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		<title>Realtors&#8217; economist sees resale home values, sales rising in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Veiga</dc:creator>
		
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Realtors: home prices to rise 4 percent in 2010

SAN DIEGO — Home prices are expected to grow modestly next year and sales will keep rising as the housing market continues to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression, the National Association of Realtors said Friday.
Home resales are projected to total 5.7 million next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>William Blair downgrades 3 for-profit education providers, doesn&#8217;t see shares rising</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Sector Snap: For-Profit education cos. downgraded

NEW YORK — A William Blair analyst lowered his rating on three higher-education providers, saying investors won&#8217;t likely see any big increases in their share prices.
In a note to investors Wednesday, analyst Brandon Dobell said ITT Educational Services&#8217; tuition costs could &#8220;act as a lightning rod&#8221; for politicians or regulators, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon expands Web-based business services into Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Amazon expands Web-based business services to Asia

SEATTLE — Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that it&#8217;s going to offer Web-based services to businesses in Asia starting next year.
Amazon Web Services LLC provides cloud computing, storage, database and other services to businesses. The company will open locations in Singapore in the first half of 2010, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Layoffs, telecommuting allow small businesses to downsize their real estate, save big bucks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce M. Rosenberg</dc:creator>
		
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Small businesses downsize real estate, save money

NEW YORK — There&#8217;s a downsizing trend under way at many small businesses: Moving to smaller offices because of shrinking staffs and as more workers telecommute.
Owners say they&#8217;re saving money on real estate, office furniture and other expenses by letting employees work from home or by using independent contractors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major Pittsburgh-based law firm cutting salaries for entry-level attorneys, citing economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Major Pittsburgh-based law firm cutting salaries

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh-based law firm Reed Smith is delaying hiring new attorneys, who will see their entry-level salaries cut by nearly 20 percent when they join the firm in January.
Eight new attorneys in Pittsburgh will earn $110,000 annually, instead of $135,000, the starting rate for new attorneys hired last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kilroy Realty says Tyler Rose to become chief financial officer; Michelle Ngo named treasurer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Tyler Rose to become CFO of Kilroy Realty
LOS ANGELES — Real estate investment trust Kilroy Realty Corp. said Tuesday its senior vice president and treasurer, Tyler H. Rose, will be promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer starting at the end of the year.

The company said Tyler will take over from Richard E. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite jobless rate, many don&#8217;t have resumes prepared for a job hunt; Surviving a promotion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Conroy</dc:creator>
		
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Job-hunt readiness, surviving a promotion
READY OR NOT?: With the nation&#8217;s jobless rate above 10 percent, many workers may expect the unexpected when it comes to their careers. But only one in five have updated their resumes in the last three months, while almost half haven&#8217;t made changes to the document in the past year, according [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge rules HOPE artist can switch lawyers, denying motion by The Associated Press</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Judge: HOPE artist can switch lawyers in AP suit
NEW YORK — Shepard Fairey has a new legal team and new questions he must answer.
The street artist known for his Barack Obama &#8220;HOPE&#8221; image will be permitted to switch attorneys in his copyright fight against The Associated Press, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Median home prices fell in 80 percent of US metropolitan areas in third quarter of 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.w. Elphinstone</dc:creator>
		
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Median home prices fell nationwide in 3Q
A real estate group says home prices fell in eight out of every 10 U.S. cities in the third quarter of this year as heavily discounted distressed sales made up 30 percent of all deals.
But home sales continued their climb, with quarterly sales outpacing the second quarter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Al-Qaida&#8217;s training camps are smaller and more mobile, harder for US drones to detect</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lolita C. Baldor</dc:creator>
		
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Terror training camps smaller, harder to target

WASHINGTON — Under growing pressure from U.S. missile strikes, the al-Qaida terror network is relying more heavily on local insurgent groups along the Pakistan border to house training camps that are growing smaller and more mobile, according to counterterrorism officials and analysts.
The changes in the terror group&#8217;s training operations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beautiful memorials to carnage, British graveyards are a global reminder of war&#8217;s cost</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matti Friedman</dc:creator>
		
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Beauty and tragedy in global network of war graves

It is the British empire of the dead.
Scattered across 150 countries and managed from a modest office building near London&#8217;s Heathrow Airport, a global patchwork of graveyards constitutes a beautiful memorial to the ugliest carnage: the 1.7 million fighting men and women who died for Britain and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earnings roundup: Freddie Mac losses narrow, PriceSmart 4Q profit slides on operating expenses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Earnings roundup: Freddie Mac, PriceSmart
Among the earnings stories for Friday, Nov. 6, from AP Financial News:

