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		<title><![CDATA[GM Mulls Saab Inquiries, Spyker in Frame]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Aaron Gray-BlockAMSTERDAM (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - General Motors GM said on Sunday it would evaluate several new expressions of interest for its Swedish unit Saab, including a fast-track bid from thwarted Dutch suitor Spyker Cars SPYKR.Spyker Cars' renewed approach came just two days after last-ditch talks with GM over a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:46:38 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM Mulling Saab Inquiries With New Bid From Spyker Cars]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Aaron Gray-BlockAMSTERDAM (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - General Motors GM said on Sunday it had received several inquiries over Sweden's Saab and it would evaluate each inquiry as Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker Cars SPYKR said it had submitted a new offer for the brand.Spyker Cars' renewed approach to fasttrack a buyout of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:45:29 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM to Shut Down Saab]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bernie Woodall and Niklas PollardDETROIT/STOCKHOLM (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - General Motors Co GM said it would begin shutting down its money-losing Saab brand after last-ditch talks to sell it to a small Dutch sports car builder collapsed on Friday.The move by GM to abandon the 60-year-old Swedish auto brand would...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:00:06 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Marketing Trends for 2010 | BTalk Australia]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[[podcast] David Siteman Garland from therisetothetop.com highlights ten marketing trends that will become more dominant in 2010. Online will play a big role, but some old fashioned ways of doing things will remain important. by Phil Dobbie]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:43:46 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Farmers Insurance Recommends Round Rock If You Want to Feel Secure]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are any number of websites that will scare you with a list of the most unsafe places in the nation; cities with drug problems and high unemployment.    Thank goodness for Farmers Insurance Group. Ã‚Â It has found the most "secure"Ã‚Â places to live in this country, based on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:01:55 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[TheStreet.com Acquires Interactive/Mobile Agency Kikucall]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Financial news site TheStreet.com has acquired interactive marketing and mobile agency Kikucall, paidContent has learned from multiple sources. An SEC filing signifies that TheStreet (NSDQ: TSCM) paid out $1.75 million for a business combination transaction, but does not specify Kikucall. Also not clear: if that&#8217;s the full amount of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:36:20 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[paidContent Quick Hits 12.18.09]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ »  Veterans from Rivals.com and Scout.com are creating a site that will combine sports and Twitter and let fans follow news and swap messages about their favorite teams. [TechFlash]»  A group calling itself the &#8220;Iranian Cyber Army&#8221; took credit for the web attack on Twitter yesterday. [Mashable]»  A favicon...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:10:34 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Crafts Site Etsy Buys Ad Platform Adtuitive]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Do-it-yourself hobbyist marketplace Etsy has acquired ad platform operator Adtuitive for an undisclosed sum. In post on Etsy&#8217;s blog, the company says its decided to buy Adtuitive, which is currently in stealth-mode, to help the crafts site build out its search algorithms and expand Etsy&#8217;s Showcase ad system. Adtuitive...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM to Shut Down Saab, Talks With Spyker Fail]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bernie Woodall and Niklas PollardDETROIT/STOCKHOLM (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - General Motors Co said it would begin shutting down its money-losing Saab brand after last-ditch talks to sell it to a small Dutch sports car builder collapsed on Friday.The move by GM to abandon the 60-year-old Swedish auto brand would eliminate 3,400...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:00:16 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Carnival Outlook Disappoints, Shares Drop]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Karen JacobsATLANTA (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Carnival Corp & Plc CCL CCL, the world's largest cruise ship operator, reported a 48 percent drop in quarterly profit on Friday because of lower ticket prices, and shares fell 3 percent as it forecast profit for the current quarter below Wall Street estimates.While advance...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - U.S. house prices rose in the third quarter, ending a two-year downward trend, and the housing market was now slightly undervalued, an independent survey showed on Friday.IHS Global Insight's quarterly housing valuation survey showed prices were up 0.2 percent from the second quarter, led by a 2.1...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:15:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Funny Video Galleries of 2009]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:00:34 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Carnival Corporation F4Q09 (Qtr End 11/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Felicia Hendrix &#8211; Barclays Capital.   Felicia Hendrix &#8211; Barclays Capital  Kind of continuing from your commentary here, I just want to understand a few things regarding your yield outlook for the full...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:51:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM to Wind Down Saab]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bernie Woodall and Soyoung KimDETROIT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - General Motors Co GM will wind down operations at Saab, its money-losing Swedish unit, after a last-ditch attempt to sell it to small Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker Cars SPYKR failed, the automaker said on Friday.GM had been in exclusive talks with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:45:24 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM to close Saab after Spyker talks fail]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Saab, the Swedish car brand, faces closure after General Motors announced on Friday that talks to sell the company to Spyker Cars of the Netherlands had broken down.GM said it would start an "orderly wind-down" of Saab, bringing an end to 60 years of carmaking by the Swedish company.Nick...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:30:27 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to be a Better Customer]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.co.uk/sterling-performance/2009/12/18/how-to-be-a-better-customer/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The customer is always right, especially when they are doing the right thing. A quick guide on the customer's responsibilities when dealing with their suppliers by Tessa Hood]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:37:37 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google Reportedly In Talks To Buy Yelp]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Google (NSDQ: GOOG) may be about to make its biggest play for local business ad dollars yet. TechCrunch&#8216;s Michael Arrington says the company is in late-stage talks to buy business reviews site Yelp; he puts the price at upwards of $500 million. That would be a solid premium to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:17:30 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Palm, Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 11/27/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14061_23-375298.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions  Your first question comes from Simona Jankowski &#8211; Goldman Sachs & Co. Simona Jankowski &#8211; Goldman Sachs & Co. Can you just give us a little bit more color on the SG&A line?  In particular, I heard what you said about...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:03:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vevo CEO Responds: Some Things We ARE Getting Right]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Earlier today we posted a product and biz review of Vevo by Ty Ahmad-Taylor, founder and CEO of FanFeedr and previously SVP of Strategy and Product Development at Viacom (NYSE: VIA). It has generated a bunch of discussion and tweets since this morning. Vevo CEO Rio Caraeff had a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:26:54 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rick&#8217;s Cabaret International Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 9/30/2009) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14040_23-375278.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Thank you. Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Jamie Clement from Sidoti & Company. Jamie Clement - Sidoti & Company  Eric, good afternoon. Eric Langan  Hey, Jamie. How are you? Jamie Clement - Sidoti & Company  Doing well. Thanks for asking. Just...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:00:40 -0800</pubDate>
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