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		<title>Vermont economy hits bottom; governor says &#8216;a couple of tough years&#8217; still to come</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Gram</dc:creator>
		
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Vt. economy hits bottom; revenue forecast up a bit

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont&#8217;s economy apparently is turning a corner but heading into a slow, painful recovery, state budget officials were told Thursday.
&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be a couple of tough years still,&#8221; Gov. Jim Douglas said after the state Emergency Board heard from consulting economists for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont&#8217;s Emergency Board to get update about state finances from economists</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Vt. Emergency Board to get state revenue forecast

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont state officials are set to get an update on state finances.
The state Emergency Board, made up of legislative money committee chairs and Gov. Jim Douglas, has set a meeting for 1 p.m. Thursday to hear from consulting economists for the Legislature and administration about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WVU economic forecast calls for West Virginia employment to begin growing again in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Huber</dc:creator>
		
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WVU forecast calls for employment rebound in 2010

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state economy should begin producing more jobs than it loses around the middle of 2010, West Virginia University predicted in its annual economic outlook Wednesday.
But the recovery is expected to be sluggish and centered on service industry jobs rather than energy. WVU is predicting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forecasters predict &#8217;slow and weak recovery&#8217; in 6 New England states</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Salsberg</dc:creator>
		
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Forecast: New England economy slow to rebound

BOSTON — The worst of the recession may be over, but a new economic forecast points to a &#8220;slow and weak recovery&#8221; in the New England states, with job losses likely to continue until the fourth quarter of 2010.
The report, released Tuesday by the New England Economic Partnership, said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FedEx sees slight boost in shipments on its busiest day, forecasts 13 million on Dec. 14</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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FedEx projects busier busiest day
NEW YORK — FedEx is predicting a little more holiday cheer this year.

The company, based in Memphis, Tenn., forecasts it will ship 13 million packages on Dec. 14, which it expects to be its busiest day this year.
That would be up more than 8 percent from the total of about 12 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank tests find all but GMAC raised enough capital, but economic forecasts prove unrealistic</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Manning</dc:creator>
		
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Economic forecasts in bank tests miss their mark

WASHINGTON — All but one of the 19 largest banks have raised the extra capital cushion regulators said they&#8217;d need to withstand a deeper recession — a sign, the Treasury secretary said, of how much the financial system has improved since the crisis began.
But the banks&#8217; capital needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks carve small gains as job losses slow even as unemployment hits 10.2 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks post modest gains as job losses slow

NEW YORK — Investors undaunted by a surprisingly weak jobs report found enough positive news to nudge stocks higher Friday.
News that the nation&#8217;s unemployment rate rose above 10 percent last month for the first time in 26 years didn&#8217;t derail the stock market&#8217;s strong gains in the week, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks trade mixed as dollar slides, investors find positives in unemployment rate at 10.2 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks zigzag as dollar slides on jobs report

NEW YORK — Stocks zigzagged in light trading Friday as investors found some positives for the market in a surprisingly weak jobs report.
The Labor Department said employers cut more jobs than expected in October, pushing the unemployment rate above 10 percent for the first time since 1983. However, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks trade mixed as investors find positives for the market in 10.2 percent unemployment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks zigzag as traders digest jobs report

NEW YORK — Stocks are fluctuating in a tight range as investors find some positives for the market in a surprisingly weak jobs report.
The Labor Department&#8217;s report Friday that unemployment has risen above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 isn&#8217;t welcome news but it is reassuring some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks jump as better jobs data, upbeat forecast from Cisco boost hopes for economic rebound</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks surge on jobs data, Cisco forecast
NEW YORK — A drop in unemployment claims and an upbeat forecast from Cisco Systems Inc. gave investors a jolt of confidence a day before a key government report on jobs.

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 200 points Thursday to its first close above 10,000 in two weeks, while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World markets edge higher ahead of Fed statement; positive earnings lift European sentiment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pan Pylas</dc:creator>
		
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World markets edge higher ahead of Fed statement

LONDON — World stock markets rose sharply Wednesday after a batch of upbeat earnings reports and expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would indicate it will keep its easy monetary policy for quite a while yet.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed up 70.68 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian markets rise amid stronger commodity prices, China growth upgrade; HK up nearly 2 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremiah Marquez</dc:creator>
		
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Asia stocks rise as China growth forecast upgraded

BANGKOK — Asian stocks recovered Wednesday after two days of losses as the World Bank raised its growth forecast for China&#8217;s economy and stronger commodities prices lifted the region&#8217;s powerhouse resource companies. European markets were higher.
Every major Asian market traded in the green, with Hong Kong, South Korean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forecast: EU and eurozone economies to grow 0.7 pct in 2010 in better-than-expected rebound</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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EU lifts 2010 growth forecast
BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Tuesday predicted that the EU and eurozone will grow in 2010 at a modest rate of 0.7 percent as the economy moves from a sharp recession to a hesitant and fragile recovery.

