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		<title><![CDATA[The Potemkin Village Called Recovery]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudent Speculations submits: Do you think this spike in US economic activity in Q3 2009 is the beginning of the next up leg?   Better think twice. by Prudent Speculations]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:55:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pioneer Southwest Energy's Perfect Timing of the Oil Market]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudent Speculations submits: Nearly every oil company in America is struggling to deal with lower commodity prices.  The majority of these companies have chosen to respond to declining commodity prices with severe drilling cutbacks and asset sales.  However, Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners PSE is likely to stand out...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:18:48 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[First Marblehead: The Future Returns]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudent Speculations submits: While the future is always uncertain, it is looking slightly brighter for First Marblehead FMD.  The company&#8217;s quarterly report last Monday shows a company that is striving to ensure that it is still an independent entity when activity in the credit markets returns.   While...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:22:53 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Dwindling Value in AIG]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudent Speculations submits:     The demise of [[AIG]] has been well documented in the business press over the last year.  The company&#8217;s insatiable thirst for cash to satisfy its derivative contracts will likely become the stuff of legends in future business school case studies. While the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:23:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dow and Rohm & Haas: Some Deals Are Too Risky These Days]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudent Speculations submits: Last July I wrote a blog entry that discussed the possibility of margin and multiple expansion at Dow Chemical DOW.  The thesis of this recommendation centered around Dow Chemical&#8217;s acquisition of Rohm & Haas ROH and the company&#8217;s ability to pass on price increases and its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:04:17 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fixing the Financial Industry]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudent Speculations submits: Fred Joseph, co-founder of Morgan Joseph had some interesting commentary on the state of the financial industry on Bloomberg last week that I thought would be appropriate to discuss here.  The interview with Joseph on Bloomberg can be found below.    Joseph&#8217;s commentary is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:35:28 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Atlas Energy: Following the Money]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudent Speculations submits: In a world where finding investment capital has become a fine art, Atlas Energy Resources ATN has shown its ability to do what no other energy company could even dream of undertaking in the current credit environment.   Unlike any of its competitors, Atlas Energy operates...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:20:24 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Combining the Pickens Plan and an Auto Bailout]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudent Speculations submits: With the automakers in such dire straits and in search of government funding for the second time this year, it is only natural to assume that the federal government will be able to dictate terms to America&#8217;s once proud industrial titans.  With the changing political climate, these...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:19:32 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why I Am Long National City]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudent Speculations submits: PNC Financial&#8217;s PNC purchase of National City NCC is an absolute travesty for National City shareholders and for the banks that chose to forgo a purchase of the Ohio lender.  The company&#8217;s recent quarterly report was fairly positive in my opinion, as it showed a company that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:09:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ECB Balance Sheet Continues to Grow Exponentially]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prudent Speculations submits: Politicians in the Eurozone are relieved these days as they see commodities and especially crude oil prices retracting to levels last seen a year earlier. But the improving outlook on the price front comes at the heavy price of monetary inflation.  The hope for a slowdown...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:50:04 -0700</pubDate>
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