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		<title>(XOM) U.S. Crude Stockpiles Report Another Decrease</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Department&#8217;s weekly inventory release showed a larger-than-expected drop in crude and distillate stockpiles, while gasoline supplies continued with their climb. Meanwhile, refinery run-rates were down slightly from the previous week. The Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) Petroleum Status Report – that contains data for the previous week ending on Friday – outlines information regarding the weekly change in petroleum inventories held and produced by the U.S., both locally and abroad. The report provides an overview of the level of reserves and their movements, thereby helping investors to understand the demand/supply dynamics of petroleum products. It is an indicator of current oil prices and volatility that affect businesses of companies engaged in oil and refining industry like ExxonMobil (XOM), Chevron Corp. (CVX), ConocoPhillips (COP), Valero (VLO) and Tesoro (TSO). ]]></description>
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		<title>(MHP) The McGraw-Hill Companies Unit Capital IQ Aquires TheMarkets.com</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/22/mhp-the-mcgraw-hill-companies-unit-capital-iq-aquires-themarkets-com/52481</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capital IQ that offers financial information tools to investors, recently acquired its smaller competitor, TheMarkets.com, thereby strengthening its position in the highly competitive financial data provider sector. Capital IQ is a unit of Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s, which is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (MHP). The terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but according to The Wall Street Journal, Capital IQ paid $300 million to acquire TheMarkets.com, the provider of third party equity and fixed income research, and corporate earnings models and estimates. Capital IQ continues to expand its data offerings and improve functionality despite the recent turmoil in financial markets, and has a client base of over 4,200 worldwide. The inclusion of TheMarkets.com further enhances its global reach by another 2,400 institutional investors worldwide. The clients of ]]></description>
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		<title>(MHP) McGraw-Hill Companies&#8217; Quarterly Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/24/mhp-mcgraw-hill-companies-quarterly-earnings-scorecard/38230</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 04:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (MHP), the publisher and provider of financial information and media services, reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2010 results, primarily driven by a recovery in global bond markets, strong performance in U.S. higher education and global energy information markets. Wall Street analysts have now had nearly a month to digest the news. Below we cover the recent earnings announcement, subsequent analyst estimate revisions and Zacks ratings for the short-term and long-term outlook for the stock. Earnings Report Review McGraw-Hill recorded a robust 63.9% growth in net income to $103.3 million or 33 cents per share from $63.0 million, or 20 cents per share, in the year-ago period. The quarterly results also topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 25 cents per share. Total revenue for the quarter rose 3.7% year-over-year ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCG) Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Corporation Refinances Debt</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/31/pcg-pacific-gas-electric-corporation-refinances-debt/32367</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pacific Gas &#38; Electric Corporation (PCG) announced an offering of $250 million of senior notes due March 2037, with a coupon rate of 5.8%. Pacific Gas will use the proceeds to refinance a portion of its outstanding commercial paper. The transaction is scheduled to close on Apr 1, 2010. The bonds are rated &#8220;A3&#8243; by Moody&#8217;s Corporation (MCO) and &#8220;BBB+&#8221; by Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (MHP). Pacific Gas’ strong balance sheet and cash flows provide substantial financial flexibility and cushion in the present challenging business environment. The company mainly relies on short-term debt Incorporatedluding commercial paper, to fund its short-term financing needs. Pacific Gas ended fiscal 2009 with a total liquidity of more than $2 billion, comprising $527 million of cash and $1.5 billion of ]]></description>
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		<title>(MHP) The McGraw-Hill Companies Beat Consensus Earnings Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/26/mhp-the-mcgraw-hill-companies-beat-consensus-earnings-estimates/26061</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (MHP), a publisher and provider of financial information and media services, recently reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2009 results on the heels of improved performance at S&#38;P’s Credit Market Services, and growth in higher education, professional and international markets. The quarter marks the first quarterly increase in both the top and bottom lines since the third-quarter 2007. The quarterly earnings of 51 cents a share outdid the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 40 cents, and climbed 21.4% from 42 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter. On a reported basis Incorporatedluding one-time items, earnings came in at 53 cents, up 43.2% from 37 cents posted in the year-ago quarter. Management gave fiscal year 2010 earnings guidance in the range of $2.55 to $2.65 per share. McGraw-Hill’s shares rose 55 cents ]]></description>
