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		<title>Easier security norms for ECBs to flow in capital</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the interest rate scenario heats up in the domestic market, the Reserve Bank of India will make it easier for corporates to raise monies through the external commercial borrowing route.
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Easier security norms for ECBs to flow in capital
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		<title>Aluminium stocks shine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aluminium sector stocks have been gaining since the beginning of the month. And this is owing to the fact that prices of the metal are gaining in the overseas markets, thanks to the high power costs that have led to a cut in capacities in China.
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Aluminium stocks shine
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		<title>Commexes turnover up by 24% in the first quarter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the government&#8217;s imposition of ban on futures trade in eight commodities, the turnover of 22 commodities exchanges went up by more than 25% during the first quarter of the current fiscal, in comparison to corresponding period.
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Commexes turnover up by 24% in the first quarter
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		<title>Infy tempers optimism with caution; net up 21%</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Software major Infosys Technologies met market estimates, recording quarterly profits of Rs 1,302 crore for Q1, up 20.7% from profits of Rs 1,079 crore posted a year ago. Revenues for the quarter, at Rs 4,854 crore, were up 28.7% from Rs 3,773 crore.
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/infy-tempers-optimism-with-caution-net-up-21/</link>
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		<title>Iran missiles prove US shield not needed: Russia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Russia said on Friday Iran&#8217;s missile tests showed there is no military justification for U.S. plans to deploy missile defenses in eastern Europe because Tehran&#8217;s rockets cannot travel that far.
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Iran missiles prove US shield not needed: Russia
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		<title>CPMs Jamaat tactic sours ties with Samajwadis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Senior politburo member MK Pandhe&#8217;s statement that those who need Muslim support should oppose the nuclear deal might have resulted in breaking the CPI(M)&#8217;s long-standing camaraderie with the SP.
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CPMs Jamaat tactic sours ties with Samajwadis
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		<title>Column Falling down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The big problem is that the scenario on the capital account has altered completely. One of the big components of capital inflows, namely FII inflows into the equity markets, have lost steam with the excess liquidity now flowing out of Asia
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Column Falling down
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		<title>ICA to offer hardware &#38; networking course</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The ICA, a unit of ICA Infotech Pvt Ltd, is set to start a new course on hardware &#038; networking soon to meet the demand of the trained manpower in the Indian hardware industry.
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ICA to offer hardware &#38; networking course
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		<title>Tech transfer likely to delay Scorpene sub</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite repeated assurances, French defence major DCNS may not be able to deliver the first SSK Scorpene submarine to the Indian Navy by 2012, as scheduled under a six-boat project worth Rs 18,798 crore.
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Tech transfer likely to delay Scorpene sub
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		<title>Draft gives no assurance, binds our nuclear programme: Left</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After accusing the government of &#8221;betraying&#8221; the country for approaching the IAEA board of governors, the Left parties slammed the text of the draft agreement, charging that it failed to commit concrete assurances on uninterrupted fuel supply while binding the country&#8217;s civilian nuclear energy programme into IAEA safeguards in perpetuity.
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/draft-gives-no-assurance-binds-our-nuclear-programme-left/</link>
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		<title>Oil regulator members revolt against chief</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a piquant situation, virtually all the member of oil regulator PNGRB have openly revolted against chairman L Mansingh, condemning his &#8216;autocratic&#8217; functioning and demanded a say in framing of regulations.
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Oil regulator members revolt against chief
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		<title>Column Switching tracks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rail travel in India has traditionally been meant for the aam aadmi and not aimed at the well heeled business traveller, or even the middle class traveller who has now shifted to airlines courtesy incredibly low fares trotted out by the airlines.
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Column Switching tracks
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		<title>SECL distributes Rs 50cr terminal benefits in a day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SECL, a premier coal producing mini ratna company, has set a record by distributing terminal benefits/ social security- group gratuity scheme adding up to Rs 50 crore in one day to 487 retired employees.
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SECL distributes Rs 50cr terminal benefits in a day
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		<title>RIL plans to raise $1 billion, 5-year loan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[India&#8217;s leading petrochemical producer and refiner, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), is looking to price a $1 billion five-year loan at 150 basis points over Libor, a source familiar with the details of the plan said.
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RIL plans to raise $1 billion, 5-year loan
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/ril-plans-to-raise-1-billion-5-year-loan/</link>
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		<title>Yarn rate hike irks garment exporters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Textile mills have increased yarn rates by Rs 5 from Thursday, though there has been substantial fiscal adjustments by way of customs duty reduction on cotton exports, the Tirupur Exporters Association president, A Sakthivel said.
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Yarn rate hike irks garment exporters
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		<title>ICICI Bank mulling overseas retail franchise buy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[India&#8217;s largest private-sector lender, ICICI Bank, which announced its plans for acquisition in Britian, Canada or Germany, today said that the area it was looking at was a retail banking franchise.
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ICICI Bank mulling overseas retail franchise buy
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/icici-bank-mulling-overseas-retail-franchise-buy/</link>
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		<title>HCL Tech sees forex loss of  $77 m</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HCL Technologies, the country&#8217;s fifth largest software exporter, said that it expects foreign exchange losses for quarter ended June 30, inclusive of mark to market impact of the outstanding foreign exchange to be $65 to $75 million, due to strengthening of dollar against rupee.
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		<title>Singhs meet Singh, talk Indian pride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh met PM Manmohan Singh, who informed them about the G-8 summit and also &#8221;assured&#8221; them that the Iran gas pipeline project would not be compromised.
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Singhs meet Singh, talk Indian pride
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		<title>Bond yields end flat, Re pares gains</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Taking a break from this week&#8217;s selling frenzy, a few traders nibbled on some government bonds today, drawing comfort from latest inflation and industrial output data, helping prices recover intraday losses to close unchanged.
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Bond yields end flat, Re pares gains
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		<title>BJP talks moral issues against convicted MPs in trust vote</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The tussle over trust vote numbers for the in Parliament saw the BJP invoking morality to pressurise the UPA by contending that it &#8221;expected&#8221; PM Manmohan Singh not to accept the support of MPs who have been &#8221;convicted of murder charges&#8221;.
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		<title>Industry gets PM rap for delay in affirmative action</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pulling up the industry for  laxity in affirmative action for SCs, STs, the PMO today set up a high-level committee to ensure that the promises of providing jobs to backward classes in the private sector are fulfilled without further delay.
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		<title>Guar cultivation shows appreciable rise in Haryana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The area under guar seeds in Haryana, the country&#8217;s second largest producer, is all set to rise by around 60,000 hectare in the 2008-09 crop marketing year because of its benefit in enriching soil nourishment.
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Guar cultivation shows appreciable rise in Haryana
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		<title>FMCG industry may be on growth path despite spiralling costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the dramatic rise in input costs, the Rs 82,000 crore Indian FMCG industry is likely to sustain its robust growth momentum aided by increased rural incomes, taxation benefits and gradual shift from the unorganised sector/regional players.
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FMCG industry may be on growth path despite spiralling costs
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		<title>Wary of fresh WTO text, automakers may meet Nath</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Auto industry leaders are likely to hold talks with commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath soon to voice their opposition against the continued inclusion of certain provisions in the World Trade Organisation&#8217;s revised text on industrial goods, that has the potential to severely hurt the sector.
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		<title>FAO to help 48 nations to fight inflation; India not included</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To help farmers and consumers mitigate the negative effects of rising food and input prices, the UN body FAO has launched a series of projects worth $21 million in 48 countries, excluding India.
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FAO to help 48 nations to fight inflation; India not included
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		<title>Maha draws action plan to tackle rising power shortfall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Maharashtra government and unbundled entities of MSEB would soon roll out advertisements explaining rising mismatch between the power demand and supply thanks to the inadequate rainfall across the state.
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Maha draws action plan to tackle rising power shortfall
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		<title>Shear Bureaucracy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thomas Martin is a modern-day barber with an old-fashioned business sense. There was a time when you could walk into one of his shops, ask for a haircut and be offered a nice, cold beer. It’s not something you ever saw Floyd the barber do on The Andy Griffith Show (what would Aunt Bee say, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growth Spurt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[True to form for a 12-year-old, the ABA’s annual lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill keeps on growing.
ABA Day in Washington, D.C., which became a two-day event soon after it was launched in 1997, was extended to three days this year. Even more important, the April 15-17 event drew a record-setting 350 bar leaders from around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inside the Scalia Interview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like any public building before the crowds come, the U.S. Supreme Court at 8 on a rainy March morning is quiet as a tomb. Two janitors holding Styrofoam coffee cups roam the hallways. One clutches a folded newspaper. In the cafeteria, a man wearing a blue jacket works the cash register, as another employee approaches. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s a Small World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In these increasingly tough economic times, there is more opportunity than danger for the ABA. If history is any guide, our association should weather the current economic storm without incurring major damage. Over the past two decades, our membership has remained remarkably constant. It has never dipped below 340,000 practicing lawyers. This year, it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Printing a New Chapter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When James Grippando de­­­cided to write a children’s book, it was a drastic departure for the lawyer-turned-novelist. His crime and legal thrillers—many of which feature the exploits of fictional criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck—have become sta­ples of the best-seller lists.
