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		<title><![CDATA[OECD Sees Fed, ECB Rates on Hold Into Late 2010]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - The world's key central banks will not need to start raising policy interest rates until late 2010 due to low inflation and economic slack, and can then proceed gradually, the OECD said in a report published on Thursday.The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:30:25 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chico&#8217;s FAS, Inc. Q3 2009 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Randy Konik &#8211; Jefferies Randy Konik &#8211; Jefferies On the interesting comments you made about the Connor Group and the consolidation of the sourcing opportunity, could you give us a little bit of color around timing of that consolidation and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:05:18 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IAC's Diller Indicates Consolidation in Search Is Not Done]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Earnings Call ExcerptBarry Diller is getting close to waving his white flag in the search wars.During IAC Interactive&rsquo;s IACI quarterly earnings conference call, the top dog made it quite clear that Ask.com may be on the chopping block:"We&rsquo;ve been asked a lot whether we&rsquo;re open to consolidating transactions in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:07:35 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DST Systems Q3 2009 Earnings Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of James Kissane from Bank of America. Please go ahead. James Kissane - Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Hey Tom, can you give us a little bit more color or some of the rationale behind the loss of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:40:19 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Continental Airlines Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Bill Greene - Morgan Stanley. Bill Greene - Morgan Stanley Larry, let me ask you since you&#8217;re leaving the industry, if you have any thoughts as to what the industry could do? So outside the Mac, although what could the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:13:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Online Stock Photo Consolidation: Shutterstock Buys BigStockPhoto]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Shutterstock is buying BigStockPhoto, another stock photo site, as it looks to introduce new payment methods. BigStockPhoto lets users purchase individual photos by buying &#8220;credits,&#8221; while Shutterstock only offers subscriptions. Both sites let photographers upload photos. Shutterstock is keeping BigStockPhoto as an independent site. As CNET points out, the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:40:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Management Software Consolidation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1143811]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[More and more organizations are feeling the pressure of economic uncertainty and are increasingly challenged by the need to do more with less by reducing costs while still striving to align their business and IT infrastructure.  Fortunately, a new generation of management software solutions is providing a cost-effective way...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ogilvy's Production Consolidation in NZ Solves Cashflow Problem, But Will Clients Like It?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ogilvy & Mather in New Zealand is to consolidate its TV production and art studio facilities into a single unit, RedWorks. The move is small but telling as WPP's agencies look to control cashflow and reduce expenses. WPP's agencies recently formed an in-house commercial production agency in India, also. by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:27:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Greif, Inc. F3Q09 (Qtr End 7/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14049_23-338741.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Thank you. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Ryan Maclean - Janney, Montgomery, Scott LLC. Ryan Maclean - Janney, Montgomery, Scott LLC Mike, can you just spend some time and give a run through of the state of the different end markets that you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:46:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: Scale Up and Save:  Best Practices for High-Density Virtualization & Consolidation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1130955]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Fast-paced and resource-constrained environments of today require IT decision makers to take fresh approaches in order to keep up with dynamic organizations.      Join NEC and Intel in this live TechRepublic Webcast to understand market drivers for high density virtualization hosting.  Discuss how leading edge...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Warner Music Group F3Q09 (Qtr End 6/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14052_23-329290.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question is from Doug Mitchelson from Deutsche Bank. Analyst for Doug Mitchelson - Deutsche Bank This is actually Megan [Durkin] in for Doug. Can you talk about your iTunes variable pricing strategy and what you have learned from that new pricing? Edgar...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:57:19 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: Improve Your Competitive Edge through Network Security Consolidation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1092325]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[At a time when achieving a competitive edge is core to the success of any business, employee productivity, risk reduction and cost management are under the microscope.  Business processes that benefit these three critical factors are being hastily explored and rapidly implemented.     Security Consolidation is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nike F4Q09 (Qtr End 5/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14049_23-315197.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question is from the line of Omar Saad with Credit Suisse Group.  Omar Saad - Credit Suisse Thanks. Good evening. I wanted to follow-up on the sourcing, the restructuring on your sourcing business and the consolidation there with your partners. Can...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:25:35 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit Card Scams Exposed]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/video/credit-card-scams-exposed/307971/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Some borrowers turning to debt consolidators are finding promises too good to be true, reports Michelle Miller.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:24:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cisco's Ambitions Swamped By Consolidation Wave?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10001481/ciscos-ambitions-swamped-by-consolidation-wave/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Cisco could be thrown of course in its ambition to become the single supplier in the data center because of a coming wave of consolidation in the networking industry, the first sign of which is Broadcom's bid for networking component vendor Emulex.    Cisco's strategy is dependent on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:03:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Airline Executives Discuss Foreign Ownership, Unbundling, Partnerships, and Consolidation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/travel/10001550/airline-executives-discuss-foreign-ownership-unbundling-partnerships-and-consolidation/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here we are, back with part two of my coverage of the executive panel at the Phoenix Aviation Symposium.  On Friday, I wrote about the first part of the panel which focused on oil and the economy.  The back half, under Randy Babbit's direction, touched on some other...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:30:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Office Depot, Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 12/29/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14058_23-272569.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Thank you. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Oliver Wintermantel &#8211; Morgan Stanley. Oliver Wintermantel &#8211; Morgan Stanley   Steve, you mentioned in the past that you think that consolidation of the office space would be healthy. Has your opinion changed over the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:11:16 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Oplink Communications, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14061_23-267296.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator Instructions.  Our first question comes from the line of Mike Crawford from B. Riley & Company. Mike Crawford &#8211; B. Riley & Company Could you please share the rough breakout between Oplink Core, OCP, and ROADM for this quarter and then your thoughts on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:26:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can Vendor Consolidation Help "Recession-Proof" Your Marketing Programs?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=969933]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To receive the most benefit from a consolidated partnership, marketers must search for a vendor who brings new capabilities to their marketing efforts. More importantly, executives need to view outsourced marketing suppliers not merely as outside consultants, but as partners that can create shared value over the long-term. But, finding...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BlackRock Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14037_23-263151.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator operator instructions. And your first question comes from the line of William Katz with Buckingham Research. William Katz - Buckingham Research Thank you, good morning. I appreciate the comprehensive update. I do have a couple of questions though, big picture in nature for the most part. Larry,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:36:14 -0800</pubDate>
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