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		<title><![CDATA[Year-End Tax Help]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/article/year-end-tax-help/373444/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There are still ways to save on your 2009 taxes. Make these smart moves to scoop up write-offs, lower your income, and end up paying less to the IRS in April. by Julian Block]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Cooper Companies, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Michael Weinstein. Michael Weinstein The tax rate you&#8217;re assuming in the guidance for 2010 if you could clarify that, and then you had such impressive free cash flow in the last six months, why are we not assuming...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:24:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Trina Solar Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question will come from the line of Rob Stone. Mr. Stone, your line is now open.  Rob Stone - Cowen and Company -- getting so much supplementary data, that&#8217;s a great increase in transparency. A question for Sean -- how do...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:27:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Retail Sales Prove Meredith Whitney's Caution]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[April retail sales were worse than expected, calling into question whether the American consumer is ready to come out of hiding just yet. It's hard to argue with the rationale: until the economy improves, why spend like it's 2005?    The New York Times' Catherine Rampell announced that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 07:51:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chevron Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Mark Gilman with Benchmark. Mark Gilman - The Benchmark Company Pat and Jim good morning to you. I wanted to talk a little bit about the timing on the ramp-up on Frade and Tombua Landana. Any particular reason that the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 12:27:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Too Soon to Write Off Microsoft]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My colleague Michael Hickins seems ready to consign Microsoft to the dust heap. He's certainly right that the last quarter was grim and that Microsoft has some serious problems, including the long over reliance on Windows and Office as its cash cows. But it's easy to over react to the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:36:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Gymboree Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator instructions. Betty Chen, Wedbush Morgan. Betty Chen &#8211; Wedbush Morgan I was wondering if you can start off by maybe giving us a little bit more clarification; I and really appreciate all the details regarding the regulatory changes and how that is really impacting not only Q4...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:48:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tax Tips for the New Jobless]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exactly how much you can write-off for job-related expenses after  you've been laid off depends on how you characterize yourself to the Internal Revenue Service. Here's how to grab all the employment deductions you can when you file your federal income tax return... Most days, being well-off is preferable...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bank of Montreal F1Q09 (Qtr End 1/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions The first question is from Andre Hardy &#8211; RBC Capital Markets. Andre Hardy &#8211; RBC Capital Markets  The first one is probably for Tom.  When I look at your specific allowances relative to gross impaireds, they&#8217;re at about 15%, and if...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:10:42 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MDU Resources Group, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-265883.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Paul Patterson - Glenrock Associates Paul Patterson - Glenrock Associates The ceiling test write-off how should we expect that to impact DD&A going forward? Steve Bietz As far as the DD&A rate on a go...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:35:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MDU Resources Group, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-265884.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Paul Patterson - Glenrock Associates Paul Patterson - Glenrock Associates The ceiling test write-off how should we expect that to impact DD&A going forward? Steve Bietz As far as the DD&A rate on a go...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:35:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Target's Bad Credit-Card Debts On the Rise]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid declining comparable store sales resulting from a decrease in consumer spending, discount retailer Target is also being adversely affected by rising bad debt expenses as consumer creditworthiness continues to deteriorate, according to the third-quarter 2008 10-Q regulatory filing:    	Credit card receivables are recorded net of an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:16:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Credit Quality Declining at Target]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/secdocuments/?p=183]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Amid declining comparable store sales resulting from a decrease in consumer spending, discount retailer Target is also being adversely affected by rising bad debt expenses as consumer creditworthiness continues to deteriorate, according to the third-quarter 2008 10-Q regulatory filing:    	Credit card receivables are recorded net of an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:16:03 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions We will go first to Ric Prentiss with Raymond James. Ric Prentiss &#8211; Raymond James Hi, good morning. Adele Skolits Good morning. Christopher French Good morning. Ric Prentiss &#8211; Raymond James Hi, couple of quick questions. I think Adele you mentioned the customer care credit...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seth Gilbert submits: &#8220;A leader is a dealer in hope&#8221; - Napoleon Bonaparte              Layoffs.  Write-offs.  Weak Guidance. Turbulent Times. Uncertainty.  Foggy Futures. Cracked crystal balls.  Caution. Concern. by Seth Gilbert]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[White River Capital, Inc. Announces Estimated Net Operating Earnings of $1.3 Million to $1.5 Million for the Third Quarter of 2008; Takes Action Regarding Goodwill Value]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS -- White River Capital, Inc. (AMEX: RVR) ("White River") today announced estimated net operating earnings for the third quarter of 2008 of between $1.3 million and $1.5 million, or $0.33 and $0.38 per diluted common share. Net operating earnings do not include a pre-tax, non-cash write-off of $34.5 million...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Robert Napoli &#8211; Piper Jaffray Robert Napoli &#8211; Piper Jaffray The restructuring if you could quantify the charge in the fourth quarter and the outlook for savings benefits into 2009 from the restructuring.  Daniel...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; Global bank HSBC said Monday that first-quarter profits climbed, despite writing off an additional 3.2 billion dollars (2.07 billion euros) from its exposure to the US subprime housing market slump.  "HSBC has made a strong start to the year despite the turbulence in global financial markets....]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bennett Environmental Inc. (TSX: BEV) (the "Company" or "BEI") today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the results for the fourth quarter 2007.  In commenting on the results for 2007, Christopher Wallace, Chairman of the Company indicated that "While we as shareholders and...]]></description>
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