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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for March 26, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/28/xle-stock-market-news-for-march-26-2012-market-news/96655</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beazer Homes USA Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valero Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Energy and basic materials took the benchmarks modestly higher on Friday, snapping a three-day losing streak. However, meager gains failed to prevent the Dow and S&#38;P 500 from suffering their worst weekly performance this year. Global economic concerns weighed on investors through the week and their influence carried onto Friday. Moreover, tepid housing data made matters worse on Friday, limiting gains. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.3% and closed the day at 13,080.73. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was also up 0.3% and finished Friday’s trading session at 1,397.11. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index edged up 0.1% and settled at 3,067.92. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) lost 4.8% and closed at 14.82. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for March 21, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/xle-stock-market-news-for-march-21-2012-market-news/96066</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/xle-stock-market-news-for-march-21-2012-market-news/96066#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HON]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honeywell International Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concerns about softening economic growth in China weighed on US investors and subsequently markets ended their winning streak.  China also upped its oil prices and comments from a BHP Billiton executive about flattening demand for iron ore from China affected the energy and industrial sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) lost 0.5% to settle at 13,170.19. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) declined 0.3% to finish yesterday’s trading session at 1,405.52. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index edged down 0.1% to close slightly lower at 3,074.15. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) gained 3.6% to touch 15.58. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and Amex were roughly 6.2 billion shares, lower than this year’s daily average of 6.9 billion shares. For more than two stocks ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for December 19, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/19/xle-stock-market-news-for-december-19-2011-market-news/88856</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/19/xle-stock-market-news-for-december-19-2011-market-news/88856#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Occidental Petroleum Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets shed early gains to end mixed after Fitch ratings put seven European economies under credit watch negative. The gains were primarily a result of European developments as Italian government won a confidence vote on austerity measures. It was a choppy session for the benchmarks thanks to &#8220;quadruple-witching,&#8221; which is the expiration of four types of futures contracts. With the possibility of euro nations such as Italy and Spain’s debt ratings being downgraded, benchmarks ended the week sharply lower. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped less than 0.1% to end almost flat at 11,866.93. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was up 0.3% and finished at 1,219.66. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.6% to close Friday’s trading session at 2,555.33. Meanwhile, on a mixed day of ]]></description>
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		<title>(GWW) W.W. Grainger&#8217;s Sales On a Roll</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/15/gww-w-w-graingers-sales-on-a-roll/88645</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/15/gww-w-w-graingers-sales-on-a-roll/88645#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronics Wholesale]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Industrial Technologies Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW) reported November sales growth of 15% year over year, continuing its double-digit run so far in the year. Acquisitions added 5 percentage points to growth mainly due to the Fabory business acquired in August. Organic sales increased 10% with higher volume contributing 10 percentage points and pricing adding 2 percentage points. However, a 2-percentage point dip from oil spill related sales in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 was a partial offset. Geographically, daily sales in the United States increased 9%. Heavy Manufacturing was up in the mid-teens, Commercial was up in the low double digits, Retail was up in the high single digits, Light Manufacturing, Contractor and Government were up in the mid single digits, and Reseller was down in the low double digits. Canada saw ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for December 15, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/15/bac-stock-market-news-for-december-15-2011-market-news/88689</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spooked by European financial concerns and a sharp decline in commodity prices, benchmarks ended in negative territory for the third-straight day. Borrowing costs recorded euro-era highs and domestic economic data was not strong enough to negate lingering concerns. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) plunged 1.1% to settle the day at 11823.48. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) also inched down 1.1% to close yesterday’s trading session at 1211.82. The Nasdaq Composite Index slumped 1.6% and finished at 2539.31. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was up 2.5% to finish at 26.04. Decliners once again outnumbered advancing stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), with only 28% of the stocks moving up, compared to 70% for the decliner. Consolidated volumes on the NYSE, Amex and Nasdaq, were 7.8 ]]></description>
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		<title>(EU) Stock Market News for December 13, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/13/eu-stock-market-news-for-december-13-2011-market-news/88498</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/13/eu-stock-market-news-for-december-13-2011-market-news/88498#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets reversed gears on Monday and receded into negative territory after the European accord concluded on last Friday faced criticism from Fitch Ratings and Moody&#8217;s Investors Service. Tech-giant Intel also contributed to weak investor confidence after the company projected revenues lower than its earlier projections. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) plunged 1.3% to close the day at 12,021.39. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) slumped 1.5% to finish the day’s trading at 1,236.47. The Nasdaq Composite Index settled substantively lower at 2,612.26, declining by 1.3%. However, the fear-gauge Volatility Index (VIX) showed that investor concerns had receded somewhat, dropping 2.7% to settle at 25.67. Decliners outpaced advancing stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). For 77% of the decliners, merely 20% stocks managed to climb higher with ]]></description>
