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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Looks to Sell Assets Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Reuters reported that Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is again preparing to divest its international units in a bid to further streamline its operations and focus on its core businesses. This time, BofA intends to sell its international wealth management units in anticipation of receiving about $3 billion. The units on sale, which were mostly obtained by BofA from its Merrill Lynch acquisition in 2009, comprise nearly $90 billion worth of assets under management. However, this division of BofA has been procuring mediocre results due to inadequate business scale. The Prospective Buyers The potential bidders have been asked to present their tenders this week for the first round of bidding. However, the sale offer may not seem attractive to many buyers as the wealth management businesses normally do ]]></description>
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		<title>(HCN) Health Care REIT Completes Share Offer</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/05/hcn-health-care-reit-completes-share-offer/93995</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Care REIT Inc. (HCN), a leading health care real estate investment trust (REIT) that operates senior housing and health care real estate, has recently completed its secondary offering of 20.7 million common shares at $53.50 each, including 2.7 million shares sold to the underwriters to cover the over-allotment options. Health Care REIT raised approximately $1.1 billion of gross proceeds from the offer. The company intends to utilize the proceeds to repay debt under its unsecured line of credit and other outstanding debt. BofA Merrill Lynch, the investment banking and wealth management division of Bank of America Corporation (BAC); J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, the investment banking division of JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM); UBS Investment Bank, the investment banking division of UBS AG (UBS); Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. – the ]]></description>
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		<title>(EU) Foreign Banks Stock Update &#8211; March 2012 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/29/eu-foreign-banks-stock-update-march-2012-industry-outlook/93840</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreign banks have been facing difficulties non-stop since the latest financial crisis, which triggered off as a credit issue in the sub-prime enclave of the U.S. mortgage market in mid-2007, and spilled all over the globe. The latest deterrents –– nagging macroeconomic issues, the European sovereign debt crisis in particular, and regulatory pressure –– also resulted in the sector’s latest under-performance. Moreover, the upcoming quarters look even worse with several negatives like asset-quality troubles, weak revenue growth, steeper costs and weak loan demand. But thanks to the worldwide regulatory reform, the sector has at least entered a transformation phase. Needless to mention, a change is yet to be felt. The sector entered 2012 with a lot less momentum than anticipated. Rising concerns related to funding and limited access to market ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) China Approves Citigroup&#8217;s Credit Card Business</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/16/c-china-oks-citigroup-credit-card-business/91485</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc. (C) will launch its own credit card business in China. Its Chinese subsidiary Citibank (China) Co. Ltd. has received approval from the China Banking Regulatory Commission. The company will launch both retail and commercial cards before the end of this year. This marks a landmark for Citigroup &#8211; the first U.S.-based bank to introduce its own credit card in China. Prior to 2008, foreign companies were only allowed to issue credit cards in collaboration with local companies. Regulators have been slow in approving foreign companies’ direct participation in this business and currently only Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia is permitted to issue credit cards in mainland China. Citi currently has a co-branded credit card business in China with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. This credit card venture started ]]></description>
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		<title>(PMI) European Central Bank Tries Quenching Thirsty Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/24/pmi-european-central-bank-tries-quenching-thirsty-banks/89159</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank (ECB) has been overwhelmed by the rush for cheap three-year loans. The demand for these loans has far exceeded expectations &#8212; a fact that underscores the difficult times the banking system is going through. A system whose raw material is money has been facing severe liquidity constraints in the wake of the crisis in Europe. Given the scale of the crisis and debts maturing in 2012, the system could well do with a few more liquidity shots of this nature. According to the BBC, ECB advanced around 490 billion euro as opposed to 450 billion euro it had hoped would go off the counters. In its December Bulletin, the ECB had proposed a non-standard monetary measure of extending a 36-month refinancing line to euro-area banks in ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Fitch Ratings Downgrades Giant Wall Street Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/24/bac-fitch-ratings-downgrades-giant-wall-street-banks/88830</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adding to the ongoing economic concerns, Fitch Ratings lowered its viability ratings on eight major global banks on Thursday. Moreover, long-term issuer-default ratings were also downgraded on six major U.S. and European banks. The banks experiencing fall in their viability ratings includes Wall Street giants – Bank of America Corporation (BAC), The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS). The ratings were lowered to “bbb+“, “a“, and “a-“ from “a-“, “a+“ and “a“, respectively, for BofA, Goldman and Morgan Stanley. Apart from these U.S. banks, the viability ratings of the five European banks, such as Barclays plc (BCS), Credit Suisse Group (CS), Deutsche Bank AG (DB), Societe Generale and BNP Paribas (BNP), were downgraded. Moreover, the ratings for Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank were revised to “a” ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group ILFC to Raise $650 Million from Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/21/aig-american-international-group-ilfc-to-raise-650-million-from-notes/89021</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) aircraft leasing unit – International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) – announced the issue of long term notes worth $650 million. Accordingly, the unsecured notes of $650 million are issued at an initial price of $100.00 and are scheduled to mature on January 15, 2022.  The non-callable notes are projected to have a coupon rate of 8.625%, while the spread stands at 681.5 basis points (bps). Besides, the settlement is scheduled to be over on December 22, 2011. Rating agencies Moody’s Investors Service of Moody’s Corp. (MCO) and Standards &#38; Poors’ (S&#38;P) have rated the notes “B1” and “BBB-”, respectively. Further, AIG’s ILFC appointedCitigroup Global Markets Inc. of Citigroup Inc. (C), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank of American Merrill Lynch of ]]></description>
