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  <title><![CDATA[Nikkei Slips; Insurers Underperform]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Japan&#039;s Nikkei share average slipped on Tuesday but still hovered near the 9,000 level, with non-life insurers underperforming after MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (8725.T) cut guidance on heavy losses on the flooding in Thailand.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:56:54 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[South Korea’s KOGAS Needs Total 36 mln tonnes LNG in 2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS), South Korea&#039;s state-run gas company, announced on Monday it would be importing in 2012 a total of 36.46 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG), or 1.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, presumably to ensure a steady and constant supply of the commodity for domestic purposes.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:45:05 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dojis Galore]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[By Rudi Filapek-VandyckFNArena has added another video to its Investors Education section on the website.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:48:16 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Profits: JB Hi Fi Profitable, Sleep City In Trouble]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Well, JB Hi-Fi survived a tough Christmas trading period, not to mention a &quot;challenging&quot; six months and lived to tell the tale, despite what some alarmists have been writing about the state of the consumer electronics sector.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:29:45 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[How to Use Positivity to Improve Business Performance]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Barbara Fredrickson is a social psychologist who has conducted extensive research into emotions and positive psychology.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:26:22 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Markets: Greece Returns To Haunt Markets]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Commodity and stock markets across Asia and Europe and the US are on alert as Greece moves back to centre stage with a vital week for the stricken country to either accept sweeping cuts and a huge new round of debt, or head for default.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:21:23 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[China: Not Slowing, Just Holidaying?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[To read some of the reports of the January economic data from China, you&#039;d be excused for thinking that a crisis is on the way as imports and exports growth slowed sharply in January and inflation rose.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:16:52 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Japan: Growth Slumps, Tokyo Electric Bailed Out, Again]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Almost a year on, after the March 11 disasters, the Japanese economy continues to be battered by the impact of the quake and tsunami, and especially the Fukushima nuclear power station crisis.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:16:27 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[DIARY: Aussie Jobless, Profits To Dominate]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Australia&#039;s December interim reporting season will dominate this week, with a host of major companies revealing their results.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:15:37 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Report - Midday 2/14/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[It has been a muted start to the local trading day, following ratings downgrades of several European nations by Moody&#039;s. The local share market was tipped to receive a boost, after US and European markets rose overnight in response to the solid vote in the Greek parliament to approve austerity measures.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:00:39 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[NAB, Commonwealth Also Raise Interest Rates]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[National Australia Bank (NAB) and Commonwealth Bank on Monday joined ANZ Bank and Westpac in raising their interest rates. That means the big four had decided to be independent of the Reserve Bank of Australia&#039;s (RBA) overnight cash rate decisions.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:55:47 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Spot Uranium Grinds To A Halt]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[By Greg PeelThe mismatch between demand for spot uranium in Europe and supply in the US reached its ultimate conclusion last week when simply no one wanted to play.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:13:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Overnight Report: We&apos;re Happy, Aren&apos;t We?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[By Greg PeelThe Dow rose 72 points or 0.6% while the S&P gained 0.7% to 1351 and the Nasdaq added 1.0%.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:36:19 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Dollar Outlook - 02/14/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Bell FX Currency Outlook:
The AUD rallied yesterday after the Greek Parliament passed the austerity measures required by the European Commission, but failed to breach 1.0800.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:56:18 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Leads - 02/14/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian stock market is seen heading for a slow but steady start on Tuesday with the positive global markets performance extending limited gains on commodities and other risk-related assets.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Doji&apos;s Galore]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[By Rudi Filapek-VandyckFNArena has added another video to its Investors Education section on the website.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:13:05 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Valentine's Day Gift Buying Could Leave U.S. Retailers Jilted]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[While Valentine&#039;s Day has always been sure to disappoint lonely hearts, this year&#039;s festivities also may dishearten the retailers used to sweetheart sales during the period, various economic indicators suggest.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:52:47 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Markets Overview 02/14/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Stocks added to gains and hit session highs in afternoon trading, buoyed by the adoption of austerity measures by Greece&#039;s Parliament. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was recently ahead 82 points, or 0.6%, at 12884. The Standard & Poor&#039;s 500-stock index advanced 10 points, or 0.8%, to 1353, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 29 points, or 1%, to 2933.