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		<title>(C) Citigroup Analyst Lowers Shares to Underperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/09/c-citigroup-analyst-lowers-shares-to-underperform/96107</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are downgrading our recommendation on Citigroup Inc. (C) to Underperform from Neutral based on its failure to pass the Federal Reserve’s most recent stress test. Investors were widely speculating about the amount of money companies like Citigroup will be allowed by the Fed to return to their shareholders this year. Notably, Citi has failed to significantly enhance shareholder value following the financial crisis and this somewhat weakened its competitive position. Besides Citi, the three other companies that have failed the stress test this time are Ally Financial Inc., MetLife Inc. (MET) and SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI). Contrary to Citigroup and the other three failed companies, the other Wall Street bigs such as JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and Wells Fargo &#38; Co. (WFC) managed to clear ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) Federal Reserve to Fine Eight Other Banks for Foreclosure Mess</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/gs-federal-reserve-to-fine-eight-other-banks-for-foreclosure-mess/96108</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After penalizing the country’s five largest mortgage servicers last month, the Federal Reserve now plans to fine eight other banks for foreclosure abuses. This was stated by Suzanne G. Killian, a senior associate director of the Fed, at a congressional hearing in Brooklyn. The banks that were held responsible for wrongly foreclosing homeowners’ properties include EverBank, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), HSBC Holdings Plc (HBC), PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), MetLife Inc. (MET), OneWest Bank, SunTrust Banks (STI) and U.S. Bancorp (USB). However, the amounts of penalties have not been disclosed. The nation’s mortgage servicers were under the radar for the alleged used of ‘robo-signers’ ? employees who sign hundreds of documents a day without verifying decisive information like the previously outstanding amounts of borrowers. This was the main ]]></description>
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		<title>(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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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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>(AAPL) Company News for January 23, 2012 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/23/aapl-company-news-for-january-23-2012-corporate-summary/90643</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital One Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parker Hannifin Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) managed to gain an upper hand over Samsung, after a German court ruled against the latter in a patent related case •    Shares of Parker-Hannifin Corporation Com (NYSE:PH) slumped 4% after it lowered its 2012 earnings guidance •    SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) reported fourth quarter earnings per share of $0.28, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny •    Reports that Golden Gate and TPG were considering a takeover of The Talbots, Inc. (NYSE:TLB) took the latter’s shares up by 18.6% •    Shares of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) dropped 5.6% after it reported fourth-quarter 2011 earnings from continuing operations of $0.89 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.53 APPLE INC (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report CAPITAL ONE FIN (COF): Free Stock Analysis Report ]]></description>
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		<title>(GOOG) January 20: Markets to Remain Calm &#8211; Economic Highlights</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/20/goog-january-20-markets-to-remain-calm-economic-highlights/90558</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the economic calendar relatively on the thin side, stocks will remain focused on another busy day of earnings reports. Google’s (GOOG) earnings miss potentially raises doubts about the tech sector’s earnings outlook, but the issue appears to be mostly company specific. Reports from Intel (INTC), Microsoft (MSFT) and IBM (IBM) show continued resilience on the corporate IT spending front. But with stocks at a six-month high already, it will likely be difficult today to sustain the upward drift of recent days. While earnings reports from the tech giants after the close on Thursday will likely remain in the spotlight today, a major earnings report from this morning is from General Electric (GE), a bellwether for the global economy. The conglomerate came out with a modest earnings beat on lower ]]></description>
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		<title>(GOOG) Sampling the Earnings Smorgasbord</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/20/goog-sampling-the-earnings-smorgasbord/90560</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/20/goog-sampling-the-earnings-smorgasbord/90560#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the economic calendar relatively on the thin side, stocks will remain focused on another busy day of earnings reports. Google’s (GOOG) earnings miss potentially raises doubts about the tech sector’s earnings outlook, but the issue appears to be mostly company specific. Reports from Intel (INTC), Microsoft (MSFT) and IBM (IBM) show continued resilience on the corporate IT spending front. But with stocks at a six-month high already, it will likely be difficult today to sustain the upward drift of recent days. While earnings reports from the tech giants after the close on Thursday will likely remain in the spotlight today, a major earnings report from this morning is from General Electric (GE), a bellwether for the global economy. The conglomerate came out with a modest earnings beat on lower-than-expected ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBT) Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s Revises Regional Bank Ratings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/07/bbt-standard-poors-revises-regional-bank-ratings/88196</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/07/bbt-standard-poors-revises-regional-bank-ratings/88196#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In yet another round of credit ratings revision, Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s (S&#38;P) announced changes in credit ratings for 31 regional banks. The list includes 28 publicly traded parent company banks, a non-public entity Bank of North Dakota and a couple of North American units of European banks. Some of the banks whose ratings were lowered by S&#38;P included– BB&#38;T Corporation (BBT), Commerce Bancshares Inc. (CBSH), PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), U.S.Bancorp. (USB) and Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS). Ratings for these banks were downgraded by one notch. However, S&#38;P did not change the ratings of some banks including –First Horizon National Corporation (FHN), First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (FNFG), Huntington Bancshares Inc. (HBAN), KeyCorp (KEY), M&#38;T Bank Corp. (MTB), People&#8217;s United Financial Inc. (PBCT), Regions Financial Corp. (RF), SunTrust Banks Inc. ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co Ends Trial Fees</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/22/jpm-jpmorgan-chase-co-ends-trial-fees/87116</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) has decided to withdraw its other bank fees related to checking accounts in addition to debit card usage fee. The news should spread cheer among customers as these charges were not part of the company’s regular fee structure. Over the last 10 months, the company was imposing of these fees in various parts of the country to supposedly test their feasibility. The plan was to figure out alternatives to debit interchange fee that resulted in revenue loss. This back step, by chance or choice, comes at a time when the other major U.S. lenders are silently imposing new fees on regular banking activities after the failure of their debit card fees plan. Among the test runs, Chase will stop a $12 monthly checking account fee. ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Calls Off Debit-Card Fee</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/03/bac-bank-of-america-calls-off-debit-card-fee/86415</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corp. (BAC) has called off its plan to charge a $5 monthly fee on debit card purchases on Tuesday, but only after a hostile response from consumers and lawmakers nationwide. The company was under pressure to drop debit card fee as some of its rival companies including JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) and Wells Fargo &#38; Co. (WFC) already took similar actions. Debit card fees became an industry trend last month after banks started suffering from revenue losses due to the imposition of the debit interchange fee (proposed by the Durbin Amendment) effective October 1. The new federal rules restricted banks’ ability to charge merchants whenever a card is swiped. Consequently, BofA and its peers were gearing up to charge its debit card users, so as to ]]></description>
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		<title>(STI) SunTrust Banks Beats Earnings on Lower Loss Provision</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/26/sti-suntrust-banks-beats-earnings-on-lower-loss-provision/85690</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.’s (STI) third quarter earnings came in at 39 cents per share, 4 cents ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This represents SunTrust’s fifth straight quarter of profit after incurring significant losses since mid-2008. This was also substantially better than earnings of 17 cents in the year-ago quarter. Despite the weakness in the wider economy and pressures on the sector, results for the reported quarter benefited from a substantial decline in provision for credit losses, higher interest income and improved credit quality. However, lower non-interest income and higher non-interest expenses were the headwinds. SunTrust’s net income came in at $215 million compared with $178 million in the prior quarter and $153 million in the prior-year quarter. Quarter Details SunTrust’s total revenue on a fully taxable-equivalent basis was $2.2 ]]></description>
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		<title>(STT) State Street Beats Earnings on Lower Costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Street Corporation (STT) reported third quarter 2011 operating earnings of 96 cents per share, which were significantly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents. However, the results were flat sequentially and favorable with the prior-year quarter earnings of 86 cents. State Street’s operating results, however, exclude certain discount accretion related to former conduit assets, restructuring charges related to reduction in staff and merger and integration costs. On a GAAP basis, earnings for the quarter came in at $1.10 per share compared with earnings of $1.00 in the prior quarter and $1.08 in the year-ago quarter. Better-than expected results in the quarter were mainly due State Street’s initiatives to lower expenses and rise in net interest income. Also, the company reported strong capital ratios. However, lower non-interest income ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) A Busy Week Ahead &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/17/aapl-a-busy-week-ahead-earnings-preview/85152</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=85152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 10/14/11 While the earnings season kicked off this past week, only 38 firms reported. The game really gets under way next week, when we will get reports from 336 firms, including 99 members of the S&#38;P 500. Thus, by the end of the week we will have a very good idea of how the overall season will go. Not only will there be a lot of reports, but many of those we get will be very important ones. The table at the end of this report reads like a who’s who of American industry, including: Apple (AAPL), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), General Electric (GE), Goldman Sachs (GS), IBM (IBM), Intel (INTC) and McDonald’s (MCD). And that&#8217;s just the first half of the alphabet! ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America to Charge for Debit Card Usage</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/03/bac-bank-of-america-to-charge-for-debit-card-usage/84423</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/03/bac-bank-of-america-to-charge-for-debit-card-usage/84423#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=84423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following the footsteps of some of its peers, Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is all set to charge its debit card users, in order to recoup some of the revenue losses that the company would suffer after the debit interchange fee (proposed by the Durbin Amendment) takes effect from October 1. BofA has announced that it would charge customers $5 a month for using the debit card from early next year in certain states. BofA stated that debit card usage fees would be applicable to basic accounts and would be in addition to any other monthly service fees. Further, the company affirmed that only those customers who get their debit cards swiped in any given month would be charged. However, using the card at ATM would not be chargeable. BofA ]]></description>
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		<title>(WFC) Wells Fargo Stops Debit Rewards</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/06/wfc-wells-fargo-stops-debit-rewards/81913</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/06/wfc-wells-fargo-stops-debit-rewards/81913#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mastercard Incorporated]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=81913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC) announced its plan of scraping debit card rewards program for its existing customers, effective October. Previously, in March, Wells Fargo halted the program for its new customers. This is an attempt on Wells Fargo’s part to reduce its losses from the cap on debit-interchange fees, as proposed by the Durbin Amendment. The change includes stand-alone programs as well as those where customers have combined their debit and credit card into a single program. For every swipe of a debit card, the related bank charges a fee to the retailer. The bank then shares this amount with its card partners, such as Visa Inc. (V) and Mastercard Incorporated (MA). The charged amount is called interchange fees. The banks generally award points to customers for carrying ]]></description>