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		<title>(IMF) International Monetary Fund Sees Risks Intensifying</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/19/imf-international-monetary-fund-sees-risks-intensifying/88826</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sounded another caveat about the deepening global crisis. According to Christine Lagarde, IMF’s Managing Director, the crisis is unfolding, escalating and spreading across the world. She has even suggested that the world could see a re-run of the depression of the 1930s. The warning follows IMF’s indication earlier in the month that world growth forecast could be lowered, when the estimate is re-visited in January. The view is somewhat endorsed by the recent downward revision in the growth forecast of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Asia from 7.5% to 7.2% for 2012. IMF has pegged its estimate for global growth at 4% for 2012. The underlying sentiment across the world is downright bearish. Countries in Europe have been threatened with downgrades by Standard ]]></description>
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		<title>(MS) Morgan Stanley Settles MBIA Dispute</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/15/ms-morgan-stanley-settles-mbia-dispute/88657</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to strengthen its balance sheet and remove the vestiges of the financial crisis, Morgan Stanley (MS) announced a comprehensive plan to settle its legal fight with MBIA Inc. (MBI). The 2-year-old legal dispute involved conflict over guarantees on commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). Terms As a part of the settlement agreement, Morgan Stanley will close the outstanding credit default swap (CDS) protection deal (worth $4.9 billion approximately), which was purchased from MBIA. In addition to that, all the pending litigations between the two parties would be resolved with the payment of cash consideration to Morgan Stanley. The agreement also states that Morgan Stanley will pull out from the lawsuits challenging MBIA’s restructuring. Similarly, MBIA has agreed to withdraw charges against the company related to the quality of bonds ]]></description>
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		<title>(WFC) Wells Fargo Clears Bid-Rig Case</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/12/wfc-wells-fargo-clears-bid-rig-case/88345</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/12/wfc-wells-fargo-clears-bid-rig-case/88345#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wells Fargo &#38; Co. (WFC) is in the headlines and this time for a penalty. The company has agreed to pay $148 million to settle charges brought by federal and state authorities that its acquired unit – Wachovia Bank N.A. participated in fraudulent activities. Wachovia was allegedly involved in bid-rigging for winning business from municipalities. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Wachovia rigged at least 58 municipal bond reinvestment transactions in 25 states and Puerto Rico during an eight-year period from at least 1997 to 2005 and prior to its acquisition by Wells Fargo in 2008. Former employees of Wachovia were involved in the bid-rigging process. Wachovia won some bids with information from the bidding agents about competing bids, a practice known as “last looks”. In some other ]]></description>
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		<title>(UBS) UBS AG Acquires Stake in Chi-X</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/09/ubs-ubs-ag-acquires-stake-in-chi-x/88213</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/09/ubs-ubs-ag-acquires-stake-in-chi-x/88213#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UBS AG (UBS) acquired an equity stake in Chi-X Global Holdings LLC. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chi-X Global is an operator of technologically advanced alternative market centers and a provider of innovative market level trading solutions. Chi-X Global operates Chi-X Australia, Chi-X Canada and Chi-X Japan. It also operates  Chi-East in  a  50:50  venture  with  a  subsidiary  of  the Singapore Exchange. Chi-X Global is owned by a consortium of major financial institutions. It is a win-win situation for both parties to the deal. For UBS AG, the stake acquisition of would help the company with better control over the market. On the other hand, the capital infusion at Chi-X would facilitate in its expansion efforts. Through this stake acquisition UBS AG joins the consortium of ]]></description>
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		<title>(IMF) IMF Eyes Lower Growth Forecast</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/06/imf-imf-eyes-lower-growth-forecast/87972</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/06/imf-imf-eyes-lower-growth-forecast/87972#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come January 2012, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will have to pare its growth forecast for the world. IMF’s September 2011 projections indicated a global growth of 4% for 2012 as opposed to over 5% in 2010. This announcement by the IMF does not come as a surprise. The financial turmoil and the deepening Eurozone crisis, largely responsible for sluggish global growth and weak investor confidence prompted the IMF to contemplate a recast. “The storm in the Euro area casts a long shadow over the entire global economy,” the IMF chief, Christine Lagarde said in one of her recent statements. In Eurozone, factory activity contracted the fastest in two years and so did British manufacturing. In China too, manufacturing activity was lower in November for the first time in three ]]></description>