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Printing a New Chapter
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		<title>Mickey Sherman, Unplugged</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With his regular gigs on several news networks, it’s easy to forget that talking legal head Mickey Sherman actually practices law for a living—his office is in Stamford, Conn.
And it’s his experience in the courtroom, defending real people accused of real crimes, that makes his first foray into nonfiction—a memoir called How Can You Defend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merrill Nears Deal to Sell Bloomberg Stake: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch &#38; Co &#60;MER.N&#62; may sell
its 20 percent stake in financial news and data provider
Bloomberg LP to a blind trust controlled by New York City Mayor
Michael Bloomberg, The New York Post reported on Friday.
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Merrill Nears Deal to Sell Bloomberg Stake: Report
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/merrill-nears-deal-to-sell-bloomberg-stake-report/</link>
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		<title>EU Opens In-depth Investigation of Rio-BHP Deal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission opened an
in-depth investigation on Friday into BHP Billiton&#8217;s
&#60;BHP.AX&#62;&#60;BLT.L&#62; $170 billion unsolicited bid for rival miner
Rio Tinto &#60;RIO.L&#62;, with prices of iron ore already soaring.
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EU Opens In-depth Investigation of Rio-BHP Deal
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/eu-opens-in-depth-investigation-of-rio-bhp-deal/</link>
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		<title>BCE Buyers Finalize Funding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO (Reuters) - The buyers of telecoms company BCE Inc
are sticking to the agreed C$42.75 per-share purchase price and
have delivered the funding documents needed for the deal to go
ahead, the company said on Friday.
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BCE Buyers Finalize Funding
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		<title>BHP Last to Sign Iron Ore Price Pact With Baosteel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) - BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc
&#60;BHP.AX&#62;&#60;BLT.L&#62; has matched takeover target Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc
&#60;RIO.AX&#62;&#60;RIO.L&#62; with a near doubling in contract iron ore
prices, ending months of talks and speculation it may get more.
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BHP Last to Sign Iron Ore Price Pact With Baosteel
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/bhp-last-to-sign-iron-ore-price-pact-with-baosteel/</link>
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		<title>Weak Dollar is Global Concern: EU&#8217;s Barroso</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The dollar&#8217;s fall is a source of
global concern and the European Union wants a better balance
between the U.S. unit and other major currencies, European
Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Friday.
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Weak Dollar is Global Concern: EU&#8217;s Barroso
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/weak-dollar-is-global-concern-eus-barroso/</link>
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		<title>European Banks Need to Raise 60-90 Billion Euros: Goldman</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said the European banks sector
needs to raise about 60 billion to 90 billion euros ($94 to
$141 billion), or withhold one year of dividends, to reach an
aggregate Tier I ratio of 9 percent &#8212; a level achieved by
European banks that have recapitalized recently.
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/european-banks-need-to-raise-60-90-billion-euros-goldman/</link>
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		<title>Infineon Shares Up Over 5 Percent on Takeover Talk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shares in German chipmaker Infineon
&#60;IFXGn.DE&#62; rose more than 5 percent on Friday, with traders
citing unspecified takeover rumors.
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Infineon Shares Up Over 5 Percent on Takeover Talk
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/infineon-shares-up-over-5-percent-on-takeover-talk/</link>
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		<title>UK Bank B&#38;B Ups Rights Issue Size After TPG Quits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - Bradford &#38; Bingley &#60;BB.L&#62; plans to
increase its rights issue to 400 million pounds ($794 million)
after U.S. private equity firm TPG Capital pulled out of a plan
to buy a stake, sending its shares lower.
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UK Bank B&#38;B Ups Rights Issue Size After TPG Quits
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/uk-bank-bb-ups-rights-issue-size-after-tpg-quits/</link>
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		<title>Austrian Court Finds BAWAG Bankers Guilty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[VIENNA (Reuters) - A Vienna court sentenced nine people to
prison on Friday for their roles in causing losses at Austrian
bank BAWAG P.S.K. of as much as 1.7 billion euros ($2.7
billion) through risky investments.
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Austrian Court Finds BAWAG Bankers Guilty
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/austrian-court-finds-bawag-bankers-guilty/</link>
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		<title>BSkyB Mulls $4 Billion Bid For Spain&#8217;s Digital Plus-FT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - British pay-TV firm BSkyB &#60;BSY.L&#62; is
considering a bid of more than 2.5 billion euros ($4 billion)
for Spanish pay-TV platform Digital Plus, the Financial Times
said on Friday.
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BSkyB Mulls $4 Billion Bid For Spain&#8217;s Digital Plus-FT
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/bskyb-mulls-4-billion-bid-for-spains-digital-plus-ft/</link>
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		<title>Body of Taiwan Securities Firm Chief Found in Sea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI (Reuters) - The embattled chairman of a major Taiwan
securities firm was found dead in waters close to the island on
Friday morning, the firm said, startling the financial
community and sending the company&#8217;s shares tumbling.
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Body of Taiwan Securities Firm Chief Found in Sea
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/body-of-taiwan-securities-firm-chief-found-in-sea/</link>
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		<title>Delta, ExpressJet Ditch Regional Pact</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc &#60;DAL.N&#62; and
ExpressJet Holdings Inc &#60;XJT.N&#62; said on Thursday they had ended
the agreement under which ExpressJet provided Delta with some
regional flights.
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Delta, ExpressJet Ditch Regional Pact
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		<title>Economy Casts Pall on Sun Valley Media Fest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - The deteriorating U.S. economy and
slumping stock prices will frame discussions among top media
and technology executives at the 26th annual Allen &#38; Co confab
in Sun Valley, Idaho, next week.
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Economy Casts Pall on Sun Valley Media Fest
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/economy-casts-pall-on-sun-valley-media-fest/</link>
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		<title>New York Mulls Insurance Exchange Revival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters) - New York Insurance
Superintendent Eric Dinallo is enlisting experts to examine the
possibility of reviving the New York Insurance Exchange, which
was seen as the U.S. equivalent of the Lloyd&#8217;s of London market
when it was founded to great fanfare in 1980.
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		<title>Judge Sentences Ex-Refco CEO to 16 Years in Prison</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Phillip Bennett, the former chief
executive of Refco, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on
Thursday for fleecing investors of more than $2.4 billion in a
fraud that destroyed the world&#8217;s largest independent
commodities broker.
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		<title>BA, American, Iberia Deal Possible Soon: Source</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - British Airways Plc &#60;BAY.L&#62;,
AMR Corp&#8217;s &#60;AMR.N&#62; American Airlines and Spain&#8217;s Iberia
&#60;IBLA.MC&#62; are close to forming a transatlantic partnership that
would apply for antitrust immunity, a source briefed on the
matter said on Thursday.
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		<title>Staffing Shares Steady After Jobs Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. staffing and jobs services
companies&#8217; shares were little changed on Thursday, after a
government report showed employers cut jobs for the sixth
straight month, but unemployment held steady.
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		<title>Housing Market Seen Getting Worse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - An even gloomier scenario may be in
store for an already ailing U.S. housing market if the overall
economy slips into a recession, according to UBS Securities
analysts.
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		<title>Penn National Says Takeover Deal Terminated</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Casino and racetrack
operator Penn National Gaming Inc &#60;PENN.O&#62; said on Thursday its
$6.1 billion takeover pact has been terminated, marking the
latest leveraged buyout to crumble amid the tight credit
markets and weak U.S. economy.
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		<title>$6.5 Billion in Losses Seen For Airline Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Calyon Securities&#8217;s Ray Neidl widened his
second-quarter and 2008 loss estimates for some large U.S.
carriers, and forecast an industry-wide loss of about $6.5
billion for the year, saying fuel costs had increased faster
than expected.
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		<title>ECB Raises Key Rate to 4.25 Percent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank raised its
key interest rate to 4.25 percent on Thursday, making its first
increase in more than a year due to soaring inflation.
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		<title>French Court to Try US Airline Over Concorde Crash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PARIS (Reuters) - A French judge has ordered U.S. carrier
Continental Airlines and five individuals to stand trial over
the crash of an Air France Concorde that killed 113 people, a
prosecutor&#8217;s statement said on Thursday.
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Blame the Buck For High Oil Price: Paulson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - A weaker dollar cannot be blamed for
soaring oil prices as policymakers around the world tussle with
the twin specters of rising inflation and slowing growth, U.S.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Thursday.
