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    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:09:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Comcast And NBC Universal Mega-Deal</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3690166</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Wealth Daily Weekend Edition&#160;— our insights from the week in investing and links to our most-read Wealth Daily and sister publication articles.  
Another dizzying week of ups and downs was capped with good news yesterday...<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3690166>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:31:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">C</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">CCT</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">CMCSA</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">ERTS</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">GE</category>
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      <title>Measuring The Fiscal Costs Of Not Fixing The Financial System</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This post is a slightly edited version of remarks prepared for delivery at Unwinding Public Interventions in the Financial Sector: Preconditions and Practical Considerations, IMF High-Level Conference, Thursday, December 3, 2009, Washington D.C.&#160; I participated in Session 2: Managing Fiscal Risks—Public Finance Aspects of Unwinding.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3690158>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:26:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BAC</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">GS</category>
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      <title>Wall Street Ends Higher On Stronger-Than Expected Data, DuPont (NYSE: DD) Sinks</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[US stocks finished up as as a government release showed that economy lost far fewer jobs than expected in November, as the unemployment rate fell to 10 percent.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3689585>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:00:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">AXP</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BA</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BAC</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BIG</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">DD</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">DIS</category>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">NOVL</category>
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      <title>Reaching For Yield In The Post-TARP Era</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3688128</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Bank of America’s repayment of its TARP funds, I couldn’t help but think of a post I wrote six months ago called &quot;Asymmetric information and corporate governance in bank bailouts.&quot; The gist is of the post is about the same as Yves’ and it was inspired by lessons of the S&amp;L crisis of the 1980s.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3688128>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:42:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BAC</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">C</category>
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      <title>The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3688027</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[As expected, Bank of America (BAC) will repurchase its $45 billion TARP preferreds, funded in part by an additional $18.8 billion in &quot;common stock equivalents&quot;, $4.0 billion in asset sales, and $1.7 billion in restricted stock issued to employees in lieu of cash bonuses.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3688027>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:19:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BAC</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">WFC</category>
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      <title>Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3687896</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Good morning. Stocks tanked in the last half-hour on Thursday and while the major news outlets attributed the decline to either profit taking or some trepidation in front of this morning's big Jobs report, we'd like to offer a little more substantial reason for the 85 point dive on an otherwise subdued day of trading.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3687896>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:21:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">AKAM</category>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">CVLT</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">FSLR</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">GPRO</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">JNPR</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MA</category>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MRVL</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">NFLX</category>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">TCO</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">TXN</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">V</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">VRSN</category>
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      <title>Fed Balance Sheet Declines By $15 Billion After Improbable Reduction In MBS, Excess Reserves, Monetary Base Hit Record</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve's balance sheet declined by $15 billion to $2,183 billion from the prior week, after the Fed presumably offloaded $2.7 billion in MBS: this is the first time since QE started that MBS holdings have declined. If anyone can tell us just who the idiots are who bought MBS from the Fed (and at what price), and who the even greater idiots are who are supposed to believe this, please send us an email.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3686922>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:14:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">FRE</category>
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      <title>Wall Street Slips On Services Data, American Express (NYSE: AXP) Slumps</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3686113</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[US stocks finished down on Thursday as investors were spooked by downbeat ISM services data.<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3686113>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:17:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">AA</category>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">GE</category>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">JPM</category>
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      <title>Revealed: How The System Favors The Wealthy</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3685821</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&quot;The U.S. tax code is the most political law in the world.&quot; 
 -- Jonathan Blattmacher, tax lawyer to the super-wealthy
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 &quot;Taxes are what we pay for civilized society.&quot; 