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		<title>(PPDI) Pharmaceutical Product Development Shareholders Nod to Merger</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/06/ppdi-pharmaceutical-product-development-shareholders-nod-to-merger/87968</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/06/ppdi-pharmaceutical-product-development-shareholders-nod-to-merger/87968#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical drug research company Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (PPDI) recently announced that its shareholders have approved the merger with privately held firms The Carlyle Group and Hellman &#38; Friedman. The merger was announced in October 2011. PPD shareholders have been offered a cash consideration of $33.25 per share. The total purchase consideration comes to $3.9 billion in cash. The merger is now subject to certain closing conditions and is expected to close before the end of 2011, following which PPD will become a private company and will no longer trade on NASDAQ. Four banks have committed to finance the deal. These include Credit Suisse (CS), JP Morgan (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS) and UBS (UBS). Because of the buyout, PPD did not hold a conference call to discuss the third quarter ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) Citigroup Plans Layoff to Cut Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/22/c-citigroup-plans-layoff-to-cut-costs/87130</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/22/c-citigroup-plans-layoff-to-cut-costs/87130#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc. (C) is mulling over retrenching 3,000 workers as part of its cost containment measures, the Wall Street Journal reported following communication with people familiar with the plans. Among total layoffs, Citi plans to slash 900 jobs from its securities and banking division. The move came on the back of turmoil in equity and debt markets. The ongoing economic and market instability has compounded the quandary. Moreover, other cost curtailment measures include shedding of assets at Citi Holdings. In the third quarter of 2011, Citi Holdings revenues decreased 27.0% from the prior-year quarter to $2.8 billion. However, Citi has been relentlessly trying to realign its balance sheet in accordance with the regulatory changes post meltdown to remain afloat. After a careful review of the business, which took into account ]]></description>
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		<title>(IMF) Stock Market News for October 31, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/02/imf-stock-market-news-for-october-31-2011-market-news/86186</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/02/imf-stock-market-news-for-october-31-2011-market-news/86186#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[J. C. Penney Company Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets chose to take a breather on Friday, closing on a flat note just a day after it posted a huge rally spurred on by the outcome of the European Council meeting. However, some of the encouragement ebbed after analysts questioned the effectiveness of the plan. Nonetheless, investors remained optimistic and the markets logged their fourth-straight week of gains and looked en route to posting the best monthly gains in decades. In an uncharacteristic move, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained only 22 points or 0.2% to settle at 12,231.11. It has almost become a norm for the blue-chip index to post double-digit swings and this small movement reflected the pause investors have opted to take. Only for the second time out of 69 sessions and since July 22 ]]></description>
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		<title>(PPDI) Pharmaceutical Product Development to Go Private</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/11/ppdi-pharmaceutical-product-development-to-go-private/84787</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical drug research company Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (PPDI) recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by privately held The Carlyle Group and Hellman &#38; Friedman for $3.9 billion in cash. PPD shareholders have been offered a cash consideration of $33.25 per share, a premium of 29.6% over the stock’s closing price on September 30. The transaction has won unanimous approval of PPD’s board while shareholder approval is awaited. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2011, following which PPD will become a private company and will no longer trade on NASDAQ. Four banks have committed to finance the deal. These include Credit Suisse, JP Morgan (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS) and UBS (UBS). PPD has 30 days to solicit superior proposals ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for October 4, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/04/bac-stock-market-news-for-october-4-2011-market-news/84569</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fears arising from the Greek debt crisis pushed the benchmarks lower and the S&#38;P 500 logged its lowest closing level since September 2010.October began on a despondent note, as Greece’s acknowledgement of possibly not meeting its target of deficit reduction for this year dominated investor sentiment, overshadowing a strong US manufacturing report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) declined 2.4% to settle at 10,655.30. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) closed at its lowest level since September 8, 2010, losing 2.9% to finish at 1,099.23. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down to 2,335.83, plunging 3.3%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) soared almost 6% to trade over 45. A busy day for the Street saw consolidated volumes soaring to roughly 10.9 billion shares on the New York Stock Exchange, ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) The Goldman Sachs Group to Reduce Cost by Layoffs</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/03/gs-the-goldman-sachs-group-to-reduce-cost-by-layoffs/84258</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/03/gs-the-goldman-sachs-group-to-reduce-cost-by-layoffs/84258#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to The New York Times,The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is moving ahead with its cost cutting plan. The bank is expected to cut its expenses by $1.45 billion by the end of 2011. The cost containment measures would include significant layoffs and the amount expected exceeds $1.2 billion of costs cutting announced by the company in July. Since June, Goldman has started cost containment measures through layoffs. During the same period, Goldman announced to lay off 230 workers in New York State due to economic reasons. The layoffs will be executed during the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012. Goldman&#8217;s New York layoffs represent less than 1% of its 35,400 employees as of March 2011. The layoffs would be in addition to the company&#8217;s ]]></description>
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		<title>(NDAQ) NASDAQ OMX Group to Buyback Notes &#8211; Refinance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/22/ndaq-nasdaq-omx-group-to-buyback-notes-refinance/83862</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) announced a cash tender offer for its outstanding 2.5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013. The company will purchase the notes at a premium of $25 for every note of face value $1000. It will also pay the accrued and unpaid interest up to the date of purchase. The total principal value of the outstanding notes is $428 million. NASDAQ will fund the purchase with a combination of cash earned from operations and borrowings made under a new credit facility, which was announced on the same day. The company will cancel all the notes purchased under the offer. The offer is open till October 18, 2011 and will expire at midnight as per New York City time on the same day. Payment for validly ]]></description>
