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<title><![CDATA[Nov pending home sales drop 4 pct to 7-yr low     (Reuters)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:44:06 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Pending sales of existing U.S. homes plunged to a seven-year low in November, data showed on Tuesday, as mounting job losses and a deepenin<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mosaic profit up, will cut fertilizer output     (Reuters)]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/mosaic-profit-up-will-cut-fertilizer-output------reuters/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:44:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - North American fertilizer company Mosaic Co  said on Monday its quarterly profit jumped, boosted by rising potash and phosphate sales, but <br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stocks pare gains following mixed economic reports     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/stocks-pare-gains-following-mixed-economic-reports------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/stocks-pare-gains-following-mixed-economic-reports------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:44:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Wall Street is paring some of its earlier gains following mixed readings on the economy.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK house prices fell 12.2 pct year-on-year in Nov.     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/uk-house-prices-fell-12-2-pct-year-on-year-in-nov-------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/uk-house-prices-fell-12-2-pct-year-on-year-in-nov-------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:48:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - More bad news for Britain's ailing housing market came out Tuesday, as government figures showed that house prices in England and Wales fell by <br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FDA approves new prostate cancer drug     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/fda-approves-new-prostate-cancer-drug------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/fda-approves-new-prostate-cancer-drug------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:48:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Federal regulators on Monday said they have approved the first new drug to treat prostate cancer in four years.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan steelmakers likely cut profit forecasts: Nikkei     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/japan-steelmakers-likely-cut-profit-forecasts-nikkei------reuters/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/japan-steelmakers-likely-cut-profit-forecasts-nikkei------reuters/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:48:04 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Japan's Nippon Steel Corp (5401.T) and JFE Holdings Inc (5411.T) will likely cut their operating profit forecasts for this business year as<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wall Street points higher after modest decline     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/wall-street-points-higher-after-modest-decline------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/wall-street-points-higher-after-modest-decline------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:48:04 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Investors nearing the end of a brutal 2008 made some modest bets Tuesday, pointing Wall Street toward a higher open. The market was awaiting a r<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wall Street looks to Fed, auto bailout this week     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/wall-street-looks-to-fed-auto-bailout-this-week------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/wall-street-looks-to-fed-auto-bailout-this-week------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:31:08 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Don't expect Wall Street's turmoil to ebb in the year's last full week of trading as investors face questions about an auto bailout, the banking<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM looks to sell real estate in England     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/gm-looks-to-sell-real-estate-in-england------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/gm-looks-to-sell-real-estate-in-england------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:41:49 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - General Motors Corp. said Friday it would sell and lease back some of its non-manufacturing operations in Europe as part of its efforts to raise<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AstraZeneca's new lung drug may face US delay     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/astrazenecas-new-lung-drug-may-face-us-delay------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/astrazenecas-new-lung-drug-may-face-us-delay------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:41:49 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - AstraZeneca PLC could have to delay the rollout of its new infant lung drug in the United States because the Food and Drug Administration has as<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ThyssenKrupp 4Q profit increases 38 pct     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/thyssenkrupp-4q-profit-increases-38-pct------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/thyssenkrupp-4q-profit-increases-38-pct------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:41:49 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Steelmaker ThyssenKrupp AG said Friday that higher orders and sales pushed its net profit up 38 percent in its last fiscal fourth quarter  but <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stocks eye dour jobs, shopping data     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/stocks-eye-dour-jobs-shopping-data------reuters/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/stocks-eye-dour-jobs-shopping-data------reuters/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:41:49 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Wall Street may struggle this week to build on its best weekly performance in almost 30 years as investors grapple with a raft of economic <br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Owner Vacation Rentals]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/electronics-and-electrical/owner-vacation-rentals/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/electronics-and-electrical/owner-vacation-rentals/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:35:06 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Vanzee9</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Vacation rentals come in many shapes and sizes, each offering an entirely different experience.