 -- Oliver Wendell Holmes<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3685821>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:07:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">AIG</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BAC</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">C</category>
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      <title>Baird to open brokerage office in SouthPark area: Landrum Henderson Jr. to head financial firm's move into wealth management market.</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dec. 5--Robert W. Baird &amp; Co., a Milwaukee-based financial services firm, has hired a Charlotte brokerage veteran to open a new wealth management office here. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Henderson said he expects to bring on as many as 15 financial advisers in the next six to nine months as the firm expands its wealth management presence in the Carolinas. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The move adds to Baird's growth in North Carolina.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3690021>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BAC</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">LM</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MER</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">UBS</category>
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      <title>Senator John Kerry out million$: Study: Senator lost one-third of fortune amid economic crisis</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dec. 5--THE NATION'S RICHEST SENATOR -- the Bay State's own John Forbes Kerry -- has been knocked down a few notches after seeing his fortune sliced by one-third by the fiscal meltdown that ripped down Wall Street. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Boston Democrat's staggering losses dropped him from first to third among the wealthiest senators, trailing Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;and Mark Warner (D-Va.)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3689970>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BAC</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BUD</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">HNZ</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">HON</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MCD</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">RTN</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">VZ</category>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">WFC</category>
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      <title>Treasury gets $146.5M for Capital One warrants</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3689563</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department said Friday it received $146.5 million for the warrants of Capital One Financial Corp. in the first auction of the warrants the government received as part of the $700 billion financial system bailout.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Capital One stock closed trading Friday at $37.92 Friday, up from Thursday's close of $36.92.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The government had received nearly 12.7 million warrants in return for providing Capital One $3.56 billion in support from the financial rescue fund in November 2008 at the height of the financial crisis.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3689563>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Obama wants ideas, private help on jobs</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dec. 4--President Barack Obama said yesterday that while he is open to  all ideas on job creation, &quot;ultimately, true economic recovery is only going  to come from the private sector.&quot; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The president's remarks, at a one-day White House jobs summit, came amid  increasing calls for a second economic stimulus program and other government  measures to generate jobs and stem double-digit unemployment. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials  reported Wednesday that states have 9,500 highway, bridge, transit, port, rail  and aviation projects costing an estimated $69.6 billion ready to go.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3688245>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BAC</category>
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      <title>Bank of America sells securities to repay bailout</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;SAN FRANCISCO -- Bank of America Corp. said Thursday it raised $19.29 billion in a complex share sale to help pay back $45 billion in government bailout funds.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The bank sold $19.29 billion in common equivalent securities at $15 each -- a 4.8 percent discount to Thursday's closing price for Bank of America's stock. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;If shareholders do not approve the transaction, Bank of America has a contingency plan that could let it issue another 200 million shares of common stock without getting approval from shareholders.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3690177>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Daily Mail, London, market report column</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dec. 4--Rightmove tumbled 10pc after it emerged the powerful Google could  soon be traipsing on its patch. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The search engine giant is said to be  considering a launch into the UK online property market next year.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Given Google's success in the search engine business, investors were  evidently shaken by concerns that its potential entry into the British online  property market could rock Rightmove's business.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3688122>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bank robbery suspect nabbed in Myrtle Beach area</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dec. 4--A 50-year-old Concord, N.C. man wanted for seven bank robberies in the Carolinas was arrested in Myrtle Beach, according to the State Law Enforcement Division. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jonathan L. Thompson was arrested Tuesday by SLED agents and the Horry County SWAT team officers in a room at America's Best Value Inn and Suites on U.S. 501, said SLED Spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;She said Thompson is charged in South Carolina with four counts of bank robbery.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3687923>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Chinese official raps foreign banks on derivatives</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;BEIJING - A senior Chinese official criticized foreign banks for selling derivatives with &quot;fraudulent characteristics&quot; that led to heavy losses for state-owned airlines and other companies.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Some international investment banks are the biggest villains,&quot; said Li Wei, deputy chairman of the agency that oversees China's biggest state companies, in a newspaper published by the school of the Communist Party's Central Committee.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The commentary in this week's edition of the Study Times was the Chinese government's most pointed public criticism yet of foreign financial institutions.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3687151>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BAC</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">C</category>
