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		<title><![CDATA[Green Cars Could Create 300,000 U.S. Jobs by 2020, says Consultant]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green cars could create as many as 300,000 new jobs by 2020, says management consulting firm PRTM. It could happen faster if the U.S. government encourages consumers with tax credits and other incentives. by Jim Motavalli]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:24:57 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can't Afford The Rent? Try This]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you lose your job this year? Take a paycut? Watch your 401k evaporate? If you're having trouble making ends meet, you might try getting a little creative about cutting your expenses. by Ilyce Glink]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:41:39 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bad Company: 401(k) Sponsors aim at Wrong Target]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the first five minutes of Investing 101 you learn that past performance is no guarantee or barometer of future performance. Yet according to the latest PlanSponsor survey of 401k plans, your employer thinks past performance is more important in choosing target funds than how the funds allocate your money,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:00:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC Watch: New Discovery COO Ligouri Gets $200,000 Signing Bonus]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Former Fox Entertainment head Peter Ligouri will get $1 million a year in base salary, the chance to double that every year as an incentive bonus&#8212;and a $200,000 signing bonus for joining Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) as COO, according to an SEC filing. The signing bonus is payable within...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:39:39 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AIG Sued by Its Own Executive as Tragedy Turns to Farce]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The daily soap opera of American International Group is being watched almost as much as the unfolding Tiger Woods saga. In the synopsis of the latest episode, an AIG executive is suing the company for his benefits, while the only AIG product that appears to have made a comeback is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:08:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ten Looks to Restore Dividends]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Ten Network Holdings Ltd says it will look to restoring dividend payouts in fiscal 2010, after not pay a final dividend for its fiscal 2009 year.Executive chairman Nick Falloon told shareholders at the television broadcaster's annual general meeting the group would update the market on the issue at its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fifth Street Finance Corp. 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 Chris Harris &#8211; Wells Fargo Securities.  Chris Harris &#8211; Wells Fargo Securities First off, maybe just start with a little look at the portfolio here. You talked about potentially selling your interest in CPAC...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:19:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cut Your Taxes Now!]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was on The Early Show yesterday discussing year-end tax tips. I love these segments because they usually lead to found money, which is always a good thing around the holidays.        In addition to the four mentioned (deducting job-hunting expenses, medical expenses, claiming...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:40:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Who Fixes Botched Pensions: Companies or Courts?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Xerox employees have waited more than a decade to resolve a  pension dispute. Wasn?t ERISA supposed to make the process less  complicated? The Supreme Court reviews a key aspect of the massive employee  benefits law.  The case in brief:  The 105 retirees in this...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mortgage Demand Drops Slightly]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Home loan approvals fell in October after the central bank started raising interest rates but finance commitments to build new homes soared to the highest level in 15 years.Economists say the building component of the housing finance data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS was good news and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Caltex Expects Similar Result to 2008]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Caltex Australia Ltd says it expects its 2009 profit to be roughly in line with the previous year after incurring costs on the closure of an oil refinery.Australia's largest listed oil refiner said on Wednesday it expects an after-tax profit of between $180 million and $205 million for calendar...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cut Your 2009 Taxes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/video/cut-your-2009-taxes/371842/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By taking action now, you can cut the tax bill you'll face in April. MoneyWatch's Jill Schlesinger offers year-end tax tips that will save you money.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:22:36 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Readers' Negotiation Tips for Women]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I asked for help getting over my nice girl negotiation stress last week, savvy readers came to the rescue with practical tips to conquer jitters. Also on offer: plenty of encouragement to power through my nerves. As temafrank says, "although you might feel a bit sick to the stomach...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:53:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Washington Goes into 401(k) Withdrawal]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/retirement-planning/blog/retirement-beat/washington-goes-into-401k-withdrawal/252/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama Administration has set its sights on the fact that left on our own we are likely to screw up how we manage our retirement assets once we actually retire. The well-founded concern is that we will withdraw our money way too fast. The proposed solution is to add...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:32:17 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Change In Federal Procurement Rules Causes Company To Dump Subsidiary]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[McDermott International has decided to spin off its nuclear engineering and power plant arm B&W.  This is being done to a change in U.S. Government procurement rules limiting contracts with "inverted corporations".  These are companies that incorporate overseas to limit their tax liability on foriegn income. by Matthew...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Cooper Companies, Inc. F4Q09 (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 Michael Weinstein. Michael Weinstein The tax rate you&#8217;re assuming in the guidance for 2010 if you could clarify that, and then you had such impressive free cash flow in the last six months, why are we not assuming...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[@UBS Media Week: NYTCo's Robinson: Less Exposure To Classifieds Sets Us Apart]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ [In progress] The main message NYTCo (NYSE: NYT) president and CEO Janet Robinson wanted to get across to attendees at the UBS Media Week conference was how different the newspaper company is from its publishing peers. Specifically, she highlighted the NYT&#8217;s and Boston Globe&#8217;s lower exposure to classified ads,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[H&R Block, Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call and Investment Community Conference Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Earnings Call ExcerptH&R Block, Inc. HRB F2Q10 Earnings Call and Investment Community Conference December 8, 2009  8:30 am ET Executives Derek Drysdale &#8211; Investor Relations Russ Smyth &#8211; President & CEO Robert Turtledove &#8211; Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer Sabrina Wiewel &#8211; Chief Tax Network Officer...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[7 Best Annuities to Guarantee Income for Life]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Receiving a monthly check from the day you retire until the day you die sounds mighty appealing. But signing up for an immediate annuity also means locking up your money with an insurer for decades. How can you be certain the company will still be around? Here are seven of...]]></description>
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