The growth forecast was raised from the earlier outlook that the economies would shrink [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian stocks slide on gloomy US economic outlook, overnight Wall Street declines</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Mcdonald</dc:creator>
		
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Asian stocks slide on gloomy US news
BEIJING — Asian stock markets fell for a third day Thursday after signs of weakness in the U.S. housing market added to fears about the health of the global economic recovery. European shares were mixed.

Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney and Taiwan all declined 2 percent or more after a U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neb. lawmakers, governor to cut $335M from budget during next month&#8217;s special session</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate Jenkins</dc:creator>
		
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Neb. targets $335M for cuts in 2-year state budget

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska lawmakers and Gov. Dave Heineman will have to slash $335 million from the two-year state budget during a special legislative session intended to deal with state government&#8217;s worst fiscal crisis in recent memory.
After the budget-cutting target was set Tuesday by an economic forecasting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tepid forecasts from railroads worry investors; Drop in oil hits energy stocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors dumped stocks and locked in profits Friday after the glow of a week full of strong earnings reports faded.

The retreat came as cautious forecasts from railroads stirred unease about the economy and a rising dollar pushed prices of commodities lower, which hurt materials and energy stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average [...]]]></description>
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		<title>September home sales up 9.4 percent, beating expectations as tax credit spurs sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Zibel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Racing to complete their purchases before a tax credit for first-time owners expires, homebuyers pushed sales up last month by the largest amount in more than 26 years.

After jumping 9.4 percent in September, home resales are up nearly 24 percent from the bottom in January, the National Association of Realtors said Friday. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wyoming financial group cuts revenue forecast $382 million for upcoming 2-year budget cycle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Neary</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A panel of state financial experts again has trimmed its estimate of revenues the state of Wyoming will receive in the two-year budget cycle that starts next July — this time by more than $380 million.

The state&#8217;s Consensus Revenue Estimating Group on Monday released a new round of budget projections. It calls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lower jobless claims, muted inflation add to hopes for gradual economic recovery</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lower-jobless-claims-muted-inflation-add-to-hopes-for-gradual-economic-recovery-197183/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — New jobless claims dropped to the lowest level since January and the prices of many household goods stayed low last month, positive signs of stability for the fledgling economic recovery.

The decline in jobless claims shows companies are cutting fewer workers, though the drop isn&#8217;t yet steep enough to signal new hiring, economists said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New jobless claims drop unexpectedly to 514,000; inflation remains muted</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — New jobless claims dropped to the lowest level since January and the prices of many household goods stayed low last month, positive signs of stability for the fledgling economic recovery.

The decline in jobless claims shows companies are cutting fewer workers, though the drop isn&#8217;t yet steep enough to signal new hiring, economists said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New jobless claims drop unexpectedly to 514,000, continuing claims fall below 6 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[514K new jobless claims, 5th drop in 6 weeks

WASHINGTON — The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment insurance has fallen to the lowest level since early January, a sign the labor market is slowly improving.
The Labor Department said Thursday that first-time claims for jobless benefits dropped to a seasonally-adjusted 514,000 from an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite high unemployment, consumers show signs of life as prices expected to stay low</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Consumers may be slowly regaining their appetite to shop, as the prices they encounter in stores remain low.

One benefit of the recession is that inflation is nowhere to be seen, as consumer prices have barely grown in months. Rising unemployment, stagnant wages and tight credit have restrained consumer demand, making it difficult for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Bankers Assn. sees foreclosures, unemployment peaking in 2010, home sales up 11 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Veiga</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — Foreclosures will peak by the end of next year and unemployment will climb above 10 percent as the housing market and U.S. economy grapple with the aftermath of the recession, the Mortgage Bankers Association&#8217;s chief economist said Tuesday.

Jay Brinkmann&#8217;s forecast, released at the trade association&#8217;s annual convention and expo in San Diego, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Citing economic rebound, OPEC projects 2010 oil demand to grow by almost 1 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — A rebounding global economy spurred on mainly by China and other developing nations is expected to boost world oil demand by slightly under 1 percent next year, OPEC said Tuesday while cautioning that the pace of recovery remains far from certain.

In its October Monthly Oil Market Report, the 12-nation group that supplies over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian President Medvedev says economy hit harder than expected by crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that Russia&#8217;s economy was hit harder than expected by the global financial crisis, but Kremlin measures helped the country avoid the worst-case scenario.