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		<title>(STI) SunTrust Bank Beats Earnings Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/26/sti-suntrust-bank-beats-earnings-estimates/79744</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/26/sti-suntrust-bank-beats-earnings-estimates/79744#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stockbloghub.com/?p=79744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.’s (STI) second quarter earnings came in at 33 cents per share, slightly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 31 cents. This represents SunTrust’s fourth straight quarter of profit after incurring significant losses since mid 2008. Earnings were also substantially better than the loss of 11 cents in the year-ago quarter. Despite the adverse impact of seasonal and economic factors, results for the reported quarter benefited from a substantial decline in provision for credit losses, a slight improvement in revenue and better credit quality. However, lower non-interest income and higher non-interest expenses were the downsides. SunTrust’s net income came in at $178 millioncompared with $180 million in the prior quarter and $12 million in the prior-year quarter. Quarter Details SunTrust’s total revenue on a fully taxable-equivalent basis ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) 2011 Second Quarter Earnings Preview &#8211; Detailed</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/18/aapl-2011-second-quarter-earnings-preview-detailed/79251</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/18/aapl-2011-second-quarter-earnings-preview-detailed/79251#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Computers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[8x8 Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 7/15/11 Second quarter earnings season is now under way, but things really start to move into high gear next week. There will be 348 firms reporting, and 108 of those are in the S&#38;P 500. By next Friday we should have a very good handle on how the overall earnings season will go. The firms reporting this week are sort of like a who&#8217;s who of U.S. industry including: Apple (AAPL), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Caterpillar (CAT), General Electric (GE), International Business Machines (IBM), Intel (INTC), McDonald&#8217;s (MCD), Schlumberger (SLB) and Verizon (VZ). That is an interesting cross section of U.S. business. We have a relatively light economic data calendar, so earnings should be front and center, along with the sovereign debt situations on both ]]></description>
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		<title>(BKH) Company News for June 13, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/13/bkh-company-news-for-june-13-2011-corporate-summary/76158</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/13/bkh-company-news-for-june-13-2011-corporate-summary/76158#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electric Utilities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Black Hills Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Motors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[iShares FTSE NAREIT Industrl-Offc Cp Idx]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lululemon Athletica Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micron Technology Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rockwell Automation Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ROK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) announced it was slowing down its share-repurchase program as natural disasters caused a $1 billion loss to the company in April and May. •    Goodyear Tire &#38; Rubber Co. (NYSE:GT) has decided to sell its Asian wire business to Hyosung Corp., a South Korean company for $50 million •    Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) posted Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.46 for the first quarter ending May 2011 that surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.38 per share •    According to reports, Ally Financial, which was earlier the financial services arm of General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), will delay its $5 billion initial public offering •    Fusion-io Inc. (NYSE:FIO) raised $233.7 million through an initial public offering on its debut in public trading •    Wells Fargo ]]></description>
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		<title>(PAYX) Paychex Takes Over ePlan Services</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/07/payx-paychex-takes-over-eplan-services/73561</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/07/payx-paychex-takes-over-eplan-services/73561#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 01:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staffing & Outsourcing Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Administaff Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ASF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Automatic Data Processing Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paychex Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New York-based outsourcing service provider Paychex Inc. (PAYX) recently completed the acquisition of recordkeeping and administrative solutions provider, ePlan Services. Financial details of the transaction were not divulged. Post acquisition, ePlan Services will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Paychex and all the employees will be retained. Denver-based ePlan Services serves the financial advisory market with its software tools that automate the administration of 401(k) plans (a retirement plan under which both employees and employers can contribute). The tool also provides greater transparency to the fee structures for services, through a fee disclosure option built into the tool. Currently, the company serves roughly 4000 retirement plans. ePlan Services’ Web-based platform will complement Paychex’ existing recordkeeping business. With years of experience, Paychex was acknowledged as the leading recordkeeper in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(STI) U.S. Banks Industry Outlook &#8211; May 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/sti-u-s-banks-industry-outlook-may-2011-industry-outlook/73147</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/sti-u-s-banks-industry-outlook-may-2011-industry-outlook/73147#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 01:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Access National Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ameris Bancorp]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arrow Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bridge Capital Holdings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemical Financial Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A major recovery in the asset markets, improving balance sheets and declining credit costs promise growth for the U.S. banking sector. Yet, the outlook for the industry remains in question due to several negatives, including asset-quality troubles, the continuation of both residential and commercial real estate loan defaults, weak loan demand, and the impact of tighter regulations and policy changes. After enduring overwhelming recessionary shocks, the U.S. banking industry is now slowly recovering. 