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  <title>Sector Wrap: Cosmetics rise</title>
  <description>Shares of cosmetic companies rose Monday, following the broader markets higher on news that the Bush administration plans to move quickly to implement its $700 billion rescue program.</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:54:55 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Analyst calls Estee Lauder sell-off overdone</title>
  <description>An analyst on Thursday said a recent sell-off in shares of Estee Lauder Cos. is overdone, noting that the cosmetics and fragrance company's sales have been better than many of its peers.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/analyst-calls-estee-lauder-sell-off-overdone.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:36:56 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Estee Lauder CEO Lauder gets $9.1M in compensation</title>
  <description>NEW YORK--Cosmetics company Estee Lauder Cos. paid Chief Executive William P. Lauder $9.1 million in total compensation for the fiscal year ended June 30, up 11 percent from the year before, according to a regulatory filing.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/estee-lauder-ceo-lauder-gets-9-1m-in-compensation.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:29:11 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Sector Snap: Cosmetic companies decline</title>
  <description>Shares of cosmetic companies mostly slipped Monday, following the broader markets lower on persistent worries about the credit crisis spreading worldwide.</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:25:08 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>El Paso reports production losses from Ike</title>
  <description>El Paso Corp. said Friday production in the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana areas affected by Hurricane Ike is likely to remain at sharply reduced levels until as long as late November.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/el-paso-reports-production-losses-from-ike.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:46:33 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Sector snap: Cosmetics companies fall</title>
  <description>Shares of cosmetics companies followed Wall Street lower after lawmakers rejected a $700 billion emergency rescue plan for the banking industry. The Dow Jones industrials sank more than 735 points as investors worried that the failure of the government's financial rescue plan in the House will exacerbate the current economic credit crisis.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/sector-snap-cosmetics-companies-fall.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:58:25 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Analyst: consumer products companies to cut costs</title>
  <description>Makers of consumer and personal care products are cutting costs as growth slows and input prices rise, Deutsche Bank analyst Bill Schmitz wrote in a note to investors Friday.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/analyst-consumer-products-companies-to-cut-costs.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:00:35 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Sector Wrap: Cosmetics companies</title>
  <description>Shares of cosmetics makers followed Wall Street lower on Monday, as investors anticipated more news about the government's plan to buy $700 billion in banks' mortgage debt.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/sector-wrap-cosmetics-companies.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:36:52 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>El Paso Pipeline buys added stakes for $736M</title>
  <description>El Paso Pipeline Partners L.P. is paying $736 million for additional stakes in two gas companies owned by its general partner, El Paso Corp., the company said Wednesday.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/el-paso-pipeline-buys-added-stakes-for-736m.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:35:57 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Origins opens new concept store in Denver</title>
  <description>Origins, the nature-minded brand of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., on Tuesday officially launched a new concept store in Denver aimed at testing ideas, showing off a commitment to green living and getting customers to stay awhile.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/origins-opens-new-concept-store-in-denver.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:03:05 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>High-definition makeup: Prepare for your close-up</title>
  <description>Makeup sellers seeking to stand out amid crowded cosmetic counters are expanding into a niche once confined to those living under the scrutiny of the lens: high-definition makeup.</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:14:55 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Analyst upgrades shares of Estee Lauder</title>
  <description>An analyst on Thursday upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Cos., confident that President Fabrizio Freda can help drive positive changes at the cosmetics and fragrance company.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/analyst-upgrades-shares-of-estee-lauder.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:59:58 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>El Paso Times editor resigns from paper</title>
  <description>The editor of the El Paso Times has stepped down, officials at the newspaper announced Tuesday. Dionicio "Don" Flores, executive vice president and editor at the paper, had run the paper since 1993. His staff was told about the resignation during a newsroom meeting Tuesday morning. A successor was not immediately named.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/el-paso-times-editor-resigns-from-paper.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:55:01 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Sector Wrap: Cosmetics companies</title>
  <description>Shares of cosmetics makers ended mixed on Thursday, after Estee Lauder Co. and Elizabeth Arden Inc. posted quarterly results that left investors positive about the companies' prospects.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/sector-wrap-cosmetics-companies.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:55:18 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Estee Lauder rises on 4Q, outlook</title>
  <description>Shares of The Estee Lauder Cos. surged on Thursday, after strong international sales lifted quarterly profit for the beauty and skin care products company.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/estee-lauder-rises-on-4q-outlook.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:11:15 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Earnings roundup: Estee Lauder, Wal-Mart</title>
  <description>Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Aug. 14, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--The Estee Lauder Cos., which makes beauty and skin care products, said Thursday fiscal fourth-quarter rose 36 percent, spurred by international growth.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/earnings-roundup-estee-lauder-wal-mart.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:17:49 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Earnings roundup: Flowers Foods, NetEase.com</title>
  <description>Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Aug. 14, from AP Financial News: THOMASVILLE, Ga. (AP)--Flowers Foods Inc., which produces packaged bakery foods, said Thursday its second-quarter income rose 8 percent on better pricing and higher volume for its products.</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:58:34 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Outlook roundup: Briggs &amp; Stratton, Estee Lauder</title>
  <description>Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, Aug. 14, from AP Financial News: MILWAUKEE (AP)--Engine maker Briggs &amp; Stratton Corp. on Thursday issued a fiscal 2009 profit forecast under Wall Street's expectations.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/outlook-roundup-briggs-stratton-estee-lauder.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:11:34 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Estee Lauder sees strong int'l sales in 2009</title>
  <description>Cosmetics maker The Estee Lauder Cos. on Thursday offered fiscal first-quarter and full-year guidance and said sales will be driven by international growth.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/estee-lauder-sees-strong-intl-sales-in-2009.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:27:56 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title>International results boost Estee Lauder 4Q</title>
  <description>The Estee Lauder Cos., which makes beauty and skin care products, said Thursday fiscal fourth-quarter rose 36 percent, spurred by international growth.</description>
    <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/international-results-boost-estee-lauder-4q.htm</link> 
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:01:56 EDT</pubDate>
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