Top stories:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Freddie Mac says its losses narrowed to $6.3 billion in the third quarter and the company didn&#8217;t need a federal cash infusion.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — PriceSmart Inc., which runs warehouse-shopping clubs, said its fourth-quarter profit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New combined pension/401k retirement plan may come in January</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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Best of both worlds? Combined pension/401k plan

DES MOINES, Iowa — Over the last year it&#8217;s become abundantly clear that the stock market can devastate even seemingly healthy retirement accounts. Even so, with the guaranteed income of traditional pensions disappearing, most investors have little choice.
The vulnerabilities of the 401(k) plan have cast doubt on whether a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manager: Fellow soldier removed Islamic bumper sticker from suspected Fort Hood gunman&#8217;s car</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Manager: Muslim sticker removed from suspect&#8217;s car
KILLEEN, Texas — An apartment complex manager says the man accused of opening fire at Fort Hood, Texas recently had a religious bumper sticker torn off his car.
The manager, John Thompson, says a fellow soldier allegedly keyed Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan&#8217;s car and ripped up the bumper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Army: Fort Hood shooting suspect was to be deployed to Afghanistan as combat stress counselor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Gearan</dc:creator>
		
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Army: Shooting suspect was bound for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — An Army spokeswoman says the suspect in the Fort Hood shootings had been scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan to counsel soldiers suffering from combat stress.
Army spokeswoman Col. Cathy Abbott says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an active-duty military psychiatrist, was to deploy with an Army Reserve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s unemployment rate rises to 8.6 pct in October as 43,200 jobs lost</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gillies</dc:creator>
		
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Canada&#8217;s unemployment rate rises, 43.2K jobs lost

TORONTO — Canada&#8217;s unemployment rate rose to 8.6 percent in October from 8.4 percent a month earlier as the economy shed a net total of 43,200 jobs, the government said Friday.
The decline in jobs follows two months of moderate growth. Economists had been expecting an increase of 10,000 jobs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama signs bill extending jobless benefits, homebuyer tax credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.
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		<title>THE INFLUENCE GAME: Jobless aid bill has tax breaks to real estate industry, other businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hirschfeld Davis</dc:creator>
		
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Business aided by jobless bill
WASHINGTON — Emergency help for the jobless will be a huge windfall for Realtors, homebuilders, mortgage bankers and others, and that&#8217;s no accident.
Those industries have spent months and millions of dollars making the case for $20 billion in tax cuts for homebuyers and businesses to help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Details emerge about background of Army psychiatrist suspected in rampage at Fort Hood, Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett J. Blackledge</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — He was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say &#8220;I am blessed&#8221; in casual greeting yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neighbor: Fort Hood shooting suspect cleaned out his apartment days before deadly rampage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment
FORT HOOD, Texas — An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment and left a phone message saying goodbye to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment rate tops 10 percent for first time since 1983; 190,000 jobs lost in October</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher. The [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Canada&#8217;s unemployment rate rises
TORONTO — Canada&#8217;s unemployment rate rose to 8.6 percent in October from 8.4 percent a month earlier as the economy shed 43,200 jobs, the government said Friday.

The decline in jobs follows two months of moderate growth. Economists had been expecting a 10,000 gain in October.
Statistics Canada said Friday that the job decline [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to sign bill extending jobless benefits, homebuyer tax credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is set to sign a $24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind as the economy veers toward recovery.
The White House [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE INFLUENCE GAME: Real estate industry, other businesses win tax breaks in jobless aid bill</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-influence-game-real-estate-industry-other-businesses-win-tax-breaks-in-jobless-aid-bill-220172/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hirschfeld Davis</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Emergency help for out-of-work Americans will be a huge windfall to Realtors, homebuilders, mortgage bankers and others, and that&#8217;s no accident.
Those industries have spent months and millions of dollars making the case for $20 billion in tax cuts for homebuyers and businesses to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FBI, IRS seize computers, cash, key to Ferrari from office of Fla. lawyer suspected in fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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Feds seize computers, cash at Fla. lawyer&#8217;s office

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Federal agents seized computers, bank and investment records, cash and even the key to a Ferrari during an all-night search at the office of an attorney suspected of operating a massive fraud scheme.
The firm, Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, released a 10-page list of items taken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buy a house, get a check _ House passes $6,500 tax break for homebuyers; Obama to sign Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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Congress giving homebuyers a big new tax break
WASHINGTON — Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you&#8217;re a first-time homebuyer, get up to $8,000.
As part of the government&#8217;s efforts to encourage people to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House votes to extend homebuyer tax credit into spring, expand it beyond first-time buyers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers — $6,500 cheaper.
First-time homebuyers have been getting tax credits of up to $8,000 since January as part of the economic stimulus package enacted earlier this year. But with the program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monster Worldwide survey of online recruitment finds mild hiring pickup has begun</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Survey: Online recruitment up slightly in Oct.