2010 can be certainly characterized as a year of reform. Financial support from the U.S. government ultimately transformed to comparative stability during the year. The government had taken several steps, including programs offering capital injections and debt guarantees, to stabilize the financial system. Also, the banks are working hard to address problem credit, primarily in residential and ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) U.S. Treasury Troubled Asset Relief Program Reports $60 Billion Available</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/29/aig-u-s-treasury-troubled-asset-relief-program-reports-60-billion-available/72763</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/29/aig-u-s-treasury-troubled-asset-relief-program-reports-60-billion-available/72763#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a top Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) watchdog, the Treasury still has the capacity to spend $60 billion of taxpayers’ money for TARP to support housing and other programs, MarketWatch reported today. The program was initiated two years ago to rescue the nation’s financial industry. Considering the success of the program, it should not be a concern if the Treasury drains its TARP account. Moreover, this investment might even earn a decent profit like other investments under TARP. Looking back at a calculation released by the Treasury last month, TARP will finally earn about $23.6 billion by 2013. Considering the effectiveness in easing credit and capital market pressure, restoring confidence in the financial system, and recovering the injected money at a lower-than-expected cost, it can be concluded that ]]></description>
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		<title>(STI) SunTrust Banks Earnings Surpasses Estimates Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/27/sti-suntrust-banks-earnings-surpasses-estimates-again/72092</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/27/sti-suntrust-banks-earnings-surpasses-estimates-again/72092#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.’s (STI) first quarter earnings came in at 22 cents per share, way ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 13 cents. This represents SunTrust’s third straight quarter of profit after incurring significant losses since mid-2008. Earnings were also substantially better than the loss of 46 cents in the year-ago quarter. Results for the reported quarter leave out 14 cents per share non-cash charge related to the redemption of the TARP preferred shares. Considering this one-time charge, earnings came in at 8 cents. Despite the adverse impact of seasonal and cyclical factors, results for the reported quarter benefited from improved top line along with a decline in provision for credit losses and better credit quality. However, higher non-interest expenses were the downside. During the third quarter of 2010, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for April 14, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/14/aa-stock-market-news-for-april-14-2011-market-news/71568</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/14/aa-stock-market-news-for-april-14-2011-market-news/71568#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></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[CY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cypress Semiconductor Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QCOM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUALCOMM Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SanDisk Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNDK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Instruments Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, a choppy session finally came to a close with the benchmarks gaining modest points as the Federal Reserve provided assurances that the economy was improving and President Barack Obama announced plans to cut the U.S. budget deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years. Initially, the markets were helped by upbeat earnings result from JPMorgan. However, as investors sensed worrying factors about the bank,financials arrested the markets from making further gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.06% to close at 12,270.99. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 Index (S&#38;P 500) rose 0.02% to end at 1,314.41 and the Nasdaq signed off at 2,761.52, gaining 0.61%. The fear gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) fell below 17. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and ]]></description>
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		<title>(CHSI) Catalyst Health Solutions Prices 5.5 Million Share Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/chsi-catalyst-health-solutions-prices-5-5-million-share-offering/71428</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurance Brokers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catalyst Health Solutions Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHSI]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (CHSI) has priced its public offering of 5.5 million shares of common stock at a price of $53.00 per share. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Catalyst Health will sell 4.5 million shares and the remaining 1 million shares will be sold by one of its stockholders, Principal Holding Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Principal Financial Group, Inc. (PFG) in an underwritten public offering. Catalyst Health has allowed the underwriters a 30-day option to cover over-allotments up to an additional 825,000 shares from the selling stockholder, though the company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholder. Further, Catalyst Health is expected to close the offering on April 13. Goldman, Sachs &#38; Co., a unit of The Goldman Sachs ]]></description>
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		<title>(STI) SunTrust Announces Full TARP Repayment</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/10/sti-suntrust-announces-full-tarp-repayment/70401</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/10/sti-suntrust-announces-full-tarp-repayment/70401#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KEY]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI) said on Wednesday that it has repaid the entire $4.85 billion in bailout money it had received from the government for its participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). SunTrust financed its TARP repayment primarily through proceeds from a $1.04 billion stock offering and $1 billion debt offering that it completed last week. The company funded the remaining dues from its available cash. Following the release of the Federal Reserve’s much-awaited stress test results earlier this month, SunTrust received the authorization to raise capital. SunTrustis one of the three banks that repaid the total $7.4 billion of TARP funds on Wednesday. With this repayment, the bank bailout swung into profit. Out of the total $700 billion bailout money, about $245 billion was handed out to ]]></description>
