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		<title><![CDATA[Rate Rises to Continue, Economists Say]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Homeowners face steadily rising interest rates during the next two years with the Reserve Bank's cash rate reaching 5.5 per cent in 2011, economists say.The results of the Australian Business Economists ABE annual forecasting survey, released on Tuesday, forecast the cash rate to reach 4.75 per cent in 2010,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:06:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Christmas Rate Rise Likely: Economists]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Borrowers are facing another interest rate rise before Christmas, after the Reserve Bank of Australia RBA on Tuesday left the door open to lifting the cash rate for the third straight month in December.But economists say the decision could be a close call, as the central bank waits to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:47:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CBA Will Raise Rates More Than RBA: CEO]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd says it cannot guarantee that increases in interest rates for home lending rates won't exceed those made by the central bank.All big four banks have said that variable mortgage rates may have to rise faster than the Reserve Bank of Australia's rate increases because...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Old Credit Card Tricks Are New Again]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since Congress enacted the consumer-friendly credit card law back in May, you'd think that the cardcos would have at least started to roll back all those bad practices that it bans.    You'd think.Â After all, if you knew you were starting Weight Watchers on Monday, wouldn't you stock...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Progress Energy, Inc. 3Q09 (Qtr End 9/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions We&#8217;ll go first to Ashar Khan with Incremental Capital. Ashar Khan &#8211; Incremental Capital  Good morning, how are you doing? William Bill D. Johnson  Good morning, Ashar. Mark F. Mulhern  Good morning. Ashar Khan &#8211; Incremental Capital  The way I heard...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:33:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from Dough Terreson with ISI Group. Doug Terreson &#8211; ISI Group First I want to congratulate you Dave on a great career and I agree with Jeanette [ph] you provided exemplary leadership during the past decade which is obviously been an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:04:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Credit Cards for You]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Card companies are getting shadier and stingier, and interest rates on plastic are going higher. So now?s the time to be sure you?re holding the best cards for the way you charge. MoneyWatch surveyed the landscape and picked the top cards in several categories.      ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[General Maritime Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Doug Mavrinac &#8211; Jefferies & Company Doug Mavrinac &#8211; Jefferies & Company I had a few follow up questions. The first couple have to do with some of the new time charters that were announced. On the Aframax you guys...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chief Ben Bernanke does not expect to raise rates in the near future. Plus: Senate to vote on extending unemployment benefits an additional 14 weeks.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The central bank begins a two-day meeting to discuss interest rates, but economists expect rates to stay at historic lows. Plus: New housing data gives Wall Street a boost.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alliant Energy Corporation Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14034_23-329404.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions.  Our first question comes from Brian Russo &#8211; Landenburg Thalmann. Brian Russo &#8211; Landenburg Thalmann You mentioned you expect WPL to earn an ROE of about 6% this year.  Can you possibly quantify for us the EPS impact of earning 6% versus...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:08:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CNA Financial Corp. Q2 2009 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 Jay Cohen &#8211; BAS/MIL.  Jay Cohen &#8211; BAS/MIL  I have a couple of questions. First, you mentioned I guess in the specialty business credit crisis claims being less than what you had...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:06:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Graftech International Q2 2009 Earnings Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator At this time, thank you very much. We will go to our question-and-answer session. Operator Instructions. Our first question will come from Luke Folta with Longbow Research. Luke Folta - Longbow Research Hi. Good morning guys. Craig Shular Good morning, Luke. How are you today? Luke Folta...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:38:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Q2 2009 Earnings Call]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14037_23-324073.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionBill Callihan Operator, if you could give our participants the instructions please. Operator Yes, sir. Operator Instructions. And your first question comes from the line of Paul Miller of FBR Capital Market. Paul Miller - FBR Capital Market Thank you very much. How you're doing. Hey, on your...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:59:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The McClatchy Company Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14052_23-323057.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from the line of Craig Huber of Barclays Capital.   Craig Huber - Barclays Capital A couple of things -- talk, if you would, about your advertising rate for your newspapers, what the percent change was there year over...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:06:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Credit Card Loophole Big Enough for a Mack Truck]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Here's something to make your day, week or month -- in case you haven't got much else going on in your life. (Okay, it's true. I don't.) On August 20, two provisions of the new credit card law go into effect. The first requires card companies...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lock In Low Rates Before U.S. Debt Concerns Push Them Up]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big news last Friday was the shot Standard & Poor's fired across the bow of Great Britain by warning the British that their debt was on negative credit watch. This may raise the cost of government borrowing, which may raise interest rates for you. So if you're thinking of...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Credit card reform will eliminate many deceptive and predatory practices, but it also might cut your credit limits, raise your rates or get you canceled. by Kathy Kristof]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hercules Offshore, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14034_23-292740.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, sir. Operator instructions. Our first question will come from the line of Angie Sedita of Macquarie. You may proceed. Angie Sedita &#8211; Macquarie Alright. Thanks. Good quarter, guys. John Rynd Thank you. Angie Sedita &#8211; Macquarie John, you signed the contracts on the 203 and...]]></description>
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