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		<title>(PCE) GDP Headline Weak &#8211; Stronger Underneath</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/28/pce-gdp-headline-weak-stronger-underneath/99812</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Land Income Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Expedia Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merck & Company Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rating downgrade of Spain and a slew of broadly favorable earnings reports will try to grab investors’ attention today, but they are unlikely to take the spotlight away from this morning’s mixed first quarter GDP report. Despite the GDP reading’s strong internals, the ‘headline’ miss will likely be the major driver of today’s trading action. The disappointing aspect of the report is that it is not weak enough to warrant Fed action, but also not strong enough to make investors feel good about the Fed economy. My overall takeaway from the report is that looking at it from the perspective of ‘what Bernanke will do,’ it is not QE-friendly. In its first read on the fourth quarter of 2011, the commerce department reported that the U.S. economy expanded at ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCE) Ahead of Wall Street &#8211; April 27, 2012 &#8211; Ahead of Wall Street</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/28/pce-ahead-of-wall-street-april-27-2012-ahead-of-wall-street/99810</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday, April 27, 2012 The rating downgrade of Spain and a slew of broadly favorable earnings reports will try to grab investors’ attention today, but they are unlikely to take the spotlight away from this morning’s mixed first quarter GDP report. Despite the GDP reading’s strong internals, the ‘headline’ miss will likely be the major driver of today’s trading action. The disappointing aspect of the report is that it is not weak enough to warrant Fed action, but also not strong enough to make investors feel good about the Fed economy. My overall takeaway from the report is that looking at it from the perspective of ‘what Bernanke will do,’ it is not QE-friendly. In its first read on the fourth quarter of 2011, the commerce department reported that the ]]></description>
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		<title>(KO) Consumer Staples Sector Outlook &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/28/ko-consumer-staples-sector-outlook-industry-outlook/96695</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beverages - Soft Drinks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altria Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avon Products Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AVP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HJ Heinz Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HNZ]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kellogg Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kimberly-Clark Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PEP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepsico Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philip Morris International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sara Lee Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SLE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SUPERVALU Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The J. M. Smucker Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unilever plc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks in the Consumer Staples sector carried out their traditional defensive role as the broader equity markets came under pressure over concerns about the prolonged weak US economy and the debt crisis in Europe. But the group has been a laggard as momentum returned to the market over the last three months. In 2011, the sector index grew 10.5% versus a flat finish for the S&#38;P 500 index. The group’s defensive attributes stem from its ability to buck sluggish economic growth as food, beverage, household products and cosmetics companies that manufacture and market non-durable consumables are considered essential to daily life, such as food, drink, toothpaste, deodorants, toilet paper, etc. Although staples’ top-line is expected to continue the uptrend of the last few quarters going forward, margins will remain under ]]></description>
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		<title>(PG) 5700 P&amp;G Jobs on the Chopping Block</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/26/pg-5700-pg-jobs-on-the-chopping-block/93144</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/26/pg-5700-pg-jobs-on-the-chopping-block/93144#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamond Foods Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kellogg Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world’s leading consumer product maker, Procter &#38; Gamble Company (PG) has announced that it will slash over 4,000 non-manufacturing jobs during the current fiscal year. This declaration follows the already planned 1,600 job losses, which was announced by the company at the beginning of February 2012. P&#38;G anticipates that by trimming down 5, 700 jobs, it will save up to $10 billion of cost, including $1 billion in marketing costs and $3 billion in overhead costs, by the end of the fiscal year ending in June 2016. Out of its 129,000 employees, the company employs about 57,000 people as non-manufacturing staff. The job cuts announced makes almost 10% of thiswork force. The process of retrenchment is scheduled to be completed by the end of the fiscal year ending June ]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[AT&T Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
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		<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>(PG) Procter &amp; Gamble Results Come Up Short on Charges</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/30/pg-procter-gamble-results-come-up-short-on-charges/90993</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/30/pg-procter-gamble-results-come-up-short-on-charges/90993#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JNJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kimberly-Clark Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Procter &#38; Gamble Co.(PG) reported modest results for the second quarter 2012, with net earnings from continuing operations sliding 49.0% year over year to 57 cents a share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 47.22%. Profits were limited due to non-core charges of 53 cents per share including a one-time 50 cents per share non-cash impairment charge associated with the Appliances and Salon Professional businesses. Procter &#38; Gamble forecasts third-quarter 2012 net earnings from continuing operations and core earnings to be in the range of 91 cents to 97 cents per share, down negative 5% to up positive 1% versus a base period Core EPS of 96 cents. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the second quarter is expected to be $1.05 per share. For second half of 2012, diluted net ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) U.S. GDP Less Than Expected &#8211; Europe Better</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/30/f-u-s-gdp-less-than-expected-europe-better/90973</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/30/f-u-s-gdp-less-than-expected-europe-better/90973#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eastman Chemical Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we do have some favorable-looking headlines out of Europe this morning, indicating that Greece is making progress in its talks with the private creditors, the focus today will be on the U.S. economy. The headlines on that count are on the weak side. In its first read on the fourth quarter of 2011, the commerce department reported that the U.S. economy expanded at a lower than expected 2.8% pace in the last quarter of 2011, up from the third quarter’s 1.8% growth rate. The expectation was for the GDP number to be 3%, with many looking for growth rates above that level. Weak spending by the government and consumers drove the miss. The overall composition of the 2.8% growth is also of relatively lower quality, with corporate investments coming ]]></description>