NEW YORK — Online job recruitment rose modestly, indicating the start of a mild hiring pickup, online job search site Monster Worldwide said Thursday.
The Monster Employment Index edged up one point in October, to 120 from 119, the fourth increase since October 2008. However, the index is down 20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress poised to extend homebuyer tax credit into spring, expand it beyond first-time buyers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-poised-to-extend-homebuyer-tax-credit-into-spring-expand-it-beyond-first-time-buyers-219173/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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Congress set to expand homebuyer tax credit

WASHINGTON — Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers — $6,500 cheaper.
First-time homebuyers have been getting tax credits of up to $8,000 since January as part of the economic stimulus package enacted earlier this year. But with the program scheduled to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company that makes architectural glass and aluminum products adding 20 jobs in Mississippi</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Maker of glass, aluminum products adds Miss. jobs

GRENADA, Miss. — Mississippi economic officials say Vitro America LLC is expanding its operation in the state.
The company makes architectural glass and aluminum products.
The Mississippi Development Authority said in a news release Wednesday that Vitro America will create 20 jobs over the next three years by moving production [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rise at open after report showing fewer-than-expected claims for jobless benefits</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-rise-at-open-after-report-showing-fewer-than-expected-claims-for-jobless-benefits-219060/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks rally at open after better jobs data

NEW YORK — Stocks climbed in early trading Thursday after the market got encouraging news on jobs and consumer spending, two of the economy&#8217;s biggest trouble spots.
The Labor Department said the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell to 512,000 last week, the lowest level since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock futures push higher after report showing fewer-than-expected claims for jobless benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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Stock futures push higher after jobs data
NEW YORK — Stock futures are higher after the government reported a bigger-than-expected drop in workers seeking unemployment benefits.

The Labor Department said initial claims for jobless benefits fell to 512,000 last week, the lowest level since January. Economists had expected 523,000 new claims.
The report offered investors fresh hope that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate-passed $6,500 tax break for homebuyers headed for quick vote in House</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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Congress giving homebuyers a $6,500 tax break

WASHINGTON — Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers — $6,500 cheaper.
First-time homebuyers have been getting tax credits of up to $8,000 since January as part of the economic stimulus package enacted earlier this year. But with the program scheduled to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ready to hire for your small business? Your options include employees, contractors and temps</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ready-to-hire-for-your-small-business-your-options-include-employees-contractors-and-temps-218135/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce M. Rosenberg</dc:creator>
		
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Ready to hire? You have many employee options

NEW YORK — Even though the economy is still suffering and many small businesses won&#8217;t be hiring for some time, some companies are thinking about taking on more workers. The question for many is, what kind?
Some business owners will hire full-time or part-time employees, while others will consider [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks give up gains in last hour, finish mixed after Fed meeting, credit card vote</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-give-up-gains-in-last-hour-finish-mixed-after-fed-meeting-credit-card-vote-218121/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks give up gains in last hour, finish mixed

NEW YORK — A late-day slump left stocks mixed Wednesday as investors couldn&#8217;t hold on to their optimism after the Federal Reserve gave an encouraging assessment of the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average, up more than 150 points after the Fed described the economy as showing more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks extend gains gains as Federal Reserve holds rates at low for &#8216;ended period&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-extend-gains-gains-as-federal-reserve-holds-rates-at-low-for-ended-period-218029/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks add to gains as Fed holds rates low

NEW YORK — Investors sent stocks higher Wednesday after comments from the Federal Reserve and reports on service industries and employment raised hopes about the economic recovery. The market gave up some of its gains after the House voted to speed up the effective date of limits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NM court rejects lawsuit by part-time gov&#8217;t worker challenging higher pension contributions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Massey</dc:creator>
		
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NM court nixes lawsuit to higher pension payments

SANTA FE, N.M. — The state can continue collecting higher pension contributions from part-time government workers earning less than $20,000 a year, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
The court unanimously rejected a legal challenge to part of a pension contribution change that&#8217;s helping the state save more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks bounce around but hold most gains as Fed holds rates at low for &#8216;ended period&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks zigzag as Fed holds rates low
NEW YORK — Stocks are holding on to most of their gains after the Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged and said the pace of economic activity has improved.