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:41:05 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Stocks Rebound on Greek Austerity Vote: Daily Markets Wrap]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks bounced back Monday from Friday&#039;s biggest loss of the year as Greece&#039;s parliament passed the deeply unpopular austerity bill to secure international rescue funds. The strict financial reform includes a 22 percent cut to minimum wage and 150,000 public-sector job cuts. Rioters protesting the measures set fire to buildings in downtown Athens.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:29:45 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Apple at $500: Nowhere to Move but Up?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Apple made history Monday as shares of the world’s most valuable company exceeded $500 for the first time. They closed at a record $502.60.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:26:47 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Last Minute Valentine's Day Gift Shoppers In For a Deflating Surprise]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Last minute Valentine&#039;s Day gift shoppers hoping to surprise their paramours with a bouquet of balloons are in for a deflating surprise this year. A global helium shortage is causing supply-chain disruptions for gift shop owners, raising the possibility that there won&#039;t be enough of the li...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:25:13 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greek Austerity: What Does It Mean for Investors?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Given that gold, U.S. bonds and the U.S. dollar remain safe havens during times of uncertainty, they cannot be ignored.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297810/20120213/greece-austerity-markets-eu-germany-bailout-bonds.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:04:09 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Defying Weak Economy, GE To Go on U.S. Hiring, Plant-Building Spree]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[General Electric Co., the blue-chip U.S. conglomerate widely seen as a bellwether of the state of the American economy, is going on a hiring spree. The company is set to employ 12,000 new workers over the next five years, including 5,000 veterans hired through a special priority-placement program, GE said Monday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:07:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Apple Shares Top $500, Setting New Milestone]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Shares of Apple, the world’s most valuable technology company, hit the $500 mark  Monday valuing the company at $462 billion. It remains the world&#039;s most valuable company.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:32:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Retail Sales Rose in January: U.S. Economy Preview]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Sales at U.S. retailers probably climbed in January as Americans bought more new cars and shoppers took advantage of post-holiday promotions, a sign that the U.S. economy is recovering, economists said before a report this week.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:17:04 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Week Ahead: Data to Provide More Signs of Economic Improvement]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. stock markets may begin the week with gains as stocks in Asia and Europe advanced after Greek parliament approved austerity measures demanded by Eurozone leaders to secure a bailout package and avoid a messy debt default.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:32:46 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Oil Prices Soar to Nearly $100 as Greece Passes Austerity Measures]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose to nearly $100 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Monday, after Greece&#039;s parliament approved painful austerity measures to secure a second bailout and avoid bankruptcy.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:40:27 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Top After Market NYSE Movers (NBG, LNKD, DLB, AOI, VMW, CIE, GCA, TLM, BCR, NYX)]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The top aftermarket NYSE gainers Friday were: National Bank of Greece, LinkedIn Corp, Dolby Laboratories, Alliance One International and Vmware. The top aftermarket losers were: Cobalt International Energy, Global Cash Access Holdings, Talisman Energy, C.R. Bard and NYSE Euronext.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:29:59 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Report - Afternoon 2/13/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian sharemarket has kicked off the new trading week higher, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up 0.9 pct or 36.8 pts to 4359.4. Futures were initially pointing to a slightly lower start to trade, however turned positive once the Greek parliament passed new austerity measures despite a number of violent protests in seven Greek cities.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:53:26 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Post-Market NASDAQ Movers (MERU, EXXI, IDIX, FTNT, ACHN, NBIX, SMSI, FFN, DNKN)]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Friday were: Meru Networks, Energy XXI, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Fortinet and Achillion Pharmaceuticals. The top after-market NASDAQ gainers losers: Neurocrine Biosciences, Smith Micro Software, FriendFinder Networks and Dunkin&#039; Brands Group.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:52:29 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Commodities to Hit Wall If China Falls Into Recession]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Commodities from copper to crude oil, in three years to five years, may plummet anywhere from 50 per cent to 70 percent from existing level prices as a domino effect of a China potentially falling into a recession by 2015, a mutual fund CEO said.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:58:21 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Japan’s LNG Imports Grew in January; Indonesia Interested in U.S. Natural Gas]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan on Monday said the country had imported a total of 5.23 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in January, compared over 4.12 million tonnes a year earlier.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:52:17 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[China Stocks Rise for Fourth Day Despite Wuhu Retracts Property Easing]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[China&#039;s stocks rose for a fourth day even as Premier Wen Jiabao has called on the need to fine tune economic policies, which has resulted in expectation of easing monetary policy though a decision was announced to suspend the easing of property restrictions in the third-tier city of Wuhu, in eastern Anhui province.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:01:38 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transfield Still Haunted By Big Question Marks]]></title>