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		<title>(TEVA) Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Provides In-Line 2012 Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/27/teva-teva-pharmaceutical-industries-provides-in-line-2012-outlook/89233</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/27/teva-teva-pharmaceutical-industries-provides-in-line-2012-outlook/89233#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drug Manufacturers - Other]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abbott Laboratories]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Forest Laboratories Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA) recently provided guidance for 2012. The company expects to earn $5.48 and $5.68 per share on total net sales of about $22 billion. Guidance was generally in line with expectations. While the Zacks Consensus Earnings Estimate, prior to the release of guidance, was $5.62, the Zacks Consensus Revenue Estimate was about $21.8 billion. The Cephalon acquisition is expected to boost 2012 earnings by 20-25 cents. Teva expects to generate $11 billion sales in the US with the EU and Rest of the World (RoW) generating sales of $6.6 billion and $4.4 billion, respectively. The major chunk of revenues ($11.8 billion) will be provided by the generics business. US Generics Biz to Rebound Teva’s US generics business, which has been performing below expectations over the past ]]></description>
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		<title>(PG) Procter &amp; Gamble Reads Google Data for Marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/24/pg-procter-gamble-reads-google-data-for-marketing/89197</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/24/pg-procter-gamble-reads-google-data-for-marketing/89197#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EBAY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eBay Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOOG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Procter &#38; Gamble Company (PG) has taken up an innovative way to market its new product, Vicks Behind Ear Thermometer. It is using the data of the famous search engine Google Inc. (GOOG), to identify the regions that are most flu prone, and thereafter the former will send advertising messages to the people in that region. Google tracked the address of several flu-related Web searchers from 2003 to 2008, and formed a database of most flu-prone regions. The database was developed to help public health officials and health professionals to better respond to seasonal epidemics. Google also devised a formula to estimate regional flu activity with a reporting lag of roughly a day.  It formed a predictive model called ‘Google Flu Trends’, which gained a significant edge over the only ]]></description>
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		<title>(CMC) Company News for December 20, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/20/cmc-company-news-for-december-20-2011-corporate-summary/88962</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/20/cmc-company-news-for-december-20-2011-corporate-summary/88962#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steel & Iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Metals Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Hat Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    In a deal worth $560 million, Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:WINN) will be sold to supermarket operator Bi-Lo LLC. Following the development, shares of Winn-Dixie soared 70.1% •    A company spokeswoman told Reuters that Procter &#38; Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) has stopped full-time hiring for this fiscal year •    Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:SCHN) said that weak environment for recycled metals on a global basis will take a toll on its first quarter fiscal 2012 earnings, dragging them lower. The company now expects earnings per share to come in between $0.18 and $0.25 •    Shares of Commercial Metals Company (NYSE:CMC) slid 1.4% after the company declined investor Carl Icahn’s $1.7 billion acquisition bid •    According to British newspaper The Independent, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has offered to acquire U.K.&#8217;s Gulf Keystone ]]></description>
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		<title>(PG) Procter &amp; Gamble and Siemens Extend Ties</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/15/pg-procter-gamble-and-siemens-extend-ties/88216</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/15/pg-procter-gamble-and-siemens-extend-ties/88216#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Polymet Mining Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Procter &#38; Gamble Company (PG) gets to deepen its ties with Siemens AG (SI), as the latter confirmed the extension of providing a wide array of software to the leading fast moving consumer goods manufacturer. It will be Siemens Industry Automation Division’s business unit, Siemens PLM Software, who will provide the software to Procter &#38; Gamble. Siemens PLM Software is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services. The company will also provide a bundle of software to ‘Comos’, Siemens&#8217; leading software solution for holistically designing and managing the plants and machinery’s assets throughout their lifecycle. Procter &#38; Gamble has been using Siemens software since 1980. Thousands of users across P&#38;G are presently using the software in the company’s engineering and packaging departments. The software is ]]></description>
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		<title>(KO) Consumer Staples Stock Outlook &#8211; December 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/08/ko-consumer-staples-stock-outlook-december-2011-industry-outlook/88225</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beverages - Soft Drinks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HJ Heinz Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HNZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[K]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kellogg Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kimberly-Clark Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KMB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lorillard Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PEP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepsico Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sara Lee Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SUPERVALU Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SVU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unilever plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMT]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks in the Consumer Staples sector performed their traditional defensive role as the broader equity markets came under pressure over concerns about the prolonged weak U.S. economy and the debt crisis in Europe. Shares of consumer staples companies, accounting for a total of about 11.4% of the S&#38;P 500 Index, were up 5.3%, compared with a 3.3% drop for the S&#38;P 500. In 2010, the sector index grew 10.7% versus a 12.8% increase for the S&#38;P 500 index. The consumer staples companies are typically able to buck sluggish economic growth as food, beverage, household products and cosmetics companies that manufacture and market non-durable consumables, are considered essential to daily life, such as food, drink, toothpaste, deodorants, toilet paper, etc. Although, staples’ earnings are expected to the continue the uptrend of ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) Walmart and Amazon.com Tame Packaging Rage</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/wmt-walmart-and-amazon-com-tame-packaging-rage/87741</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/wmt-walmart-and-amazon-com-tame-packaging-rage/87741#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discount Variety Stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costco Wholesale Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TGT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Customers buying goods from Walmart Inc. (WMT) can heave a sigh of relief as the world’s biggest retailer teams up with online giant Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) to eliminate cumbersome packaging by manufacturers. The two retail giants are also pushing other biggies like Procter &#38; Gamble Company (PG) to design user-friendly packaging materials and do away with nearly impenetrable plastic packaging, known as clamshells. These clamshell packages use excessive amounts of harmful plastic such as polyvinyl chloride. In order to make the packages tamper-resistant and also enable adequate display of the contents, manufacturers are often driven to packages that are difficult to open and come with excess packing materials, wire ties and plastic bindings. Cumbersome packaging has been a problem for some time, with both retailers and manufacturers receiving complaints from ]]></description>