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tofranil (Imipramine)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/all/tofranil-imipramine/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/all/tofranil-imipramine/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:36:53 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PlamenJames</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Neoral (Cyclosporine)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/all/neoral-cyclosporine/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/all/neoral-cyclosporine/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:31:48 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wyquveba</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK mortgage lending down 44 pct from a year ago     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/uk-mortgage-lending-down-44-pct-from-a-year-ago------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/uk-mortgage-lending-down-44-pct-from-a-year-ago------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:44:33 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Mortgage lending in Britain was down 44 percent in October compared to a year ago, further evidence the economic downturn is hurting an already <br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cash-Rich Drugmakers Eye Mergers or Acquisitions     (BusinessWeek Online)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/cash-rich-drugmakers-eye-mergers-or-acquisitions------businessweek-online/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/cash-rich-drugmakers-eye-mergers-or-acquisitions------businessweek-online/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:44:33 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[BusinessWeek Online - Andrew Witty, the new chief executive of giant GlaxoSmithKline , surveys the wreckage of the global financial meltdown and sees<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Barnes &amp; Noble swings to 3Q loss     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/barnes--noble-swings-to-3q-loss------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/barnes--noble-swings-to-3q-loss------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:44:33 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Barnes &amp; Noble says it swung to a loss in its third quarter due to slow traffic and sales at older stores.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stocks open lower on autos and jobless data     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/stocks-open-lower-on-autos-and-jobless-data------reuters/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/stocks-open-lower-on-autos-and-jobless-data------reuters/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:44:33 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/stocks-open-lower-on-autos-and-jobless-data------reuters/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Stocks opened lower on Thursday as investors worried that failure by automakers to get a government bailout would add to the economy's woes<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GSE chief says mortgage aid plan should be model     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/gse-chief-says-mortgage-aid-plan-should-be-model------reuters/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/gse-chief-says-mortgage-aid-plan-should-be-model------reuters/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:56:32 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/gse-chief-says-mortgage-aid-plan-should-be-model------reuters/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reuters - U.S. mortgage finance companies should soon adopt a foreclosure prevention plan developed by Fannie Mae  and Freddie Mac  to ease loan term<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EADS rebounds to profit in 3rd quarter     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/eads-rebounds-to-profit-in-3rd-quarter------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/eads-rebounds-to-profit-in-3rd-quarter------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:56:32 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Airbus parent company EADS said Friday it rebounded to a profit in the third quarter thanks to lower costs for restructuring and fewer delays to<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[World stocks rally after Wall Street surge     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/world-stocks-rally-after-wall-street-surge------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/world-stocks-rally-after-wall-street-surge------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:56:32 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/world-stocks-rally-after-wall-street-surge------ap/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - European and Asian markets spiked higher Friday after hefty day-earlier gains on Wall Street as investors bought up heavily sold-off stocks ahea<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK construction workers want to rock the recession     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/uk-construction-workers-want-to-rock-the-recession------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/uk-construction-workers-want-to-rock-the-recession------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:51:14 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Are you feeling low and lonesome, or really subprime? A band of guitar-playing construction workers say they want to rock their way through the <br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sanofi best-sellers help lift net profit in 3Q     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/sanofi-best-sellers-help-lift-net-profit-in-3q------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/sanofi-best-sellers-help-lift-net-profit-in-3q------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:51:14 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/sanofi-best-sellers-help-lift-net-profit-in-3q------ap/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis said Friday that higher sales of blood thinners Lovenox and Plavix and diabetes treament Lantus helpe<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clorox 1Q profit rises 15 pct on price hikes     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/clorox-1q-profit-rises-15-pct-on-price-hikes------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/clorox-1q-profit-rises-15-pct-on-price-hikes------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:51:14 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/clorox-1q-profit-rises-15-pct-on-price-hikes------ap/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP - Clorox Co. said Friday that its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 15 percent as consumers continued to buy its brand-name products, even as it ra<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Election and jobs to set tone for stocks     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/election-and-jobs-to-set-tone-for-stocks------reuters/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/election-and-jobs-to-set-tone-for-stocks------reuters/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:51:14 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>business</category>