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		<title>(WPO) The Washington Post Company Ups Dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/23/wpo-the-washington-post-company-ups-dividend/25802</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post Company (WPO) recently boosted shareholders’ dividend by 4.7%. The Board of Directors has approved an increase in the annual dividend to $9.00 (or $2.25 quarterly) from $8.60 per share (or $2.15 quarterly). The Washington Post said that the increased quarterly dividend of $2.25 per share will be paid on Feb 5, 2010, to shareholders of record as of Jan 27, 2010. The Washington Post, which owns Kaplan Education, Television Broadcasting, Cable Television, Newspaper and Magazine Publishing businesses, also notified that its Board has approved the repurchase of up to 750,000 shares of its Class B common shares with no ceiling price or time limit defined for the repurchase. The Washington Post hinted that currently there are about 8 million Class B shares outstanding. Nearly one-third of the ]]></description>
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		<title>($MS) Morgan Stanley Indicted for Collateralized-Debt Obligation Fraud</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/01/ms-morgan-stanley-indicted-for-collateralized-debt-obligation-fraud/24041</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Morgan Stanley (MS) was reportedly accused by the Employees’ Retirement System of the Virgin Islands of swindling its investors by promoting $1.2 billion of risky low-quality mortgage-related notes in 2007 that it had already perceived to be non-profitable. The lawsuit filed on Dec 24, 2009 in Manhattan Federal Court stated that Morgan Stanley has deliberately raised the rating of the mortgage notes to fulfill the collateralized-debt obligation (CDO) known as Libertas. According to the claim made by the Virgin Islands pension fund, Morgan marketed the fund on a CDO comprising subprime mortagages, which are known to have a larger-than-average risk of defaulting in the market. For this, the company teamed up with credit rating agencies such as Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, a division of Moody’s Corp. (MCO) and Standard ]]></description>
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		<title>(MHP) McGraw-Hill Companies Completes Sale of BusinessWeek</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/02/mhp-mcgraw-hill-companies-completes-sale-of-businessweek/21733</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP) recently declared that it has completed the sale of BusinessWeek to Bloomberg, the leading financial data, news and analytics provider. Bloomberg has paid $5 million in cash and has agreed to undertake BusinessWeek&#8217;s liabilities Incorporatedluding potential severance payments to nearly 400 employees who might be laid off. McGraw-Hill had been seeking strategic options for BusinessWeek since July 2009. Like other print publications, the magazine has long been grappling with the slump in advertising demand amid the global meltdown, as advertisers are migrating to the Internet due to increasing online readership and lower ad prices than print. Advertising pages in BusinessWeek&#8217;s global edition fell 29.3% in third-quarter 2009. After parting with the struggling magazine, McGraw-Hill will be able to concentrate more on financial, education, and business data and ]]></description>
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		<title>(MHP) McGraw-Hill Companies&#8217; Earnings Decline</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/27/mhp-mcgraw-hill-companies-earnings-decline/18797</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP) recently reported third quarter 2009 results. Quarterly earnings of $1.12 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.06, but fell 8.9% from the $1.23 delivered in the prior-year quarter. On a reported basis Incorporatedluding one-time items, earnings fell 13% to $1.07 per share. The decline in the top line, partially offset by stringent cost controls, resulted in the fall to the bottom line. Due to effective cost management, the company now expects to achieve the high end of earnings guidance range of $2.20 to $2.25 per share for fiscal 2009. Revenue for the quarter slipped 8.4% to $1,875.9 million due to a fall in revenue in its three segments &#8212; Education, Financial Services and Information &#38; Media. Given the turbulent economy and softness in the elementary-high ]]></description>
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		<title>(MHP) Bloomberg Wins BusinessWeek Magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/16/mhp-bloomberg-wins-businessweek-magazine/17705</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After several rounds of bids by various private equity firms and publishers, Bloomberg ultimately emerged as the winner in the race to acquire struggling BusinessWeek magazine. The terms of the transaction, which is expected to close by the end of this year, were not disclosed. However, according to sources, Bloomberg offered cash in the range of $2 million to $5 million, and agreed to undertake BusinessWeek&#8217;s liabilities Incorporatedluding potential severance payments to nearly 400 employees who might be laid off. The parent group McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP) was seeking strategic options for BusinessWeek ever since July. Like other print publications, the magazine has long been grappling with the slump in advertising demand amid the global meltdown, as advertisers are migrating to the Internet due to increasing online readership and lower ad ]]></description>