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		<title>(CL) Consumer Staples Stock Outlook &#8211; October 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/17/cl-consumer-staples-stock-outlook-october-2011-industry-outlook/85086</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altria Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avon Products Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AVP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FRED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fred's Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HJ Heinz Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HNZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kimberly-Clark Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KMB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PEP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepsico Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philip Morris International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sara Lee Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SLE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SUPERVALU Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SVU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unilever plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks in the Consumer Staples sector performed their traditional defensive role as the broader equity markets came under pressure in response to concerns over Europe’s sovereign debt crisis and a weak U.S. economy. The fundamental explanation is that food, beverage, household products and cosmetics companies that manufacture and market consumable products, most of which are considered essential to daily life, such as food, drink, toothpaste, deodorants, toilet paper, etc. As of September 18, 2011 the consumer staples sector represented 11.8% of the S&#38;P 500 Index, up 0.4%, compared with a 10.7% drop for the S&#38;P 500. In 2010, the sector index grew 10.7% versus a 12.8% increase for the S&#38;P 500 index. But with the market shifting gear and starting to move up again over the last few trading sessions, ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCD) A Smart Play in Down Markets &#8211; Multinational Stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/10/mcd-a-smart-play-in-down-markets-multinational-stocks/84742</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/10/mcd-a-smart-play-in-down-markets-multinational-stocks/84742#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HON]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honeywell International Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nu Skin Enterprises Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NUS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YUM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yum! Brands Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Jason Jenkins, Investment U Research Thursday, October 6, 2011 What do you do in a bear market? Most people would tell you to run and get out. Thousands of investors are flocking to the perceived safety of Treasury bonds. But as Alexander Green writes, the Treasury bond market is a calamity waiting to happen. And if you invest in short-term Treasury notes, you may as well stuff all your cash in the mattress, because you’ll get the same return. What those who had success in the market know is that you don’t make money following the herd. You find opportunities. As strange as it may seem, geopolitical dysfunction in the United States and Europe may just provide that opportune moment. Opportunities Exist Despite U.S. and EU Recession Fears Last ]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alon USA Energy Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMZN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barnes & Noble Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BKS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamond Foods Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DMND]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MSFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oracle Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[RIMM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rockwell Collins Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schlumberger Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SUN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunoco Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Textron Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tyco International Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Technologies Corporation]]></category>
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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>(PG) Procter &amp; Gamble Earnings Results Ahead of Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/26/pg-procter-gamble-earnings-results-ahead-of-estimates/80804</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/26/pg-procter-gamble-earnings-results-ahead-of-estimates/80804#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kimberly-Clark Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Procter &#38; Gamble Co. (PG) reported modest results for the fourth quarter of 2011. Net earnings from continuing operations were 84 cents a share, up 18.0% year-over-year, and two pennies above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 82 cents. Profits were driven by sales growth and operating margin expansion. Earnings for the full year 2011 went up 11% year over year fuelled by sales growth and a lower effective tax rate to $3.93 per share. The full year earnings matched Zacks Consensus estimate. Procter &#38; Gamble forecasts first-quarter 2011 net earnings from continuing operations and core earnings to be in the range of $1.00 to $1.04 per share, a decrease of two percent versus an increase of two percent in the corresponding prior-year quarter. The guidance implies that P&#38;G will continue ]]></description>
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		<title>(GDP) Stock Market News for August 22, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/22/gdp-stock-market-news-for-august-22-2011-market-news/81776</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Oil & Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cisco Systems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CVX]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Goodrich Petroleum Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fears of a global downturn dragged the markets down on Friday and benchmarks registered their fourth consecutive week of losses. While recession worries in US unnerved investors, fears of financial destabilization on the European front strengthened the bearish mood. Posting its 10th move of over 100 points in the last 15 trading days, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shed 172 points or 1.6% to close at 10,817.65. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) slipped 1.5% to settle at 1,123.53. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.6% to finish the day at 2,341.84. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) settled over 43 and is far ahead of the technical level of 30. On the New York Stock Exchange, consolidated volumes were 5.16 billion shares. For every one stock that moved ]]></description>