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		<title>U.S. Businessman Freed After 10 Years in China Jail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A U.S. businessman has been paroled
after spending more than 10 years in a Chinese prison on
charges of tax evasion and fraud, in a case top U.S. officials
raised in talks with China on human rights.
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		<title>Office Market Sees Rent Growth Evaporating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. office rent growth stalled in the
second quarter and vacancies crept up, a trend that could
portend rising loan defaults in the commercial real estate
market, according to a report by real estate research firm
Reis.
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		<title>More Firms Pull Asian IPOs as Markets Slide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Two more firms shelved
plans for initial public offerings (IPOs) in Asia, adding
further gloom to a market which recently showed signs of a
revival after a dismal start to the year.
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		<title>Clear Channel in $400 Million Deal With Limbaugh: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 3 (Reuters) - Conservative talk radio host Rush
Limbaugh signed an eight-year contract extension worth as much
as $400 million with Clear Channel Communications Inc &#60;CCU.N&#62;,
The New York Times said on its website on Wednesday citing an
interview with Limbaugh.
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		<title>American, Iberia, BA Plan Joint Venture: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - AMR Corp&#8217;s &#60;AMR.N&#62; American Airlines, British
Airways Plc &#60;BAY.L&#62; and Spain&#8217;s Iberia &#60;IBLA.MC&#62; are close to
applying for antitrust immunity to form a joint venture, the
Financial Times said on Thursday.
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		<title>Chrysler to Explore Ties With China&#8217;s Great Wall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC &#60;CBS.UL&#62; has signed a
memorandum of understanding with China&#8217;s Great Wall Motor Co
&#60;2333.HK&#62; to explore long-term business ties in various areas
including distribution, components and technology.
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		<title>More Small Businesses Plan to Hire in Q3: Survey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small but growing number of U.S.
small business owners expect job growth to pick up in the next
three months as they see the economy inching toward health in
the second half, a survey released on Thursday showed.
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		<title>AirTran to Cut Wages, Salaries By 10 Pct: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - AirTran Holdings Inc &#60;AAI.N&#62; told
employees it will cut salaries and wages by about 10 percent
and warned that more cutbacks may be necessary as its airline
struggles with high fuel prices, The Wall Street Journal
reported on Wednesday.
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		<title>Weather Channel Sale Could Come in 2 Days: Sources</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Landmark Communications could announce
the sale of Weather Channel to a group made up of NBC Universal
&#60;GE.N&#62;, Blackstone Group LP &#60;BX.N&#62; and Bain Capital in the next
day or two, sources briefed on the matter said.
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		<title>Dow&#8217;s Bear Market Run Spells Trouble For Wall St.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the Dow sliding into a bear
market on Wednesday, the dark days on Wall Street are far from
over, amid record oil prices, struggling consumers and the
never-ending credit crisis.
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		<title>Airline Pilots Brace For Downsizing, Career Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines pilot Todd Coomans has
yet to fully recover from a painful furlough five years ago
that set his airline career back several years and, along the
way, also cost him his marriage.
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		<title>Lehman to Pay Employees More Stock</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc &#60;LEH.N&#62;
is paying more of employees&#8217; compensation in stock this year,
the company said in a memo sent to employees on Wednesday.
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		<title>Ex-Airbus Boss Humbert Under Formal Investigation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PARIS (Reuters) - Former Airbus Chief Executive Gustav
Humbert has been placed under formal investigation as part of a
probe into allegations of insider trading at European aerospace
group EADS &#60;EAD.PA&#62;, a Paris judicial source said on Wednesday.
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		<title>Fugitive Hedge Fund Manager Israel Surrenders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund swindler Samuel Israel III
faced a fresh charge of bail jumping on Thursday and was
ordered to jail immediately, one day after his mother convinced
him to end a high-profile run from justice.
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		<title>Family Dollar Quarterly Profit Rises</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Family Dollar Stores Inc &#60;FDO.N&#62; on
Wednesday reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit as the
discount retailer kept a tight control on expenses and
inventory to navigate the tough environment, sending its shares
up than 11 percent.
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		<title>Analysts See Big Q2 Writedowns For Citi, Merrill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc &#60;C.N&#62; may write down $8.7 billion
and Merrill Lynch &#38; Co Inc &#60;MER.N&#62; $4.5 billion in the second
quarter, according to analysts at UBS, who also forecast a
second-quarter and full-year loss for both companies.
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		<title>M&#38;S Warns on Profit, Says Downturn to Last Longer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - Marks and Spencer &#60;MKS.L&#62; issued a shock
profit warning and said a consumer downturn was likely to be
deeper and last longer than previously expected, sending its
shares plunging over 20 percent to a near seven-year low.
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		<title>Sony&#8217;s U.S. Gadget Demand Good Despite Rising Costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony Corp &#60;6758.T&#62; is seeing
little or no sign of softer demand among U.S. consumers for its
range of digital TVs, cameras and computer goods despite a
weakening economy, a top regional executive said on Tuesday.
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		<title>Taylor Wimpey Unable to Raise Cash, CFO Resigns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - British housebuilder Taylor Wimpey
&#60;TW.L&#62; has failed to raise the extra capital it said it would
seek just two days ago, citing tough market conditions, sending
its shares and those of its rivals plummeting.
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		<title>Google-Yahoo Deal Subject of Antitrust Probe: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has
opened a formal antitrust investigation into a deal between
Google &#60;GOOG.O&#62; and Yahoo &#60;YHOO.O&#62; to share some advertising
revenue, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
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		<title>U.S. Facing Tough Q2, Europe to Suffer: Paulson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is facing a tough
second quarter and Europe will not be immune to the impact,
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was quoted as saying on
Wednesday.
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		<title>Microsoft Seeks Allies For New Yahoo Move: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp &#60;MSFT.O&#62; is preparing a new bid
for Yahoo Inc&#8217;s &#60;YHOO.O&#62; search business and has approached
other media companies about joining it in a deal that would
effectively lead to Yahoo&#8217;s breakup, the Wall Street Journal
said.
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		<title>Judge Finds Wal-Mart Violated Minnesota Labor Laws</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Minnesota judge has ruled that
Wal-Mart Stores Inc &#60;WMT.N&#62; violated state wage and hour laws,
requiring employees to work off the clock, and the discount
retailer could now face more than $2 billion in possible fines.
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		<title>DISH Says AT&#38;T to End Partnership at Year-end</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - DISH Network Corp &#60;DISH.O&#62;, the No. 2
U.S. satellite television provider, said on Tuesday it received
notice that phone operator AT&#38;T Inc &#60;T.N&#62; is ending their
agreement at the end of the year to sell TV, phone and Internet
packages.
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		<title>Lithia Withdraws Outlook, Cites Weak Car Sales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto dealer Lithia Motors Inc
&#60;LAD.N&#62; said on Tuesday it would withdraw its earnings outlook,
citing weak June vehicle sales and the shift in consumer demand
due to rising gas prices.
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		<title>Old Order Amish, Mennonites Reject Health Insurance, Face High Costs For Care At Not-for-Profit Hospitals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Old Order Amish and Mennonites in Lancaster County, Pa., &#8220;suffer from endemic proportions of certain deadly genetic diseases&#8221; because they do not marry outside their communities, and, as they &#8220;seek lifesaving treatments, the uninsured in these Pennsylvania communities are struggling with escalating costs of care&#8221; at not-for-profit hospitals.
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		<title>Costs Pose Challenge To Massachusetts Health Insurance Law One Year After Deadline For Residents To Obtain Coverage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One year after the deadline for Massachusetts residents to obtain health coverage under the state&#8217;s health insurance law, the percentage of uninsured has declined but the law &#8220;still faces a huge challenge: costs,&#8221; USA Today reports. The law requires most state residents to obtain health coverage or face a tax penalty.
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		<title>Lawmakers, American Indian Health Officials Call For Budget Increase To Indian Health Service&#8217;s Contracting Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Inadequate funding to the annual budget for the Indian Health Service&#8217;s Contract Health Service program is restricting access to essential health care services for American Indian patients, lawmakers and witnesses said on Thursday at a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing, CQ HealthBeat reports.
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		<title>Urgent Care Provider NextCare Introduces CareForToday Medical Insurance Plan, Arizona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NextCare , one of the nation&#8217;s largest urgent care providers, has announced the implementation of a new affordable medical insurance plan, CareForToday. The new medical insurance program will be available in Arizona only, but application in other states may follow.