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		<title>(KEY) KeyCorp Repays Troubled Asset Relief Program Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/06/key-keycorp-repays-troubled-asset-relief-program-funds/70349</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/06/key-keycorp-repays-troubled-asset-relief-program-funds/70349#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[KeyCorp (KEY) became one of the latest three banks to repay its bailout money. The company has fully repaid its $2.5 billion in outstanding Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds on Wednesday. KeyCorp’s repayment was financed by proceeds from the recent $625 million common equity offerings and $1 billion debt offerings, in addition to other funds from available resources. Following the approval from the Federal Reserve earlier in the month, the company had announced the pricing of its public offerings of 70,621,470 shares of its common stock at a price of $8.85 per share. KeyCorp repurchased all 25,000 shares of its Fixed-Rate Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, which were originally issued in December 2008 under TARP’s Capital Purchase Program. In all, the company paid approximately $297 million in dividends and ]]></description>
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		<title>(STI) Ally Financial Files for Initial Public Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/04/sti-ally-financial-files-for-initial-public-offering/70504</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/04/sti-ally-financial-files-for-initial-public-offering/70504#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Institutions Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FISI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KEY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KeyCorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ally Financial, the former finance unit of General Motors (GM), filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday. This will allow the bailed-out auto and mortgage lender to repay its dues to the Treasury. During the height of the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, Ally Financial received more than $17 billion by way of bailout money in several transactions as part of its participation in the government’s $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The U.S. Treasury now owns a 73.8% stake in the company. The Treasury obtained this stake after the company, formerly known as GMAC Inc., almost collapsed. With the IPO, the Treasury will be able redeem its holding in Ally Financial. The move will also take the Treasury a step forward toward achieving the ultimate ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Banking Dividends Come Back</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/29/jpm-banking-dividends-come-back/69131</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/29/jpm-banking-dividends-come-back/69131#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<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[KEY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KeyCorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the U.S. banks will be notified about the results of the second round of stress tests conducted by the Federal Reserve, the Wall Street Journal reported. This long expected decision is a major milestone for the banking sector, signalling that the notified banks have fully come out of the effects of the financial crisis. This paves the way for these banks to reinstate dividends and buyback shares. Due to the recession, the Fed had put restrictions on increasing banks’ dividends and share buybacks in exchange of the bailout money. Following the repayment of the bailout money, many banks started pressuring the regulators to let them restore their dividends. In January, all 19 banks which were subjected to the stress tests in 2009, had submitted their capital plans to ]]></description>
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		<title>(WFC) Are Federal Reserve Bank Stress Test Results an Encouraging Sign?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/21/wfc-are-federal-reserve-bank-stress-test-results-an-encouraging-sign/69311</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/21/wfc-are-federal-reserve-bank-stress-test-results-an-encouraging-sign/69311#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KEY]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the release of the Federal Reserve’s much-awaited stress test results on Friday, many big banks that were granted the green signal took immediate action to raise their dividends. The Fed allowed America’s strongest banks that have passed the second round of stress tests to operate independently without strict government restrictions that were imposed during the height of financial crisis in 2008. These banks can now increase dividends and buy back shares, both of which were prohibited for the last few years following concerns that banks might not have sufficient capital to counter another financial crisis. The results also brought good tidings for the weaker banks. These were given the consent to raise capital by issuing shares to repay the money they received as part of their participation in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Large U.S. Bank Post-Stress Test Dividend Boosts Likely</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/17/jpm-large-u-s-bank-post-stress-test-dividend-boosts-likely/68683</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/17/jpm-large-u-s-bank-post-stress-test-dividend-boosts-likely/68683#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[KeyCorp]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the much-awaited results of the stress tests conducted by the Federal Reserve would be out soon. The results will demonstrate if large U.S. banks’ balance sheets are healthy enough to boost dividends. In January, all 19 banks which were subjected to the stress tests in 2009, had submitted their capital plans to the Fed. These banks, including big names such as JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), Citigroup Inc. (C) and Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC), need to show that they have adequate capital to address potential losses over the next two years under various scenarios. These are essentially precautionary measures amid the economic recovery. And although banks such as KeyCorp (KEY) and SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI) are also subjected to the stress ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Company News for January 04, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/04/aapl-company-news-for-january-04-2011-corporate-summary/64437</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/04/aapl-company-news-for-january-04-2011-corporate-summary/64437#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AAPL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BP plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MON]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monsanto Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nike Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[RDSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Dutch Shell Plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T. Rowe Price Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed Nike (NYSE:NKE) from its Conviction Buy List, but maintained the &#8220;buy&#8221; rating with a target price of $95 • KBW upgraded SunTrust (NYSE:STI) to &#8220;outperform,&#8221; increasing the target price $33 from $30 • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) lifted its target price of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) from $375 to $410, and maintained its &#8220;buy&#8221; rating • Soleil upgraded Monsanto’s (NYSE:MON) “buy” rating from &#8220;hold&#8221; and lifted