trading volumes continued to be on the low side. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was up 0.5% and ended the day at 12,169.65. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) gained 0.8% and closed yesterday’s trading session at 1,254. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index finished trading at 2,599.45, after edging up 0.8%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) dropped 1.3% and settled at 21.16. Fortunately, the fear-gauge index has dropped to its lowest levels in many months, in an economic scenario that is highly uncertain and weighed down by lingering European debt woes. So far this week, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group ILFC to Raise $650 Million from Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/21/aig-american-international-group-ilfc-to-raise-650-million-from-notes/89021</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) aircraft leasing unit – International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) – announced the issue of long term notes worth $650 million. Accordingly, the unsecured notes of $650 million are issued at an initial price of $100.00 and are scheduled to mature on January 15, 2022.  The non-callable notes are projected to have a coupon rate of 8.625%, while the spread stands at 681.5 basis points (bps). Besides, the settlement is scheduled to be over on December 22, 2011. Rating agencies Moody’s Investors Service of Moody’s Corp. (MCO) and Standards &#38; Poors’ (S&#38;P) have rated the notes “B1” and “BBB-”, respectively. Further, AIG’s ILFC appointedCitigroup Global Markets Inc. of Citigroup Inc. (C), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank of American Merrill Lynch of ]]></description>
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