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		<title><![CDATA[Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Q3 2010 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first call comes from Budd Bugatch &#8211; Raymond James. Budd Bugatch &#8211; Raymond James Congratulations and happy holidays to you all. My first question has to do with you talked a little bit about average ticket and the credit card penetration. Historically I think...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:10:27 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Money Moves for 2010]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/retirement-planning/feature/best-money-moves-for-2010/374059/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It looks like 2010 will be a great year to refinance or buy a home, a tricky year for investors, and a rough year when it comes to your taxes and credit cards.  Here?s how to make the smartest money moves as we begin the next decade.As the manic-depressive...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit Cards, Mortgages, and Refinancing: What to Do With Your Money for 2010]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next year should be a terrific time to refinance or get a mortgage, but a rough one for credit card customers. Follow these rules to deal with your debt in 2010. by Kate Ashford]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Sneaky Way To Hike Your Credit Card Interest Rate]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Credit reform isn't stopping--and could be accelerating--a sneaky practice that could hike the interest charges you pay on a variable rate credit card, according to a new report. by Kathy Kristof]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:30:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The FTC Says "No" to a Negative Option Fraud]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hooray! The Federal Trade Commission is finally cracking down on companies that rely on negative option marketing to make their sales. Negative option deals, as you already know, take your silence as a "yes" and then bill you forever for something you probably didn't want in the first place. Here's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:29:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dumbest Things You Do With Your Money]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even smart people make financial moves that are downright illogical. Emotions and superstitions have a sneaky way of keeping you from rational financial decisions. But dumb choices can have serious, real-world consequences. Here are some of the biggest blunders we all make, plus tips from the experts on how to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Delta Says No to Cash, Yes to Credit Cards]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines announced today on its blog that it would no longer accept cash on Delta and Northwest flights in North America (that's including Central America and the Caribbean, its blog states, as if we didn't take sixth-grade social studies) starting Dec. 1Â and instead will only take credit cards...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:59:58 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[S.C.R.E.W.U. or the Safe Credit Revision Everyone Wins Undertaking]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/consumer-reporter/screw-or-the-safe-credit-revision/417/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    According to a new cartoon byÂ Mark Fiore, an award-winning political animator who hangs out somewhere in the Bay Area, this is the program that credit card issuers have developed in response to the CARD (Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009) which is to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:37:50 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Won't the FTC Stop FreeCreditReport.Com's Bait-and-Switch Ads?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/advertising/10004510/why-wont-the-ftc-stop-freecreditreportcoms-bait-and-switch-ads/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[FreeCreditReport.com is a bait-and-switch -- its service isn't "free" -- and if you use it you'll find your credit card repeatedly dinged for unwanted charges. (Confession: It happened to me!) The unanswered question in the Times' piece is, Why is the FTC letting Experian get away with these misleading ads?...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:52:54 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Old Credit Card Tricks Are New Again]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/consumer-reporter/old-credit-card-tricks-are-new-again/403/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Since Congress enacted the consumer-friendly credit card law back in May, you'd think that the cardcos would have at least started to roll back all those bad practices that it bans.    You'd think.Â After all, if you knew you were starting Weight Watchers on Monday, wouldn't you stock...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Best Credit Cards Now]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial expert Ray Martin answers your questions: how many you need, which cards are best, and what to look for.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:11:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Housing Market Shows Gain]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/video/housing-market-shows-gain/357090/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Home prices climbed in August for the third month in a row. Plus: Credit card companies are trying out new fees for reliable customers.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:03:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Senator Dodd Is Saving Lenders From Themselves]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Christopher Dodd is getting tough on his old chums in the commercial banking industry. The Connecticut Senator who heads the Senate Banking Committee, and was once the beneficiary of a Countrywide home loan himself, is turning on credit card issuers who have tried to wriggle out of an interest...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:07:55 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. F4Q09 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-355046.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Holden Lewis &#8211; BB&T Capital Markets. Holden Lewis &#8211; BB&T Capital Markets I wanted to touch on some of the stuff in the supplemental information that you provide. Specifically, discuss a little bit more the decline in the customer base....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:06:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can I Get a Loan Modification if I have Two Homes?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/ask-agent/can-i-get-a-loan-modification-if-i-have-two-homes/1072/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Ali; I am in somewhat of a unique situation because I owe about $400,000 on a home worth about $320,000 DC Metro. I want to get a loan modification from my lender.   But I am not quite sure how to portray my situation, because I have racked...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:37:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit Scarred Consumers Want Faster Reform]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/devil-details/credit-scarred-consumers-want-faster-reform/817/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Consumers, who continue to be battered by hiked rates, lowered credit limits and new fees, say they want credit card reform to start now. by Kathy Kristof]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:34:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Despite Earnings Comparisons, BofA & Citigroup Two Different Stories]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/financial-services/10004224/despite-comparisons-citi-bofa-earnings-differ/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Earnings this week from Citigroup and Bank of America reveal that there's still trouble brewing in the consumer lending space. While Citi reported a $1.9 billion loss on income from credit cards and consumer loans earlier in the week, Bank of America announced this morning that the brunt of its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:57:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Simmons First National Corporation, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14037_23-353181.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Matt Olney, Stephens, Inc. Matt Olney, Stephens, Inc. With what you&#8217;re seeing on the past due trends, it sounds like you still expect charge offs to be south of the 3% range near term, is that fair? Thomas May I...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:11:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit Quandary - How Much Credit Should Creditors Give You?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/home-equity/credit-quandary-how-much-credit-should-creditors-give-you/1135/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Karen King owes $36,000. According to the Wall Street Journal, The amount of credit card debt King is carrying is more than she has ever earned in a year.  "Years ago, I lived for now. It was so stupid," the 28-year-old says. "It's depressing, but I can't live that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:26:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will Merchants and Consumers Get Relief From Soaring Credit Card Fees?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kathy and Warren Miller run a mom-and-pop grocery store in tiny Elmore, Vt. pictured at left, and soaring credit card fees are strangling it.    In congressional testimony on Thursday, she said they make only two cents whenever a customer pays for a 99 cent bag of potato...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:30:51 -0700</pubDate>
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