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		<title>(CLX) Icahn Bids on Clorox</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/clx-icahn-bids-on-clorox/79301</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleaning Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clorox Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CLX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clorox Corporation (CLX) disclosed that it has received a conditional acquisition offer from activist investor, Icahn Enterprises L.P. The acquisition, which is subject to due diligence, financing and other conditions, is worth $76.50 per share. Clorox mentioned that it will evaluate the proposal shortly after discussing with its financial and legal advisers. Icahn, which acquired a 9.5% stake in Clorox, in February, mentioned that the acquisition price represents a premium of 12% on the closing price of the shares on Thursday while a 15.5% premium to the price which prevailed in February. Icahn&#8217;s bid of $76.50 per share represents a value of $10.2 billion for Clorox based on roughly 133.3 million shares outstanding as of March 31, 2011. Exclusive of the 12.5 million shares, which Icahn already holds, he would ]]></description>
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		<title>(CAT) Stock Market News for August 8, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/08/cat-stock-market-news-for-august-8-2011-market-news/80868</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farm & Construction Machinery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dow Jones Industrial Average see-sawed between positive and negative territory, while the markets finished mixed on Friday amid global economic concerns. Encouraging economic reports helped the markets prevent another heavy slide on the closing day of the week, but they were not strong enough to wash out the huge losses suffered through the week as the benchmarks ended their worst week in almost two years. The Dow closed with modest gains at 11,444.61, up 0.5%. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) declined marginally, by 0.06% to settle at 1,199.38. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index shed 0.9% and closed the day at 2,532.41. In what was the worst week for markets in more than two years, the Dow, S&#38;P 500 and the Nasdaq plunged 5.8%, 7.2% and 8.1%, respectively. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Company News for August 8, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/08/aig-company-news-for-august-8-2011-corporate-summary/80867</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    LinkedIn Corporation Class A Co (NYSE:LNKD) said it had earned profits for the second quarter in its first earnings report after it became a publicly traded company. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.10 on sales of $121 million for the second quarter, as against the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.04 per share •    Priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN) reported non-GAAP earnings of $282.6 million, or $5.49 per share, for the three months ended June 30, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.58 per share •    Procter &#38; Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) posted modest results for the fourth quarter of 2011. Net earnings from continuing operations were 84 cents a share, up 18.0% year-over-year, and two pennies above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 82 cents •    ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Announces Dividend Increase</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/04/mon-monsanto-announces-dividend-increase/80619</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monsanto Company (MON) declared an increase in the quarterly dividend from 28 cents per share to 30 cents per share of its common shares. This is a part of the company&#8217;s continuing commitment to return value to shareholders and relate to the company&#8217;s fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. The dividend is payable on October 28, 2011 to shareowners of record as of October 7, 2011. Moreover, Monsanto recently announced the appointment of Jon R. Moeller, the current CFO for Procter &#38; Gamble Company (PG) to Monsanto&#8217;s Board, increasing the number of Directors to 11 from 10. He will be responsible for serving the Audit and Finance Committee and the Science and Technology Committee with Monsanto. Of late, the company reported strong third-quarter revenue of $3,590 million, up 21% from the ]]></description>
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		<title>(IBM) What We Can Learn From IBM and Nestle</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/03/ibm-what-we-can-learn-from-ibm-and-nestle/80088</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Carl Delfeld, Investment U Senior Analyst Thursday, July 28, 2011 IBM (NYSE: IBM) has long been respected as one of America’s highest-quality businesses representing all the best this country has to offer. It’s also successfully navigated from being a technology hardware company to a software and consulting services company. But IBM’s most startling transformation is how it became a global enterprise in terms of people, organization and revenue. IBM still employs 105,000 workers in America, and this number is growing. But it also has more than 300,000 foreign nationals on the payroll.  Big Blue has spread decision-making authority across the globe:  Global procurement is based in China while data processing and accounting is in India, Brazil and the Philippines. My, how the world has changed… Multinationals Growing Faster in ]]></description>
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		<title>(ERTS) Electronic Arts Offers Harry Potter Magic</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/14/erts-electronic-arts-offers-harry-potter-magic/79114</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Harry Potter film may be the last from the series that you will catch on screen, but Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have ensured that the magic may still be experienced on your gaming devices. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the last of the Harry Potter series of video games from Electronic Arts, has already hit the markets on July 12 and is available in North American stores. The game will also have a digital presence through Origin, EA’s online service platform that aims to sell its downloadable titles directly to customers. The game is developed by EA’s Bright Light studio and licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game is available in Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) Xbox 360, Sony Corp.’s ]]></description>
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		<title>(ERTS) Electronic Arts to Ship New Adventure Pack</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/11/erts-electronic-arts-to-ship-new-adventure-pack/78780</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video game developer and publisher, Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS), better known as EA, announced that its new adventure game The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles will be available in stores from August 2011. Developed by The Sims Studio, the first adventure pack to The Sims Medieval will run only on personal computers and Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) Macintosh computers. The new adventure pack introduces players to new quests, treasure hunting, and hundreds of new objects for their medieval kingdom. Players have the option of playing any character in the game. The game features a new treasure hunt, which challenges players to find hidden objects and search for desirable rewards. The Sims has been one of the most popular franchises published by The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts. The Sims franchise ]]></description>
