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		<title><![CDATA[S&P: Distressed Debt Exchanges May Not Boost Credit Profile]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   Convincing debt holders to swap holdings that are in danger of default for bonds of lesser value has become an increasingly attractive option for some hard-pressed companies. &#8220;As long as capital markets remain open, we believe that some issuers will consider this option,&#8221; according to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:30:03 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/us+market.html"><![CDATA[US Market]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/research+recap.html"><![CDATA[Research Recap]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/yrc+worldwide+inc..html"><![CDATA[YRC Worldwide Inc.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[S&P Rising Stars at Lowest Level Since 2003]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F167621-s-p-rising-stars-at-lowest-level-since-2003%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   Standard & Poor&#8217;s Ratings Services upgraded two issuers to investment grade (&#8217;BBB-&#8217; and higher) from speculative grade (&#8217;BB+&#8217; and lower) this past month,  bringing the tally of rising stars to 16 issuers so far this year, affecting debt worth US$51.46 (&#8364;34.84) billion.  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:03:38 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/us+market.html"><![CDATA[US Market]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/research+recap.html"><![CDATA[Research Recap]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/fidelity+national+information+services+inc..html"><![CDATA[Fidelity National Information Services Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/slm+corp..html"><![CDATA[SLM Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">FIS</category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">SLM</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Global Junk Default Rate Hits 12%, Nears Expected Peak]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F165613-global-junk-default-rate-hits-12-nears-expected-peak%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   Moody&#8217;s  says global speculative-grade default rate will rise to a peak of 12.5% in the fourth quarter of this year and then decline sharply to 4.5% a year from now.   Excerpts from Moody&#8217;s &#8220;September Default Report&#8221; by Research Recap]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:02:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rising U.S. Unemployment Continues to Haunt Housing Market]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F165345-rising-u-s-unemployment-continues-to-haunt-housing-market%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   CreditSights says the weak employment situation remains a prevalent factor keeping any housing recovery at bay.   Excerpts from Housing Recoils On Jobs Data by Research Recap]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:24:19 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/research+recap.html"><![CDATA[Research Recap]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/d.+r.+horton+inc..html"><![CDATA[D. R. Horton Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/lennar+corp..html"><![CDATA[Lennar Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">DHI</category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">LEN</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Moody?s Sees Meaningful Improvement in Junk Bond Liquidity]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F165114-moodys-sees-meaningful-improvement-in-junk-bond-liquidity%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   Ratings agency expects default rate to decline after November.   Moody&#8217;s Liquidity-Stress Index continued to fall in September and at 14.0%, was down more than three percentage points for the quarter. This is the lowest that the Liquidity- Stress Index has been since October...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:17:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Another Reason for Corporate Fraud: 'We Like Stealing']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F161575-another-reason-for-corporate-fraud-we-like-stealing%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   PNC PNC, Manitowoc MTW, Tuto Perini TPC top list of companies with risky corporate governance practices.   Guest Post by James A. Kaplan, Chairman and CEO, Audit Integrity by Research Recap]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:52:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/pnc+financial+services+group+inc..html"><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/suncom+wireless+holdings+inc..html"><![CDATA[SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">PNC</category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">TPC</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Emerging Market Economies Decoupling from OECD Countries]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F160688-emerging-market-economies-decoupling-from-oecd-countries%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   The latest trends in real exchange rates suggest that &#8216;decoupling&#8217; autonomous growth in the emerging markets could be underway.   Guest Post from Oxford Analytica by Research Recap]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:11:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Improving Liquidity Should Help REITS Meet Obligations]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F158429-improving-liquidity-should-help-reits-meet-obligations%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   Excerpted from REIT Liquidity: Cutting Credit Capacities   Real Estate Investment Trust liquidity profiles continue to improve as the selective terming out of debt maturities has taken a front seat to the deleveraging from the widespread issuance of common equity that took place during...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:23:50 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/highwoods+properties+inc..html"><![CDATA[Highwoods Properties Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">HIW</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[The World Bank's Grim Picture of Emerging Economies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F144794-the-world-bank-s-grim-picture-of-emerging-economies%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   It is a hard to find much positive in the World Bank&#8217;s grim economic outlook for emerging economies. True, the Bank did increase its estimate of China&#8217;s growth to 7.2%  from 6.5% this year, but that is not enough to make much difference. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:54:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Rating Outlook Stable Despite Debt - Moody's]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F140187-u-s-rating-outlook-stable-despite-debt-moody-s%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   Even with a significant deterioration in the US government&#8217;s debt position, its rating has a stable outlook and demonstrates the attributes of a Aaa sovereign,  Moody&#8217;s MCO says  in its annual report on the United States. These attributes include a diverse and resilient...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 09:44:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/research+recap.html"><![CDATA[Research Recap]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/moody%2527s+corp..html"><![CDATA[Moody's Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MCO</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Global Junk Bond Default Rate to Hit 14.8% - Moody's]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F136536-global-junk-bond-default-rate-to-hit-14-8-moody-s%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   Moody&#8217;s now expects the global speculative-grade corporate default rate to peak at 14.8% in the fourth quarter, before subsiding to 10.4% a year from today. Junk bond defaults rose to 8.3% from a revised level of 7.4% in March. A year ago, the global default...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 11:23:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Cuts CMBS Ratings in Wake of General Growth Filing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F132382-fitch-cuts-cmbs-ratings-in-wake-of-general-growth-filing%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   The shoes are starting to drop in the aftermath of the bankruptcy filing of retail shopping mall REIT General Growth Properties GGP.  Fitch Ratings has revised its Rating Outlook to Negative from Stable on 96 U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) classes across 20 transactions....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:29:47 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/us+market.html"><![CDATA[US Market]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/research+recap.html"><![CDATA[Research Recap]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/general+growth+properties+inc..html"><![CDATA[General Growth Properties Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">GGP</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Moody's Negative Outlook Implies Local Government Defaults]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F130157-moody-s-negative-outlook-implies-local-government-defaults%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   In its first-ever assignment of a sector-wide outlook for US local government ratings, Moody&#8217;s gives a negative outlook for the sector over the next 12 to 18 months. While it does not address local governments individually, it does imply increasing downgrades and possibly defaults by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:33:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Junk Bond Rate Forecast Trimmed to 14.6% - Moody's]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F129981-junk-bond-rate-forecast-trimmed-to-14-6-moody-s%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   Moody&#8217;s default rate forecasting model now predicts that the global speculative grade bond default rate will reach a peak of 14.6% in the fourth quarter of 2009 and will remain at an elevated rate of 11.7% a year from now. The forecast is down slightly...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:42:25 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Leading Indicators Signal Strong Global Economic Slowdown]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F109439-leading-indicators-signal-strong-global-economic-slowdown%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   The OECD&#8217;s composite leading indicators CLIs for October 2008 continue to point to a weakening outlook for all the major seven economies, while  the outlook has significantly deteriorated in the major non-OECD member economies, with China, India and Russia now also facing strong slowdowns....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:09:06 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Examining the Credit Agencies: The More They Compete, the Higher Their Ratings]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F100245-examining-the-credit-agencies-the-more-they-compete-the-higher-their-ratings%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Research Recap submits:   A new working paper* from Harvard supports the claim that increased competition among credit ratings agencies has resulted in more generous and less informative ratings.  The paper examines the impact of the growth of Fitch Ratings as a competitor to the incumbent &#8220;duopoly&#8221; of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:19:15 -0700</pubDate>
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