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		<title>(MUR) Murphy Oil Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/mur-murphy-oil-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/87359</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/mur-murphy-oil-analyst-maintains-neutral-on-shares/87359#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hess Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We maintain our long-term Neutral recommendation on Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) as the company continues to operate in a very competitive environment with peers having greater resources, which continues to impact Murphy’s profitability and ability to expand. The company&#8217;s success in the oil and gas sector hinges on its ability to replenish reserves with new findings. Profitability is seriously hampered by the company’s inability to find new resource and unsuccessful drilling. Failed drilling attempts in Congo, Suriname and more recently in Indonesia have severely affected Murphy’s stock performance. Among the positives are the company&#8217;s strong balance sheet and its ability to generate consistent cash flows. Besides, the step taken by Murphy, during the third quarter, to exit its refining business and concentrate more on its exploration &#38; production (E&#38;P) operations ]]></description>
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		<title>(MS) Oct 19: The Earnings Parade Continues &#8211; Economic Highlights</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/20/ms-oct-19-the-earnings-parade-continues-economic-highlights/85423</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/20/ms-oct-19-the-earnings-parade-continues-economic-highlights/85423#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DaVita Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The earnings parade continues even as the market tries to come to terms with the Apple surprise and waits for the expected weekend deal out of Europe. We also have economic data this morning about September CPI and Housing Starts, but they will likely have less traction in today&#8217;s market given the focus on earnings and Europe. The September CPI number was largely inline expectations, both on the &#8216;headline&#8217; as well as &#8216;core&#8217; basis. Given the recent pullback in commodity prices and the continued slack in the broader economy, inflation will likely have less staying power than would otherwise be the case. However, persistent &#8216;hot&#8217; CPI readings will make it difficult for Bernanke to rally all FOMC members behind him as we have seen in recent meetings. The Fed dissenters ]]></description>
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		<title>(MS) Ahead of Wall Street &#8211; October 19, 2011 &#8211; Ahead of Wall Street</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/20/ms-ahead-of-wall-street-october-19-2011-ahead-of-wall-street/85469</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, October 19, 2011 The earnings parade continues even as the market tries to come to terms with the Apple surprise and waits for the expected weekend deal out of Europe. We also have economic data this morning about September CPI and Housing Starts, but they will likely have less traction in today&#8217;s market given the focus on earnings and Europe. The September CPI number was largely inline expectations, both on the &#8216;headline&#8217; as well as &#8216;core&#8217; basis. Given the recent pullback in commodity prices and the continued slack in the broader economy, inflation will likely have less staying power than would otherwise be the case. However, persistent &#8216;hot&#8217; CPI readings will make it difficult for Bernanke to rally all FOMC members behind him as we have seen in recent ]]></description>
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		<title>(CVX) Utica Shale Drilling Permits Skyrocket in September</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/17/cvx-utica-shale-drilling-permits-skyrocket-in-september/85031</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Thursday, October 13, 2011 On Tuesday, the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) released a report about the sharp increase in Ohio shale drilling permits. Steve McDonald recently wrote about the land value increases occurring in the region. As seen in the graph below, there were 20 times the permits granted in just September of 2011 as in the full year of 2010. (Courtesy: EIA, ODNR) Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) is leading the charge, with Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Hess (NYSE: HES) recently investing heavily in the region, as well. “We’re quite confident about the [Utica] play,” Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon told analysts on the company’s second-quarter earnings call. Chesapeake Energy Holds Lion’s Share of Utica Drilling Permits Chesapeake must be confident, considering the investment ]]></description>
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		<title>(ALJ) Stock Market News for September 19, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/19/alj-stock-market-news-for-september-19-2011-market-news/83506</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, U.S. markets inched up to close in the green with the S&#38;P 500 recording its highest rally since July 2011. Hopes of EU overcoming its sovereign debt crisis gathered strength after Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said US would join other EU leaders to seek out a solution to the euro zone debt situation. Markets further rose on news that United Technologies Corporation is looking to finance a major U.S. acquisition. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.7% or 75.91 points and finished the day at 11,509.09 marking its longest winning streak since 1st July. For the week, the blue chip index rose 4.7%. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was up 0.6% and settled at 1,216.01 with telecom and utilities emerging as the biggest gainers while ]]></description>
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		<title>(COP) Stock Market News for August 24, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/24/cop-stock-market-news-for-august-24-2011-market-news/81943</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neither the East Coast earthquake nor weaker-than-expected domestic economic reports could prevent the markets from staging a strong rally that also saw the Dow posting its best gains in two weeks. Encouraging global economic reports helped to boost the mood of the investors, who were already tempted by the cheap prices of beaten-down bellwether stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) sprung 322.11 points or 3% to settle at 11,176.76. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) jumped 3.4% and finished the day at 1,162.35. The Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 4.3% to wrap up at 2,446.06. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) moved down by 15% to hover around 36. The fear-gauge index is still over the key level of 30, which is considered a high degree of fear, ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for August 23, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/23/bac-stock-market-news-for-august-23-2011-market-news/81858</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets lacked the conviction to bet big leading to a flat finish for the benchmarks on Monday. A choppy day of trading was initially spurred by hopes that the Fed chairman would announce another asset-buying plan on Friday, but lingering concerns about the domestic and global financial situation ensured the indices ended flat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.3% to settle at 10,854.65. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) moved up 0.02% to close at 1,123.82, and 6 of its 10 industry groups registered gains. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 0.2% to finish the day at 2,345.38. