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         <title><![CDATA[JPMorgan's Contrarian Bet on Branches]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The giant lender seeks a source of cheap funds as rivals retrench. Analysts are skeptical]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Former Citi VP Charged With Embezzeling $19M]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A former Citigroup Inc. vice president, accused by U.S. prosecutor of &ldquo;the ultimate inside job,&rdquo; was charged with embezzling more than $19 million from the bank.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:18:55 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[U.S. Money Funds at Risk in Europe Crisis]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Sovereign defaults, particularly by Spain and Italy, could provoke a swift decline in securities issued by big European banks]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:21:36 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bill Miller Sheds Legg Mason&rsquo;s Kodak Stake]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Legg Mason Capital Management Value Trust, which owned up to 25 percent of Kodak in 2005, lost $551 million when it sold 18.2 million shares in late 2010 and early 2011]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[U.S. Stocks Rise Amid Greek Bailout Expectations as Nike Jumps]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s 500 Index higher for a second day, amid optimism European nations will take action to prevent a Greek default and after Nike Inc. beat earnings estimates.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:20:58 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[German Banks Said to Meet in Berlin on Greece Debt Rollover]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[German banks and insurers will use a French proposal as a blueprint for discussion when they meet with finance ministry officials in Berlin tomorrow to seek an agreement on their role in a Greek rescue, two people with knowledge of the matter said.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lagarde Set to Be Named IMF Chief as U.S., Russia Offer Support]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is poised to be appointed to head of the International Monetary Fund after the U.S. joined countries including European Union nations and Russia in supporting her candidacy.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stocks, Euro Advance as Treasuries Decline Amid Greek Optimism]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Stocks gained, erasing the MSCI All- Country World Index&rsquo;s 2011 loss, while the euro rose and Treasuries fell amid speculation Europe will take action to prevent a Greek default. Commodities surged the most this month.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:44:43 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Disappointing Hardware Sales Hit Oracle Stock]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[An unexpected drop in hardware sales, following Oracle's bullish predictions in March, suggests lower-than-anticipated gains from the software giant's Sun acquisition]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:32:19 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bonds: How to Play Interest Rate Peril]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[With uncertainty high, some bond investors are looking to &quot;unconstrained&quot; managers who take a more active approach to selecting fixed-income securities]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:46:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Now, Chairman Bernanke?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Some economists and former Fed officials think Bernanke should rethink the central bank's wait-and-see policy as growth slows]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Variable Annuities: Lifelong Income, High Cost]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Guarantees make annuities more appealing&mdash;and more complex]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Elephant in the Room]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Swaggering outsider? Erstwhile CEO? Former governor known for being an unknown? A thoroughly unscientific guide to picking your GOP contender]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:07:57 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Why Apple Isn't in the Dow]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Only ExxonMobil is bigger in the U.S. than Apple. While it might add 1,000 points to the Dow if it were on board, its high stock price would distort the index]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:00:03 EDT]]></pubDate>
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