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		<title>(ERTS) Electronic Arts to Launch Burnout CRASH</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electronic Arts Inc.(ERTS), popularly known as EA, in association with Criterion Games, has come up with Burnout CRASH, the latest offering from the Burnout series. The game is expected to hit the markets in the fall of 2011. Criterion Games, an Electronic Arts studio, is the developer of the Burnout franchise that has been internationally acclaimed and hugely successful. Games such as Burnout, Burnout 2, Burnout 3: Takedown, Burnout Revenge, Black, Burnout Paradise and Need for Speed Hot Pursuit form part of the popular series. Burnout CRASH has three explosive modes available across the 18 crash junctions in six unique locations of gameplay. Players are awarded points for causing maximum traffic disruptions by crashing into cars, triggering explosions and destroying almost everything in sight. Loaded with new features, the players ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) How to Better Read Earnings Reports</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/07/f-how-to-better-read-earnings-reports/78523</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings season will soon be upon us again. What the market will be looking for are those companies that come in with higher-than-expected earnings to reward, and for those firms that disappoint to punish. However, there will be cases where one company beats by a small amount, say $0.05 or 2.5%, and there is a big jump in the price of a stock in reaction, but on the same day there might be another firm that beats by $0.10 or 10%, and it is treated as a relative non-event by the market. Why is that? Well, too much of the emphasis will be one-dimensional &#8212; by what percentage or dollar amount did the actual result come in above or below the estimate? The significance of a percentage beat also varies ]]></description>
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		<title>(PG) Procter &amp; Gamble and Electronic Arts Team Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/01/pg-procter-gamble-and-electronic-arts-team-up/78215</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Procter &#38; Gamble Co (PG) is partnering with Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) to feature its Bounty products in the social game called Playfish Restaurant City. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Electronic Arts is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment with Playfish and Pet Society as its trademarks. According to the deal, P&#38;G’s Bounty paper towel products will appear in the Playfish Restaurant City social game, where players create and manage virtual restaurants and employ their Facebook &#8220;friends&#8221; as waiters and chefs. The social game Restaurant City allows the players to select from a variety of themes, furniture and equipment and personalize their restaurants for a unique social gaming experience. Now with the inclusion of Bounty products, Restaurant City players would be able to use them just ]]></description>
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		<title>(WCRX) Warner Chilcott Announces Change in Leadership of Research &amp; Development Division</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/01/wcrx-warner-chilcott-announces-change-in-leadership-of-research-development-division/78147</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warner Chilcott (WCRX) recently announced that there will be a change at the helm of its research &#38; development (R&#38;D) division from the beginning of next year. The need for change arose following the decision of Warner Chilcott’s incumbent R&#38;D chief, Dr. Fawzi, to resign. Warner Chilcott targets women&#8217;s healthcare, gastroenterology, dermatology and urology markets in the US and Western Europe. Dr. Fawzi is expected to serve the company in his present capacity until the end of 2011. Warner Chilcott has formed a committee to oversee operations of the R&#38;D division until the unit gets a new head. The committee will be headed by Dr. John King, a member of Warner Chilcott’s Board of Directors since 2005. Dr. Fawzi has been with Warner Chilcott since October 2009 when the company ]]></description>
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		<title>(CLX) Clorox&#8217;s Risk-Reward Balances</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/clx-cloroxs-risk-reward-balances/77337</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are maintaining a long-term Neutral recommendation on Clorox Corporation (CLX) with a target price of $71.00 per share. Moreover, the company has a Zacks #4 Rank, implying a short-term Sell rating on the stock. Clorox is one of the world&#8217;s leading manufacturers of consumer products. Furthermore, the company possesses a strong portfolio of brands, including Clorox, Glad, Brita, Armor All, Burt&#8217;s Bees, STP and Kingsford, whichoffer a competitive edge to the company and bolsters its well-established position in the market. Moreover, Clorox has established financial goals to measure its progress. These goals include 3% to 5% annual sales growth before acquisitions, and 75 to 100 basis points of annual improvement in operating margin. Additionally, the company has plans to carefully manage the growth of its asset base. If these ]]></description>
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		<title>(KMB) Kimberly-Clark Promotes Cars 2</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/kmb-kimberly-clark-promotes-cars-2/77322</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to promote the new release of Disney Pixar&#8217;s Cars 2 movie, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) plans to use CheckPoints LLC&#8217;s mobile shopping application as an innovative marketing strategy. Based in California, CheckPoints is a mobile shopping app that rewards  shoppers immediately for the products sold at the stores. Shoppers collect points as they scan featured items. CheckPoints can be redeemed over the phone for rewards like gift cards, airline miles, and gadgets. CheckPoints app is also available for free download from the Apple App Store and Android Market. Accordingly, Kimberly-Clark has decided to team up with CheckPoints as part of an integrated commercial program to help drive shoppers into Walmart stores for the upcoming launch of Disney Pixar&#8217;s Cars 2. Kimberly-Clark has tied with CheckPoints in such a way ]]></description>
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		<title>(PG) Siemens Acquires Minor Stake in Semprius</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/pg-siemens-acquires-minor-stake-in-semprius/77107</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to biz journals, Siemens AG has acquired a 16% stake in Durham, North Carolina based Semprius, manufacturer of high concentrating photovoltaic modules (HCPV). The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Semprius, develops HCPV solar modules that increase efficiency by using lenses to concentrate sunlight onto cells that produce power. Through this acquisition, the company adds the photovoltaic form of energy generation to its already established energy division. Siemens’ Energy business segment (37.4% revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2011) comprises the Power Generation (PG) and Power Transmission &#38; Distribution (PTD) divisions, as well as Fossil Power Generation and Renewable Energy and Solutions for the Oil and Gas Industry. The PG division offers services and products, such as the planning and construction of power plants, the manufacture and ]]></description>