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) traded roughly over 42. On the New York Stock Exchange, consolidated volumes were 4.8 billion shares. Advancers were outnumbered by the declining stocks on the ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Investigating The Decline of U.S. Retail Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/10/bac-investigating-the-decline-of-u-s-retail-banks/80977</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Tuesday, August 9, 2011 There was a time when a trip to the bank would take quite awhile. Friday payday lines were sometimes unbearable. Banks even stocked lollipops to keep restless children quiet during the long waits. Skip to 2011 and many bank branches are a ghost town. There are rarely long lines and the staffs are noticeably smaller… Technology enables many people to avoid branches altogether. Direct deposit, ATMs and online banking make it too easy to skip an extra errand in our busy lives. But branches losing foot traffic is more symbolic than anything. After all, the bank will still collect income on investments of deposits. They’ll also still cash in on numerous fees (which continue to rise). However, there are some ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for August 9, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/xlf-stock-market-news-for-august-9-2011-market-news/80949</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Standard &#38; Poor’s downgraded the US credit rating by a notch, delivering a crushing blow to benchmarks on Monday. Tension from the other side of the Atlantic also dampened sentiment as Europe was gripped by debt woes. Investors also struggled to find a clear answer about whether the recent turmoil means that another recession is in the offing, at a time when the economy is yet to recover from the last one. The credit rating agency’s decision came in on Friday last week after the closing bells. Monday was thus the first trading day after the downgrade, and almost immediately benchmarks ended up in the red. This is the first time that the US has lost its AAA rating since 1917. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) posted its sixth-worst ]]></description>
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		<title>(DD) U.S. Trade Deficit Soars in May</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/05/dd-u-s-trade-deficit-soars-in-may/78926</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit rose in May to $50.23 billion from $43.66 billion in April. The rise in the trade deficit is bad news for the economy, and the level is very dangerous. For the month it was up 15.0%; worse than the $44.0 billion consensus expectation. On a year over year basis, the total trade deficit was up 19.1% from $42.17 billion a year ago. The trade balance has two major parts: trade in goods and trade in services. America&#8217;s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to April, the goods deficit rose to $64.88 billion from $58.16 billion. That is a month to month increase of 11.6%. Relative to a year ago, the goods deficit was up 19.4% from ]]></description>
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		<title>(CMCSA) Company News for August 4, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/04/cmcsa-company-news-for-august-4-2011-corporate-summary/80625</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Spectra Energy (NYSE:SE) posted Q2 EPS of $0.42, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.40 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 11.8% year-over-year to $1.19 billion, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.204 billion •    Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) reported Q2 EPS of $0.42, ex-items, marginally higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.41 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 51% year-over-year to $14.3 billion, beating consensus estimates of $13.773 billion •    Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) posted adjusted Q2 EPS of $0.60, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.56 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 10.2% year-over-year to $7.03 billion, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.788 billion •    Marsh &#38; McLennan Cos. (NYSE:MMC) reported Q2 EPS of $0.50, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.48 per ]]></description>
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		<title>(VLO) Oil and Natural Gas Stock Outlook &#8211; July 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/20/vlo-oil-and-natural-gas-stock-outlook-july-2011-industry-outlook/79406</link>
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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>(XLE) Stock Market News for June 29, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/xle-stock-market-news-for-june-29-2011-market-news/77888</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets moved significantly ahead on Tuesday, buoyed by optimism that the Greek debt-crisis was nearing a solution and positive economic data that suggested a surge in home prices for the first time in eight months.  However, volumes remained tight, reflecting the underlying cautious stance of investors. The Dow Jones Industrial (DJIA) zoomed past the psychological level of 12, 000 as it recorded its biggest gains in two months. The Dow gained 145 points or 1.2% to settle at 12188.69. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) surged 1.3% to finish at 1296.67. The Nasdaq Composite index was up to 2729.31, after gaining 1.5%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index settled at 19.23. On the New York Stock Exchange, AMEX and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes remained low with just 5.91 billion shares traded. ]]></description>
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		<title>(RDSA) Royal Dutch Shell plc Gets Carbon Capture Aid</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/27/rdsa-royal-dutch-shell-plc-gets-carbon-capture-aid/77599</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDSA) has entered into an agreement with the governments of Alberta and Canada for the funding of its Quest Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in Canada. The Alberta government will fund C$745 million for the project, while the Canadian government will contribute C$120 million, netting C$865 million ($873 million). The financing will be done over a period of 15 years, including development, construction and 10 years of operations. However, the funding is subject to conditions of Shell’s achieving certain performance objectives. The Quest venture, located at the Scotford site northeast of Edmonton, Alberta, will capture more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide annually from Shell’s Scotford upgrading process and store it in underground reservoirs upon completion in 2015. The project –– with an estimated ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for June 24, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/xle-stock-market-news-for-june-24-2011-market-news/77389</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, markets rebounded from session lows as Greece agreed to implement a five-year austerity plan. Markets were dragged lower early in the day after a drop in oil prices. However, news from the domestic front was discouraging with disappointing economic reports on initial claims and home sales. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) declined 0.5% to close at 12,050.00. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) shed 0.3% to finish at 1,283.50. However, the Nasdaq Composite Index climbed up 0.7% to close at 2,686.75. