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		<title><![CDATA[Buffett: We Were Close to a 'Meltdown']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Chinese businessman pays $2.1 million to charity to win lunch with the billionaire investor -- and the 'Oracle of Omaha' shares his thoughts about how dire the U.S. financial crisis really was. Priya David reports.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:24:19 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch: Blackstone Group, Toyota, BP, U.S. Economy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch: Blackstone Group, Toyota, BP, U.S. EconomyRE: Daily Dispatch: Blackstone Group, Toyota, BP, U.S. EconomyToyota has enjoyed strong sales on the back of the success of its pioneering petrol/electricity hybrid, and other fuel saving devices the Prius, and new models of popular car ranges like the Camry Sedan and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:51:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CompTIA Says Small IT Businesses Play Integral Role in Stimulating U.S. Economy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Small IT businesses play an integral role in stimulating the U.S. economy, so says one such enterprise in testimony before the House Small Business Committee today.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Talking down inflation--markets not buying.(The Economy)(Viewpoint essay)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6632/is_200804/ai_n26408565]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ALL THOSE "IMPORTANT" AND "famous" economists  that have been arguing for almost a year that inflation was not a  problem for the U.S. economy seem to have changed their minds in the  last few weeks; talk about being "data drive  ALL THOSE "IMPORTANT" AND "famous" economists...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fed Notes 'Significant' Risk of Downturn]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve officials said during their Jan. 29-30 meeting that lower interest rates may be needed for some time to stave off the effects of a faltering U.S. economy. Federal Reserve officials said during their Jan. 29-30 meeting that lower interest rates may be needed for some time to stave...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stimulus Bills Advance in Congress; Fed Cuts Rates to Revive Economy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - As an economie stimulus package began to work its way through Congress last week, the government reported that the U.S. economy had slowed almost to a standstill and the Federal Reserve, hoping to head off a recession, slashed interest rates WASHINGTON - As an economie stimulus package began...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UPS Expands International Air-freight Service]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parcel shipper UPS Inc., said it is expanding an international airfreight service that guarantees delivery dates, as the company leans on global operations in a slowing U.S. economy. Parcel shipper UPS Inc., said it is expanding an international airfreight service that guarantees delivery dates, as the company leans on global...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FedEx Profit Dips 6% in Sept.-Nov. Quarter, But International Business Softens Decline]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Battered by a stumbling U.S. economy and soaring fuel prices, FedEx Corp. reported a 6% decline in net income for the three months ended Nov. 30. However, the second-largest corporation in U.S. trucking said in a conference call with analysts Dec. 20 thatBattered by a stumbling U.S. economy and soaring...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Economy Most Competitive in the World]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Economy Most Competitive in the WorldUS Economy CompetitivenessI think this article fails to recognize some of the major areas where the US economy is failing greatly.  One of these areas happeneds to be main street, far away from the record highs of Wallstreet.  I belive a lot...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Muted recovery: seasonal electronic upturn offsets housing drop.(Market Outlook)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5991/is_200711/ai_n24194088]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Following the sub-prime mortgage/housing/financial crisis  revelations in August, the U.S. economy reeled. A great worry was less  liquidity and buying confidence, causing lower consumer and business  spending. The Fed reacted by cutting rates 0.5 perce  Following the sub-prime mortgage/housing/financial crisis  revelations in August, the U.S....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FedEx Reports 4% Rise in Its 1Q Net Income]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5935/is_200709/ai_n23927413]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Higher profitability from its Express and Ground units enabled FedEx Corp. to report a 4% increase in net income for the three months ended Aug. 31, despite a slowing U.S. economy that nampered the company's less-thantruckload division.Higher profitability from its Express and Ground units enabled FedEx Corp. to report a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fed Gives Mixed Report on Trucking Activity]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve gave a generally positive assessment of the U.S. economy last week, with a mixed report on the health of trucking.The Federal Reserve gave a generally positive assessment of the U.S. economy last week, with a mixed report on the health of trucking.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GAO blames Congress for hobbled renewable energy research]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5619/is_200701/ai_n23627290]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Government Accountability Office last week delivered its surprising finding that the Department of Energy's R&amp;D budget has fallen dramatically over the past 25 years even after the oil shocks of the 1970s highlighted the U.S. economy's d The U.S. Government Accountability Office last week delivered its surprising finding...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AICPA Economic Outlook Survey: CPA Executives Losing Confidence]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Optimism about the U.S. economy among CPAs serving in corporate America's C-suites is declining, according to the AICPA's latest Business and Industry Economic Outlook survey.Optimism about the U.S. economy among CPAs serving in corporate America's C-suites is declining, according to the AICPA's latest Business and Industry Economic Outlook survey.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cypress Software helps community banks enhance loan operations]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[David versus Goliath scenarios occur all the time in the U.S. economy where large corporations hold all the advantages over smaller companies. It is a byproduct of capitalism and a free market society. However, through that same free market, smaller businDavid versus Goliath scenarios occur all the time in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Money mysteries: the housing market slowdown should be good for the U.S. economy, but the Fed's focus on flawed inflation measures is interfering.(SEIDERS ECONOMY)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6684/is_200608/ai_n26483921]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. economy is in the midst of a major transition, and the  housing sector is key to the outcome. Reductions in home sales and  housing production, as well as a slowdown in house price appreciation,  are essential to a continuation of the current e  The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fed Says Economy Shows Signs of Slowdown]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. economy continued expand from mid-April through early June, but there were signs of deceleration in some areas, the Federal Reserve said June 14.The U.S. economy continued expand from mid-April through early June, but there were signs of deceleration in some areas, the Federal Reserve said June 14.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rising energy costs making waves in the economy.(VIEWPOINT)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dip in energy cost is proving short-lived as the price at the  gas pump and heating oil are beginning to rise again. That increase will  certainly impact the economy and pressure more businesses to proceed  cautiously into an uncertain future.    Th  The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fed Says Economy, Trucking Remain Strong]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. economy continued to grow at the end of 2005, with trucking and shipping still strong in much of the country despite high fuel prices and the persistent driver shortage, the Federal Reserve said Jan. 18 in its "Beige Book" report.The U.S. economy continued to grow at the end...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The harm to the U.S. economy from two hurricanes that hit the U.S. Gulf Coast over the past month will be more modest than previously thought, the Congressional Budget Office says.(economy: HOW SUPPLY MANAGERS SEE HIGH-TECH BUSINESS)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The harm to the U.S. economy from two hurricanes that hit the U.S.  Gulf Coast over the past month will be more modest than previously  thought, the Congressional Budget Office says. The late-summer storms  didn't really depress industrial activity be    The harm to the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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