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		<title><![CDATA[Fed on Economy: Cautious Optimism]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/video/fed-on-economy-cautious-optimism/369567/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest Beige Book survey finds modest improvement in late October and November. Plus: November job report comes in worse than expected.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:03:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banks' Optimism Is Too Much, Too Fast]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/financial-services/10001314/banks-optimism-is-too-much-too-fast/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Signs are emerging that optimism in the financial services sector may be misplaced, or at least, premature. by Daniel M. Harrison]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:10:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Green Shoots? Dr. Doom Sees No Call for Optimism]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/bnet1/?p=1677]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[  	The Find: The business press may see reason to hope that an economic recovery is on the way but, predictably, Dr. Doom says such optimists are fools.  	The Source: The latest report from economist Nouriel Roubini, aka Dr. Doom, excerpted on Clusterstuck.    The Takeaway:...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:09:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Optimism Is Bad For Business]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/ceo/?p=1947]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm sure optimism is good for lots of things, but it isn't good for business. In business, nobody wants you or anyone else to be optimistic. Here's why your customers, boss, employees, investors, and executive management don't want you to be optimistic. by Steve Tobak]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:20:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Avoid Empty Expressions During a Recession |Leila's House of Corrections]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don't use trite phrase to keep your team motivated. If you find yourself giving your employees pep talks, sugarcoating what you say, or trying to inspire them with fluffy speeches, you need to examine new ways to provide hope and optimism. By being honest and realistic, you can give your...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:08:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Importance of Optimism to Selling]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning's post was a little depressing, probably because I'm reacting to the flood of depressing news.Â  Anyway, I thought I'd do everyone including myself a favor with this video reminded of the importance of optimism.      								  								  								  								  								...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:17:34 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Financial Services Workers: Three Reasons for Optimism]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  	The Find: If you're just starting out in financial services (or even if you're a good number of years into your career), you could be forgiven for being less than sanguine about your prospects, but one business school dean has told financial sector hopefuls that there is room...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:27:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Oilwell's Shale-Gas Optimism -- Prescient or Self-Serving?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post submitted by BNET member Stephen Rassenfoss. To submit your own post, please visit submit.bnet.com.    Lately, the natural-gas exploration sector has taken a nasty hit -- spot prices for natural gas have dropped roughly 40 percent since early summer, and stock prices of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:54:58 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WTO ministers look to capitalise on new optimism]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA AFP &#8212; A new sense of optimism surrounded WTO negotiations on a new global trade pact Saturday amid hopes of a breakthrough after seven years of deadlock.  Key deal-makers said most of the 35 leading trading nations meeting here have bridged their differences, but fears remained that emerging...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RECESSION GOT YOU DOWN? MARKETERS WANT TO HELP; With headlines mired in gloom and doom, flurry of ad messages tries to tap into consumers' need for hope.(News)(Survey)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6398/is_200805/ai_n25584581]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: JEAN HALLIDAY    Don't worry. Be happy.    So advises Ian Beavis, exec VP and exec global client director at  Aegis Group's Carat. He believes advertisers are hammering away too  much on the negatives in their marketing these days. The media  agency's...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Optimism: The Key to Winning in Sales]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Chris Croner, a clinical psychologist and author of "Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again," explains why optimism is critical to sales success.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CFO Survey: No Economic Recovery Expected Until Late 2009; Inflation Reaching 3 Percent; Credit Markets and Cost of Labor Are Top Concerns.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5583/is_200803/ai_n25298278]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Duke University     DURHAM, N.C., March 12 AScribe Newswire -- Optimism among chief  financial officers in the United States has plummeted, with  three-fourths of the CFOs saying the economy is either currently in  recession or will be at some point during 2008. Nearly...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Feagles finally hits the sweet spot]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200801/ai_n21211969]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Punter Jeff Feagles voiced optimism throughout the first 19 years of his NFL career whenever friends asked him if he thought his team could make the playoffs that season and have a shot at the Super Bowl.     Whether he was playing for the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Over 50 And Unemployed. There Is Hope!]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although it is often more difficult to get a job after age 50, don't despair, there is hope. You should feel encouraged by your years of acquired knowledge and depth of experience. Don't allow yourself to be a victim. Your skills have helped you to be successful in the past....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[German film takes on racism with laughter]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200710/ai_n21069520]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO AFP &#8212; An encounter between German Neo-Nazis and a mixed-race boy with an Afro wouldn't usually seem to be a laughing matter, but it is in the new film "Leroy."  While Nazism has been a common topic for many serious dramas, German director Armin Voelckers has taken a...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Survey: CFO Optimism Plunges to Record Low; Capital Spending and Hiring to Stagnate; Consumers, Wages and Credit Markets Are Big Concerns.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5583/is_200709/ai_n23550023]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Duke University    DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 11 AScribe Newswire -- Optimism about the  U.S. economy plunged to a record low this quarter among chief financial  officers. CFOs expect slow growth in earnings, capital spending and  acquisitions and no growth in hiring. They are very...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Movies: Snap Judgment]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Shadow of the Moon       Directed by David Sington   When you've traveled to the moon and looked back at Earth, it tends to change the way you look at the world. For Alan Bean, who was part of the Apollo 12...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[German business confidence declines as market troubles take toll]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN AFP &#8212; Business confidence in Germany slipped again in August, but its decline was smaller than feared by analysts, according to a widely-watched index by the Ifo economic research institute published Tuesday.  The Munich-based institute said the index had fallen to 105.8 points from 106.4 points in July....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dow breaks 14,000 as Wall Street optimism prevails]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK AFP &#8212; Wall Street's blue-chip Dow Jones index vaulted Tuesday above 14,000 for the first time as optimism over the outlook for the economy and corporate earnings kept the market rally on track.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded as high as 14,011.79, hitting a new milestone...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bank's fall is not a failure.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Sally Patten    Jul 10, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) --  There is renewed optimism among Australian analysts about Bank of  Queensland's BoQ stock. They appear to be in agreement with CEO  David Liddy, who has noted its strong franchising...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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