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) traded above 19. On the New York Stock Exchange, Amex and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 8.31 billion shares, compared with the daily average of 7.57 billion. On the NYSE, 13 stocks moved up for every 17 stocks in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(COP) ConocoPhillips to Enter Bangladesh</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/cop-conocophillips-to-enter-bangladesh/76688</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips (COP) inked a production sharing contract (PSC) with the Bangladesh government and state-run Petrobangla to explore hydrocarbon in the virtually untapped deep waters of the Bay of Bengal. The company did not disclose any financial details of the agreement. The deal entitles the U.S. integrated giant to explore two blocks, DS-08-10 and DS-08-11, of which ConocoPhillips holds full 100% working interest. The blocks cover a total area of 5158 square kilometers (1.27 million acres) and are located 1000–1500 meters (3,300–5,000 feet) under water. The awarded acreages are located about 280 kilometers (175 miles) from the port city of Chittagong. ConocoPhillips said that the deepwater area of Bangladesh remains almost unexplored and aims to initiate the exploration attempts as soon as it receives necessary survey reports. Bangladesh has proven reserves ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for June 16, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/xlf-stock-market-news-for-june-16-2011-market-news/76536</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disappointing economic data combined with concerns over Greece to drag the markets lower yet again, on Wednesday. This development significantly diminishes the possibility of benchmarks avoiding their seventh straight week of losses. Financials, materials and energy dragged the indices lower while S&#38;P 500 drags closer to dropping below its March low of 1,250. The losses on Wednesday nearly washed out the gains of the previous day and investors’ fears of the benchmarks posting their losses for seven consecutive weeks for the first time in ten years resurfaced yet again. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) receded below the psychological level of 12,000 as it shed 1.5% to settle at 11,897.27. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) declined 1.7% and the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.8% to finish the day ]]></description>
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		<title>(MRO) Is This The Second-Coming of the Texas Oil Boom?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/mro-is-this-the-second-coming-of-the-texas-oil-boom/76426</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Wednesday, June 15, 2011 It’s been almost 50 years since Americans heard that famous line from The Ballad of Jed Clampett: “Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.“ For the rest of the world, the 20th century began on January 1, 1901. But for Texans, it started nine days later when the Spindletop well blew out drilling mud, gas and oil… Texas tea, as it soon became known. The gusher spouted more than 100 feet into the air, and it took nine days to cap it. That single event transformed the Lone Star state from an arid cattle-herding wilderness into the nation’s premiere oil and gas supplier. The Spindletop Field Discovery: Texas’ First Oil Boom The discovery of the Spindletop field led to ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBY) Stock Market News for June 15, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/15/bby-stock-market-news-for-june-15-2011-market-news/76400</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A better-than-expected retails sales report lifted the overall market to record their largest gains in almost two months on Tuesday. After the markets recorded its first sixth consecutive week of losses since the fall of 2002 last week, gains akin to yesterday’s will enable the benchmarks avoid a seventh straight week of losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) surged 123 points or 1.0% to close at 12,076.11, recording its largest gains for the month. Posting the strongest gains since April 20, the Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) gained 1.3% to settle at 1,287.87. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 1.5% and settled at 2,678.72. In what analysts termed as a relief rally, consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, Amex and Nasdaq remained low at 6.45 billion shares ]]></description>
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		<title>(MRO) Marathon Spin-off Clears SEC Hurdle</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/09/mro-marathon-spin-off-clears-sec-hurdle/75852</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following completion of the review process by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and declaration of the ‘Registration Statement’ as effective, leading integrated energy firm Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) has completed all regulatory requirements on its way to separating the refining/sales business from its exploration/production operations, and creating two independent companies in the process. Last month, Marathon got a positive nod from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS approved that the spin-off of the company’s downstream unit will be tax free to Marathon shareowners. This was followed by authorization from the company’s Board of Directors. As a result, the transaction – announced in January – is now ready to take effect on June 30, 2011. The deal will lead to the formation of a new downstream company called ]]></description>
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		<title>(CME) Meet New Zacks Senior Stock Strategist Kevin Cook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/01/cme-meet-new-zacks-senior-stock-strategist-kevin-cook/75254</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversified Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CME]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cme Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eaton Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occidental Petroleum Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OXY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SanDisk Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNDK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suncor Energy Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VECO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veeco Instruments Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hello fellow investors! My name is Kevin Cook and I just joined the Zacks.com team as a Senior Stock Strategist. I can&#8217;t wait to share with you all the ways we can work together to not simply survive in this market, but to thrive in it! But, first things first&#8230;I want you to know a few things about my background and lessons learned over the years that prepared me to become a huge fan of the Zacks Rank stock rating system and related trading methods. Then we&#8217;ll top it off with my current view of the market along with some strategies and picks to outperform. Let’s go. FX Training Ground to Equities Laboratory I was an institutional currency trader for over nine years, trading $100 million per day in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(CEA) Stock Market News for May 24, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/24/cea-stock-market-news-for-may-24-2011-market-news/74781</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 17:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Major Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Mobile Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Southern Airlines Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GSH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guangshen Railway Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transocean Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YZC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ZNH]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Global events weighed on investor sentiment to drag US indices lower on Monday. While rising concerns about the euro-zone debt situation significantly dampened benchmarks, disappointing manufacturing data from China stepped in to further pressurize the indices amidst the lack of any domestic data. All of the 30 components that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), except one, were in the red and the index declined 1.1% to close at 12,381.26. Only McDonald&#8217;s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) was able to climb up among the 30 components in the Dow, moving up 0.2%. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) shed 1.2% to finish the day at 1,317.37 and was also below its 50-day moving average since April 19. The index was also at its lowest level since April 19th. The tech-laden ]]></description>
