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		<title><![CDATA[CBA posts 7% fall in cash earnings, sees slowing credit growth]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By a staff reporter, with Reuters Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd's CBA full year cash earnings, have declined seven per cent to $4.42 billion as a result of increased impairment expenses during the year. CBA said it sees positive economic signs, but predicted a decline in overall credit growth throughout...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:52:54 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Moody's and S&P Affirm The Washington Post Company's Long-Term and Short-Term Ratings]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) announced today that Moody's Investors Service and Standard and Poor's Ratings Services have affirmed the Company's long-term and short-term debt ratings as follows:                    <...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Announces the S&P SmallCap 600 Index Inclusion Date Change]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[GREENWICH, Conn. -- Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (NYSE: UBA and UBP) announced that Standard and Poor's, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, has announced that they are extending the inclusion date of adding the Company's Class A Common Stock UBA to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index until the close of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RAM Holdings Ltd. Comments on Standard and Poor's Ratings Action]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HAMILTON, Bermuda -- RAM Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:RAMR) responded today to Standard & Poor's ("S&P's") ratings actions lowering the financial strength and financial enhancement ratings on RAM Reinsurance Co. Ltd. RAM Re from 'AAA' to 'AA' and removing these ratings from CreditWatch. S&P's outlook on the 'AA' rating is negative.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pearl River Resort Statement on Standard and Poor's Ratings Release]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHOCTAW, Miss. -- The Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise CRDE, a business enterprise of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, today issued the following statement by Lawrence Kovach, newly appointed chief financial officer of Pearl River Resort, on the ratings outlook issued today by Standard & Poor's.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Purple Beverage Company Announces Stock Report Coverage by Standard and Poor's]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Purple Beverage Company Inc. (OTCBB: PPBV) is pleased to announce that Standard & Poor's (S&P) has today commenced Factual Stock Report coverage on the rapidly-growing beverage company.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Timminco Added to S&P/TSX Composite Index.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO, ONTARIO, Mar 19, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Timminco  Limited ("Timminco") (TSX:TIM) announces that Standard and  Poor's (S&P) has added Timminco to the S&P/TSX Composite  Index as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index review.  The change will be effective at the market open...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News: The Banker Country Awards 2007 - The Banker's Bank Of The Year Country Awards Acknowledge Banks For The Best Overall Performance In Their Country. Our Global Editorial Team Chose The Winners Based On Analysis Of The Latest Results And Performance Da]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Afghanistan    Standard Chartered Bank Afghanistan    Plagued by war, political instability and rampant criminal  activity, Standard Chartered Bank Afghanistan still manages to produce  growth and improved profitability. In 2006, the bank's net profits  rose 46.9% to $2.6m, assets grew by 73.3% to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IPtimize Dramatically Increases Stock Visibility and Accessibility With Standard and Poor's]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[IPtimize, Inc.  (PINKSHEETS: IPZE) ("IPtimize" or the "Company"), a broadband voice and data service provider, announced today that its company information would be published in Standard & Poor's Corporation Records Listing Program.  As part of the program, a description of   IPtimize   will be published...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Macquarie leads banks lower.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Gabriella Hold    May 22, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) --  The Australian sharemarket lost ground on 22 May 2007, with the  S&P/ASX 200 down 30.2 points at 6,338.8. The broader All Ordinaries  Index eased 22.3 points to 6,350.2. The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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