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		<title>(PG) Procter and Gamble Defers Product Launch</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/pg-procter-and-gamble-defers-product-launch/76863</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Procter and Gamble (PG) has announced that it will delay the launch of the Tide Pods Liquid laundry tablets to early 2012 instead of September this year, as decided earlier. The chain disclosed that it was compelled to postpone the revolutionary launch till next year on grounds of supply constraints, which may make it impossible for the company to meet the huge demand forecasted. Moreover, the mega launch planned for an item like Tide Pods warrants heavy marketing and advertising spending. And a huge $150 million marketing budget allocated for Tide Pods&#8217; launch could be a seer waste if it somehow misses to meet the potential demand. The three-chamber Tide Pods are similar to water-soluble tablets for dishwashers, which have been embraced by consumers whole heartedly. Analysts say that the ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for June 7, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/07/xlf-stock-market-news-for-june-7-2011-market-news/75682</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halliburton Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Oilwell Varco Incorporated]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valero Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walt Disney Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investor sentiment continued to remain bearish for the fourth straight trading day on Monday, as weak economic data dragged the indices to hit 2.5 months lows. Financials, energy and airline stocks dropped modest points and benchmarks may record their longest losing streak since 2002 if indices close in the red for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) declined 0.5% to settle at 12,089.96. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 shed 1.1% to close at 1,286.17. After losing 479.83 points over the last four trading days, the Dow has now posted its biggest four-day drop since May 2010. Meanwhile, the S&#38;P 500 closed below the 1,300 level for the first time since March 23, 2011. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.1% to finish the day at 2,702.56. On the New ]]></description>
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		<title>(CL) Consumer Staples Stock Outlook &#8211; June 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/03/cl-consumer-staples-stock-outlook-june-2011-industry-outlook/75549</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 05:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altria Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avon Products Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AVP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell Soup Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar General Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kimberly-Clark Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PEP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepsico Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SUPERVALU Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SVU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unilever plc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks in the Consumer Staples sector have traditionally performed better than the stock market, and especially cyclical companies, during market declines. We are seeing evidence of this at present &#8212; consumer staple stocks have started shining again as concerns about the economy’s growth momentum have taken center stage. The fundamental explanation for this behavior is that food, beverage, household products and cosmetics companies manufacture and market brand name consumable products, most of which are considered essential to daily life, such as food, drink, toothpaste, deodorants, toilet paper, etc. Since product demand is relatively stable, the companies generally report earnings in line with expectations. Beverage companies, however, are able to grow faster at the high single-digit to low double-digit rate given growing penetration rates. But, cosmetics companies can grow earnings a ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLP) Get Offensive With Consumer Staples</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/04/xlp-get-offensive-with-consumer-staples/73202</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/04/xlp-get-offensive-with-consumer-staples/73202#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 16:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kimberly-Clark Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KMB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RAH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ralcorp Holdings Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marc Lichtenfeld, Investment U‘s Senior Analyst Wednesday, May 4, 2011: Issue #1505 There’s an old saying; when the going gets tough, the tough buy consumer staples stocks – or something like that. Historically, the sector has been viewed as a defensive position. It makes sense. Even if the economy stinks, you’re still going to brush your teeth, use the toilet and feed your kids (at least I hope you are). In the past year, the consumer staples sector, as measured by the Consumer Staples Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP), is up 14.9 percent, outperforming the S&#38;P 500?s rise of 13.6 percent. John Roque, Managing Director at WJB Capital, points out that consumer staples and the S&#38;P 500 are closely correlated. When consumer staples stocks are strong, the S&#38;P 500 tends ]]></description>
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		<title>(ENR) Energizer Holdings Beats The Street on Strong Top Line</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/enr-energizer-holdings-beats-the-street-on-strong-top-line/72596</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 19:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industrial Electrical Equipment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energizer Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste SA de CV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panasonic Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Energizer Holdings Inc. (ENR) reported second quarter 2011 non-GAAP earnings (excluding charges) of $1.04 per share, comprehensively beating the Zacks Consensus estimate of 91 cents per share. The upside surprise was driven by better-than-expected top-line growth. Operating Performance Earnings per share (EPS) on a non-GAAP basis decreased 15.4% year over year from $1.23 reported in the prior-year quarter. Including charges and one-time items of 49 cents, EPS came in at 55 cents in the quarter, down 56.0% year over year from $1.25. Gross margin was 45.5% compared with 47.8% in the year-ago quarter. The decline was primarily credited to the negative impact of approximately 180 basis points (bps) on margins arising from the increased coupon and trade promotional activity for the Schick Hydro product launch. In addition, the inclusion of ]]></description>
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		<title>(CLX) Clorox Quarterly Earnings Report Disappoints</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/clx-clorox-quarterly-earnings-report-disappoints/73039</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/clx-clorox-quarterly-earnings-report-disappoints/73039#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 18:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleaning Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clorox Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clorox Corporation (CLX) posted lower third-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings of $1.03 per share compared with $1.07 per share in the year-ago quarter. Reported quarter earnings also failed to meet the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 per share. Clorox’s net sales during the quarter increased 1.3% year over year to $1,304 million from $1,287 million in the year-ago quarter. However, total revenue fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,321 million. Total volume in the quarter inched up 1% as the company benefited from volume gains from Burt&#8217;s Bees natural personal care products, the Away From Home institutional business and Home Care category. However, this was partially offset by decline in volume in the Glad and Brita businesses. Revenue by Segment Clorox’s sales in the Cleaning segment jumped 3% due ]]></description>