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		<title>(LEI) Stock Market News for May 20, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/20/lei-stock-market-news-for-may-20-2011-market-news/74597</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/20/lei-stock-market-news-for-may-20-2011-market-news/74597#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 17:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Oil & Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DLTR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar Tree Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucas Energy Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PETM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petsmart Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transocean Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Refining Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WNR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XOM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A host of worrying economic reports failed to pull down the markets as LinkedIn made its debut on the Street and doubled its share price. Markets were also led modestly higher as initial claims declined and retailers posted better-than-expected quarter results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was up 0.4% to settle at 12,605.32. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) moved up 0.2% and closed at 1,343.60. The Nasdaq Composite Index finished the day at 2,823.31, after gaining 0.3%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index dropped down below 16. On the New York Stock Exchange, AMEX and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes remained low, at 6.2 billion shares, versus the average of 8.4 billion shares last year. On the NYSE, a couple of shares declined for every three shares that moved up. ]]></description>
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		<title>(EIA) Stock Market News for May 12, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/12/eia-stock-market-news-for-may-12-2011-market-news/73926</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 15:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Closed-End Fund - Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anadarko Petroleum Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cisco Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hess Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transocean Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valero Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VLO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XOM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A sharp drop in energy and commodity prices pulled the benchmarks down as markets ended their three-day winning streak on Wednesday. Additionally, the trade deficit widened while inflation cooled only partially in China to prompt speculation of a possible hike in interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched down a percent to settle at 12,630.03. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 lost 1.1% and closed at 1,342.08. The S&#38;P 500 also broke below the technical level of 1,340 and the Nasdaq ended the day at 2,845.06, after losing 0.9%. On the New York Stock Exchange, Amex and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were at 7.75 billion shares. On the NYSE, only one stock managed to move up against five stocks that were on the declining side. In other news, the Energy Information ]]></description>
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		<title>(USB) U.S. Trade Deficit Up on Foreign Oil Addiction</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/11/usb-u-s-trade-deficit-up-on-foreign-oil-addiction/73858</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/11/usb-u-s-trade-deficit-up-on-foreign-oil-addiction/73858#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regional - Midwest Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apache Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commodities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encana Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NovaGold Resources Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siemens AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit rose in March to $48.18 billion from $45.44 billion in January (revised down from $45.76 billion. The rise in the trade deficit is bad news for the economy, and the level is very dangerous. For the month it was up 6.0%, and it was worse than the $47.7 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 21.9% from $39.51 billion a year ago. The trade balance has two major parts: trade in goods and trade in services. America’s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to February, the goods deficit rose to $62.11 billion from $59.10 billion. That is a month-to-month increase of 5.1%. Relative to a year ago, the goods deficit ]]></description>
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		<title>(ALKS) Stock Market News for May 10, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/10/alks-stock-market-news-for-may-10-2011-market-news/73711</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/10/alks-stock-market-news-for-may-10-2011-market-news/73711#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 16:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drug Delivery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alkermes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baker Hughes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DTG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elan Corporation plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ELN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frontier Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FTO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halliburton Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hertz Global Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HOC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holly Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HTZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVIDIA Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SGY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stone Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XOM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After suffering a slump last week, commodities made a strong comeback yesterday and lifted the benchmarks higher. Energy shares joined in on the uptrend as crude prices once again rose above $100 per barrel. Meanwhile fresh worries about Greece’s credit ratings partially limited gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose 0.4% to close at 12,684.68. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) gained 0.5% and finished the day at 1,346.29. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 0.6% to settle at 2,843.25. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index dropped down to almost 17. On the New York Stock Exchange, composite volumes were low, at only 3 billion shares. For every couple of stocks that gained, one stock moved down. Markets witnessed a massive sell off of commodities last week as investors chose ]]></description>