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      <title>Chinese official raps foreign banks on derivatives</title>
      <guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3687002</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;BEIJING - A senior Chinese official criticized foreign banks for selling derivatives with &quot;fraudulent characteristics&quot; that led to heavy losses for state-owned airlines and other companies.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&quot;Some international investment banks are the biggest villains,&quot; said Li Wei, deputy chairman of the agency that oversees China's biggest state companies, in a commentary in this week's edition of the Study Times, a newspaper published by the school of the Communist Party's Central Committee.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The comments were the Chinese government's most pointed public criticism yet of foreign institutions.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3687002>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">C</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">GS</category>
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      <title>67.5% of state-based banks unprofitable: That's twice as many as last year; total loss $824 million in 3Q</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dec. 3--The number of unprofitable Washington-based banks has nearly doubled in the past year, according to a new third-quarter report released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Of Washington's 80 state-chartered banks, 67.5 percent or 54 banks -- including Vancouver-based First Independent Bank -- weren't profitable in the quarter ending Sept. 30. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;That's up dramatically from 34 percent in the same quarter last year.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3686478>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">BAC</category>
      <category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">WFC</category>
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      <title>SPDR&amp;#174; S&amp;P&amp;#174; Homebuilders ETF Announces Changes to Portfolio Composition and Purchases and Redemptions of Creation Units</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The SPDR&amp;#174; S&amp;P&amp;#174; Homebuilders ETF (ticker: XHB), an exchange traded fund   and a series portfolio of the SPDR&amp;#174; Series Trust, today announced   changes to its portfolio composition and to purchases and redemptions of   its creation units effective Friday, December 4, 2009.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Additionally, the SPDR S&amp;P Homebuilders ETF will   maintain this reduced weighting of Meritage Homes in its portfolio until   further notice.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The S&amp;P Homebuilders Select   Industry Index represents the home building sub-industry portion of the   S&amp;P Total Stock Markets Index.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3683737>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DRI Corporation Appoints New Independent Director</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;DRI   Corporation (DRI) (NASDAQ: TBUS), a digital communications   technology leader in the global surface transportation and transit   security markets, noted today that the DRI Corporation Board of   Directors unanimously appointed Helga Houston of Charlotte, N.C., as an   independent director and member of the Audit Committee.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;We are   delighted that Ms. Houston has agreed to join the Board as she brings a   wealth of experience and knowledge in areas that are of major   importance.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ms. Houston, age 48, has been a partner of Phoenix Global Advisors, LLC   since June 2009.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3679712>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BlackRock Completes Merger With Barclays Global Investors</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) today announced that it has completed its merger with Barclays Global Investors (&quot;BGI&quot;), including the market-leading iShares(R) exchange traded funds business. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The combined firm will operate under the BlackRock name and the iShares brand will be retained.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Both firms maintained strong core business momentum while achieving the close of an unprecedented merger in less than six months, commented Laurence D. Fink, BlackRock's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3678000>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BlackRock Completes Merger with Barclays Global Investors</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) today announced that it has completed its   merger with Barclays Global Investors (&quot;BGI&quot;), including the   market-leading iShares&amp;#174; exchange traded funds business. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Both firms maintained strong   core business momentum while achieving the close of an unprecedented   merger in less than six months,&quot; commented Laurence D. Fink, BlackRock's   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;In addition to risk factors previously disclosed in BlackRock's   Securities and Exchange Commission (&quot;SEC&quot;) reports and those identified   elsewhere in this report the following factors, among others, could   cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking   statements or historical performance: (1) the introduction, withdrawal,   success and timing of business initiatives and strategies; (2) changes   and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the   interest rate environment or financial and capital markets, which could   result in changes in demand for products or services or in the value of   assets under management; (3) the relative and absolute investment   performance of BlackRock's investment products; (4) the impact of   increased competition; (5) the impact of capital improvement projects;   (6) the impact of future acquisitions or divestitures; (7) the   unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings; (8) the extent and timing   of any share repurchases; (9) the impact, extent and timing of   technological changes and the adequacy of intellectual property   protection; (10) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and   reforms and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government   agencies relating to BlackRock, Barclays PLC, Bank of America   Corporation, Merrill Lynch &amp; Co., Inc. or The PNC Financial Services   Group, Inc.; (11) terrorist activities and international hostilities,   which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local   financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (12)   the ability to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (13)   fluctuations in the carrying value of BlackRock's investments; (14)   fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which may adversely   affect the value of investment advisory and administration fees earned   by BlackRock or the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities   denominated in foreign currencies; (15) the impact of changes to tax   legislation and, generally, the tax position of the Company; (16)   BlackRock's success in maintaining the distribution of its products;   (17) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide support to its products   from time to time; (18) the impact of problems at other financial   institutions or the failure or negative performance of products at other   financial institutions; and (19) the ability of BlackRock to integrate   the operations of Barclays Global Investors.