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		<title>International Medical Group And Ping An P&#38;C Insurance Company Of China Ltd Launch GlobalSelect International Healthcare Plan In China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[International Medical Group®, Inc. (IMG®) is pleased to announce the launch of Ping An GlobalSelect® International Healthcare, an international healthcare plan that is modeled after IMG&#8217;s successful GlobalSelect® plan and tailored for the domestic Chinese market. The product is available for distribution through insurance brokers in China and is fully approved by the China Insurance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Republican Senators Cite Need To Focus On Health Care As Issue In Presidential Election</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A group of first-term Republican senators has conducted an &#8220;eight-week push to spotlight GOP proposals on health care in this election year,&#8221; but the &#8220;effort has been largely drowned out by Republicans&#8221; who have focused on other issues, CongressDaily reports.Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.
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		<title>California Health Care Groups Criticize Gov. Schwarzenegger&#8217;s Proposed Budget Cuts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Health care groups that supported Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s $15 billion health coverage expansion plan last year are criticizing the governor&#8217;s proposed fiscal year 2009 budget, saying that it could increase the number of uninsured state residents.
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California Health Care Groups Criticize Gov. Schwarzenegger&#8217;s Proposed Budget Cuts
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		<title>Research Australia Asks &#34;What Price For A More Effective Health Care System?&#34;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The pressures from an ageing population on the rising costs of healthcare in Australia will be the subject of the third annual Menzies Oration held at The Australian National University.    Mr Gary Banks AO, Chairman of the Productivity Commission, discussed the escalating budgetary pressures governments face from the increase in healthcare demand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Gets Court Order For UBS Swiss Bank Records</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Miami authorized
the Internal Revenue Service to request information from UBS AG
about U.S. taxpayers who may be using Swiss bank accounts to
evade federal income taxes, the U.S. Justice Department said on
Tuesday.
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U.S. Gets Court Order For UBS Swiss Bank Records
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/us-gets-court-order-for-ubs-swiss-bank-records/</link>
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		<title>Anheuser-Busch Faces Shareholder Lawsuits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Some Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc
&#60;BUD.N&#62; shareholders have filed lawsuits seeking to force the
U.S. brewer to fairly consider the $46.3 billion takeover bid
from InBev NV &#60;INTB.BR&#62;, according to court documents obtained
by Reuters on Tuesday.
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Anheuser-Busch Faces Shareholder Lawsuits
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		<title>Big Carmakers Say Fuel Rule Plan Too Strict</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world&#8217;s biggest auto companies
told the U.S. government on Tuesday its leading proposal to
boost annual fuel efficiency targets through the middle of the
next decade is too aggressive.
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Big Carmakers Say Fuel Rule Plan Too Strict
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		<title>Drug Chains and Benefits Managers Team on E-prescriptions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chain drug stores including
Walgreens &#60;WAG.N&#62; and pharmacy benefits managers like Medco
Health Solutions &#60;MHS.N&#62; are combining their electronic
networks to speed adoption of computerized prescriptions.
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Drug Chains and Benefits Managers Team on E-prescriptions
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		<title>Real, Not Speculative Reasons For Record Oil: IEA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - It is easy to blame speculation for the
doubling of oil prices over the past 12 months, but the real
reasons are strong demand growth, coupled with shortages of
supply and refining capacity, the IEA said on Tuesday.
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Real, Not Speculative Reasons For Record Oil: IEA
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		<title>Doha Breakthrough Would Dampen Food Prices: Paulson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on
Tuesday said the United States and Germany agreed that a
breakthrough in the Doha round of trade talks would help
control world food price inflation, but high oil prices
required longer-term solutions.
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Doha Breakthrough Would Dampen Food Prices: Paulson
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/doha-breakthrough-would-dampen-food-prices-paulson/</link>
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		<title>Steve &#38; Barry&#8217;s May Close Stores: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retailer Steve &#38; Barry&#8217;s LLC is
readying plans to close more than 100 of its stores, and is
contemplating a full liquidation should it not find emergency
financing, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on
Monday.
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Steve &#38; Barry&#8217;s May Close Stores: Report
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		<title>Lehman Up After Morgan Stanley&#8217;s Overweight Rating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley recommended investors
buy Lehman Brothers &#60;LEH.N&#62; shares, setting a price target of
$31, after the beleaguered investment banking firm&#8217;s stock fell
nearly 11 percent on Monday, owing to rumors that it would be
bought out well below its current price.
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Lehman Up After Morgan Stanley&#8217;s Overweight Rating
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		<title>Hollywood Actors, Studios Head For Labor Limbo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood actors and studios held a
final day of labor talks on Monday before their contract was
due to expire, but the midnight deadline was expected to pass
with neither a settlement nor a strike.
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Hollywood Actors, Studios Head For Labor Limbo
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		<title>MBIA Sold $4 Bln of Assets to Meet Obligations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - MBIA Inc &#60;MBI.N&#62; said on Monday that
after selling $4 billion of assets in the second quarter, it
now has enough cash and collateral to meet the extra
requirements triggered by its recent downgrades.
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MBIA Sold $4 Bln of Assets to Meet Obligations
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		<title>Paulson to Reveal More on Fed Stability Role</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will
reveal more details about his accelerated plans for the Federal
Reserve to assume a larger regulatory role in maintaining
financial system stability in a speech in London on Wednesday.
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Paulson to Reveal More on Fed Stability Role
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/paulson-to-reveal-more-on-fed-stability-role/</link>
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		<title>Ex-Airbus Boss Humbert Held in Trading Probe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PARIS (Reuters) - Former Airbus chief executive Gustav
Humbert has been placed in police custody for questioning in a
widening probe into allegations of insider trading at European
aerospace group EADS, a police source said on Monday.
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Ex-Airbus Boss Humbert Held in Trading Probe
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/ex-airbus-boss-humbert-held-in-trading-probe/</link>
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		<title>Navistar Says Pickup Market in &#34;stranglehold&#34;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. truck and engine maker Navistar
International Corp &#60;NAVZ.PK&#62; said on Monday the U.S. pickup
truck market was in a &#8220;stranglehold,&#8221; squeezed by both economic
weakness and high diesel fuel prices.
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Navistar Says Pickup Market in &#34;stranglehold&#34;
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		<title>PIMCO&#8217;s Gross: Long-term Treasury Yields to Rise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world&#8217;s biggest bond fund manager
anticipates that Barack Obama will be the next U.S. president,
and warns that he will face stern economic circumstances.
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PIMCO&#8217;s Gross: Long-term Treasury Yields to Rise
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		<title>Majors Say High Oil Prices Not Due to Speculators</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MADRID (Reuters) - The heads of some of the world&#8217;s biggest
oil companies countered on Monday OPEC claims that speculators
were driving high oil prices, blaming instead a dearth of new
supplies.
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Majors Say High Oil Prices Not Due to Speculators
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/majors-say-high-oil-prices-not-due-to-speculators/</link>
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		<title>Campbell Sees Profit at Upper End of Forecast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co &#60;CPB.N&#62; on Monday said
it expects profit for the current fiscal year to be at the
upper end of its forecast range and set a $1.2 billion share
repurchase program.
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Campbell Sees Profit at Upper End of Forecast
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		<title>Bank of NY Mellon CEO Sees More Losses From Banks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PARIS (Reuters) - The chief executive of Bank of New York
Mellon Corp &#60;BK.N&#62; said on Monday he expected further losses
from the banking sector and added that the U.S. housing market
crisis could continue for some time.
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Bank of NY Mellon CEO Sees More Losses From Banks
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		<title>World Needs Tough Monetary Policy to Tackle Inflation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BASEL (Reuters) - The world needs higher interest rates to
tackle a clear inflation threat, even though economic growth is
likely to be hit harder than most observers expect, the Bank
for International Settlements said on Monday.
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World Needs Tough Monetary Policy to Tackle Inflation
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		<title>China Airlines to Raise Fuel Surcharge Up to 50 Percent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese airlines including China
Southern Airlines &#60;600029.SS&#62; &#60;1055.HK&#62; will raise domestic jet
fuel surcharges as much as 50 percent from Tuesday to offset
pressure from high oil prices, an aviation industry website
said on Monday, citing regulators.
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China Airlines to Raise Fuel Surcharge Up to 50 Percent
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/china-airlines-to-raise-fuel-surcharge-up-to-50-percent/</link>
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		<title>France Telecom Withdraws TeliaSonera Offer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PARIS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - France Telecom withdrew a $40
billion plan to acquire TeliaSonera on Monday, pleasing its own
shareholders but casting doubt over the Nordic operator&#8217;s
future.
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France Telecom Withdraws TeliaSonera Offer
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		<title>Fortis Gets $630 Mln Capital From Russian Billionaire: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Belgian-Dutch financial services group Fortis
&#60;FOR.AS&#62; &#60;FOR.BR&#62; received $630 million in capital from Russian
billionaire Suleiman Kerimov as part of its recent share issue,
the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the
matter.