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		<title>(APC) Stock Market News for May 6, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/06/apc-stock-market-news-for-may-6-2011-market-news/73498</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/06/apc-stock-market-news-for-may-6-2011-market-news/73498#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 15:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Oil & Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anadarko Petroleum Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Brands Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macy's Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occidental Petroleum Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OXY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ross Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ROST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TGT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XOM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Benchmarks continued to linger in the red on Thursday, weighed down by disappointing jobs data, as investors chose to exit the gold, silver and oil markets. Commodities fell significantly and crude slipped below the $100 per barrel mark. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched 1.1% down to 12584.17. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) closed at 1335.10, shedding 0.9%. For the first time ever since October 2008, the S&#38;P 500 has dropped for the first four days of a month. The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 0.5% and settled at 2814.72. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index rose over 19, gaining more than 9%. On the New York Stock Exchange, Amex and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 9.26 billion shares. On the NYSE, for every eight stocks that fell, only 5 managed ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADP) Stock Market News for May 5, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/adp-stock-market-news-for-may-5-2011-market-news/73363</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/adp-stock-market-news-for-may-5-2011-market-news/73363#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 13:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Software & Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aol Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Automatic Data Processing Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[K]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kellogg Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time Warner Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TWX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XOM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Markets declined on Wednesday, as disappointing economic data combined with the lack of strong quarterly results weighed the benchmarks down. The job market has not looked rosy and investors’ fears were heightened with signs of a slowing economy. Even after three trading days, the markets have remained in the red for the week, failing to continue the strong gains of last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shed 0.7% to settle at 12,723.58. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) closed down 0.7% at 1,347.32 and the Nasdaq Composite Index finished the day at 2,828.23, shedding 0.5%. The CBOE Volatility Index surged 2.3% and settled at 17.08. The fear-gauge index has now risen over 17% in the last four trading sessions. For the week, the Dow, S&#38;P 500 and ]]></description>
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		<title>(MRO) Marathon Oil Reports Jump in First Quarter 2011 Profits</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/mro-marathon-oil-reports-jump-in-first-quarter-2011-profits/73152</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 01:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RDSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Dutch Shell Plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XOM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) – the fifth largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products in the U.S. – reported a jump in its first-quarter 2011 profits. As has been the case with the larger rivals that have already reported, such as ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM), Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDSA) and Chevron Corp. (CVX), results were boosted by higher crude prices. Much-improved downstream margins also contributed towards Marathon’s strong results. Earnings per share, excluding special items, came in at $1.65, comfortably beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.42 and significantly ahead of the year-ago period adjusted profit of 44 cents. Quarterly revenue of $21,071.0 million was up 26.4% from the year-earlier level, and was 6.4% above our projection. Segmental Performance Upstream: Income from the upstream segment totaled $668 million during the ]]></description>
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		<title>(RIG) Transocean Reports Drops in Rigs in Status Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/26/rig-transocean-reports-drops-in-rigs-in-status-update/71776</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/26/rig-transocean-reports-drops-in-rigs-in-status-update/71776#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the April fleet update report, Transocean Ltd. (RIG) announced that it has stacked one deepwater rig, Transocean Richardson and two midwater floaters, Sedco 601 and J.W. McLean, due to drop in demand. The company has also put two shallow-water rigs, GSF Britannia and GSF Labrador, up for sale. The deepwater Transocean Richardson operated off the coast of Angola at $340,000 per day for Chevron Corp (CVX). The two midwater rigs earned more than $250,000 per day, with Sedco 601 working in offshore Malaysia and J.W. McLean in the North Sea for Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO). Leading offshore drilling contractor and provider of drilling management services globally, Transocean’s contract drilling fleet comprised 47 high-specification deepwater floaters, 25 midwater floaters, 9 high-specification jackups, 52 standard jackups and other assets utilized to ]]></description>
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		<title>(MRO) Marathon Oil Corporation Finds Oil in Iraq</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/18/mro-marathon-oil-corporation-finds-oil-in-iraq/71614</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/18/mro-marathon-oil-corporation-finds-oil-in-iraq/71614#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading integrated oil and gas company  Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) announced the discovery of oil at the Atrush-1 in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Marathon acquired a 20% stake in the block, through its subsidiary Marathon Petroleum KDV B.V. in October, 2010, making its foray into the country’s oil and gas industry. The remaining 80% working interest in Atrush is with the joint-venture company General Exploration Partners, Inc., a subsidiary of Aspect Holdings, LLC and ShaMaran Petroleum, Inc. Situated at approximately 55 miles northwest of Erbil, the well was drilled to about 11,000 feet of depth and encountered almost 400 feet of net pay in the Jurassic zone. The companies performed drill stem tests to estimate the reservoir pressure gradients, fluid content and properties, and reservoir deliverability. Although restricted by ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for April 13, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/aa-stock-market-news-for-april-13-2011-market-news/71419</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/aa-stock-market-news-for-april-13-2011-market-news/71419#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cisco Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Oilwell Varco Incorporated]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disappointing earnings result from Alcoa, declining crude prices, the worsening Japanese nuclear crisis and lower forecasts for economic growth combined to take the markets significantly lower on Tuesday. The Dow lost more than 100 points, heavily dragged by a 6% slide in Alcoa’s shares, while the other benchmarks inched down by almost a percentage. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost 0.9% or 117.53 points to end at 12,263.58. This was its largest decline since March 16 this year. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) closed at 1,314.16, dropping 0.8% and the Nasdaq shed a percentage to finish the day at 2,744.79. For every three stocks that declined on the New York Stock Exchange, only one share managed to advance. Volumes remained tight and consolidated volumes on the NYSE ]]></description>