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  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297395/20120212/transfield-still-haunted-by-big-question-marks.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:55:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pilots, Joyce Clash Over CEO Remarks on Qantas Grounding]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Despite the labor dispute between Qantas and the unions being under Fair Work Australia for arbitration, a word war erupted between Qantas Chief Executive Alan Joyce and the pilots union.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:44:54 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[More Capital Management For James Hardie]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:13:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Report - Midday 2/12/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The local share market is trading flat in the early session, as investors respond to the passing of a new austerity plan by the Greek parliament. Opponents to the plan have rioted in Athens over the weekend, however the vote, which paves the way for a new bailout package for the stricken Eurozone country, is expected to bring some stability to European markets.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:55:32 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Commodities Markets Summary: Treading the Crucial Lows]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[On Friday, most of the world&#039;s crucial commodities line-up was down spurred by weak Chinese economic data, losses in the euro and renewed problems in Greece over a failed negotiation for its bailout deal.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:44:29 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Asian Markets and Euro Gain After Greek Vote]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Asian shares and the euro gained modestly Monday, relieved by the Greek parliament&#039;s passage of austerity measures that put the country a step closer to securing a much-needed bailout fund and avoiding a messy default.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:33:02 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Commonwealth, NAB to Launch Review of Interest Rates]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The big four are apparently determined to veer away from the Reserve Bank of Australia&#039;s (RBA) overnight cash rate policy. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and National Australia Bank (NAB) are expected to launch a review of their interest rate after Westpac and ANZ Bank hiked their rates on Friday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:59:36 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Official Data Confirm China’s Exports, Imports Down in January]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Official data from China&#039;s Bureau of Custom confirm that exports and imports by the world&#039;s second-largest economy had indeed fallen this January from a year ago.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:51:06 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greeks Approve Austerity Plan, Central Athens in Flames]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greek lawmakers late Sunday accepted terms of a deeply unpopular austerity plan that Eurozone leaders demanded as the price for financially rescuing the debt-choked nation.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:47:20 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Dollar Outlook - 02/13/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Bell FX Currency Outlook:
The AUD tumbled on Friday from the close to 1.0800 to open just below 1.0700 this morning as financial markets became nervous before the vote on austerity measures by the Greek Parliament.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:56:06 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Markets Overview - 02/13/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Stocks were dragged down for their worst one-day loss in about six weeks by tumult over the Greek bailout, disappointing readings on the U.S. economy and a downgrade of nearly three dozen Italian banks.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:49:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Protests Rage Across Europe, Middle East [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in several nations this weekend demanding political justice, economic opportunity, and a change to the status quo. Demonstrators -- who powered the Arab Spring, the worldwide Occupy protests during the summer, and the anti-austerity marches of the European autumn -- are back on the streets in a winter of discontent.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297287/20120212/protest-pictures-greece-syria-portugal-egypt-romania.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:21:18 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bulls Won't Be Tamed by Weak Profits]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Despite a mediocre earnings season and signs of an overbought market, Wall Street bulls are likely to remain in control this week.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297270/20120212/bulls-will-not-be-tamed-by-weak-profits.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297270/20120212/bulls-will-not-be-tamed-by-weak-profits.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:28:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rotten Apple: Slave-labor Workers Overseen by Company Director Al Gore]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Is there anyone on the planet who hasn&#039;t read of the spate of suicides, worker deaths and accidents at the Chinese plants owned by Taiwan&#039;s Hon Hai Precision Industries, better known as Foxconn?.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297133/20120211/apple-iphone-gore-director-slave-labor-manufacture.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297133/20120211/apple-iphone-gore-director-slave-labor-manufacture.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:04:03 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dubai: Is the World's Tallest Building on Fire? [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Rumors are sweeping the Internet that Dubai&#039;s Burj Khalifa skyscraper, the world&#039;s tallest, is on fire, while officials claim it&#039;s just fog]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297103/20120211/dubai-burj-skyscraper-fire.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297103/20120211/dubai-burj-skyscraper-fire.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:59:20 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Strengthen the United States: Cut Pentagon’s Budget 50%]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. overspending on the military has diverted resources from civilian / social investments, including public goods, weakening the U.S. economy, and, by extension, weakening the nation.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297060/20120211/pentagon-defense-spending-education-infrastructure-health-care.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:20:39 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Wall Street Week Ahead: Weak Earnings Reports May Not Tame Strong Market Bulls]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Despite a mediocre earnings season and signs of an overbought market, Wall Street bulls are likely to remain in control next week. There are a number of catalysts that have helped the market this year, including a slew of improved economic data and the Federal Reserve&#039;s vow to keep interest rates low.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297000/20120211/mediocre-earnings-season-strong-market-bulls.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:39:40 EST</pubDate>
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