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3675662>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>State Street to Expand Alternative Investment Servicing Capabilities; Agrees to Acquire Leading European Administrator</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), one of the world's leading   providers of financial services to institutional investors, announced   today that it is expanding its global fund administration and   alternative servicing capabilities with an agreement to acquire Mourant   International Finance Administration (MIFA) in a cash transaction.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;State Street expects the transaction to be slightly accretive to 2010   earnings, excluding one-time costs.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Headquartered in Jersey in the Channel Islands with approximately $170   billion in assets under administration and approximately 650 employees   in locations including Dublin, Singapore and New York, MIFA is a leading   provider of fund administration services, particularly for alternative   investments, such as private equity, real estate and hedge funds.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3675369>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Integrity Media: a Revenue Bellwether</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAS VEGAS, Nov. 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aftermarket news Friday from Ideal Financial Solutions, Inc. (Pink Sheets:IFSL) should turn heads among investors of the financial sector scrutinizing the smallest details for indications of the future. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ideal's news that the financial services company has posted better than a 1,000% increase in revenue based on the sale of its debt management software should be enough to garner interest, but the greater news may be in the fact that IFSL's financial program continues to sell robustly amid the signs of a strengthening economy.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;It was an interesting juxtaposition of news over the weekend, Ideal's strong revenue increase and the Black Friday retail sales reports, which by most accounts were pretty bullish.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3671807>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Analyst Choice Issues Updated Analysis on Companies Within the Basic Materials &amp;amp; Financial Sectors</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Shares of computer manufacturing giant, Hewlett-Packard Co led the Dow industrials lower on Tuesday, a day after the technology bellwether said in its results that the U.S. economy remained challenging. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;This drove us to do research on the following 6 stocks Yamana Gold Inc. (NYSE: AUY), Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU), Southern Copper Corp. (NYSE: PCU), State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT), SLM Corp. (NYSE: SLM) and Century Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ: CENX). &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;You can now access these research reports with many others by signing up at Analyst Choice.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3668451>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Carpenter Technology Announces Completion of $200 Million Syndicated Credit Facility</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Carpenter Technology Corporation (NYSE: CRS), announced today the   successful completion of a $200 million syndicated credit facility. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The new   facility, comprised of nine lenders, was substantially oversubscribed   prior to allocations.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Carpenter Technology produces and distributes specialty alloys,   including stainless steels, titanium alloys and superalloys, and various   engineered products.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3663120>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>LMP Real Estate Income Fund Inc. as of September 30, 2009</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;LMP Real Estate Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: RIT) announces its portfolio   composition as of September 30, 2009.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Investment Objective: The Fund seeks high current income as a   primary objective and capital appreciation as a secondary objective.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Portfolio Composition:*                                                          Common Stocks                                            57.4%                   Preferred Stocks                                         41.4%                   Cash                                                     1.2%&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3659695>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SemGroup Announces Chief Risk Officer Selection</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;SemGroup, L.P. announced today that the company has selected David Gorte   as its chief risk officer (CRO). &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The CRO will report directly to Norm   Szydlowski, SemGroup's presumptive chief executive officer. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gorte's experience also includes risk management and   financing origination, structuring, and syndication positions at Enron   Corp., Citigroup, Bankers Trust Company (now Deutsche Bank), and Bank of   America.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<a href=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3655570>[More...]</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Form  4          BANK OF AMERICA CORP      For: Nov 30  Filed by: Price Joe L (10K)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Form  4          BANK OF AMERICA CORP      For: Nov 30  Filed by: DESOER BARBARA J (10K)</title>
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      <title>Form  4          BANK OF AMERICA CORP      For: Nov 30  Filed by: Montag Thomas K. (10K)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Form  4          NATIONAL RETAIL PROPERTI  For: Oct 30  Filed by: DEFOSSET DON (10K)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Form  4          GERSHENSON DENNIS EARL    For: Oct 30 (10K)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Form  4          NATIONAL RETAIL PROPERTI  For: Oct 30  Filed by: LANIER TED B (10K)</title>
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      <title>Form  4          NATIONAL RETAIL PROPERTI  For: Oct 30  Filed by: JENNINGS RICHARD B (10K)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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