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		<title>(UNP) U.S. Trade Deficit Down Slightly</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/12/unp-u-s-trade-deficit-down-slightly/71300</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/12/unp-u-s-trade-deficit-down-slightly/71300#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apache Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Siemens AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Union Pacific Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit fell in February to $45.76 billion from $46.99 billion in January (revised up from $46.34 billion). The fall in the trade deficit is good news for the economy, but the level is still very dangerous. For the month is was down 2.6%, and it was in line with the $46.7 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 15.2% from $39.72 billion a year ago. Goods vs. Services The trade balance has two major parts: trade in goods and trade in services. America’s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to January, the goods deficit fell to $59.34 billion from $60.30 billion. That is a month-to-month decrease of 1.6%. Relative to a ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for April 12, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/12/aa-stock-market-news-for-april-12-2011-market-news/71269</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/12/aa-stock-market-news-for-april-12-2011-market-news/71269#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halliburton Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hess Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intercontinental Exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nasdaq OMX Group Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets shed a few points, on Monday, as investors remained concerned about companies missing their earnings estimates. Lower oil prices pulled back the energy sector while blue chips managed moderate gains and outpaced the broader market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) happened to be the only gainer among the benchmarks as it increased marginally, by 0.01% to close at 12,381.11. The two other benchmarks, the Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) and the Nasdaq Composite Index, lost 0.28% and 0.32% to end at 1,324.46 and 2,771.51, respectively. As the markets wait for the earnings season to start officially from next week, composite volumes remained light on the New York Stock Exchange, Amex and Nasdaq with only 6.73 billion shares traded against last year&#8217;s daily average of 8.47 billion. For ]]></description>
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		<title>(HPQ) Stock Market News for April 7, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/07/hpq-stock-market-news-for-april-7-2011-market-news/70918</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/07/hpq-stock-market-news-for-april-7-2011-market-news/70918#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Closed-End Fund - Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baker Hughes Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRCM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadcom Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CSCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finisar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FNSR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halliburton Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JDS Uniphase Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oclaro Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valero Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors stayed away from making large bets as markets posted modest gains amidst low volumes. The technology sector was driven higher after Cisco’s chief executive said the company was implementing stricter methods to narrow its focus. Consequently, the broader market received an impetus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 0.3% to close at 12,426.75, while both the Standard &#38; Poor 500 and Nasdaq climbed higher. The S&#38;P 500 was finally able to move above the 1,333 mark, gaining 0.2% to finish at 1,335.54. For the S&#38;P 500, the next target to overcome is the technical high of 1,344 which it achieved for the last time on June 2008. The tech laden Nasdaq gained 0.3% and ended at 2,799.82. On the New York Stock Exchange, consolidated volumes were at only ]]></description>
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		<title>(EIA) Stock Market News for March 31, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/eia-stock-market-news-for-march-31-2011-market-news/70353</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/eia-stock-market-news-for-march-31-2011-market-news/70353#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Closed-End Fund - Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AT&T Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CEPH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cephalon Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valeant Pharmaceuticals International]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets enjoyed an extended stay in the green following reports of new jobs being created in the private-sector. Domestic data was strong enough to counter any concerns arising from the euro-zone debt woes, Libyan unrest and the Japan nuclear crisis. The Dow inched closer to the levels of February 18, which was the highest close since June 5, 2008. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is en route to its best quarter performance and is within striking distance of reaching its highest levels for 2011. The gains come amidst a host of global tensions and it likely reflects the strength of the domestic economy, which has helped the indices recover from the damages it suffered. The Dow gained 0.6% to close at 12,350.61. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Company News for March 17, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/18/aapl-company-news-for-march-17-2011-corporate-summary/68982</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/18/aapl-company-news-for-march-17-2011-corporate-summary/68982#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hercules Offshore Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HERO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Business Machines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kodiak Oil & Gas Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LBTYA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberty Global Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morton's Restaurant Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) shares dropped 2.79% to close at $19.88 after the company said disruptions in the Middle East and North Africa along with weather-related issues have forced it to cut Q1 earnings projections • Deutsche Bank upgraded BB&#38;T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) from “Hold” to “Buy” rating with a target price of $31 • Brokerage firm Robert W. Baird upgraded Kodiak Oil &#38; Gas Corp (AMEX:KOG) from “Neutral” to “Outperform” rating with a target price of $8 • UBS upgraded Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) from “Neutral” to “Buy” rating. However, Marathon Oil lost 0.49% or $0.24 to close at $48.73 • Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Liberty Global Inc (NASDAQ:LBTYA) from “Hold” to “Buy” rating • International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM) slipped 3.79% to $153.0 after Sanford Bernstein downgraded the company from “Outperform” to “Market Perform” rating • FBR ]]></description>