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Fortis Gets $630 Mln Capital From Russian Billionaire: Report
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/fortis-gets-630-mln-capital-from-russian-billionaire-report/</link>
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		<title>Rhapsody to Challenge ITunes By Embracing the IPod</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital music seller Rhapsody is
launching a $50 million marketing assault on Apple&#8217;s iTunes,
offering songs online and via partners including Yahoo Inc and
Verizon Wireless, Rhapsody said on Monday.
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Rhapsody to Challenge ITunes By Embracing the IPod
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		<title>China to Up Jet Fuel Prices 15 Pct For Local Airlines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING (Reuters) - China&#8217;s National Aviation Fuel Holding
(CNAF), the country&#8217;s near-monopoly jet fuel distributor, is
set to charge domestic airlines about 15 percent more from July
1, an industry executive said on Monday.
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China to Up Jet Fuel Prices 15 Pct For Local Airlines
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		<title>Mittal Mulling Entering Rio Takeover Battle: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - Lakshmi Mittal is looking at entering
the takeover battle for the Rio Tinto &#60;RIO.L&#62; &#60;RIO.AX&#62; mining
group, the Financial Times reported on Monday, quoting people
familiar with the situation.
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Mittal Mulling Entering Rio Takeover Battle: Report
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		<title>Clear Channel Radio CEO Signs on For 5 More Years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clear Channel Radio Chief Executive
John Hogan signed on Sunday a five-year contract to remain in
his role with the company as its parent, Clear Channel
Communications &#60;CCU.N&#62;, heads toward closing a private buyout,
according to a company memo obtained by Reuters.
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		<title>Peruvian Miners Ready For Nationwide Strike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LIMA (Reuters) - Miners in Peru, the world&#8217;s leading silver
producer and second-largest copper and zinc miner, were
readying a strike for midnight on Sunday that will see walkouts
at the country&#8217;s leading pits.
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Peruvian Miners Ready For Nationwide Strike
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		<title>Lakshmi Mittal Joins Goldman Sachs Board</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has joined
the board of directors of Goldman Sachs Group Inc &#60;GS.N&#62;, the
world&#8217;s largest securities firm said on Sunday.
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Lakshmi Mittal Joins Goldman Sachs Board
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		<title>Election Could Delay Fed Rate Rise Until December</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve may be hesitant
to raise interest rates ahead of the U.S. election in November,
although there is no hard evidence to support the widely held
view that politics influences monetary policy.
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Election Could Delay Fed Rate Rise Until December
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		<title>Oil Market Oversupplied But Not Wise to Cut: Qatar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MADRID (Reuters) - Oil markets are oversupplied but it
would not be wise for any OPEC exporter to tighten the taps
given the risk of exacerbating prices, Qatari Oil Minister
Abdullah al-Attiyah said on Sunday.
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Oil Market Oversupplied But Not Wise to Cut: Qatar
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		<title>Santander Has Over 2 Pct of Monte Paschi: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MILAN (Reuters) - Bank Santander &#60;SAN.MC&#62; has over 2
percent of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena &#60;BMPS.MI&#62;, the
Italian mid-sized lender which bought Antonveneta bank from the
Spanish giant, Il Messaggero newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Santander Has Over 2 Pct of Monte Paschi: Report
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		<title>BNP Head Sees Worst of Global Crisis Over-report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MILAN (Reuters) - The worst of the financial crisis is over
and markets should start settling from the second half of this
year, the head of France&#8217;s biggest listed bank, BNP Paribas,
told Italy&#8217;s La Repubblica newspaper.
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BNP Head Sees Worst of Global Crisis Over-report
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		<title>Big S.Korean Firms Turn More Pessimistic -FKI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL (Reuters) - Business sentiment at big South Korean
companies has hit its lowest in more than three years due to
worries about soaring oil and raw material prices and sluggish
domestic consumption, a private survey showed on Sunday.
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Big S.Korean Firms Turn More Pessimistic -FKI
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		<title>Delek US Holdings in Talks to Buy U.S. Refinery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Delek US Holdings Inc &#60;DK.N&#62; has begun
negotiations to purchase a U.S. refinery in a possible $1
billion deal, parent company Delek Group Ltd &#60;DELKG.TA&#62; said on
Sunday.
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Delek US Holdings in Talks to Buy U.S. Refinery
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		<title>Fund Bosses Hope Sovereign Funds Will Plug the Gap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - Top fund executives meeting in Barcelona
this week will debate how to attract assets from sovereign
wealth investors and the merits of absolute return funds as
they face up to a tough environment of lower inflows.
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Fund Bosses Hope Sovereign Funds Will Plug the Gap
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		<title>&#34;Alarming&#34; Consumer Splurge Threatens UAE Economy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DUBAI (Reuters) - Rampant consumerism in the United Arab
Emirates &#8212; home to Dubai, the self-styled capital of
conspicuous consumption &#8212; could damage the economy and hinder
the Gulf oil producer&#8217;s efforts to become self-reliant, a
government report said.
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&#34;Alarming&#34; Consumer Splurge Threatens UAE Economy
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		<title>Not So Fast, Senators Tell Fed, SEC on Bank Pact</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Federal Reserve and
securities regulators neared an agreement on investment banks,
leaders of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Friday warned
them not to get ahead of Congress with any Wall Street reforms.
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Not So Fast, Senators Tell Fed, SEC on Bank Pact
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		<title>Lockheed Gets $1.4 Billion US Launch Contract</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp &#60;LMT.N&#62; has
received a $1.38 billion U.S. Air Force contract modification
to extend government and military launch services through
September 30, 2009, the Defense Department said Friday.
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Lockheed Gets $1.4 Billion US Launch Contract
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		<title>Auto Sales: Bleak, But is It the Bottom?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales in June are expected to
post a double-digit decline, dropping to a 15-year low as
record gas prices killed the market for trucks and SUVs and
made it impossible for many drivers to swap out for more
fuel-efficient, new cars.
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		<title>Senate Confirms Banker Duke to Fed Board</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate confirmed banker
Elizabeth Duke for a seat on the Federal Reserve on Friday, but
declined to act on two other long-stalled nominees to the
central bank.
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Senate Confirms Banker Duke to Fed Board
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		<title>Moody&#8217;s Likely to Cut Morgan Stanley Credit Rating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moody&#8217;s Investors Service warned on
Friday it is likely to cut its credit ratings on Morgan Stanley
&#60;MS.N&#62;, saying the U.S. investment bank has made expensive
trading mishaps and it&#8217;s unclear if it can improve its risk
management.
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Moody&#8217;s Likely to Cut Morgan Stanley Credit Rating
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		<title>UBS Considers Paine Webber Sale: Sources</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Investors took fright on Monday that
UBS faced further losses after news that it was considering the
sale of the heart of its U.S. wealth management business,
broker Paine Webber.
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UBS Considers Paine Webber Sale: Sources
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		<title>Legg Manager Unsure If Will Support Icahn Vs Yahoo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (Reuters) - A portfolio manager for Yahoo Inc&#8217;s
&#60;YHOO.O&#62; third-largest institutional shareholder, Legg Mason
Capital Management, said on Friday he is not sure if he will
support activist investor Carl Icahn&#8217;s board slate.
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		<title>Anheuser-Busch Sees Profit Above Analysts&#8217; View</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc &#60;BUD.N&#62; on
Friday forecast 2008 earnings above analysts&#8217; estimates as it
laid out a cost-cutting plan and explained its reasons for
rejecting InBev NV&#8217;s &#60;INTB.BR&#62; $46.3 billion bid.
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		<title>Ethanol mixes finding way into traditional tanks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To save money and support neighboring farms, Scott Dubbelde began mixing gasoline and cheaper, ethanol-based fuel in his cars years ago, driving first to the gasoline pump, and then to the ethanol pump.
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		<title>Humberto Cruz: Sound money management vital in good times and bad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Americans are getting advice on pocketbook issues from lots of people these days, including financial planners, credit counselors, consumer advocates and spokespersons for financial literacy groups. But the approach may be misguided and potentially dangerous.
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		<title>Web sites allow users to outsource virtual errands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A growing number of Web sites are making it easier to outsource virtual errands overseas, making it cheaper to indulge in the luxury of never having to write another thank-you card or sit on hold with the department of motor vehicles.
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		<title>Gates bids farewell to Microsoft with tears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present.
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		<title>Area businesses seeing a profit squeeze because of commodities increases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rising costs for flour, corn, sugar and other commodities are hurting bakeries and food-service businesses.
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		<title>After-tax incomes and spending show big gains</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Millions of economic stimulus payments sent after-tax incomes surging in May by the largest amount since a similar recession-fighting effort by Gerald Ford 33 years ago.