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		<title>(UBS) U.S. Economy &#8211; Inflation &#8211; Jobs &#8211; Manufacturing</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/19/ubs-u-s-economy-inflation-jobs-manufacturing/83260</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a range of economic data on tap today, from Jobless Claims and CPI to Industrial Production and regional manufacturing surveys. Europe will also be not far from investors&#8217; mind, though the tone of recent headlines out of Europe has softened a bit. Some of the more dire concerns about Greece&#8217;s position in the Union and about French banks appear to have eased somewhat. But the issue is far from resolved and will be back soon. We heard this morning that a supposedly &#8216;rogue trader&#8217; at UBS (UBS) caused the bank $2 billion in losses through unauthorized trades. The trader has reportedly been taken into custody. But it is a sad commentary on investment banks&#8217; risk management systems that something like this can happen even today, the third anniversary ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) Mining Companies Driving Bullish Sentiment in Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/19/bhp-mining-companies-driving-bullish-sentiment-in-australia/83299</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Thursday, September 15, 2011 As precious metal and rare earth prices remain high, so do the margins for mining companies. Thus, companies such as BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and Lynas Corp. (OTC: LYSCF.PK) stand to spend plenty on increasing mining production. Australia is a huge benefactor to this recent trend. Its rich natural resources and close proximity to China and other emerging economies helped it avoid the worst of the financial crisis. Mount Weld was even billed as the savior to China’s rare earths monopoly. According to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics Survey of Capital Expenditures, Australian Chief Financial Officers expected major growth in corporate expenditures in June. The numbers indicate fiscal 2012 capital expenditures should increase 24 percent more than the record ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Company News for September 16, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/16/bac-company-news-for-september-16-2011-corporate-summary/83423</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pier 1 Imports Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Pier 1 Imports (NYSE:PIR) posted Q2 EPS of $0.14, in line with Zacks Consensus Estimates. Revenues for the quarter rose 9.6% to $339.6 million •    Swiss bank UBS AG&#8217;s (NYSE:UBS) share prices fell 10.02% after the banking giant revealed that rogue trading in London has resulted in a loss of $2 billion. The investment bank also expressed fears of lower profits for the third quarter because of the loss •    Analysts at Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) added shares of integrated-circuit designer company Aeroflex Holding Corp (NYSE:ARX) to their conviction &#8220;Buy&#8221; list •    Share prices of online movie rental company Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) declined 18.91% after the company lowered its outlook for subscribers in the U.S. for the fiscal third quarter •    Israeli financial services firm Fundtech Ltd.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:FNDT) share prices ]]></description>
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		<title>(UBS) VIX Instruments: Why Investing in Volatility is Volatile</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/12/ubs-vix-instruments-why-investing-in-volatility-is-volatile/82718</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Wednesday, September 7, 2011 The VIX Index is all over the place in financial media these days. As most investors gather, the VIX is a volatility measure that looks to quantify fear in the markets. Many media outlets report from time to time that the VIX, or the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index, is heading towards record levels. Surely there are plenty of investors wondering how they can get a piece of the action. When most stocks are falling, who wouldn’t want to capitalize on an index that seems to keep rising? After all, fear in the markets is one of the few things that’s becoming predictable. The VIX is a statistic that can’t be traded. It’s a mathematical computation derived ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co Anticipates No Job Cuts</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/11/jpm-jpmorgan-chase-co-anticipates-no-job-cuts/82737</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Reuters reported quoting Mr. Jes Stanley, JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co.’s (JPM) investment banking Chief Executive, that the company has no plans to retrench employees in the near future. During the first half of 2011, JPMorgan recorded compensation expenses of $15.8 million, up 6% from the corresponding prior-year period. However, Mr. Stanley stated that the company has been trying to manage expenditures by lowering other operating expenses rather than cutting jobs. This move is, however, in stark contrast to what the other peers of JPMorgan have been announcing recently. Several banks announced layoffs in July and August to tide over the ever increasing expenses. In order to improve operating efficiency, last month, UBS AG (UBS) declared 3,500 job cuts, Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBS) announced  trimming of ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for September 7, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/07/bac-stock-market-news-for-september-7-2011-market-news/82708</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[European debt concerns sent stocks down for the third-straight day after investors returned from a long weekend. The benchmarks suffered their worst three-day start this month since October 2008. This was also the S&#38;P 500’s worst start in September in five decades. However, an encouraging report on the services sector soothed nerves somewhat and partially eroded the losses. As markets extended last week’s losses on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 0.9% to settle at 11,139.30. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 looks to be on course for its worst quarterly loss since the last quarter of 2008, and it shed 0.7% to close at 1,165.24 yesterday. The Nasdaq Composite Index logged a 0.3% loss to finish the day at 2,473.83. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) had its ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADP) Stock Market News for September 6, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Government jobs data came in at its worst in 11 months, sending benchmarks on a downward spiral on Friday. With zero jobs being added, the markets also suffered their sixth weekly decline in seven weeks, and recessionary fears crept back to dampen sentiment. Additionally, banking giants were dealt a blow after a lawsuit filed against the big names accused them of unfair mortgage practices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost 253 points or 2.2% to settle at 11,240.26. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was down 2.5% and finished the day at 1,173.97. The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 2.6% and closed the day at 2,480.33. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) jumped a good 5.9%, reflecting investor concerns. On the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for August 26, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tense investors chose to raise cash ahead of the Federal Chairman’s speech at Jackson Hole and subsequently dragged the benchmarks lower, negating the effect of Warren Buffet’s $5 billion investment in Bank of America. Additionally, the jobs market painted another gloomy picture of the economy as initial claims grew. The benchmarks registered its first day of losses for the week and ended their three-day rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) slid 1.5% to settle at 11,149.82. The blue-chip index had initially gained 85 in the first few minutes of trading, but lost all these gains thereafter. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) lost 1.6% to close at 1,159.27. The Nasdaq Composite Index plunged 1.9% and finished the day at 2,419.63. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) surged to hover ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Company News for August 24, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) reported that it will slash 3,500 jobs across the globe in an attempt to save $2.5 billion by the end of next year •    The Wall Street Journal reported that Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) along with AT&#38;T, Inc. (NYSE:T) and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) will be acquiring the rights to Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 5 that is expected to hit the market in September •    Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) said it is going to develop and market cloud-computing products in China •    Omnicare Inc. (NYSE:OCR) said that it might acquire its rival PharMerica Corporation (NYSE:PMC) •    Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE:WSM) posted second quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $0.37, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.36 •    HJ Heinz Co. (NYSE:HNZ) reported first quarter EPS of $0.78, ]]></description>
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		<title>(EU) Stock Market News for August 17, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/18/eu-stock-market-news-for-august-17-2011-market-news/81507</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concerns from European corner once again pulled down the markets, as reports about a slowdown in the German economy led to the benchmarks’ first fall in four days. Failed talks between the French and German heads over a resolution to euro-zone debt woes overshadowed positive corporate results and Fitch’s decision to retain the US’ AAA rating. On yet another volatile trading day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost 76 points or 0.7% to finish the day at 11,405.93. For the first time in seven trading days, the blue-chip index moved by less than 100 points.The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) dropped 1% to settle at 1,192.76. The Nasdaq Composite index declined by 1.2% and closed the day at 2,523.45. On the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) consolidated volumes ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) Citigroup Hires in Asia Division</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/15/c-citigroup-hires-in-asia-division/81262</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc. (C) is boosting its Asian Prime Finance division by increasing the headcount 20% to 80, according to a Reuters report. The hiring comes as part of the company’s effort to take advantage of the boom in the hedge fund industry in the region. Citi is expanding its capital introduction, OTC, client service as well as futures squads as part of this effort. Citi’s Prime Finance is a comprehensive, integrated business unit comprising prime brokerage, financing solutions and capital introductions, supported by cutting edge technology and advanced reporting. Not only is Citi getting many new sole mandates, it is also witnessing second and third mandates arriving from existing managers in Asia, according to the report. A number of important positions have already been filled up. Citi’s business in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Company News for August 8, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/08/aig-company-news-for-august-8-2011-corporate-summary/80867</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    LinkedIn Corporation Class A Co (NYSE:LNKD) said it had earned profits for the second quarter in its first earnings report after it became a publicly traded company. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.10 on sales of $121 million for the second quarter, as against the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.04 per share •    Priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN) reported non-GAAP earnings of $282.6 million, or $5.49 per share, for the three months ended June 30, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.58 per share •    Procter &#38; Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) posted modest results for the fourth quarter of 2011. Net earnings from continuing operations were 84 cents a share, up 18.0% year-over-year, and two pennies above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 82 cents •    ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for July 22, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/22/bac-stock-market-news-for-july-22-2011-market-news-2/79704</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets enjoyed substantive gains as debt related negotiations progressed on either side of the Atlantic, boosting investor sentiment. The Dow fell shy of its best intra-day rally of this year amid positive manufacturing data from the U.S. mid-Atlantic region and stellar corporate results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 152 points or 1.2% to settle at 12,724.41. The blue-chip index fell short of the year’s intra-day high by less than 100 points. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) surged 1.4% to finish the day at 1,343.80. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index was up 0.7% and closed at 2,834.43. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) slipped to trade below 18. After posting low volumes over several of the past trading sessions, consolidated volumes jumped to 8.22 billion shares on ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for July 22, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/22/bac-stock-market-news-for-july-22-2011-market-news/79657</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/22/bac-stock-market-news-for-july-22-2011-market-news/79657#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets enjoyed substantive gains as debt related negotiations progressed on either side of the Atlantic, boosting investor sentiment. The Dow fell shy of its best intra-day rally of this year amid positive manufacturing data from the U.S. mid-Atlantic region and stellar corporate results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 152 points or 1.2% to settle at 12,724.41. The blue-chip index fell short of the year’s intra-day high by less than 100 points. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) surged 1.4% to finish the day at 1,343.80. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index was up 0.7% and closed at 2,834.43. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) slipped to trade below 18. After posting low volumes over several of the past trading sessions, consolidated volumes jumped to 8.22 billion shares on ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLY) Stock Market News for July 21, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/21/xly-stock-market-news-for-july-21-2011-market-news/79541</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, markets ended almost flat with a marginally negative bias as disappointing home sales data and concerns about the debt ceiling overshadowed Apple’s stellar quarterly results. Volumes remained low as investors chose to take a breather a day after the Dow posted its best rally for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shed 0.1% to settle at 12,571.91. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was down less than 0.1% to close the day at 1,325.84. The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 0.4% and finished the day at 2,814.23. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index slipped to settle below 19. Volumes remained tight on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, and consolidated volumes were 6.38 billion shares, compared with the daily average of 7.48 billion. On ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLF) Stock Market News for July 19, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/19/xlf-stock-market-news-for-july-19-2011-market-news/79349</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/19/xlf-stock-market-news-for-july-19-2011-market-news/79349#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lingering euro-zone debt worries and the impasse over debt-ceiling negotiations weighed down investor sentiment on Monday, while bank shares felt the burn of the markets’ downtrend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shed 0.8% to close at 12,385.16. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) slipped to 1,305.44, after dropping 0.8%. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 0.9% to settle at 2,765.11. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) recorded a surge of over 10% to trade slightly lower than 21. On the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were 6.89 billion shares compared with the daily average of 7.49 billion. On the NYSE, for every five stocks that declined, only one stock moved up. Among the 30 Dow components, only Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) managed to finish in ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for July 18, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/18/xle-stock-market-news-for-july-18-2011-market-news/79267</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/18/xle-stock-market-news-for-july-18-2011-market-news/79267#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, markets ended with modest gains as encouraging earnings reports from Google and Citigroup helped the indices resist downside pressure from concerns over the US debt situation and European bank stress tests. However, gains made on Friday were not large enough to negate the impact of losses incurred earlier as the markets closed in the negative zone for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.3% to end at 12,479.73. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was up 0.6% and closed the day at 1,316.14. The Nasdaq Composite Index inched up to 2,789.80, after gaining 1.0%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) closed lower 6.1% at 19.53. Consolidated volumes continued to be tight, clocking in at 7.12 billion shares on the New York Stock Exchange, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(CDTI) Company News for July 13, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/13/cdti-company-news-for-july-13-2011-corporate-summary/78982</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/13/cdti-company-news-for-july-13-2011-corporate-summary/78982#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Shares of bond insurer MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI) gained 6.86% after the company said it will withdraw its lawsuit against Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) and Merrill Lynch •    According to a report, NCR Corporation. (NYSE:NCR) will buy software maker Radiant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RADS) in a deal valued at $1.2 billion •    Online travel company Orbitz Worldwide Inc, (NYSE:OWW) said it had entered into a partnership with Virgin Australia. Following this development, shares of the company jumped more than 30% in yesterday&#8217;s trade •    Shares of Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (NASDAQ:JVA) dropped 23.78% making it the leading laggard stock amongst all coffee companies •    Analysts at UBS (NYSE:UBS) downgraded shares of Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (NASDAQ:MXIM) citing lower demand for personal computers and weakness in the chip maker&#8217;s end markets ]]></description>
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		<title>(AHT) Ashford Hospitality Trust Prices Share Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/11/aht-ashford-hospitality-trust-prices-share-offering/78597</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/11/aht-ashford-hospitality-trust-prices-share-offering/78597#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. (AHT), the second largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) in the U.S., has recently priced its public offering of 7.0 million common shares at $12.50 each. The equity offer is part of the corporate strategy of the company to raise capital to repay debt. The company will also grant the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 1.05 million shares to cover any over-allotments. Morgan Stanley (MS) – a global financial services firm; KeyBanc Capital Markets – the investment banking division of KeyCorp (KEY); UBS Securities LLC, a subsidiary of UBS AG (UBS); and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC – the investment banking division of Credit Suisse Group (CS) are acting as joint book-running managers for the secondary offering. Ashford intends to utilize the proceeds ]]></description>