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		<title>(S) U.S. Gross Domestic Product Growth Moves Down</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/29/s-u-s-gross-domestic-product-growth-moves-down/72659</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/29/s-u-s-gross-domestic-product-growth-moves-down/72659#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wireless Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Crises]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pepsico Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The day&#8217;s major event is the sub-par GDP report for the first quarter, which came inline with expectations. We also have a disappointing Jobless Claims report this morning, reversing the gains that we have been seeing in this key report. These unfavorable reports will weigh on the market today, reversing the positive momentum of the last few days. U.S. economic growth momentum weakened significantly in the first quarter, producing a sub-par growth rate of 1.8%, inline with consensus growth expectations. The economy grew at a 3.1% pace in the fourth quarter and a 2.6% rate in the third quarter of 2010. While the headline number is disappointing, the first quarter slowdown likely resulted from temporary factors that are expected to reverse in the coming quarters. The key negatives were international ]]></description>
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		<title>(PG) Procter and Gamble Raises Dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/pg-procter-and-gamble-raises-dividend/71362</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/pg-procter-and-gamble-raises-dividend/71362#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Products]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Procter and Gamble Company (PG) raised its quarterly dividend by 9% to 52.5 cents a share from 48.18 cents a share earlier. The hike is applicable on the company’s common stock and on the Series A and Series B ESOP convertible Class A Preferred stock. The increased dividend will be paid on or after May 16, 2011 to shareholders on record as on April 29, 2011. The increase in dividend reflects the company’s sound financial position and well-defined future prospects. Signs of recovery in the economy have made share buybacks and dividend increases a common factor among companies sitting on ample cash. Apart from enhancing shareholders’ return, such a strategy lifts the market value of the stock. PG reported modest results for the second quarter of 2011. Net earnings ]]></description>
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		<title>(PG) The Procter &amp; Gamble Company Recalls Shades of Clairol</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/11/pg-the-procter-gamble-company-recalls-shades-of-clairol/71228</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kimberly-Clark Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Procter &#38; Gamble Company (PG) voluntarily recalled ten shades of its Clairol Natural Instincts in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. The recall was intended to withdraw a mismatched ColorFresh Revitalizer sachet in the kits that the company expected would not create a required color result. However, all the other products in the kit are safe. The following shades of the company were recalled:  Natural Instincts Shade 16 Light Auburn  (Spiced Tea), Natural Instincts Shade 35 Brown Black  (Ebony Mocha), Natural Instincts Creme Shade 03G Light Golden Blonde  (Honey Creme), Natural Instincts Creme Shade 7.5 Dark Blonde  (Maple Creme), Natural Instincts Creme Shade 21G Medium Golden Brown  (Caramel Creme), Natural Instincts Creme Shade 23R Medium Auburn  (Raspberry Creme), Natural Instincts Creme Shade 30R Dark Auburn  (Cherry Creme), Natural Instincts Creme ]]></description>
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		<title>(DMND) Diamond Foods Foods to Buy Pringles Brand From The Procter &amp; Gamble Company</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/07/dmnd-diamond-foods-foods-to-buy-pringles-brand-from-the-procter-gamble-company/70868</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Processed & Packaged Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamond Foods Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DMND]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Diamond Foods Foods, Inc. (DMND) and The Procter &#38; Gamble Company (PG) signed a definitive agreement whereby Diamond Foods will acquire the Pringles chips business in a transaction worth $2.35 billion. Pringles is expected to be accretive to earnings immediately and is expected to create maximum value for shareholders. Pringles is the world&#8217;s largest potato crisp brand and is available in over 140 countries with manufacturing operations in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Through this strategic agreement, Pringles will join Diamond Foods&#8217; dynamic portfolio of brands, creating a premium snack-focused company with total revenues of approximately $2.4 billion. Pringles also brings with itself a significant global manufacturing and supply chain infrastructure. After the merger, Diamond Foods&#8217; snack business is expected to grow almost three times the current size, thereby increasing its ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADI) Company News for April 06, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/06/adi-company-news-for-april-06-2011-corporate-summary/70798</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/06/adi-company-news-for-april-06-2011-corporate-summary/70798#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor - Broad Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMR Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Analog Devices Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DGW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamond Foods Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DMND]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DUOYUAN GLOBAL WATER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EXPE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expedia Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The TJX Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) and American Airlines (NYSE:AMR) have reached an agreement regarding fees and how travel information should be delivered on its website • Abercrombie &#38; Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) rocketed 10.82% to close at $65.57 after the company hosted its first analyst day in several years • Wedbush analysts upgraded Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBST) from &#8220;Neutral&#8221; to &#8220;Outperform&#8221; rating • Shares prices of snack-food maker Diamond Foods Inc. (NASDAQ:DMND) increased 6.71% after the company unveiled plans to acquire the Pringles chips business from Procter &#38; Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) • According to a report,  Duoyuan Global Water Inc.’s (NYSE:DGW) Chief Financial Officer Stephen Park is resigning from the firm • Share prices of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) increased 2.76% after the board approved a 27% dividend increase • Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) plans to close down ]]></description>