Russia&#8217;s gross domestic product will drop by about 7.5 percent this year, compared with earlier forecasts of 3 to 3.5 percent, and industrial production fell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IEA raises 2010 oil demand forecast amid signs of global economic recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — Faster economic growth next year, particularly in the developing world, will drive oil demand higher than previously expected, the International Energy Agency said Friday.

The Paris-based IEA, which advises oil-consuming countries, said crude demand would reach 86.1 million barrels a day in 2010, up 1.7 percent from this year, the IEA said in its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail group downcast about holidays, and Sept.. may have brought sector its 13th monthly drop</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — After parents cut back on clothes and accessories for children this past fall, the retail industry suspects they won&#8217;t be any more generous by the holidays.

The National Retail Federation, usually bullish about holiday sales, predicts a 1 percent decline in total sales to $437.6 billion for November and December combined. The projection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Monetary Fund says tight credit for consumers, businesses to hinder US recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pan Pylas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISTANBUL, Turkey — The U.S economy will be growing again by year end, but tight credit conditions for consumers and businesses will hamper the recovery, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday as it raised its forecast for growth next year to 1.5 percent from 0.8 percent.

The IMF also issued a warning about U.S. public finances, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European, Asian stock markets mostly down on weak data, despite IMF growth forecast upgrade</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Piovano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — World stocks were mostly lower and Wall Street was expected to slide on the open Thursday as weak economic data overshadowed higher growth forecasts from the International Monetary Fund.

Britain&#8217;s FTSE 100 was down 0.7 percent at 5,098.31, Germany&#8217;s DAX fell 0.5 percent to 5,645.30 and France&#8217;s CAC-40 was 0.7 percent lower at 3,769.87.
Asian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business confidence in Japan up for second quarter, though weakness persists</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoko A. Hosaka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — Japanese companies are feeling more confident about business for the second straight quarter. They just don&#8217;t want to build new factories or hire more workers yet.

The Bank of Japan&#8217;s closely watched &#8220;tankan&#8221; survey of business sentiment released Thursday showed the main index for large manufacturers at minus 33, lifted by an emerging recovery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IMF raises 2010 global growth forecast to 3.1 percent but warns that recovery will be slow</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/imf-raises-2010-global-growth-forecast-to-31-percent-but-warns-that-recovery-will-be-slow-183539/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pan Pylas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISTANBUL — The International Monetary Fund said the global economy is recovering faster than expected — but that governments should not be hasty in withdrawing the added spending and low interest rates that have helped restore growth.

The positive report card Thursday was likely to feed cautious but widespread relief that — despite a continuing rise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asia leading global recovery but too early to exit stimulus measures, ADB says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Mcdonald</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — The Asian Development Bank raised its growth forecasts for China and India on Tuesday and said the region is leading a global recovery but warned against ending stimulus efforts too quickly.

The bank increased its 2009 growth forecast for China from its 7 percent outlook in March to 8.2 percent, and India from 5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks shift back to rally mode as analysts make upbeat calls; Dow gains 215 for the week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The stock market shifted back into rally mode Friday after analyst upgrades boosted investor optimism about the economy.

A 36-point advance in the Dow Jones industrial average left the index at a new high for the year and with a gain of 215 points for the week, its best weekly performance since July. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks climb in bouncy trading as traders look for signs about direction of economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors popped the stock market&#8217;s rally back in gear Friday after analyst upgrades boosted optimism about the economy.

A 36-point advance in the Dow Jones industrial average left the index at a new high for the year and with a gain of 215 points for the week. Stock indexes have risen in nine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spending cuts, political fallout loom in Britain as government borrowing hits record in August</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pan Pylas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The recession&#8217;s toll on British government finances was highlighted Friday by official figures showing the government borrowed a record 16.1 billion pounds ($26.3 billion) in August, just days after Prime Minister Gordon Brown conceded that whoever wins the next election will have to take an axe to spending.

The rise took net borrowing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UCLA forecasts double-digit Calif. jobless rate through 2010 but high tech may recover</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ucla-forecasts-double-digit-calif-jobless-rate-through-2010-but-high-tech-may-recover-170342/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — A UCLA forecast says California will continue to struggle with recession next year even though its high-tech industries will rebound.

The quarterly UCLA Anderson Forecast released Wednesday predicts the state&#8217;s jobless rate will jump to 12.2 percent later this year — up from 11.9 percent in July — and will continue in double [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail sales rise more than expected in August; sales excluding autos up 1.1 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Retail sales jumped in August by the largest amount in more than three years, spurred by widespread gains beyond the expected increases of auto sales from the government&#8217;s Cash for Clunkers program.