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		<title>60 lose jobs at Haverstraw factory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Officials of the Louis Hornick Co., a curtain manufacturing factory in Haverstraw, gathered the employees yesterday and told them the company was laying off everyone except those who worked in shipping, according to people at the meeting.
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		<title>Business in the Burbs: Regional probe of H&#38;R Block ends in settlement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An investigation in the Lower Hudson Valley has resulted in a statewide settlement with H&#038;R Block of charges of deceptive advertising practices, the state Attorney General&#8217;s Office said yesterday.
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		<title>Buffett visits Mount Vernon jewelry business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the world, dropped into Mount Vernon yesterday afternoon without the entourage that accompanies captains of industry.
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		<title>Westchester cites 98 contractors for working without licenses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Westchester County continued to play tough with unlicensed home building contractors, issuing tickets to 98 of them during a five-week investigation, the county&#8217;s consumer protection director said yesterday.
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		<title>9,000 Con Ed workers set to strike Sunday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nine thousand Consolidated Edison Inc. workers in Westchester County and New York City may go on strike Sunday morning if the sides do not reach agreement on a new contract. And a union spokesman said he is not optimistic.
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		<title>Report says region not immune to national economic downturn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[POUGHKEEPSIE - A new report shows the ailing national economy is beginning to takes its toll on the Hudson Valley, a region that heretofore has weathered economic wallops, such as the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and high energy prices.
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		<title>New Jersey Legislature Approves Bill To Expand FamilyCare Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New Jersey Legislature on Monday approved legislation that would expand health care coverage for parents and mandate that all children have coverage, the Asbury Park Press reports. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate and by a 59-18 vote, with two abstentions, in the Assembly. Gov. Jon Corzine (D) is expected to sign the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group Releases Federal Policy Recommendations Aimed At Addressing HIV/AIDS Rates Among Hispanics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Latino Commission on AIDS in conjunction with other Hispanic AIDS activists and health officials across the nation on Tuesday released a list of recommendations for federal policies aimed at addressing high HIV/AIDS rates in the Hispanic community, the Bergen Record reports.
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		<title>Three Groups Announce Formation Of Consortium To Fight Health Insurance Fraud</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association, the National Insurance Crime Bureau and the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud on Tuesday announced the formation of the Consortium to Combat Medical Fraud, which will seek to fight health insurance fraud nationwide.
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		<title>Increasing Number Of U.S. Residents Delay, Forgo Needed Health Care Because Of Cost Concerns, According To Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The number of U.S. residents who delay or forgo necessary medical care because of cost concerns has increased significantly in the last four years, according to a report recently released by the Center for Studying Health System Change, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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		<title>States Lead Efforts To Overhaul Health Care, Columnist Writes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is &#8220;an embarrassment how little the federal government has done on issues such as health care&#8221; and other &#8220;huge national problems,&#8221; compared with the progress made by states, Roll Call Executive Editor Morton Kondracke writes in a column.
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		<title>If Claiming Dishonestly Then Be Polite!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Insurance companies look for the wrong behaviour when trying to weed out fraudulent claims.   This is the finding of Marek Palasinski from Lancaster University who presented his findings at the British Psychological Society&#8217;s Division of Forensic Psychology&#8217;s Annual Conference, held at the Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University.
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		<title>Wall Street Journal Examines Potential Effects Of Medical Identity Theft On Health Care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Medical identity theft &#8220;adds a layer of complexity&#8221; to the traditional effects of identity theft because a thief can access a victim&#8217;s medical information to receive care or make false claims and potentially change &#8220;the course of your future treatments if you don&#8217;t catch and reverse the damage,&#8221; the Wall Street Journal reports.
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		<title>Aetna Takes First Step Toward Entering Insurance Market In China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aetna (NYSE:AET) announced that it has established a representative office in Shanghai, China, as the first step in a two-year process required before an insurer can apply for a license in China. Aetna, through its international division, Aetna Global Benefits (AGB), received official approval in late March from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission to establish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AHIP Board Of Directors Releases Principles On Patient-Centered Medical Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A patient-centered medical home can provide patients with more personalized and coordinated health care, according to new principles adopted by America&#8217;s Health Insurance Plans&#8217; (AHIP) Board of Directors. The Board outlined core principles integral to the development of a patient-centered medical home that can ensure greater continuity, comprehensiveness, coordination, and access to health care services.
Post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Finds Public Health Programs Require Less Per-Person Spending Than Private Plans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Public and Private Insurance: Stacking Up the Costs,&#8221; Health Affairs: The Web exclusive study &#8212; by Leighton Ku, a professor at the George Washington University
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		<title>Issues Contributing To Ohio&#8217;s Uninsured Rate Examined</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Akron Beacon Journal on Tuesday examined how lapses in health insurance, pre-existing conditions and chronic illnesses are contributing to Ohio&#8217;s uninsured rate. According to the Beacon Journal, 1.4 million, or about one in eight, people in the state are uninsured. According to the Beacon Journal, 56% of Ohio residents have a chronic health condition. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California HMO Profits Exceed $4B, Study Finds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[California HMOs made $4.3 billion in profits in the last year and spent $6 billion on administrative costs, according to a California Medical Association annual report released Tuesday, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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		<title>Mailing Error Left 16,000 Commonwealth Care Beneficiaries Unaware Of Coverage Cancellation, How To Appeal Decisions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts state officials on Monday said a mailing glitch last month left 16,000 residents without proper notice that they could lose their health coverage under Commonwealth Care and information about how to appeal the decision, the Boston Globe reports.
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		<title>Poor And Uninsured Patients More Likely To Experience Racial Discrimination</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study in Health Services Research tried to disentangle the impact of a patient&#8217;s racial and ethnic background, being poor and having no health insurance on the likelihood they would report having experienced racial or ethnic bias in the healthcare they received.    First, they found that uninsured Black and Hispanic patients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Francisco Chronicle Examines Health Insurance Claim Denials</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The San Francisco Chronicle on Monday examined how &#8220;[e]ach year, thousands of Californians find themselves at odds with their health insurers over whether they, as patients, should get the treatment their doctors prescribed.&#8221;Insurers say that physicians do not always prescribe the most cost-effective treatments.
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		<title>Lack Of Health Insurance For Many U.S. Residents &#8216;Merely A Symptom&#8217; Of Larger Problem With Costs, According To Opinion Piece</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The major presidential candidates have &#8220;talked frequently&#8221; about proposals to expand health insurance to more U.S. residents but have failed to &#8220;recognize that lack of coverage is merely a symptom of a larger problem:  the high cost of medical care,&#8221; Dwight Bartlett, a former Social Security Administration chief actuary and a former Maryland insurance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Health Insurance Companies Spend $10.3 Billion On Administration And Profit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Private health insurance companies regulated by the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) spend $6 billion each year on administration, and divert an additional $4.3 billion to profit, according to a report released by the California Medical Association (CMA). Prepared using data obtained under the Knox Keene Act, the report breaks down how private health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Votes To Cut Medicare Payments To Insurers Instead Of Doctors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[US House representatives set aside party politics on Tuesday and voted by a large majority to postpone the 1st July planned cut in payments to     doctors who treat patients under the federal Medicare program and to pay for it by shaving billions off reimbursements to private insurers that contract   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IMTA Challenges U.S. Doctors And Insurers To Follow AMA Directive For Medical Travel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Urging U.S. employers, insurers and physicians to provide follow-up care for returning medical tourists, the American Medical Association (AMA) recognizes that Americans have the right to travel outside the U.S. for medical treatment, states the International Medical Travel Association (IMTA)
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		<title>Bristol-Myers Could Be an Acquisition Target: Bernstein</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co &#60;BMY.N&#62; could
be an acquisition target as the industry gets closer to losing
exclusivity on several leading drugs, said a Sanford C.
Bernstein analyst, who upgraded the stock to &#8220;outperform&#8221; from
&#8220;market-perform.&#8221;
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		<title>Premiere Says Unaware of Any News Corp Bid Plans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MUNICH (Reuters) - German pay television group Premiere
&#60;PREGn.DE&#62; is unaware of any plans by big shareholder News Corp
&#60;NWSa.N&#62; to acquire the company, Premiere said on Friday,
declining further comment on what it called speculation.
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		<title>China Mobile Says IPhone Talks Scale Biggest Hurdle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG (Reuters) - Talks to bring Apple Inc&#8217;s &#60;AAPL.O&#62;
iPhone to mainland China have cleared their biggest hurdle and
are now focusing on practical issues, the country&#8217;s top mobile
operator China Mobile Ltd &#60;0941.HK&#62; said on Friday.
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		<title>Web Animation Site AniBoom Raises $10 Million</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - AniBoom.com, an Internet home for
animators to create and share their work, has raised an
additional $10 million in funding led by venture capital firm
Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
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		<title>Democrats, White House Seek Deal on Fed Nominees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leaders and the
White House are trying to reach a deal on two of President
George W. Bush&#8217;s three stalled nominees to the Federal Reserve
Board, congressional aides said on Thursday.
