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		<title>(BCS) Barclays to Sell BlackRock Stake</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/23/bcs-barclays-to-sell-blackrock-stake/100778</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mizuho Financial Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to meet the Basel III capital requirements and boost profitability, Barclays PLC (BCS) has decided to sell its 19.6% stake (about 35.2 million shares) in BlackRock Inc. (BLK). The company will dispose approximately 26.2 million shares of BlackRock in an underwritten public offering at a price of $160.00 per share. Additionally, BlackRock would buyback nearly 6.4 million shares for $1.0 billion. With regard to the public offering, the underwriters – Morgan Stanley (MS), BofA Merrill Lynch, a unit of Bank of America Corporation (BAC), and Barclays Capital Inc. – have a 30 days option to purchase extra 2.6 million BlackRock shares from Barclays. If the book-runners fully exercise their options, the company will completely exit from BlackRock. Barclays will receive net proceeds of about £3.5 billion ($5.5 ]]></description>
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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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		<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>(BAC) Big Day for Data and Earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/20/bac-big-day-for-data-and-earnings/99159</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A slew of economic and earnings news provides the backdrop to today’s trading action. We have reassuring news out of Spain this morning, with a decently successful auction for long-term government bonds. The earnings story is also unfolding favorably, with this morning’s basket of reports from Bank of America (BAC), DuPont (DD) and Morgan Stanley (MS) providing a positive backdrop. But the all-important domestic labor market picture emerging out of this morning’s Jobless Claims reading is less than inspiring. And that’s not all in terms of economic reports for today: we also have readings on Existing Home Sales, Leading Indicators and a regional manufacturing survey from the Philly Fed on deck for release a little later. Importantly, Spain held a reasonably good auction for longer-duration government bonds today, which should ]]></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>(BAC) Apr 19: Economic,Earnings News To Drive Indices &#8211; Economic Highlights</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/19/bac-apr-19-economicearnings-news-to-drive-indices-economic-highlights/99162</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A slew of economic and earnings news provides the backdrop to today’s trading action. We have reassuring news out of Spain this morning, with a decently successful auction for long-term government bonds. The earnings story is also unfolding favorably, with this morning’s basket of reports from Bank of America (BAC), DuPont (DD) and Morgan Stanley (MS) providing a positive backdrop. But the all-important domestic labor market picture emerging out of this morning’s Jobless Claims reading is less than inspiring. And that’s not all in terms of economic reports for today: we also have readings on Existing Home Sales, Leading Indicators and a regional manufacturing survey from the Philly Fed on deck for release a little later. Importantly, Spain held a reasonably good auction for longer-duration government bonds today, which should ]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(MS) Morgan Stanley Faces Federal Reserve Fury</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/09/ms-morgan-stanley-faces-federal-reserve-fury/97940</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/09/ms-morgan-stanley-faces-federal-reserve-fury/97940#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:00:54 +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[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley (MS) is facing the Federal Reserve’s fury. According to a Reuters report, the Fed plans to fine Morgan Stanley on grounds of misconduct and negligence in handling foreclosures by one of its mortgage servicing units. The mortgage servicing unit in question is Saxon Mortgage Services Inc. While Morgan Stanley agreed to sell this unit to Ocwen Financial Corp in October 2011 and closed the deal recently, the Fed pointed at this unit’s behavior with respect to foreclosures between 2009 and 2010. According to Fed allegations, this particular unit of Morgan Stanley completed foreclosures without properly verifying the documents. Moreover, according to Fed, the company was also in dearth of adequate staff and resources for handling an increased flow of foreclosures during that period. While Fed has not revealed ]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[XHB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XLF]]></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>(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>
		<category><![CDATA[SPG]]></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>
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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>(XLF) Stock Market News for March 12, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/13/xlf-stock-market-news-for-march-12-2012-market-news/94788</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/13/xlf-stock-market-news-for-march-12-2012-market-news/94788#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:35:54 +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[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Discret Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macy's Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TGT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets ended modestly higher on Friday buoyed by positive data on the jobs market. On the third anniversary of the stocks’ lowest point during the Great recession, investors drew optimism from reports of an improving economy. However, benchmarks came down from morning highs as a concerns over “credit event” in Greece somewhat weighed on sentiments. Alongside, the week saw the benchmarks’ worst fall of 2012, but that did not stop the majority of benchmarks from closing in the green. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) ended 0.1% higher at 12,922.02. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) moved up to 1,370.87, registering gains of 0.4%. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 0.6% and finished Friday’s trading session at 2,988.34. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) lost 4.7% and settled at ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/13/etfc-etrade-financial-doubles-ceos-pay-package/94878#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Brokerage - National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNOOC Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E*TRADE Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETFC]]></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>

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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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/13/trow-t-rowe-price-group-ceo-gets-pay-hike/94856#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNOOC Limited]]></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[T. Rowe Price Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TROW]]></category>