the target price from $60 to $80 • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Walgreen (NYSE:WAG) from &#8220;neutral&#8221; to a Conviction Buy, with a target price of $46 • Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) downgraded T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW) to &#8220;market perform&#8221; with a price target of $67-$70 • Benchmark upgraded Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) from &#8220;hold&#8221; to &#8220;buy&#8221; rating and raised the target price to $210 from $200 • General Motors (NYSE:GM) reported increased sales ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBT) BBT Corporation&#8217;s Ratings Lowered by Moody&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/27/bbt-bbt-corporations-ratings-lowered-by-moodys/63313</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/27/bbt-bbt-corporations-ratings-lowered-by-moodys/63313#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[MCO]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, BB&#38;T Corp.’s (BBT) senior debt and long-term deposit ratings were downgraded by Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, the ratings arm of Moody&#8217;s Corp. (MCO), as a result of concerns related to the company’s weaker credit profile. Moody’s cut BB&#38;T’s long-term deposit rating to “A1” from “Aa3” and senior debt rating to “A2” from “A1”. The ratings agency also lowered the company’s banking subsidiary’s unsupported bank financial strength rating to “B-” from “B”. Moody’s lowered the ratings in spite of BB&#38;T’s sustained profitability and consolidating capital ratios over the last three quarters. According to the ratings agency, the company faces a number of challenges – shift from real estate to other assets, more reliance on the wholesale funding and credit costs from commercial real estate portfolio – reflecting weaker credit quality. ]]></description>
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		<title>(PRAA) Portfolio Recovery Associates Expands Credit Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/24/praa-portfolio-recovery-associates-expands-credit-facility/63561</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/24/praa-portfolio-recovery-associates-expands-credit-facility/63561#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 00:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc. (PRAA) announced the expansion of its credit facility to $407.5 million from $365 million, according to the new four-year credit agreement effective December 20, 2010. The revolving credit is part of the existing credit facility of $365 million was scheduled to expire in May 2011. Accordingly, the new credit facility comprises a revolving credit facility of $357.5 million that is supposed to mature on December 20, 2014 and a $50 million fixed rate term loan, scheduled to mature on May 4, 2012. Further, the revolving facility will automatically be increased by $50 million upon the maturity of the fixed rate term loan. The new credit facility will be jointly arranged and managed by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &#38; Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities LLC. ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBT) BB&amp;T Analyst Upgrades Shares to Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/02/bbt-bbt-analyst-upgrades-shares-to-neutral/60420</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/02/bbt-bbt-analyst-upgrades-shares-to-neutral/60420#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are upgrading our recommendation on BB&#38;T Corp. (BBT) to Neutral from Underperform based on its balanced growth structure, continuous improvement in deposit mix and strong net interest margin (NIM). BB&#38;T’s third quarter 2010 adjusted earnings came in at 31 cents, a nickel ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Adjusted earnings for the reported quarter leave out merger-related charges of 1 cent per share. Considering this non-recurring item, earnings per share for the reported quarter were 30 cents compared with 23 cents in the year-ago quarter. The results were primarily supported by improved mortgage banking income, checkcard fees, non-deposit fees and commissions and higher net interest income.However, higher provision for credit losses and increased non-interest expenses were among the negatives. BB&#38;T relies extensively on acquisitions to expand its revenue streams. ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s Investors Service Chops Ratings of Ten Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/04/mco-moodys-investors-service-chops-ratings-of-ten-banks/58040</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/04/mco-moodys-investors-service-chops-ratings-of-ten-banks/58040#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, the ratings arm of Moody&#8217;s Corp. (MCO), has lowered the ratings of 10 banks earlier this week on lower expectations for governmental support for these banks. Banks Thumbed Down The banks whose ratings were downgraded are BB&#38;T Corp. (BBT), Capital One Financial Corp. (COF), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), KeyCorp (KEY), PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC), Popular Inc. (BPOP), Regions Financial Corp. (RF), SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and Zions Bancorp (ZION). Additionally, the rating agency lowered the outlook on the subsidiaries of American Express Company (AXP). While the overall ratings – and the downgrades – varied, the deposit ratings of all the regional banks experienced a minimum of one notch of cut. With the severe financial crisis behind us, Moody’s believes that the passage ]]></description>
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		<title>(STI) SunTrust Banks Reports Swing to Profit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/sti-suntrust-banks-reports-swing-to-profit/56063</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/sti-suntrust-banks-reports-swing-to-profit/56063#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.’s (STI) third quarter 2010 earnings of 17 cents per share were substantially ahead of a loss of 11 cents in the prior quarter and a loss of 76 cents in the year-ago quarter. Results for the quarter primarily benefited from a rise in non-interest income and fee based revenues, along with a continuing decline in provision for credit losses and a strong capital position. However Incorporatedrease in non-interest expenses was a downside. SunTrust’s net income came in at $84 million compared with a net loss of $56 million in the prior quarter and a net loss of $377 million in the prior-year quarter. Behind the Headlines SunTrust’s total revenue on a fully taxable-equivalent basis increased 7.1% sequentially and 19.0% year over year to $2.3 billion. Total revenue ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for November 3, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/aa-stock-market-news-for-november-3-2010-market-news/57657</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/aa-stock-market-news-for-november-3-2010-market-news/57657#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks advanced broadly on Tuesday as investors turned their focus toward the results of mid-term elections and a two-day Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to unveil more measures to revive the economy.  