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		<title>(CLX) Clorox Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Report Beats Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/09/clx-clorox-second-quarter-2011-earnings-report-beats-estimates/66497</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clorox Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clorox Corporation (CLX) posted a marginal increase in second-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings of 68 cents a share compared with 66 cents in the year-ago quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 62 cents. Clorox’s net sales during the quarter declined 3.0% year over year to $1,179 million from $1,215 million in the year-ago quarter, marginally surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,176 million. The decline was primarily attributable to lower volume, unfavorable impact of the Venezuelan currency devaluation and higher trade-promotion spending, partially offset by increased pricing. Total volume in the quarter dropped 3% due to lesser shipments of Clorox disinfecting wipes and other disinfecting products resulting from the H1N1 flu pandemic, as well as fragile trends across several of the company’s U.S. categories. Segment-wise Revenue Clorox’s sales in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(ENR) Energizer Holdings Miss The Street &#8211; Guides Future Lower</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/03/enr-energizer-holdings-miss-the-street-guides-future-lower/66170</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energizer Holdings Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste SA de CV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panasonic Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Energizer Holdings Inc. (ENR) reported first quarter 2011 non-GAAP earnings (excluding charges) of $1.68 per share, well below the Zacks Consensus of $1.92 per share, based on increased expenses, poor margins and lower profit from the battery business in the quarter. Earnings per share (EPS) declined 9.2% year over year. Including charges and one-time items, earnings came in at $1.55 per share in the quarter, down 12.9% year over year from $1.78. Gross margin was 47.1%, compared with 47.6% in the year-ago quarter. The decline was primarily attributable to increased coupon and trade promotional activity for the Schick Hydro product launch that adversely affected margin by approximately 120 basis points. The decline was partially offset by a favorable product mix. Spending on advertising and promotion (A&#38;P) escalated 45.1% year over ]]></description>
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		<title>(CAT) Stock Market News for January 28, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/29/cat-stock-market-news-for-january-28-2011-market-news/65972</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farm & Construction Machinery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colgate-Palmolive Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Electric Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Netflix Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newmont Mining Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teradyne Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology stock earnings results helped the markets close higher on Thursday’s trade after mixed economic data failed to push the markets up to new highs. The Dow fell from the psychological 12,000 mark it had touched Wednesday, the highest since June 2008. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.04% to close at 11,989.83. The blue-chip index’s gains were checked by disappointing results from AT&#38;T (NYSE:ATT) and P&#38;G (NYSE:PG). The S&#38;P 500 gained 0.22% to end the day at 1,299.54. The tech-laden Nasdaq jumped 0.58% and closed at 2,755.28. On the New York Stock Exchange, breadth of the market was on the positive side as for every 1,673 stocks that rose, 1,312 stocks ended in the red. On the New York Stock Exchange 7.6 billion shares were traded. Coming to ]]></description>
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		<title>(ICI) Rewards May Exist In Muni Bonds &#8211; AAII Investor Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/21/ici-rewards-may-exist-in-muni-bonds-aaii-investor-update/65517</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[3M Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Procter & Gamble Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worries about state and local government debt continue to drive money out of municipal (aka &#8220;muni&#8221;) bond funds. The Investment Company Institute (ICI) calculates that muni bond funds incurred $2.4 billion worth of outflows last week. This was the 10th consecutive week of outflows. Since the week of November 10, cumulative outflows have exceeded $25 billion. (The ICI monitors inflows and outflows for more than 95% of mutual fund assets. The data reflects portfolio changes for both individual and institutional investors.) The outflows reflect concerns over fiscal problems at state, county and local governments. Declines in tax revenues caused by a weak economy combined with stretched budgets are the primary culprits, as you know. A lack of effective budgeting and planning is compounding matters for certain government entities. These are ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Stock Market News for Dec 17, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/17/aapl-stock-market-news-for-dec-17-2010-market-news/62634</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FedEx Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JNJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The markets closed with modest gains, yesterday, drifting away from any further late-day sell-off that had affected stocks in the last few days. The indices ended on a winning side, helped by positive economic data and higher profit outlook from package shipper FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX). The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4% to close at 11,499.25, a new high for the year. The S&#38;P 500 was up 0.6 % to 1,242.87, also a new peak for the year. The Nasdaq also gained 0.8% to close at 2,637.31. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) fell below 18. On the New York Stock Exchange, advancing stocks outnumbered the declining ones in the ratio of 2:1 on a consolidated volume of 4.4 billion shares. The gain in the markets was a result of few ]]></description>
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		<title>(BEC) Company News For December 10, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/10/bec-company-news-for-december-10-2010-corporate-summary/61885</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beckman Coulter Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CYH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IFF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Flavors & Fragrances Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Occidental Petroleum Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• China&#8217;s Petrochemical agreed to purchase Occidental Petroleum&#8217;s (NYSE:OXY) oil and gas holding in Argentina for $2.45 billion • Community Health (NYSE:CYH) made an offer for Tenet (NYSE:THC) for $3.3 billion, or $6 per share, which the firm declined • Beckman Coulter (NYSE:BEC) is examining prospects for selling itself for about $5 billion • National Semiconductor (NYSE:NSM) posted better-than-estimated fiscal third quarter earnings of $0.34, beating Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.32, on revenues of $390 million • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Procter &#38; Gamble (NYSE:PG) to &#8220;buy,&#8221; with a target price of $75 • RBC initiated coverage of International Flavors &#38; Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) at &#8220;outperform,&#8221; with a target price of $68 • FBR upgraded Capital One (NYSE:COF) to &#8220;outperform&#8221; from &#8220;market perform,&#8221; raising the price target from $45 to $53 BECKMAN COULTER (BEC): Free Stock Analysis Report ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for November 26, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/29/axp-stock-market-news-for-november-26-2010-market-news/60640</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seemed like investors were just not concerned with bad news plaguing the economy. Wednesday proved to be a complete contrast as traders turned their focus on domestic economic data, brushing aside eurozone worries and tensions in the Korean peninsula. The rally helped markets recoup all of Tuesday’s steep losses. The Dow average, which had plunged more than 142 points on Tuesday, surged nearly 151 points, or 1.4%, Wednesday as economic data pointed towards an improving domestic economy. The tech-laden Nasdaq rallied the most, rising more than 48 points, or 1.93%, to 2543.12. The widely followed S&#38;P 500 index gained 17.62 points, or 1.5%, to 1198.35. On the New York Stock Exchange, only 830 million shares exchanged hands as advancing issues beat those that fell in price by a four-to-one ]]></description>
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