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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>(FITB) Fifth Third Bancorp Offers Senior Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/07/fitb-fifth-third-bancorp-offers-senior-notes/94390</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/07/fitb-fifth-third-bancorp-offers-senior-notes/94390#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regional - Midwest Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FITB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberty All Star Equity Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday, Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) announced the public offering of its senior notes worth $500 million. The 10-year senior notes bear a coupon rate of 3.5% and were sold at 99.306% of the principal amount. Fifth Third expects the offering to complete on March 7, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions. The joint book-running managers for the offering are Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., a unit of Deutsche Bank AG (DB), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC a division of JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), and Morgan Stanley &#38; Co. LLC, a part of Morgan Stanley (MS). Senior co-managers for the offering are Fifth Third Securities, Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. The notes for the offering are senior unsecured obligations of Fifth Third and are assigned an &#8216;A-&#8217; by Fitch ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/06/jns-janus-capital-group-ceo-gets-a-pay-cut/94384#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNOOC Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janus Capital Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
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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>(BAC) Bank of America Settlement Case in State Court</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/29/bac-bank-of-america-settlement-case-in-state-court/93812</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/29/bac-bank-of-america-settlement-case-in-state-court/93812#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:44:09 +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[BK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BLK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Providing a major relief to Bank of America Corporation (BAC), a U.S. Appeals Court has ruled that BofA’s $8.5 billion settlement deal related to mortgage backed securities (MBS) will be reviewed in the New York state court, instead of the federal court. This ruling overturns a decision by the U.S District Court to take the case to federal court in October 2011. The ruling for the settlement deal came after The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK), the trustee for the MBS and the other parties – Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) and BlackRock Inc. (BLK) – argued that the settlement should remain in the state court, where the deal was actually filed. However, for the Walnut Place group, which was trying to move the case to the federal ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for February 28, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/28/xlf-stock-market-news-for-february-28-2012-market-news/93747</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/28/xlf-stock-market-news-for-february-28-2012-market-news/93747#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:48:23 +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[CHCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comstock Homebuilding Companies Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halliburton Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Oilwell Varco Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schlumberger Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Asset Inflation Management Fund Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Domestic housing data, which came in better-than-expected, combined with a drop in crude prices, helped the markets close narrowly higher on Monday. The S&#38;P 500 hit its highest level since pre-recessionary days in May 2008 as it touched an intra-day high of 1,370.89. However, the Dow dropped marginally, prevented investors from seeing it settle above 13, 000. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) closed merely 0.01% lower at 12,981.51. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) edged up 0.1% and closed narrowly higher at 1,367.59. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.1% and closed yesterday’s trading session at 2,966.16. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index gained 515 and settled at 18.19. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq were 6.3 billion shares, which was lower than the ]]></description>
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		<title>(MS) Facebook IPO: No Where to Go But Down?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/14/ms-facebook-ipo-no-where-to-go-but-down/91601</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/14/ms-facebook-ipo-no-where-to-go-but-down/91601#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversified Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AT&T Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walt Disney Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few months, you know that Facebook has filed its initial paperwork with regulators for its initial public offering (IPO). And they’ve hired five underwriters for the job, with Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) taking the lead role. The company is currently looking at a valuation of $75 billion to $100 billion, which would be one of the largest initial public offerings in U.S. history. These Numbers Make No Sense… Facebook generated $3.7 billion in revenue in 2011, and a nice $1 billion in net income. For those of us who truly value fundamentals: If Facebook goes public and hits its high end with a $100-billion market cap – that means it would have a P/E of 100 times trailing earnings. Forbes took ]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<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>(BIIB) Biogen Analyst Neutral on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/21/biib-biogen-analyst-neutral-on-shares/90609</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/21/biib-biogen-analyst-neutral-on-shares/90609#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abbott Laboratories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIIB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biogen Idec Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novartis AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NVS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PML]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanofi-Aventis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently reiterated our Neutral recommendation on Biogen Idec (BIIB). Biogen is the market leader in therapies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). We believe the company will continue to retain a leading position in the MS market. Biogen’s largest product, Avonex, posted sales of $2,518.4 million, up 8.4%, in 2010. We expect Avonex to continue contributing significantly to the top-line thanks to price increases, focused marketing effort, expansion into new markets and positive clinical data. Meanwhile, Tysabri, the company’s second MS product, continues to see an increase in patients despite carrying a “black box” warning for the risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) and other cautionary language. Tysabri posted $1.2 billion in sales in 2010. Tysabri’s launch in new markets like India, Brazil, Argentina, the Middle East and ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/21/gs-banking-on-a-turnaround-investment-ideas/90584#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[STT]]></category>