The advance sent the Dow average to its highest close in more than six months as most of its components marked gains on the day. Interest rate hikes from central banks of India and Australia also had a part in yesterday’s rally. The 30-share blue-chip average advanced 64 points, or about 0.6%, to 11,188.72, its highest level since April 26. The broader S&#38;P’s 500-stock index climbed more than 9 points, or nearly 0.8%, to 1193.57 and the technology-focused Nasdaq rose more than 28 points, or 1.1%, to 2533.52. On the New York Stock Exchange, three stocks rose ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for October 26, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/26/aa-stock-market-news-for-october-26-2010-market-news/56645</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/26/aa-stock-market-news-for-october-26-2010-market-news/56645#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks rose to their highest level since April amid renewed hopes that the Fed would soon initiate steps to stimulate economic growth. A jump in commodity prices, aided by a falling dollar, also helped push stocks higher and the blue-chip Dow average closed at its highest level since late April. Twenty-three of the 30 DJIA components ended in the green as the index gained 31 points, or 0.3%, to close at 11,164, its highest close in almost six months. The technology-laden Nasdaq Composite index gained 11.46 points, or 0.5%, to 2490.85. The broader S&#38;P’s 500-stock index edged up 2.54 points, or 0.2%, to 1185.62. On the New York Stock Exchange more than 1 billion shares exchanged hands as advancing issues beat those that fell in price by a three-to-two ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank Ratings Reduced Under New U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Rule?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/25/bac-bank-ratings-reduced-under-new-u-s-federal-deposit-insurance-corporation-rule/56412</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fitch Ratings has placed the ratings of a number of major banks under review for possible downgrade following a new rule proposed by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Recently, the board of directors of FDIC has voted to approve the rule that details the way it would recognize the &#8220;systemically important&#8221; banks and financial companies under the new Dodd-Frank financial reform law. Though the ratings of a number of banks and bank holding companies are placed under review for a possible downgrade, the credit ratings of Bank of America Corp.(BAC) and Citigroup Inc. (C) are the most threatened as a result of the significant support the companies received from the government. Both these companies received $45 billion in tax-payer funds from the government during the financial crisis. That ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Regulators Close Three More Banks &#8211; U.S. Bank Failures Rise to 132 in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/18/jpm-regulators-close-three-more-banks-u-s-bank-failures-rise-to-132-in-2010/55544</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank failures continue unabated as the U.S. regulators closed down three more banks on Friday. Out of the three failed banks, two were based in Missouri and one in Kansas. This brings the total number of bank failures to 132 so far in 2010, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and just 3 in 2007. While the bigger banks benefited greatly from the various programs launched by the government, many smaller banks are still weak. Tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to take their toll on such institutions. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. With the industry absorbing bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failures in 2010 Climb to 129</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/04/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-in-2010-climb-to-129/53950</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/04/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-in-2010-climb-to-129/53950#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered two more banks in Florida and Washington, pushing up the figure to 129 so far in 2010. This compares with a total number of 140 bank failures in 2009, 25 in 2008 and just 3 in 2007. While the bigger banks benefited greatly from the various programs launched by the government, many smaller banks are still weak. Tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to take their toll on such institutions. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. With the industry absorbing bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking system has worsened Incorporatedreasing the possibility of more bank failures. Economic threats emanating ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failures Climb to 127 in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/03/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-climb-to-127-in-2010/52808</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/03/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-climb-to-127-in-2010/52808#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank failures continue unabated as the U.S. regulators closed down two more banks in Florida and Washington on Friday, pushing up the figure to 127 so far in 2010. This compares with a total number of 140 bank failures in 2009, 25 in 2008 and just 3 in 2007. While the bigger banks benefited greatly from the various programs launched by the government, many smaller banks are still weak. Tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to take their toll on such institutions. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. With the industry absorbing bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking system has worsened Incorporatedreasing the possibility ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failure Tally Hits 119 in 2010 &#8211; Horizon Bank Fails</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/14/jpm-u-s-bank-failure-tally-hits-119-in-2010-horizon-bank-fails/51350</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following a lull in bank failures for the last week of August and the first week of September, U.S. regulators last Friday shuttered Bradenton, Florida-based Horizon Bank, pushing up U.S. bank failures to 119 so far in 2010. This compares with a total number of 140 bank failures in 2009, 25 in 2008 and just 3 in 2007. While the bigger banks benefited greatly from the various programs launched by the government, many smaller banks are still weak. Tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to take their toll on such institutions. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. With the industry absorbing bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation&#8217;s Problem Bank List Grows &#8211; More Banks Go Bust</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/07/jpm-u-s-federal-deposit-insurance-corporations-problem-bank-list-grows-more-banks-go-bust/50110</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a government report released on Tuesday, the number of banks on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) list of problem institutions in the second quarter grew to 829 from 775 in the previous quarter and 416 in the year-ago quarter. This is the highest since the savings and loan crisis in the early 1990s. Banks that feature on the problem list are most likely to fail, though some may still scrape through. As of now, only about 13% of banks on the FDIC&#8217;s problem list have actually failed so far. What is interesting is that this percentage is likely to change; though the problem list is growing at a slower pace, bank failures are accelerating. The How and Why of Bank Failures There have been 118 bank failures ]]></description>