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		<title>Global M&#38;A Drops 35 Pct to $1.6 Trillion in H1: Thomson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - Mergers and acquisitions bankers are
bracing for more job cuts as volumes fail to recover from their
first-quarter tumble, according to preliminary Thomson Reuters
numbers released on Friday, and the outlook remains bleak for
the rest of 2008.
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		<title>Global 2nd-qtr Equity Issuance Rebounds; Outlook Bleak</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - Global equity capital markets activity
rebounded in the second quarter as financial institutions
scrambled to raise capital, but the bleak economic outlook
means bankers are cautious for the second half, according to
Thomson Reuters data release on Friday.
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		<title>Intuit to Cut 575 Jobs, Or 7 Percent of Workforce</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON (Reuters) - Financial software maker Intuit Inc
&#60;INTU.O&#62; said it plans to cut 575 jobs, or 7 percent of its
workforce, resulting in a charge of $22 million in the current
quarter.
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		<title>Anheuser-Busch Plan Unlikely to Please Investors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - The restructuring plan Anheuser-Busch
Cos Inc &#60;BUD.N&#62; is reported to be working on this week will
probably not benefit shareholders as much as InBev NV&#8217;s
&#60;INTB.BR&#62; $46.3 billion takeover bid, industry experts said on
Thursday.
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		<title>15 Companies Seen Set to Gain From Obesity Boom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck &#38; Co &#60;MRK.N&#62;, Nike Inc &#60;NKE.N&#62;
and General Mills Inc &#60;GIS.N&#62; are among 15 health-care and
consumer products companies best positioned to profit from an
effort to combat the growing obesity epidemic, Credit Suisse
analysts said in a report on Thursday.
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		<title>Oracle Shares Fall on Concerns Over Outlook</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp &#60;ORCL.O&#62; shares fell as much
as 4 percent on Thursday on concerns that the company&#8217;s growth
was slowing after the software maker issued a sales forecast
that disappointed Wall Street.
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Oracle Shares Fall on Concerns Over Outlook
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		<title>Gates Leaves Microsoft to Focus on Philanthropy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE (Reuters) - Sensing the start of a personal
computer revolution, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard
University in 1975 to start Microsoft Corp and pursue a vision
of a computer on every desk and in every home.
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Gates Leaves Microsoft to Focus on Philanthropy
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		<title>First-quarter GDP Growth Revised Up to +1.0 Percent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes
rose in May and the glut of homes for sale shrank, but prices
were off sharply from a year ago, suggesting the housing sector
remains a big weight on the economy.
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First-quarter GDP Growth Revised Up to +1.0 Percent
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		<title>Regulator OKs Basel II Plan For Smaller Banks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The majority of U.S. banks would
have the option to adopt alternative risk-based capital
adequacy rules based on the Basel II agreement, under a
proposal agreed to by a top banking regulator.
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Regulator OKs Basel II Plan For Smaller Banks
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		<title>Goldman Cuts General Motors, Other Auto and Parts Companies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs downgraded General Motors Corp
&#60;GM.N&#62; to &#8220;sell&#8221; from &#8220;neutral,&#8221; and added the stock to its
&#8220;Americas Sell List,&#8221; saying the main risks for the automaker
included likely equity dilution, dividend cut and cash burn.
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Goldman Cuts General Motors, Other Auto and Parts Companies
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		<title>EADS Confident on U.S. Tanker Offer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - The head of European aerospace
group EADS &#60;EAD.PA&#62; said on Thursday he was committed to
sustaining a deal to supply mid-air tankers to the U.S. Air
Force after auditors upheld a challenge by rival Boeing &#60;BA.N&#62;.
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EADS Confident on U.S. Tanker Offer
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		<title>LSE and Lehman Unveil European Trading Platform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange &#60;LSE.L&#62; plans
to set up a pan-European, off-bourse trading platform with
Lehman Brothers &#60;LEH.N&#62;, the groups said, to fend off start-up
rivals hurting LSE&#8217;s business.
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LSE and Lehman Unveil European Trading Platform
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		<title>Citigroup May Write Down $9 Billion in Q2: Goldman Sachs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BANGALORE (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc &#60;C.N&#62; shares fell to
their lowest level in nearly a decade after a Goldman Sachs &#38;
Co analyst said investors should sell the largest U.S. bank&#8217;s
stock short as losses mount from troubled debt.
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Citigroup May Write Down $9 Billion in Q2: Goldman Sachs
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		<title>Sweet Deal: Companies and U.S. Team Up to Map Cocoa DNA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chocolate maker Mars Inc, computer
giant IBM &#60;IBM.N&#62; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture said
on Thursday they would team up to map the DNA of the cocoa tree
to try to sweeten the crop&#8217;s $5 billion market.
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Sweet Deal: Companies and U.S. Team Up to Map Cocoa DNA
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		<title>Buyers Shying Away From GE&#8217;s Credit Card Business: WSJ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co&#8217;s &#60;GE.N&#62; auction
of its $30 billion credit-card business is attracting only
tepid interest, according to an article on the Wall Street
Journal&#8217;s website.
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Buyers Shying Away From GE&#8217;s Credit Card Business: WSJ
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		<title>Air Force Tanker Award Was Unfair: Auditors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force told Boeing Co
&#60;BA.N&#62; it had fully met a key requirement in competing for a
$35 billion aerial refueling program but then changed its
evaluation without telling the company, government auditors
said on Wednesday.
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Air Force Tanker Award Was Unfair: Auditors
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		<title>Yahoo Tells Stockholders: Google Deal &#34;attractive&#34;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo &#60;YHOO.O&#62; told shareholders on
Wednesday that the search advertising pact it signed with
Google &#60;GOOG.O&#62; earlier this month was &#8220;financially attractive&#8221;
and struck the right strategic balance.
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Yahoo Tells Stockholders: Google Deal &#34;attractive&#34;
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		<title>Feds Eye Bear Fund Dealings With Banks: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors are looking into whether
two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers, who were indicted
last week on conspiracy and securities fraud charges for
misleading investors, also broke the law in their dealings with
banks, BusinessWeek reported on Wednesday.
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Feds Eye Bear Fund Dealings With Banks: Report
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		<title>SEC Proposes Reduced Reliance on Credit Raters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators proposed
weaning investors and Wall Street institutions from
over-reliance on credit ratings, part of changes to the rating
industry prompted by the subprime mortgage crisis.
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SEC Proposes Reduced Reliance on Credit Raters
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		<title>Washington State to Discuss Countrywide Probe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - The governor of Washington state plans
to hold a news conference on Wednesday to &#8220;address allegations
of repeated discriminatory lending practices&#8221; by Countrywide
Financial Corp &#60;CFC.N&#62;, the governor&#8217;s office said in a press
advisory.
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Washington State to Discuss Countrywide Probe
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		<title>Warren Buffett Sees Opportunities in Subprime Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, chief executive of
Berkshire Hathaway &#60;BRKa.N&#62; &#60;BRKb.N&#62;, sees some opportunities
for investing in the subprime mortgage business, he told
Reuters in an interview.
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Warren Buffett Sees Opportunities in Subprime Business
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		<title>Calif AG Sues Countrywide Over Alleged Loan Scheme</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Attorney General Jerry
Brown sued Countrywide Financial Corp &#60;CFC.N&#62; and two top
officers on Wednesday to stop the mortgage loan company from
allegedly perpetrating a scheme to &#8220;mass produce loans for sale
on the secondary market.&#8221;
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Calif AG Sues Countrywide Over Alleged Loan Scheme
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		<title>Adelphia Founder and Son&#8217;s Prison Terms Reduced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge reduced the prison
sentences of Adelphia founder John Rigas and his son Timothy
after an appeals court threw out one count of their
convictions.
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Adelphia Founder and Son&#8217;s Prison Terms Reduced
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		<title>Exxon Valdez $2.5 Billion Oil Spill Ruling Overturned</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday
threw out the record $2.5 billion in punitive damages that
Exxon Mobil Corp &#60;XOM.N&#62; had been ordered to pay for the 1989
Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska, the nation&#8217;s worst tanker
spill.
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Exxon Valdez $2.5 Billion Oil Spill Ruling Overturned
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		<title>Bernstein Upgrades AT&#38;T; Shares Rise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Sanford C. Bernstein boosted its rating on AT&#38;T
Inc &#60;T.N&#62; to &#8220;outperform&#8221; from &#8220;market-perform,&#8221; noting the
recent weakness in the top U.S. phone company&#8217;s shares provided
an attractive entry point, sending its stock up 2.5 percent.