		<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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/20/xlf-stock-market-news-for-january-20-2012-market-news/90561#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></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>(BAC) Stock Market News for January 18, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/18/bac-stock-market-news-for-january-18-2012-market-news/90417</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carnival Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FITB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intercontinental Exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research In Motion Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIMM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sears Holdings Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHLD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The major US indices registered gains to close in the green after a slew of positive economic reports were released at home and in China. A successful debt auction in Europe added to the cheer. However, the gains were limited, as investors’ sentiments were dampened after the banking sector incurred losses following disappointing earnings figures from Citigroup. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.5% to settle at 12,482.07. The blue chip index’s major decliner was JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) which fell by 2.81% after the banking giant reported uninspiring quarterly earnings results. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) posted gains of 0.4% and closed yesterday’s trading session at 1,293.67 before touching the psychological level of 1,300 earlier during the day. Energy sector stocks gained the most. The tech laden ]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/14/ms-morgan-stanley-analyst-maintains-underperform-on-shares/90044#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:32:24 +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>
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		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></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>(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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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/08/bac-stock-market-news-for-january-4-2012-market-news/89646#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patriot Coal Corporation]]></category>
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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>(ADP) Stock Market News for January 6, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/06/adp-stock-market-news-for-january-6-2012-market-news/89809</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/06/adp-stock-market-news-for-january-6-2012-market-news/89809#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DELL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LSI Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A slew of better than expected economic reports helped the indices to close flat, after fresh eurozone worries weighed on the markets which opened lower. For the very first time this year, the Dow closed in the red, while the Nasdaq and the S&#38;P 500 index registered small gains to end in the green. The Dow showed its strength by recuperating its triple digit loss to close flat to negative. The Dow Jones Industrial average (DJIA) dropped 0.02% or 2.72 points to close at 12,415.70. The blue chip index’s biggest laggard was Boeing (NYSE:BA), which fell 1.1% to $73.53., while banking giant, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) was the biggest gainer, increasing by 8.6%. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index increased 21.50 points, or 0.81% to end at 2,669.86. The Standard &#38; ]]></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[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[Morgan Stanley]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[Surety & Title Insurance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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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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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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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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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cisco Systems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Company]]></category>
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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>
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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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		<title>(MCO) Fitch Has Eurozone Rating Misgivings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/20/mco-fitch-has-eurozone-rating-misgivings/88919</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ratings agency Fitch has misgivings about Europe’s ability to tackle the sovereign debt crisis. Moody’s, a division of Moody’s Corporation (MCO) and Standard &#38; Poor’s had earlier warned about the failing economic health of the European Union (EU) worsened by the indecision of the political class to address the crisis. At the recent summit, Europe tried to send positive signals to the market and the world about its sincerity to address the issue. Strong fiscal discipline, stronger economic coordination and the 500 billion euro fund to assist countries in crisis were among the significant measures that were announced. Europe has also agreed to lend 150 billion euros to IMF to shore up its resources. But the concern remains: will all this be enough? There are differences among countries. For example; ]]></description>
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		<title>(XHB) Stock Market News for December 20, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/20/xhb-stock-market-news-for-december-20-2011-market-news/88963</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Benchmarks moved into the red zone on Monday after European debt crisis escalated following dismal comments by European Central Bank head Mario Draghi. Adding to the gloom was a Wall Street Journal report that suggested the Federal Reserve had accepted new standards that require banking giants to hold extra capital. Banking stocks declined after the report, further dampening investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was down 0.8% to finish the day at 11,766.26. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) plunged 1.2% and closed the day at 1,205.35. The Nasdaq Composite Index slumped to 2,523.14, after dropping 1.3%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index rose 2.6% and settled at 24.92.  It was not a busy day on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as total volume was 3.6 billion ]]></description>
