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		<title><![CDATA[Strapped US consumers curb spending as inflation bites]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200808/ai_n28051978]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; US consumers snapped shut wallets as a boost from tax rebates wore off and inflation soared in July, government data showed Friday in what could be a bad omen for an economy dependent on consumer spending.  Spending rose 0.2 percent in July from June, the weakest...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5278/is_20080505/ai_n25443898]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From Bedford to Bronxville ... to Bahrain? Possibilities abound in the fertile business crescent of North Africa and the Middle East, according to experts addressing a symposium on doing business in the Middle East held at SUNY Now Paltz April 26 and hosted by the college and by the U.S....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[US consumer spending rises in March on higher prices]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; US consumers spent more in March than in February, but much of the gain was due to higher-priced food, energy and services, government data showed Thursday.  US consumer spending rose 0.4 percent in March from the prior month, while household income climbed 0.3 percent, the Commerce...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[US consumer spending rises in March on higher prices]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; US consumers spent more in March than in February, but much of the gain was due to higher-priced food, energy and services, government data showed Thursday.  US consumer spending rose 0.4 percent in March from the prior month, while household income climbed 0.3 percent, the Commerce...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The data in these charts is derived from a report from the Foreign Trade Division of the Census Bureau. The Census Bureau, a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the official source of data for the U.S. government. The Foreign Trade Division receives its information from the U.S....]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arkansas' per capita personal income increased 5.6 percent from 2006 to 2007, according to a report from the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis. The report said Arkansas' per capita personal income reached $30,060 in 2007, up from $28,773. The state still ranks third from the bottom among the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wall Street faces data this week on housing market and personal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Few investors expect this week's readings on the housing market and personal spending to be especially strong. But many are hoping the data shows at least a few clues that an economic rebound is on the horizon.   More than six months have passed since the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US current account gap shrinks for first time in 6 years]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; The US current account deficit fell sharply in the fourth quarter, leaving the full-year shortfall lower for the first time in six years, the Commerce Department said Monday.  The current account deficit is viewed as the broadest measure of US trade and income flows. The government...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In 2007, sales of new homes fell by 26 percent, the steepest drop since record-keeping began in 1963.&#8221;  The U.S. Commerce Department in a late January comment on the problems in the housing sector.   &#8220;We believe that total losses for financial institutions will eventually reach more than...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Grants to help promote, fund Red River Valley Research Corridor]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[UND's Center for Innovation will administer $822,000 in funding for promoting and strengthening the Red River Valley Research Corridor. The two-year grant partnership includes a $411,000 federal grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce to help the region diversify its economy to adjust to the changing mission of Grand...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Report bad news for local fishermen -- and salmon]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON-BY-THE-SEA -- Local fishermen saw doom in a report released Tuesday warning that the Sacramento River's fall chinook salmon population fell by two-thirds in 2007 and is headed for collapse, according to data from the federal government.    The sharp drop in chinook, or "king," salmon returning from...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Salmon report disastrous news for fishermen]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON-BY-THE-SEA -- Local fishermen saw doom in a report released Tuesday warning that the Sacramento River's fall chinook salmon population fell by two-thirds in 2007 and is headed for collapse, according to data from the federal government.    The sharp drop in chinook, or "king," salmon returning from...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tree Island Comments on Favourable U.S. Anti-Dumping Decision.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jan 17, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX  -- Tree Island Wire Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:TIL.UN)  today commented on a favourable preliminary determination by the U.S.  Department of Commerce that nails are being dumped into the U.S. by  producers in China and the United...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Minnesota Leaders Advance Extensive Energy Efficiency Policy in Midwest]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Karen Andre, +1-773-472-3200, for Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance  ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance announced today that a coalition of partners including Minnesota Senator D. Scott Dibble, Representative Jeremy Kalin, Sheldon Strom from Center for Energy and Environment, and Christy...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Members Encouraged to Respond to Government's Economic Census]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 4 million businesses received the U.S. Commerce Department's 2007 Economic Census last month. The Commerce Department administers the census every 5 years to develop a portrait of American business, on both national and local levels.Responses to the questionnaire are required by law and must be returned by Feb....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Small firms account for an increasing share of U.S. exports]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smaller companies are grabbing a bigger share of U.S. exports, making up for some of the jobs lost as multinational firms move operations overseas.   American businesses without international subsidiaries accounted for 46 percent of sales abroad in 2005, up from 38 percent in 1999, according to a Commerce...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CAFTA-DR Competitiveness Forum: Tools of Trade & Finance]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200711/ai_n21797675]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: STATE EDITORSContact: Tony Ceballos of U.S. Department of Commerce, +1-215- 597-7141 PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Department of Commerce and M&T Bank will provide expertise and resources on pursuing export opportunities at the CAFTA-DR Competitiveness Forum in Chester County, PA. Exports to the CAFTA-DR region from Pennsylvania totaled...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News From USW: USW Disturbed by ITC Vote on Glossy Paper Imports]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposed Anti-Subsidy, Dumping Tariffs Removed on China, Indonesia, S. Korea  PITTSBURGH -- News From USW: Leo W. Gerard, President of the United Steelworkers USW, released the following statement on today's U.S. International Trade Commission ITC 5-1 negative vote of a final determination for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on coated...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fumo files to block casino 'windfall']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Sen. Vince Fumo yesterday warned that the city is trying to give a proposed casino a "financial windfall" at the expense of state taxpayers.Fumo issued his warning in a legal memo prepared by staff attorney Christopher Craig, who drafted much of the state&#0039;s gaming law.The memo also questions the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Key SugarHouse hearing tomorrow]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_km4470/is_200711/ai_n21097227]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SugarHouse, a proposed casino on the Delaware riverfront in Fishtown, will ask the city&#0039;s Commerce Department tomorrow to help it sidestep state control of the waterfront.Gov. Rendell endorsed that request two weeks ago, noting that the city Law Department had confirmed SugarHouse&#0039;s interpretation of a 100-year-old law granting control of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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