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		<title>(APAC) Company News for July 8, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/apac-company-news-for-july-8-2011-corporate-summary/78661</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/apac-company-news-for-july-8-2011-corporate-summary/78661#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Shares of APAC Customer Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:APAC) rose 55.15% after OneEquity Partners, the investment arm of JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), disclosed it was buying the company for $8.55 per share. •    Chip equipment-maker KLA-Tencor Corp&#8217;s. (NASDAQ:KLAC) shares were upgraded by UBS (NYSE:UBS) to a &#8220;Buy&#8221; rating from a &#8220;Neutral&#8221; rating because analysts believe that sales to Intel would provide support to the company. The analysts also increased the target price of the company’s shares to $49.50 from $43.50 •    Share prices of Kohl&#8217;s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) gained 7.08% to close at $55.78 after the family department store said its same store sales figures came in above expectations •    Retailer Target Corp&#8217;s. (NYSE:TGT) shares rose 6.67% after the company&#8217;s June same-store sales increased 4.5%, topping the Street&#8217;s estimates of 3.2% according ]]></description>
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		<title>(UBS) Non-U.S. Banks Stock Update &#8211; July 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/06/ubs-non-u-s-banks-stock-update-july-2011-industry-outlook/78469</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Backed by worldwide regulatory reform, the global banking industry is currently going through a transformation phase. Though the growth potential of some non-U.S. banks could be subdued due to higher reserve requirements, increased property taxes and strict lending limits as part of the regulatory overhaul, greater transparency in regulation could strengthen the fundamentals of many banks. Moreover, it is expected to create a less risky lane for the overall industry. Since 2010, the banking sector has been recovering at a moderate pace from the latest financial crisis that started as a credit issue in the subprime enclave of the U.S. mortgage market in mid-2007 and spilled all over the globe. Though the malice spread by the financial crisis is behind us, banks are now dealing with regulatory pressure as they ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Company News for June 29, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/gm-company-news-for-june-29-2011-corporate-summary/77889</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) unveiled social networking site Google+ which will enable it to compete against Facebook. The application is now in its trial period •    Car maker General Motors (NYSE:GM) said it has concluded a deal with natural gas engine maker Westport Innovations (NASDAQ:WPRT) which will enable  it to cater to the light duty vehicle segment •    A day after Monster Worldwide (NYSE:MWW) announced the launch of BeKnown, shares of the company rose more than 9%. Beknown is a networking application which is specially designed for Facebook users not only to create a professional network but also to search for career opportunities •    Analysts at Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) initiated coverage on LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE:LNKD) with an &#8220;Overweight&#8221; rating. Following this development, shares price of the social media company rose ]]></description>
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		<title>(AHT) Ashford Hospitality Trust Mulls Secondary Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/aht-ashford-hospitality-trust-mulls-secondary-offering/77926</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/aht-ashford-hospitality-trust-mulls-secondary-offering/77926#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. (AHT), the second largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) in the U.S., has recently announced its decision to issue 6.0 million common shares to raise cash and repay its debt. The company will also grant the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 0.9 million shares to cover any over-allotments. Morgan Stanley (MS) – a global financial services firm; KeyBanc Capital Markets – the investment banking division of KeyCorp (KEY); UBS Securities LLC, a subsidiary of UBS AG (UBS); and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC – the investment banking division of Credit Suisse Group (CS) are acting as joint book-running managers for the public offering. Ashford intends to utilize the proceeds from the secondary offering to repay debt under its senior credit facility and for ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) Goldman Sachs Group Increases Brazil Workforce</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/gs-goldman-sachs-group-increases-brazil-workforce/77770</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) plans to augment its workforce in Brazil by approximately 20% in 2011. The company aims to increase its hiring following growth in the Brazilian economy compared to its home market. Goldman’s Brazilian unit has headcount of about 300 so far this year compared to 200 in 2010. Further, the unit intends to invest in asset management, research, private banking, sales, investment banking and trading. Goldman has experienced a considerable amount of growth in Brazil over the past couple of years, and targets to explore more significant opportunities. The company is working hard to implement strong growth plans for its each product and division in the coming months. However, Goldman did not disclose Brazil’s revenue and profits separately, but focused on strategizing on more multifarious products ]]></description>
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		<title>(SNH) Senior Housing Properties Trust Mulls Equity Offer</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/snh-senior-housing-properties-trust-mulls-equity-offer/77740</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/28/snh-senior-housing-properties-trust-mulls-equity-offer/77740#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senior Housing Properties Trust (SNH), a real estate investment trust (REIT) which primarily owns private pay senior living communities and medical office buildings across the U.S., has recently announced its decision to issue 6.5 million shares to repay its debt. The company will also grant the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 1.0 million shares to cover any over-allotments. Jefferies &#38; Company, Inc., the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (JEF); UBS Investment Bank, the investment banking division of UBS AG (UBS); and Citigroup, Inc. (C), a global financial services company, are acting as joint book-running managers for the public offering. Senior Housing Properties intends to utilize the proceeds from the secondary offering to repay debt under its revolving credit facility. Earlier in the month, the company replaced ]]></description>