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		<title>(UNP) U.S. Trade Deficit Turns Ugly</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/11/unp-u-s-trade-deficit-turns-ugly/68526</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/11/unp-u-s-trade-deficit-turns-ugly/68526#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit rose in January to $46.34 billion from $40.26 billion in December (revised down from $40.58 billion). The rise in the trade deficit is very bad news for the economy. Not only did it soar by 15.1% on the month, it was also much worse than the $41.50 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 33.7% from $34.65 billion a year ago. The trade balance has two major parts: trade in goods and trade in services. America’s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to December, the goods deficit rose to $59.75 billion from $53.63 billion. That is a month-to-month increase of 11.4%. Relative to a year ago, the goods deficit was ]]></description>
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		<title>(CLF) Stock Market News for February 18, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/20/clf-stock-market-news-for-feb-18-2011-market-news/67258</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets touched new multi year highs to end in the green after investors used lackluster economic reports as an opportunity to buy into market leaders. On a sectoral basis, share prices of energy companies rose for the second consecutive day amid fresh tensions surrounding the Suez and protests in another oil rich country Bahrain. On Wednesday, the Philadelphia oil services index along with some other key indexes showed prices of crude were rising. Shares of Marathon Oil Corp (NYSE:MRO), Suncor Energy (NYSE:SU) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) gained 1.56%, 2.50%, and 1.66% to close at $50.08, $45.17, and $75.52 respectively. Tulsa-based Williams’ (NYSE:WMB) share prices increased 8.36% after the company announced plans to separate its exploration and production unit from its energy infrastructure unit. The company also said it was going to ]]></description>
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		<title>(CVX) Stock Market News for February 16, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/16/cvx-stock-market-news-for-february-16-2011-market-news/67064</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hess Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limelight Networks Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, markets shed their winning streak to fall marginally lower. Figures of lower than expected retail sales were disappointing enough to take the indices down. Moreover, weak energy and technology shares added to the jitteriness of investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.34% and closed at 12,226.64.The S&#38;P 500 dropped 0.32% and closed at 1,328.01. The tech-laden Nasdaq fell 0.46% and ended the day at 2,804. On the New York Stock Exchange, breadth of the market was on the negative side and for every 8 stocks that fell, 5 stocks ended in the green with only 571 million shares being traded. Coming to economic news, a report from the commerce department said for the month of January retail sales increased 0.3% lower than the 0.6% increase which economists ]]></description>
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		<title>(LLY) Report Shows U.S. Trade Deficit Rose in December As Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/11/lly-report-shows-u-s-trade-deficit-rose-in-december-as-expected/66840</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit rose in December to $40.58 billion from $38.32 billion in November. The rise in the trade deficit is bad news for the economy. On the other hand, the trade deficit was in line with the $40.40 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 9.3% from $37.13 billion a year ago. The trade balance has two major parts, trade in goods and trade in services. America’s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to November, the goods deficit rose to $53.56 billion from $51.29 billion. That is a month-to-month increase of 4.4%. Relative to a year ago, the goods deficit was up 9.1% from $49.08 billion. The service surplus was virtually unchanged ]]></description>
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		<title>(MRO) Marathon Oil Third Quarter 2010 Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/13/mro-marathon-oil-third-quarter-2010-earnings-scorecard/59652</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) – the fifth largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products in the U.S. – reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Now that the analysts have had some time to ponder over the quarterly performance of Marathon, they are weighing in their estimate revisions. Below we cover the results of the recent earnings announcement, subsequent analyst estimate revisions and Zacks ratings for the outlook. Earnings Review On November 2, 2010, Marathon reported a jump in its third-quarter 2010 profits, boosted by higher fuel prices. Much-improved downstream margins also contributed towards the company’s strong results. Earnings per share, excluding special items, came in at $1.00, comfortably beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 94 cents and significantly ahead of the ]]></description>
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		<title>(MRO) Marathon Oil Quarterly Profits Shoot Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/mro-marathon-oil-quarterly-profits-shoot-up/57563</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) – the fifth largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products in the U.S. – reported a jump in its third-quarter 2010 profits. As has been the case with the larger rivals that have already reported, such as ExxonMobil (XOM), ConocoPhillips (COP), and Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA), results were boosted by higher fuel prices. Much-improved downstream margins also contributed towards Marathon’s strong results. Earnings per share, excluding special items, came in at $1.00, comfortably beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 94 cents and significantly ahead of the year-ago period adjusted profit of 61 cents. Quarterly revenue of $18.6 billion was up 28.3% from the year-earlier level, and was 2.3% above our projection. Segmental Performance Upstream: Income from the upstream segment totaled $510 million during the quarter, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for November 3, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/aa-stock-market-news-for-november-3-2010-market-news/57657</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks advanced broadly on Tuesday as investors turned their focus toward the results of mid-term elections and a two-day Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to unveil more measures to revive the economy.  The advance sent the Dow average to its highest close in more than six months as most of its components marked gains on the day. Interest rate hikes from central banks of India and Australia also had a part in yesterday’s rally. The 30-share blue-chip average advanced 64 points, or about 0.6%, to 11,188.72, its highest level since April 26. The broader S&#38;P’s 500-stock index climbed more than 9 points, or nearly 0.8%, to 1193.57 and the technology-focused Nasdaq rose more than 28 points, or 1.1%, to 2533.52. On the New York Stock Exchange, three stocks rose ]]></description>
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