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		<title>(WPO) Washington Post Company Forms Partnership With Bloomberg</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/06/wpo-washington-post-company-forms-venture-with-bloomberg/16668</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post Company (WPO), a diversified education and media company, has recently entered into a strategic partnership with Bloomberg, the leading financial data, news, and analytics provider. The partnership aims to launch a global news service, &#8220;The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News&#8221;, that will provide selective news elements to newspapers, websites and other subscription based clients. The news service, which is scheduled to commence from Jan 1, 2010, will carry 120 stories daily along with photos, graphics and other news content. Washington Post and Bloomberg will also create a business news page for the Post’s website (washingtonpost.com), which will include content from the Post and from Bloomberg’s website. Further, Bloomberg will distribute Washington Post news through its Bloomberg Professional subscription service. The deal will give Washington Post ]]></description>
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		<title>(MHP) Bloomberg to Buy BusinessWeek?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/11/mhp-bloomberg-to-buy-businessweek/14972</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Few days before the final bids were due for BusinessWeek, leading financial information provider Bloomberg made a surprise entry into the auction. The deadline for final bids is Sept. 15. Bloomberg had reportedly been approached to acquire BusinessWeek earlier, even before the start of the official auction process began in July. However, the company did not consider the proposal on grounds of higher valuation. Bloomberg’s renewed interest in the struggling magazine is part of its business strategy to sustain expansion beyond its core business. The company has a news service, publishes books and magazines, and circulates business information through TV, radio, and the Internet. Earlier in July, parent group McGraw-Hill Co.s (MHP) said that it was seeking strategic options for BusinessWeek, which was severely battered by plunging advertising demand amid ]]></description>
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		<title>(UBS) Moody&#8217;s Under SEC Axe</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/11/ubs-moodys-under-sec-axe/15006</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swiss banking giant UBS AG (UBS) was recently ordered to pledge its assets or provide bonds worth $35 million by Judge John Blawie at Connecticut Superior Court. The unfavorable order came as a blow after reports claimed that top credit ratings agencies had committed a securities fraud by providing insider trading information to the bank. Stanford-based hedge fund Pursuit Partners claimed that UBS had entered a deal to sell its investment-grade collateralized debt obligation (CDO) notes in 2007 with the prior knowledge that the securities were about to be downgraded. The proceedings revealed that the rating agencies Moody’s Corp. (MCO) and Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s provided insider information to UBS regarding their impending decision to downgrade some of the CDOs the bank was selling. The credit crunch led the securities to ]]></description>
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		<title>(MS) Rating Agencies Face Class Action Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/03/ms-rating-agencies-face-class-action-lawsuit/14315</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Investment Brokerage - National]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Negative news flow continues for the U.S credit rating agencies, as a U.S. federal judge rejected the appeal by Morgan Stanley (MS), Moody’s Corporation (MCO) and McGraw-Hill&#8217;s (MHP) Standard &#38; Poor’s to dismiss the fraud charges brought against them for not disclosing the risks associated with an investment related to subprime mortgages. This fraud claim was brought against the defendants by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and King County in Washington State. However, U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin dismissed all claims brought against a fourth defendant, Bank of New York Mellon Corp. We believe this ruling could adversely affect the prospects of these credit rating agencies as it might strengthen other pending cases against them. Recently, the rating agencies have been in the news for providing inaccurate information about some securities ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) SEC Reviews Rating Agency Monitoring Process</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/31/mco-sec-reviews-rating-agency-monitoring-process/13968</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Credit rating agencies are facing constructive criticism from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Recently, the rating agencies have been in news for providing inaccurate information about some securities to some clients. Now the market watchdog criticized a rating agency for approving the application of another agency, even though the former rating agency was suspicious about the authenticity of the financial information. The SEC Inspector General David Kotz showed concern over this issue and expressed doubts about whether this could have been done in the public interest. SEC did not disclose the name of the rating agencies involved in this issue. Eleven big rating agencies including Moody’s Corp. (MCO), McGraw-Hill Company Inc. (MHP) and Standard &#38; Poor’s are registered with the SEC and one of the eleven agencies may ]]></description>
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