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		<title><![CDATA[Dollar Tree Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions We&#8217;ll take our first question from Charles Grom with JPMorgan. Charles Grom - JPMorgan On the 6.5% comp in the quarter, can you remind us how that trend is and if you could shed any color on November sales to date? Bob Sasser Charles, basically...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:46:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DSW Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Jeff Black - Barclays Capital Jeff Black - Barclays Capital Nice quarter everybody, talk a little bit about the comp guidance, what you saw in October versus the two cold weather months and what&#8217;s happening so...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:40:19 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nuance Communications, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/09) 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 Daniel Ives &#8211; FBR Capital Markets. Daniel Ives &#8211; FBR Capital Markets Could you for next year talk about implied in your guidance for fiscal 2010 what type of growth you are looking for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:01:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC Watch: New DirecTV CEO Could Make $35.5 Million (And Then Some)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Michael White, the PepsiCo vet who takes over as president and CEO of DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) Jan. 1, could make more than $35 million during his three-year contract, according to an SEC filing. His base salary is $1.5 million a year with up to 200 percent bonus based on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:23:40 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AVJennings Forecasts Return to Profit]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Home builder AVJennings Ltd says it is well positioned for the future and expects to return to profitability in 2009/10.At its annual general meeting on Friday, managing director Peter Summers said the current financial year will see the company's financial and operational performance improve."The company has a land bank...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sydney Airport Passenger Numbers Up: MAp]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Sydney Airport's passenger numbers have improved for the third month in a row, its largest owner MAp Airports Ltd says.MAp figures released on Friday showed total passenger traffic increased 6.1 per cent to 3.075 million in October, from 2.899 million in the prior corresponding period.The number of international passengers...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Performance of Leveraged Funds Can Be Ugly]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Jason Zweig points out in his latest book, leveraged funds should be avoided at all costs. by Larry Swedroe]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft's Ballmer Defends His Company's Performance]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer hasn&#8217;t quite gotten the best reviews lately (Newsweek&#8216;s Dan Lyons recently called Microsoft under his leadership the company&#8217;s &#8220;lost decade.&#8221;) But during the company&#8217;s annual meeting Thursday, Ballmer offered a defense of the company&#8217;s performance, saying that despite Microsoft&#8217;s first ever annual drop...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:00:11 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Should I Prepare for My Performance Review?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Ron,    I've been at my current job for two years, and this year my company began instituting annual performance reviews. I think my work is good but I have no idea what to expect, so what, if anything, should I do to prepare?   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:21:20 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AETNA Lost TRICARE Contract Due To Conflict Of Interest]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The GAO has released a summary of their decision to overturn the award of a $2.8 billion TRICARE management contract to Aetna.  Health Net the incumbent had challenged the award.  It now turns out that Aetna had hired a former TRICARE employee who provided inside information on the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:55:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reduce Cost and Improve Service Levels with Application Performance Monitoring Simplification]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1177801]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Organizations are feeling the pressure of economic uncertainty. They strive to closely align IT infrastructure to the business and also face challenges to reduce costs. While virtually every IT organization has multiple management solutions in place, the unfortunate truth is that most companies are struggling to develop a product mix...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Sad State of CEO Replacement: Scapegoating and Savior Chasing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/ceo/?p=3285]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On November 9, the CEO of the Innovation Group, a $200 million U.K. insurance software company, was unexpectedly fired by his board, who also announced they'd retained an executive search firm to find his outside successor.Â  The company had consistently increased sales, cash, its average deal size, and its reputation...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:15:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NAB CEO Paid Less Than Predecessor]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ National Australia Bank Ltd chief executive Cameron Clyne has taken home a 76 per cent hike in total remuneration to $5.2 million compared with when he ran the bank's New Zealand operations but is still paid only about two-thirds of his predecessor at the top job.By contrast, Mr Clyne's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:14:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-365402.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question is from Jonathan Ho of William Blair. Please go ahead. Jonathan Ho - William Blair Just a couple of housekeeping questions to get started on, in terms of the interest income what was the currency impact this quarter or just may...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:56:06 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business school might be the right choice to rocket-charge your career, but what can you do to up your chances of getting in? You can't go back and change your grades and your work experience is what it is, but your interview performance can be dramatically improved. by Jessica Stillman]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:22:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Does Delta Make Atlantic Southeast's Performance Suffer? We're About to Find Out]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was doing my usual monthly perusal through the DOT's air travel consumer report when a thought dawned on me.  Atlantic Southeast ASA continues to run a terrible operation, yet they're basking in the glow of a recently signed deal to start flying for United (NASDAQ: UAUA).  What...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:10:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Amlin Sees "excellent" FY as Sales Soar]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Lloyd's of London insurer Amlin AML said it expected to deliver an "excellent" full-year result as it reported a jump in premium income over the first ten months of the year.Amlin said premiums for the ten months to October 30 surged 52 percent on the year...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:30:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smart Work Advisor shows how businesses can optimize their performance by providing a decision tree they can use to adapt dynamically, collaborate more effectively and connect people and processes inside and outside the organization.  	   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dow Jones sells stake in stockmarket index]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Dow Jones is selling its one-third stake in global stockmarket index provider Stoxx for EUR206m (USD309m). The deal will leave each of the company's existing co-owners, Deutsche Boerse AG and SIX Group, with a 50% stake in the business, with Deutsche Boerse taking a one-share majority in the firm....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:28:53 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nordstrom, Inc. F3Q09 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Edward Yruma - KeyBanc. Edward Yruma - KeyBanc In trying to piece together two comments that you made, first on changing the amount of inventory turns in select departments and two, the online integration with the in-store inventory,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:33:09 -0800</pubDate>
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