<guid>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/election-and-jobs-to-set-tone-for-stocks------reuters/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Wall Street hopes to turn a new page as it heads into November, but next week is littered with hurdles ranging from the U.S. presidential e<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Harley-Davidson Slips on Subprime Consumers     (BusinessWeek Online)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/harley-davidson-slips-on-subprime-consumers------businessweek-online/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/harley-davidson-slips-on-subprime-consumers------businessweek-online/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:08:59 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>construction and maintenance</category>
<guid>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/harley-davidson-slips-on-subprime-consumers------businessweek-online/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BusinessWeek Online - Not long ago, a national marketing campaign from motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson  addressed the sputtering economy with a heav<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Abbott profit soars; new stent has explosive sales     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/abbott-profit-soars-new-stent-has-explosive-sales------reuters/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/abbott-profit-soars-new-stent-has-explosive-sales------reuters/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:08:59 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/abbott-profit-soars-new-stent-has-explosive-sales------reuters/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Abbott Laboratories Inc  reported a 51 percent rise in third-quarter profit on Wednesday as its recently launched Xience heart device gener<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Schlumberger 3Q revenue soars; leaner times ahead     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/schlumberger-3q-revenue-soars-leaner-times-ahead------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/schlumberger-3q-revenue-soars-leaner-times-ahead------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:08:59 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Schlumberger reported its revenues jumped 24 percent during the third quarter but the world's largest oilfield services company said Friday that<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US stocks set to open lower after housing data     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/us-stocks-set-to-open-lower-after-housing-data------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/us-stocks-set-to-open-lower-after-housing-data------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:08:59 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
<category>business</category>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Wall Street headed for a lower open Friday after the government said new home construction dropped by more than expected last month to the lowes<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ohio shooting puts face on foreclosure crisis     (AP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/ohio-shooting-puts-face-on-foreclosure-crisis------ap/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/ohio-shooting-puts-face-on-foreclosure-crisis------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:36:03 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[GE 3Q profit off 22 pct, but meets lower forecast     (AP)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:36:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - General Electric Co. spared investors any nasty surprises as it reported a 22 percent drop in third-quarter earnings on Friday, meeting its own <br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Asia stocks rally, betting on rescues     (Reuters)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:36:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Most Asian stock markets rose on Monday after policymakers around the world took increasingly bold steps to rescue the financial system, in<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain would buy bad homeowner mortgages     (AP)]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/construction-and-maintenance/mccain-would-buy-bad-homeowner-mortgages------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:13:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - John McCain's proposal to buy up bad home mortgages would use nearly half the $700 billion from the recent Wall Street bailout package to assist<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Eli Lilly settles Zyprexa inquiries in 32 states     (AP)]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/eli-lilly-settles-zyprexa-inquiries-in-32-states------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:13:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Drugmaker Eli Lilly &amp; Co. cleared another legal cloud hanging over its top-selling drug Zyprexa when it announced a $62 million settlement Tuesd<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Costco profit up 7 percent     (Reuters)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:13:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Costco Wholesale Corp  reported a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday as price-conscious shoppers headed to the discount retailer's wareho<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yen rockets against euro, dollar     (AFP)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:13:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AFP - The yen surged on Wednesday to a three-year high against the euro and a six-month pinnacle against the dollar amid a fierce sell-off on stock m<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gov't launches mortgage aid program     (AP)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:49:17 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - The government kicked off a program Wednesday that aims to prevent foreclosures by letting an estimated 400,000 troubled homeowners swap their m<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: ImClone's secret suitor is Eli Lilly     (AP)]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/other/report-imclones-secret-suitor-is-eli-lilly------ap/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:49:17 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AP - Drugmaker Eli Lilly &amp; Co. reportedly is the secret suitor courting ImClone Systems Inc. and is offering approximately $6.1 billion for the biote<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GE to raise $15 billion, Buffett gets preferred stake     (Reuters)]]></title>
<link>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/ge-to-raise-15-billion-buffett-gets-preferred-stake------reuters/</link>
<comments>http://www.companiescontact.com/business/ge-to-raise-15-billion-buffett-gets-preferred-stake------reuters/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:49:17 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters - General Electric Co plans to raise $15 billion through stock sales -- including $3 billion from Warren Buffett -- to improve liquidity and <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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