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		<title><![CDATA[Severn's profits soar as Ofwat ponders price cut]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Severn Trent refused to confirm or deny a possible rights issue to shore up its finances, as it awaits the results of Ofwat's five-year price determination tomorrow."I'm not going to rule anything out, I'm not going to rule anything in," said Tony Wray, chief executive, ahead of a ruling...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ On a blustery November morning at an airfield outside London, an enormous second-hand car auction is buzzing. Demand is so great that average prices have risen 27 per cent over the past year. "The turnround started in January and we haven't looked back since," says Tim Naylor of British...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Home Prices Fell in Most U.S. Cities in Third Quarter]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Home prices fell in the third quarter from year-ago levels in about 80 percent of U.S. metropolitan areas, the National Association of Realtors said on Tuesday.The industry trade group said median prices fell compared to a year earlier in 123 of 153 metro areas, while 30 areas...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions. Our first question will come from Alex Ovshey with Goldman Sachs. Alex Ovshey -- Goldman Sachs Good morning. Just a question on the gross margins. You highlighted that they're above historical levels despite the weak bonds environment. Can you talk about operating leverage in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:04:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supply glut and lower prices forecast]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The world faces a looming natural gas glut that will cool prices, according to the International Energy Agency, the rich countries' watchdog, raising the prospect that Russia's grip over Europe's energy security will loosen. In a draft version of its forthcoming World Energy Outlook, to be published next week,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Total profits hit by falling oil price]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Total, the French oil company, on Wednesday announced a drop in profits of 54 per cent, but said that it had stemmed the fall in its production.Total's third-quarter adjusted net income, which strip out gains from changes in the value of fuel inventories and one-off items, was ?1.87bn compared...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Orange gets taste of Apple as iPhone tariffs set]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Orange, the UK's third-largest mobile phone operator, yesterday unveiled its tariffs for Apple's iPhone, dashing consumer hopes for a price war over the popular handset in the run-up to Christmas.Orange will be selling the iPhone from November 10. Its tariffs are broadly similar to those of O2, the UK's...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[5 Economic Scenarios to Keep You Up at Night]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stagflation, more bank failures, crippling government debt ? these are just a few of the worst-case scenarios envisioned by several money managers and financial experts we consulted. While not all these experts see these chilling scenarios as likely, they remain a stark reminder of what could happen if we?re not...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sonic Automotive Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from Matthew Fassler with Goldman Sachs. Unidentified Analyst Hi. It's actually Marc Andre filling in for Matt. Just quick question first, could you talk about your view of new margins going forward following after Cash For Clunkers and as inventories are...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:43:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Walmart cuts toy prices early]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Walmart, the largest US retailer, has launched its earliest Christmas marketing campaign, announcing last week that it would cut prices on 100 popular toys to less than $10.The reductions on items such as a Barbie Rapunzel doll, Tonka toys and Play-Doh follow a similar promotion on a list of...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nintento cuts price of Wii for the first time]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Nintendo on Thursday announced the first price cut for its Wii games console following declining sales and price competition from Microsoft and Sony.The Japanese company said the price of the Wii would drop $50, or 20 per cent, to $199.99 in the US on Sunday. Its price is also...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:39:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Flu vaccine price war hits high street]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Asda, the supermarket chain, has launched a price war for the seasonal flu vaccine with plans to offer injections at £8 each, undercutting high street rivals and the price it offered in its own stores last year.The company portrayed the move as a way to ease pressure on "struggling...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil prices have been all over the map this past year: as high as $145 and as low as $30. Here's what's causing the big swings — plus some experts' bets on where prices are headed now.    Crude Oil Prices 2000-Present      ...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Microsoft yesterday acted to consolidate its lead over Sony in the current generation of games consoles as it cut the price of its top-end Xbox 360 to counter a similar move last week by its Japanese rival.The cuts come at the start of the busy autumn season, which usually...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Better late than never. Sony's move to knock $100 off the price of its PlayStation3 gaming console will be cheered by would-be gamers put off by the gadget's rather formidable price tag. Before Tuesday's 25 per cent price cut, Sony's flagship console cost double that of Microsoft's entry-level Xbox...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Q-Cells, the world's biggest manufacturer of solar cells, on Thursday announced it would sack almost 20 per cent of its workforce in response to a slump in demand and a sharp drop in the price for solar components.The company said it would cut "permanently" around 500 jobs at its...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Nestlé increased its profit margins in the first half, as lower input prices and higher productivity counteracted tough trading conditions in many markets.The operating profit margin climbed by 0.3 percentage points to 14.1 per cent, while the margin for Nestlé's key foods and beverages business, excluding the highly profitable...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently online retailers aren't satisfying shoppers lately. A recent study put out by Ann Arbor, Mich.-based research firm ForeSee Results reported that consumer satisfaction with e-retail fell three percent from last year. And to illustrate how bad things have gotten in the industry, the firm throws out a striking statistic:...]]></description>
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