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		<title>(UBS) Basel Wants Big Banks to Store More</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/27/ubs-basel-wants-big-banks-to-store-more/77594</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision proposed new rules that would force the world&#8217;s biggest banks to hold extra capital on their balance sheets as protection and prevention against global financial crisis, the Associated Press reported. The targeted banks are those that could threaten global economy if they collapse. This extra capital requirement is an addition to the set of minimum capital standards, known as Basel III, proposed by the regulatory officials of more than two dozen countries in 2010. As most of the major large-cap banks seem to comfortably maintain the minimum capital norms mandated by the Basel Committee, they might not hesitate to take more extravagant risks in their efforts to grow further. As a result, it was required to force these ]]></description>
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		<title>(BSX) Company News for June 27, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/27/bsx-company-news-for-june-27-2011-corporate-summary/77567</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) confirmed that it has received a formal notification from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating if Google’s search engine poses any threat for its peers •    Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) presented an all-cash buyout proposal to Southern Union Co. (NYSE:SUG) and valued the company at $4.9 billion, or $39 per share •    Oracle Corp.’s (NASDAQ:ORCL) shares dropped 4.1% after it reported disappointing hardware sales. However, it reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings as robust top-line growth helped Oracle earn $0.71 per share in the quarter, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.02 •    Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) reported adjusted third quarter 2011 earnings per share of $0.00, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.17 •    In a filing submitted to the SEC, Sears Holdings Corporation ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) American Express Issues $600 Million in Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/axp-american-express-issues-600-million-in-notes/76865</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/axp-american-express-issues-600-million-in-notes/76865#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, American Express Co.’s (AXP) (AmEx) American Express Credit Corp sold senior unsecured floating-rate notes worth $600 million, according to Thomson Reuters. The senior floating-rate notes were issued at a price of $100.00 and are dated to mature on June 24, 2014. The non-callable notes are projected to have a coupon rate of 85 basis points over the existing 3-month LIBOR rate. Interest is payable quarterly, in equal instalments, commencing September 24, 2011. Besides, the settlement is scheduled to be over on June 24, 2011. The notes carry a rating of “A2” from Moody’s Investor Service of Moody’s Corp. (MCO), “BBB+” from Standards &#38; Poor’s and “A+” from Fitch. AmEx appointed Bank of America Merill Lynch of  Bank of America Corp. (BAC) and UBS Securities LLC of UBS AG ]]></description>
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		<title>(USA) Company News for June 20, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) reported first quarter earnings per share of $1.33. While this is marginally higher than the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of $1.32 per share, revenue numbers  missed expectations of $5.4 billion by roughly half a billion dollars, coming in at $4.9 billion •    KV Pharmaceutical Co. (NYSE:KV-A) announced plans to sell its generics subsidiary, Nesher Pharmaceuticals Inc, as well as the company&#8217;s generic business and assets to Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. for nearly $60 million in cash. The transaction is likely to close in Q2FY12 •    BPZ Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BPZ) initiated the process to identify and select a partner for its offshore Block Z-1 in northwest Peru •    William Blair initiated coverage on Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE:ROK) with a “Market Perform” rating •    Citigroup, Inc. ]]></description>
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		<title>(MS) Morgan Stanley Sets Up Joint Venture in China</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Morgan Stanley (MS) announced the launch of its joint venture (JV) with the Chinese securities firm China Fortune Securities Co., better known as Huaxin Securities Co. The new entity will be known as Morgan Stanley Huaxin Securities. In China, foreign banks need to form JVs with local companies in order to enter the emerging equity and debt markets. Morgan Stanley had received the approval for the JV from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) in January. The company has a 33% stake in the JV, the maximum allowed to any foreign company by the Chinese regulators. The registered capital of the JV will be 1.02 billion yuan ($157.5 million). The JV will allow Morgan Stanley to underwrite bonds and stocks in the fastest growing Chinese markets. Morgan Stanley ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Company News for June 15, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Share prices of J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP) rose 17.47% to close at $35.37 after the mid-market U.S department store chain said it has hired Ron Johnson as chief executive who will be taking over from November. Johnson is a senior vice-president at Apple, and has been successfully running the software major’s retail stores for the last 11 years •    GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOLR) closed 9.52% higher at $13.35 after the company hiked its first-quarter revenue and profit outlook for the year •    Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) settled its long-running patent dispute with Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia (NYSE:NOK), agreeing to pay Nokia for intellectual property used in its iPhone devices •    Car hire group Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) said it has concluded an agreement to acquire Avis Europe, its European counterpart ]]></description>
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