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Bernstein Upgrades AT&#38;T; Shares Rise
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		<title>MasterCard Settles Lawsuit With American Express</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - MasterCard Inc, the world&#8217;s
second-largest credit-card network, said on Wednesday it will
pay American Express Co &#60;AXP.N&#62; up to $1.8 billion to settle a
lawsuit that said MasterCard and Visa blocked banks from
issuing cards from their rival.
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MasterCard Settles Lawsuit With American Express
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		<title>Qatar in Talks on LSE, German Bourse Partnerships: TV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar, which on Tuesday agreed to sell 25
percent of its stock market to NYSE Euronext &#60;NYX.N&#62;, is in
talks with London and German stock exchanges about new
partnerships, the Gulf state&#8217;s sovereign wealth fund said.
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Qatar in Talks on LSE, German Bourse Partnerships: TV
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		<title>TNK-BP Russian Partners Threaten More Legal Action</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (Reuters) - The Russian shareholders in TNK-BP have
threatened legal action in Russia and internationally in their
dispute with British oil major BP Plc &#60;BP.L&#62; and said labor
union unrest could follow.
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TNK-BP Russian Partners Threaten More Legal Action
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		<title>India, China Sees Highest Jump in Millionaires: Survey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE (Reuters) - India and China saw bigger growth in
the millionaire population last year than anywhere else, and
wealth in the Asia-Pacific is expected to grow nearly 8 percent
a year to 2012 despite a slowdown in the world at large, a
survey showed.
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India, China Sees Highest Jump in Millionaires: Survey
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		<title>WaMu May Avoid More Capital Raise: Bove</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Washington Mutual Inc &#60;WM.N&#62; may be able to
withstand estimated losses of $36 billion and remain in
business, and avoid an additional capital raise, said Ladenburg
Thalmann analyst Richard Bove, who narrowed his 2008 loss
forecast for the thrift.
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WaMu May Avoid More Capital Raise: Bove
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		<title>Nokia Plays Catch Up in Japan Cellphone Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO (Reuters) - Nokia Corp &#60;NOK1V.HE&#62; will add public
wireless LAN access to its handsets in Japan in a bid to keep
pace with smaller Japanese rivals that already provide such
network connections.
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Nokia Plays Catch Up in Japan Cellphone Market
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		<title>Charter Suspends Ad Program Over Privacy Fears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. cable television operator Charter
Communications &#60;CHTR.O&#62; is suspending a program that would
offer advertisers ways to target pitches at people based on
what they search for on the Internet.
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Charter Suspends Ad Program Over Privacy Fears
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		<title>Hilton to Add 300 Hotels in Asia Over Decade: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hilton Hotels Corp wants to add 300
hotels to the 47 it operates in Asia in the next decade in a
bid to match its rivals and take advantage of a business and
leisure travel boom in India and China, The Wall Street Journal
reported on Wednesday.
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		<title>Nissan: Industrywide U.S. Sales to Be Below 15 Million</title>
		<description><![CDATA[YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co &#60;7201.T&#62; Chief
Executive Carlos Ghosn said industrywide sales in the United
States could fall well below 15 million vehicles this year as
high gas prices and a sluggish economy sap demand, and warned
of another push by steelmakers to hike prices.
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		<title>Virgin Mobile USA to Buy SK Telecom&#8217;s U.S. Unit: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL (Reuters) - Virgin Mobile USA &#60;VM.N&#62; is set to
acquire a U.S. mobile arm of South Korea&#8217;s SK Telecom Co
&#60;017670.KS&#62; as both sides agreed to combine their struggling
businesses, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
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Virgin Mobile USA to Buy SK Telecom&#8217;s U.S. Unit: Report
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		<title>Lehman Brothers Brings Back Former Executives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc &#60;LEH.N&#62;,
the investment bank which last week posted its first quarterly
loss as a public company, said it was rehiring two executives
who had left in 2007 for unspecified reasons.
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Lehman Brothers Brings Back Former Executives
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		<title>Circuit City Deal May Be Announced in Weeks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (Reuters) - Retailer Circuit City Stores &#60;CC.N&#62; has
received buyout interest from several potential strategic and
financial bidders, including movie-rental company Blockbuster
Inc &#60;BBI.N&#62;, and a sale agreement could be announced over the
next month, an investor said on Tuesday.
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Circuit City Deal May Be Announced in Weeks
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		<title>Scottrade to Pay $950,000 to Settle SEC Charges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scottrade Inc has agreed to pay
$950,000 to settle charges that it made misrepresentations to
customers regarding the broker-dealer&#8217;s trade executions.
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Scottrade to Pay $950,000 to Settle SEC Charges
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		<title>Blockbuster Shares Rise Over Talk of Deal Bust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shares of Blockbuster Inc &#60;BBI.N&#62;
rose nearly 13 percent on what one analyst said was investor
speculation that the movie rental company&#8217;s deal to buy Circuit
City Stores Inc &#60;CC.N&#62; is falling apart.
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Blockbuster Shares Rise Over Talk of Deal Bust
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		<title>BlackRock President Says All Options Open on Merrill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc&#8217;s &#60;BLK.N&#62; president
&#60;BLK.N&#62; said on Tuesday the money management firm is bracing
for a &#8220;much bigger&#8221; global economic slowdown, but said
financial market declines have created some of the best buying
opportunities ever for fixed-income money managers.
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BlackRock President Says All Options Open on Merrill
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		<title>No Deal Between Yahoo and Microsoft: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - CNBC says no deal &#8220;whatsoever&#8221; on the table
between Yahoo Inc &#60;YHOO.O&#62; and Microsoft Corp, &#60;MSFT.O&#62; citing
unnamed sources.
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No Deal Between Yahoo and Microsoft: Report
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		<title>Happy Hours: Good Times But No Promotion: Survey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - One in five U.S. workers regularly
attends after-work drinks with co-workers, where the most
common mishaps range from bad-mouthing another worker to
kissing a colleague and drinking too much, according to a study
released on Tuesday.
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Happy Hours: Good Times But No Promotion: Survey
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		<title>Profits Seen Off More Than 10 Percent: Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. corporate profit outlook is
deteriorating rapidly, with S&#38;P 500 earnings for the second
quarter now seen falling at a double-digit pace from a year
earlier, according to Thomson Reuters Proprietary Research
released on Tuesday.
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Profits Seen Off More Than 10 Percent: Report
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		<title>Fed holds rates steady for now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With inflation moving higher on its worry list, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady yesterday, ending nearly a year of cuts to bolster the economy, and hinted that the next direction for rates could be up.
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		<title>Business in the Burbs: Oracle of Omaha coming to Westchester to check out acquisition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett is scheduled to visit Mount Vernon today, dropping in on the former Michael Anthony Jewelers that, through a chain of acquisitions in recent years, is now owned by Buffett&#8217;s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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Business in the Burbs: Oracle of Omaha coming to Westchester to check out acquisition
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		<title>Corn farmers&#8217; hopes are dashed by the flood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s corn crop was Bill Talsma&#8217;s lottery ticket - a potentially record-setting haul worth millions. Then came the flood. The raging rivers and streams destroyed nearly a quarter of the crop Talsma and his brother were growing on about 75 percent of their 9,000 acres in Iowa, and drenching rains damaged the rest.
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		<title>Suit claims Israel failed to repay Rye man $3 million</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While Samuel Israel III was telling investors in summer 2005 that he was closing his hedge fund company and they would get their balances back, he was also feeding phony explanations to a Wall Street executive from Rye as to why he couldn&#8217;t repay a $3 million loan, according to a lawsuit.
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		<title>Investigator found many questions in Israel&#8217;s background</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An investigator whose company looked into Samuel Israel III&#8217;s background for five clients found the former chief executive of Bayou Fund LLC lied about the work he did for a hedge fund company before he founded Bayou and was once arrested with drugs allegedly in his car.
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		<title>Developer proposes razing Mount Vernon&#8217;s Rose Y for condo tower</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MOUNT VERNON - A developer is proposing to demolish the Rose YMHA to build a 22-story condominium tower that would be partially above North Second Avenue.
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Developer proposes razing Mount Vernon&#8217;s Rose Y for condo tower
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		<title>Economists worry about consumer spending for holiday season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - The holiday shopping season is months away, but already a growing number of economists are predicting it could be even worse than last year - which is to say, disastrous.
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Economists worry about consumer spending for holiday season
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		<title>Insurer wants to sell wind, flood coverage in 1 policy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - One of the nation&#8217;s largest insurance companies is lobbying Congress for permission to sell policies that cover damage from both wind and flood water, a plan billed as a way for insurers and homeowners to avoid costly litigation after disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
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		<link>http://www.insurances-business.info/insurer-wants-to-sell-wind-flood-coverage-in-1-