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		<title>(IMF) International Monetary Fund Sees Risks Intensifying</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/19/imf-international-monetary-fund-sees-risks-intensifying/88826</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sounded another caveat about the deepening global crisis. According to Christine Lagarde, IMF’s Managing Director, the crisis is unfolding, escalating and spreading across the world. She has even suggested that the world could see a re-run of the depression of the 1930s. The warning follows IMF’s indication earlier in the month that world growth forecast could be lowered, when the estimate is re-visited in January. The view is somewhat endorsed by the recent downward revision in the growth forecast of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Asia from 7.5% to 7.2% for 2012. IMF has pegged its estimate for global growth at 4% for 2012. The underlying sentiment across the world is downright bearish. Countries in Europe have been threatened with downgrades by Standard ]]></description>
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		<title>(MS) Morgan Stanley Settles MBIA Dispute</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/15/ms-morgan-stanley-settles-mbia-dispute/88657</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to strengthen its balance sheet and remove the vestiges of the financial crisis, Morgan Stanley (MS) announced a comprehensive plan to settle its legal fight with MBIA Inc. (MBI). The 2-year-old legal dispute involved conflict over guarantees on commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). Terms As a part of the settlement agreement, Morgan Stanley will close the outstanding credit default swap (CDS) protection deal (worth $4.9 billion approximately), which was purchased from MBIA. In addition to that, all the pending litigations between the two parties would be resolved with the payment of cash consideration to Morgan Stanley. The agreement also states that Morgan Stanley will pull out from the lawsuits challenging MBIA’s restructuring. Similarly, MBIA has agreed to withdraw charges against the company related to the quality of bonds ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s Follows with Eurozone Warning</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/14/mco-moodys-follows-with-eurozone-warning/88546</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moody’s, a division of Moody’s Corporation (MCO), becomes the second ratings agency to sound a warning after Standard &#38; Poor’s on the failing economic health of the European Union (EU) partly fueled by the indecision of the political class to address the crisis. Although the markets were rattled by the announcement as most indices fell and Italian bond yields soared, the political leadership appears to have taken the downbeat mood in its stride. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said, it would be &#8220;one more difficulty, but not insurmountable&#8221; if France were to lose its AAA rating. At the recent summit, European leaders agreed on tougher fiscal discipline, such as balanced budgets on the part of individual countries and stronger economic coordination. However, the EU appears to be powerless without individual countries ]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
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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>(EU) Stock Market News for December 12, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/12/eu-stock-market-news-for-december-12-2011-market-news/88415</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Signs of a resolution to the lingering European debt crisis in the offing and a positive consumer data on the domestic front boosted the benchmarks on Friday. Thus, the markets elongated its weekly gains to the second-straight week and the S&#38;P 500 recorded its longest stretch of weekly gains since October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 186 points or 1.6% to settle at 12,184.26. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) surged 1.7% and finished the day at 1,255.19. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed substantively higher at 2,646.85, after jumping 1.9%. While investors felt largely comfortable over the European developments, the fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) plunged almost 14% to close the day 26. 83. Thus, reflecting subdued fears in the markets, the fear-gauge index was comfortably below ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) JPMorgan Chase May Repurchase More Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/09/gs-jpmorgan-chase-may-repurchase-more-shares/88334</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While addressing The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) investor conference on Wednesday, JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon stated that the company has the authority to buyback more of its shares. The company made this possible by utilizing less money on dividend payments than what was approved by the Federal Reserve. Now as a part of the earlier approved capital plan, JPMorgan can spend $950 million on share repurchases. Earlier this year, the company along with 18 other banks, including Bank of America Corp. (BAC), Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC) and Goldman, had gone through the Fed’s third round of stress tests to secure approval for dividend increases and share buybacks. Following the stress test clearance, JPMorgan was allowed to increase dividend and buyback shares. In March, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(UBS) UBS AG Acquires Stake in Chi-X</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/09/ubs-ubs-ag-acquires-stake-in-chi-x/88213</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UBS AG (UBS) acquired an equity stake in Chi-X Global Holdings LLC. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chi-X Global is an operator of technologically advanced alternative market centers and a provider of innovative market level trading solutions. Chi-X Global operates Chi-X Australia, Chi-X Canada and Chi-X Japan. It also operates  Chi-East in  a  50:50  venture  with  a  subsidiary  of  the Singapore Exchange. Chi-X Global is owned by a consortium of major financial institutions. It is a win-win situation for both parties to the deal. For UBS AG, the stake acquisition of would help the company with better control over the market. On the other hand, the capital infusion at Chi-X would facilitate in its expansion efforts. Through this stake acquisition UBS AG joins the consortium of ]]></description>
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		<title>(IMF) IMF Eyes Lower Growth Forecast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come January 2012, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will have to pare its growth forecast for the world. IMF’s September 2011 projections indicated a global growth of 4% for 2012 as opposed to over 5% in 2010. This announcement by the IMF does not come as a surprise. The financial turmoil and the deepening Eurozone crisis, largely responsible for sluggish global growth and weak investor confidence prompted the IMF to contemplate a recast. “The storm in the Euro area casts a long shadow over the entire global economy,” the IMF chief, Christine Lagarde said in one of her recent statements. In Eurozone, factory activity contracted the fastest in two years and so did British manufacturing. In China too, manufacturing activity was lower in November for the first time in three ]]></description>
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