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		<title>(WABC) U.S. Economy Hits 118 Bank Failures in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/23/wabc-u-s-economy-hits-118-bank-failures-in-2010/49002</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing economic volatility took its toll on a few more banks last week. Eight more banks including ShoreBank, a big community bank based in Chicago, were shuttered by the U.S. regulators on Friday. This takes the total number of bank failures to 118 so far in 2010, compared with 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with the stabilization of large financial institutions, small banks continue to be impacted by tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate. While we expect the overall economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis ]]></description>
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		<title>(CHH) Choice Hotels International Sells $250 Million Senior Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/21/chh-choice-hotels-international-sells-250-million-senior-notes/48713</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choice Hotels International Inc (CHH), a hotel franchisor worldwide, announced its offer of $250 million senior notes, which have an interest rate of 5.7% and will mature in 10 years. The offering is expected to close by August 25, 2010. Silver Spring, Maryland based company plans to use the sale proceeds of bonds to lessen its debt burden under its unsecured revolving credit facility. Choice Hotels International has no intention to make any corresponding reduction in its credit facility in the future. Choice Hotels International has made the offer through Wells Fargo Securities LLC, a part of Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC), Banc of America Securities LLC, a part of Bank of America Corporation (BAC), Goldman, Sachs &#38; Co., a part of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) J.P. Morgan Securities ]]></description>
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		<title>(GTIV) Gentiva Health Services Seals Odyssey Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/18/gtiv-gentiva-health-services-seals-odyssey-deal/48497</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going ahead with its scheduled program, Gentiva Health Services Inc. (GTIV) completed the acquisition of Odyssey HealthCare Inc. (ODSY) on Tuesday for about $1.0 billion. This constituted an all cash transaction of about 370.4 million for Odyssey’s common stock at $27 per share. Gentiva reached a definitive agreement for the purchase in May 2010. In order to fund the acquisition, Gentiva vended off its 4-year senior notes worth $325 million in the 144A private placement market on August 12. The amount of the notes offering was increased from $305 million planned initially. These notes carried an issue price of $100.00 to mature on September 1, 2018. These non-callable notes are projected to have a spread of 928 basis points over U.S. Treasuries, bearing a fixed interest rate of 11.50% and yield ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) U.S. Bank Failures in 2010 Now Total 110</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/16/jpm-u-s-bank-failures-stretch-to-110-analyst-blog/48095</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered Palos Heights, Illinois-based Palos Bank and Trust Company, pushing up U.S. bank failures to 110 so far in 2010. This compares with 140 bank failures in 2009, 25 in 2008 and only 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with the stabilization of large financial institutions, small banks continue to be impacted by tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate. While we expect the overall economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. As the industry absorbs bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) Ravenswood Bank Based in Chicago Fails &#8211; Becomes 109th U.S. Failure in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/10/jpm-ravenswood-bank-based-in-chicago-fails-becomes-109th-u-s-failure-in-2010/47218</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered Chicago, Illinois-based Ravenswood Bank, pushing up U.S. bank failures to 109 so far in 2010. This compares with a total number of 140 bank failures in 2009, 25 in 2008 and only 3 in 2007. Although the economy is showing signs of a gradual recovery with the stabilization of large financial institutions, tumbling home prices, soaring loan defaults and a high unemployment rate continue to impact small banks. While we expect the overall economic recovery to gain momentum soon, there remain lingering concerns in the banking industry. Failure of both residential and commercial real estate loans as a result of the credit crisis has primarily hurt banks. As the industry absorbs bad loans made during the credit explosion, the trouble in the banking system goes ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Rating Outlook Falls for Big Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/02/mco-rating-outlook-falls-for-big-banks/45308</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rating outlooks for big banks have been lowered by Moody’s Investor Service, a part of Moody’s Corporation (MCO). The rating agency has tempered its outlook for Bank of America Corporation (BAC) (or BofA) , Citigroup Inc. (C) and Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC) to “negative&#8221; from “stable&#8221;. The downgrade comes as a result of a new law – Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – that is anticipated to reduce government support for the U.S. banks in future. This law also fortifies regulators’ supervising power Incorporatedluding power to liquidate a bank, if required. According to the rating agency, these banks have received extra ordinary support from the government during the recent financial crisis. The handholding helped these companies to enjoy debt and deposit ratings well above the ]]></description>
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		<title>(RF) Regions Financial&#8217;s Earnings Losses Narrower than Estimated</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/28/rf-regions-financials-earnings-losses-narrower-than-estimated/45043</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regions Financial’s (RF) second quarter loss came in at 11 cents per share, better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 20 cents per share. Last year, the company reported a loss of 28 cents per share. Including the Morgan Keegan regulatory proceedings of $200.0 million, Regions’ loss was 28 cents per diluted share, which compares with a loss of 21 cents in the prior quarter. Results for the quarter improved primarily due to core revenue growth, lower adjusted non-interest expenses, and continued improvement in key credit metrics, partially offset by regulatory charge. Quarter Performance in Detail Total revenue reported was $1,612.0 million, down 20.6% year over year and 1.9% sequentially. However, total revenue surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,591.0 million. Pre-tax Pre-provision Net Revenue reported was ]]></description>
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