The Fed was expected to keep interest rates at a record low of essentially zero. The central bank&#8217;s statement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks jump as service industries grow for 2nd month and as private sector job losses slow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks jump on more growth at service companies

NEW YORK — Investors rushed into stocks after stronger reports on service industries and employment eased two of the biggest worries about the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 100 points after the Institute for Supply Management said service industry activity grew for a second straight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. lawyer suspected of multimillion-dollar fraud sent partners desperate text from overseas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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Fla. lawyer suspected of fraud sent desperate text

MIAMI — A high-profile South Florida lawyer suspected of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud sent his partners a text message from overseas apologizing and calling himself &#8220;a fool.&#8221;
&#8220;Sorry for letting you all down,&#8221; Scott Rothstein wrote Oct. 31 to his partners at the law firm he co-founded. &#8220;I am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks jump as services industries grow for 2nd straight month, private sector job losses slow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks jump as services sectors grow for 2nd month

NEW YORK — Investors rushed into stocks after stronger reports on service industries and employment eased two of the biggest worries about the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 115 points after the Institute for Supply Management said service industry activity grew for a second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks extend gains as services industries expand for 2nd straight month; new orders grow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks rise as services sectors grow for 2nd month

NEW YORK — Investors rushed into stocks after stronger reports on service industries and employment eased two of the biggest worries about the economy.
Stocks jumped Wednesday after the Institute for Supply Management said service industry activity grew for a second straight month in October. The trade group&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rise after report shows decline in job losses; market eager for Fed&#8217;s take on economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks open higher as investors await Fed decision

NEW YORK — Encouraging news on the labor market buoyed stocks in early trading Wednesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve to weigh in on the economy.
The ADP National Employment Report said 203,000 private sector jobs were lost in October, down from the 227,000 jobs lost in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economy&#8217;s problems show in ADP&#8217;s 1st-qtr report, but company manages 3 percent profit gain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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ADP posts higher 1Q profit despite revenue decline

ROSELAND, N.J. — Rising unemployment and the struggles of the U.S. auto industry were both evident as payroll and benefits outsourcer Automatic Data Processing Inc. reported a slim 3 percent profit rise in its first quarter. Cost controls offset lower revenue.
The company attributed the revenue decline to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US stock futures indicate higher opening as investors await Fed&#8217;s assessment of economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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US stock futures higher ahead of Fed decision

NEW YORK — Stock futures are indicating a higher opening Wednesday on Wall Street as investors await the Federal Reserve&#8217;s latest assessment of the economy.
Futures extended early gains after a private group&#8217;s report on employment showed some modest improvement in the labor market. The ADP National Employment Report [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISM index tracking service sector expected to rise in October for 2nd straight month</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Ahead of the Bell: ISM service sector index

NEW YORK — A trade group&#8217;s measure of the health of the U.S. service sector likely rose for a second straight month in October as consumer spending ticks higher, a crucial ingredient for a strong rebound from the recession.
The Institute for Supply Management&#8217;s service index likely edged up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prominent South Fla. lawyer, political fundraiser out as head of firm amid investment probe</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/prominent-south-fla-lawyer-political-fundraiser-out-as-head-of-firm-amid-investment-probe-217040/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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Prominent Fla. lawyer&#8217;s sales pitch called suspect

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida attorney who has raised millions for notable politicians nationwide and hobnobs with sports stars and celebrities was removed Tuesday as head of the law firm he co-founded, suspected by his partner, investors and federal investigators of financial wrongdoing in an exotic investment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attorneys probe prominent Fla. lawyer for missing cash, partner wants firm put in receivership</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/attorneys-probe-prominent-fla-lawyer-for-missing-cash-partner-wants-firm-put-in-receivership-215706/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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Fla. law firm seeks dissolution as lawyer probed

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A prominent and politically connected South Florida attorney was being investigated by his own firm for financial irregularities in an investment business that led his law partner to seek dissolution Monday.
The attorney, Scott Rothstein, and partner Stuart Rosenfeldt founded the firm Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deluxe names Terry Peterson as chief financial officer following Richard Greene&#8217;s resignation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Deluxe names new chief financial officer
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Check printer and payroll provider Deluxe Corp. said Monday that Terry D. Peterson will take over as chief financial officer, effective immediately, following Richard S. Greene&#8217;s resignation.

Peterson, 45, joined Deluxe in 2004. He has been the company&#8217;s chief accounting officer since 2005, and he was vice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawry&#8217;s restaurants to pay $1 million to settle suit claiming men barred from waiting tables</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Lawry&#8217;s settles men&#8217;s sex discrimination suit

LOS ANGELES — The Lawry&#8217;s restaurant chain agreed Monday to pay more than $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed it barred men from waiting tables at its high-end steakhouses.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a final consent decree Monday in federal court. A judge must still [...]]]></description>
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