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		<title><![CDATA[Nasdaq Rises With Online Retailers; Dow Dips on Oil]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Caroline ValetkevitchNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - The Nasdaq rose on Wednesday as strong online holiday sales boosted shares of retailers, including Amazon.com AMZN, and relieved some concerns about the consumer.The Dow edged lower as falling oil prices prompted investors to sell energy shares, while the Standard & Poor's index finished...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:15:10 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Underrated: S&P, Moody's, Fitch ... and PIMCO]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been a tough week for the big three rating agencies: Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings, which seem to be following in the footsteps of the big three auto makers.    First the National Association of Insurance Commissioners put up a "No Help Wanted"...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:23:33 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JAL decision won't affect ratings for American, Delta]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Whether American Airlines keeps Japan Airlines or loses JAL, the outcome will not affect its credit ratings or that of parent AMR, Standard & Poor's Rating Services said Friday.   Nor, for that matter, will the outcome affect ratings for Delta Air Lines, which is trying to woo...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:12:58 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ohio sues Moody's, S&P, Fitch for inflated ratings]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUICK SUMMARY | FULL STORY Reuters NEW YORK - Ohio's attorney general sued the three largest credit rating agencies, saying their pursuit of profit and ties to Wall Street resulted in inflated ratings on toxic mortgage debt, costing state pension funds hundreds of millions of dollars. Attorney General Richard Cordray...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:13:48 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[S&P quits Australia's retail investment market]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's is to quit Australia's retail market following a decision last week by the nation's regulator to strengthen oversight of credit rating agencies by making them more accountable for the advice they provide. New licencing rules from the Australian Securities & Investments Commission effective from the start of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:02:42 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[S&P quits Australian retail market]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUICK SUMMARY | FULL STORY By a staff reporter Ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has announced it will quit the Australian retail market, limiting its advice to wholesale investors after Australia's corporate watchdog said it would make ratings agencies more accountable for the advice they give. While announcing it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:53:41 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[S&P Withdraws Aussie Licence Application]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Credit ratings issued by Standard & Poor's will no longer be available to Australian retail investors from January 1.The global ratings agency says it has withdrawn its retail licence application to preserve its analytical independence.It follows recent moves by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ASIC to make ratings...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How the Credit Rating Agencies Engineered the Goldman Sachs Bailout [Goldman Project]]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Last year's financial collapse was made possible by the greed and incompetence of credit rating agencies, who got paid to lie about the value of subprime debt. It turns out they were responsible for the Goldman Sachs bailout, too.   When AIG was bailed out to the tune...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:06:30 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[S&P Faces 1,100, Searches For Catalyst]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leah SchnurrNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - U.S. stocks could face difficulty gaining traction this week as the S&P 500 bumps against the 1,100 mark and investors become content to cool their heels rather than risk losing gains made for the year.With the vast majority of corporate results already reported, market...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:00:26 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[S&P Faces 1,100, Searches For Catalyst]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leah SchnurrNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - U.S. stocks could face difficulty gaining traction next week as the S&P 500 bumps against the 1,100 mark and investors become content to cool their heels rather than risk losing gains made for the year.With the vast majority of corporate results already reported, market...]]></description>
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