And while inflation at the wholesale level also rose last month as gasoline prices surged the most in a decade, the retail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Clunkers&#8217; likely boosted Aug. retail sales, but consumers cautious despite steady prices</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Consumers bought hundreds of thousands of cars in August due mainly to the government&#8217;s popular Cash for Clunkers program, but economists expect Americans didn&#8217;t boost their spending on much else.

Still, analysts will scrutinize the Commerce Department&#8217;s report on August retail sales for signs that a budding economic recovery is spurring greater consumer spending. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU sees recession ending in third quarter, warns that upswing will be weak</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — The European Union said Monday that the recession in the euro-zone and EU will likely have ended in the third quarter with the resumption of modest economic growth.

In an update to its May forecast, the EU cast doubt on strength of the upswing, saying it won&#8217;t change its prediction for the euro-zone and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks end slightly lower as a 5-day rally fades away; Dow off 22</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors pulled money out of stocks after a five-day rally left the market at its highest levels in nearly a year.

Even with the latest surge, stocks have little to show for the past decade. Eight years to the day after the 9/11 terror attacks, the Dow Jones industrial average finished within one-tenth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks slip after 5-day rally; FedEx raises profit forecast, wholesale inventories fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors pulled money out of stocks Friday after a five-day rally left the market at its highest levels in nearly a year.

Stocks slipped in quiet trading as investors searched for clues about the market&#8217;s next turn. Many analysts have been calling for a pullback after the recent run, but a rosier profit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FedEx shares jump as it boosts 1Q profit guidance on improved international demand, cost cuts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fedex-shares-jump-as-it-boosts-1q-profit-guidance-on-improved-international-demand-cost-cuts-165914/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Bomkamp</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — FedEx Corp., the world&#8217;s second largest package delivery company, raised its first-quarter earnings forecast on Friday, citing better-than-expected international shipments and cost-cutting.

Its shares leapt more than 6 percent in midday trading. The company&#8217;s performance is seen as a key indicator of overall economic health, and one analyst suggested FedEx&#8217;s announcement underlines earlier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock trade flat in early going after five-day rally; FedEx raises first-quarter forecast</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stock-trade-flat-in-early-going-after-five-day-rally-fedex-raises-first-quarter-forecast-165894/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Stocks are little changed Friday as investors hold back from making big moves after a five-day rally.

Many traders are still expecting a pullback in the market after the extended period of gains, but some upbeat corporate news was drawing in buyers.
FedEx, whose delivery business is often seen as an indicator for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rise for 5th day after slight improvement in jobless claims; Dow climbs 80 points</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors poured money into stocks for a fifth day after a drop in weekly unemployment claims and an upbeat forecast from Procter &#038; Gamble raised hopes for the economy. Falling interest rates on Treasury securities also fed demand for stocks.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 80 points Thursday to its highest close [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil up after fall in crude supplies, forecast for improved demand; OPEC keeps output unchanged</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil prices moved higher for a third straight day Thursday after a report showed that U.S. crude inventories decreased more than expected last week.

Oil also got support from a weaker U.S. dollar, OPEC&#8217;s decision to maintain production levels and a new report that says the slump in global oil demand will not be as bad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil rises as dollar falls, forecast for improved demand; OPEC keeps output unchanged</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil prices edged higher Thursday on a weaker U.S. dollar, OPEC&#8217;s decision to maintain production levels and a new report that says the slump in global oil demand will not be as bad as initially feared.

Benchmark crude for October delivery edged up 25 cents to $71.56 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil climbs to near $72 in midday European trade as dollar falls, OPEC keeps output unchanged</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pablo Gorondi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Oil prices rose to almost $72 a barrel Thursday, helped by a weaker U.S. dollar, steady OPEC production levels and a new report predicting a less severe slump this year in global oil demand.

By mid-afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for October delivery was up 39 cents to $71.70 a barrel in electronic trading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil above $68 in afternoon European trade amid weaker dollar, hopeful OECD forecast</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pablo Gorondi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil prices traded higher Thursday as the U.S. dollar weakened slightly against the euro and the OECD was optimistic about the recovery of the global economy.

By mid-afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for October delivery was up 19 cents to $68.24 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier in the session, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OECD says economies to rebound earlier than predicted, though recovery remains fragile</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Keller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — The world economy is headed for an earlier recovery than previously forecast, although the pace of the rebound will likely remain modest for some time to come, the OECD said Thursday.

The Paris-based watchdog of industrialized nations said recessions this year in Japan and the euro zone will be less severe than the organization [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: Sea of red ink expected when White House, Congress issue budget estimates</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Get ready to hear a lot of huge numbers Tuesday: The Obama administration is expected to boost its estimate of the federal deficit over the next decade by $2 trillion, a move likely to trigger political wrangling over who&#8217;s to blame and how harmful all the red ink will be.

The White House&#8217;s Office [...]]]></description>
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