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				<title>Treasurys dip ahead of this week's auctions (AP)</title>
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				<description>NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks, Treasurys and corporate bonds have been weakening, giving investors fewer places to hide.

As the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled below 6,600 for the first time since 1997, Treasury notes took a modest hit, too, on Monday ahe</description>
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				<pubDate>2009-03-09 18:01:36</pubDate>
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				<title>Senators ask regulators about $180B AIG bailout (AP)</title>
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				<description>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Regulators defended their roles in the oversight and bailout of failed insurance giant American International Group Inc. in Congress Thursday.

Sen. Richard Shelby, an Alabama Repuiblican, called the company &quot;the greatest corporate fail</description>
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				<pubDate>2009-03-05 12:02:01</pubDate>
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				<title>Balfour Beatty Construction U.S. Acquires RT Dooley, Adding Mission-Critical, Corporate Headquarters Expertise (Business Wire)</title>
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				<description>CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Balfour Beatty Construction U.S., a division of U.K.-based Balfour Beatty plc, today announced its intent to acquire RT Dooley Construction Co., adding significant new capabilities and moving the company closer to its str</description>
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				<pubDate>2009-02-23 09:02:10</pubDate>
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				<title>UPDATE: P&amp;M Corporate Finance Announces Partnership with Robin Young to Present the Fifth Annual Spine Technology Summit (PR New</title>
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				<description>April 27th, 2009 in London

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- P&amp;M Corporate Finance LLC, a middle market investment banking firm, is pleased to announce that it has taken over the Spine Technology Summit and formed a partnership with Robin Young</description>
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				<pubDate>2009-02-20 12:02:16</pubDate>
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				<title>Roche's $16B issuance sign of improving market (AP)</title>
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				<description>NEW YORK (AP) -- Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche Holding's issuance of $16 billion in investment-grade bonds Thursday is the latest indication of a revival in the corporate bond market.

&quot;It speaks to the success of some of the government plans,&quot; said Joh</description>
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				<pubDate>2009-02-19 18:05:17</pubDate>
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				<title>Roche's $16B issuance sign of improving market (AP)</title>
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				<description>NEW YORK (AP) -- Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche Holding's issuance of $16 billion in investment-grade bonds Thursday is the latest indication of a revival in the corporate bond market.

&quot;It speaks to the success of some of the government plans,&quot; said Joh</description>
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				<pubDate>2009-02-19 15:01:51</pubDate>
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				<title>Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Names Board of Directors (Business Wire)</title>
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				<description>CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), the premier professional organization focused on corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions, announced today the members of the Board of Directors for 2009-20</description>
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				<pubDate>2009-02-19 09:01:48</pubDate>
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				<title>SP Acquisition Holdings, Inc. Receives Notice from Exchange (PR Newswire)</title>
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				<description>NEW YORK, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SP Acquisition Holdings, Inc. (Symbol: DSP) (the &quot;Company&quot;) announced today that on February 10, 2009 it had received a letter (the &quot;Letter&quot;) from the Corporate Compliance Department of NYSE Alternext US LLC (th</description>
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				<pubDate>2009-02-13 18:02:50</pubDate>
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				<title>After too few take buyout, Best Buy layoffs ahead (AP)</title>
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				<description>CHICAGO (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Best Buy Co. Inc. said the consumer electronics chain will lay off workers in its corporate headquarters because not enough employees opted to take a voluntary buyout.

The Richfield, Minn.-based company didn't say how ma</description>
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				<pubDate>2009-01-27 18:03:17</pubDate>
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				<title>Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (January 14 January 21, 2009) (Business Wire)</title>
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				<description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of January 14 – January 21, 2009.

ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME

SAN FRANCISCO -- “One Night for Mumbai”: Chartres Lodging Lead</description>
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				<pubDate>2009-01-22 09:00:45</pubDate>
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				<title>Earnings jitters drag on stocks</title>
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				<description>NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks seesawed Tuesday after Alcoa's quarterly loss exacerbated worries about the weak corporate profit environment.

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) lost 0.3% with about 20 minutes left in the session. The Standard &amp; P</description>
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				<title>KPMG Corporate Finance LLC Taps Renowned Auctioneer Frank J. Diliberto as Managing Director, Real Estate Services and Head of Co</title>
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				<description>CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frank J. Diliberto joins KPMG Corporate Finance LLC as managing director with real estate services, heading the company’s real estate auction platform. Based in the firm’s Chicago office, Mr. Diliberto will assist in expandin</description>
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				<pubDate>2008-12-03 12:02:04</pubDate>
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				<title>Bankruptcies of Large U.S. Companies to Extend into 2010, According to New Bain Study (Business Wire)</title>
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				<description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The aftershocks of the current recession are likely to be felt well into 2010, according to a study released today by Bain Corporate Renewal Group (Bain CRG), a subsidiary of Bain &amp; Company, the global business consulting firm.</description>
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				<title>Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. Announces Corporate Reorganization (Business Wire)</title>
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				<description>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. (NYSE ALTERNEXT U.S.: HTC) announced that its Board of Directors unanimously approved a corporate reorganization to change HTCC’s place of incorporation from Delaware to Denmark. The Company</description>
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				<pubDate>2008-11-28 18:01:08</pubDate>
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				<title>A Step Down That's a Step Up</title>
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				<description>They're uplifting stories. A disgruntled corporate employee finds the courage to break away and start a fulfilling business. A talented veteran sees a way to better serve the market and leaves to start a new company. For these people, entrepreneurship i</description>
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				<pubDate>2008-11-15 12:00:12</pubDate>
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				<title>Grim economy data throws spotlight on crisis summit (Reuters)</title>
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				<description>By Mike Peacock

LONDON (Reuters) - Weak economic readings from China, Japan and Britain and a grim corporate outlook worldwide reinforced fears on Tuesday of a prolonged recession, prompting investors to look to a world leaders' summit for solutions.

Ch</description>
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				<pubDate>2008-11-11 09:01:34</pubDate>
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				<title>Interbank rates fall again, but credit woes remain (AP)</title>
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				<description>NEW YORK (AP) -- The credit markets gave mixed signals on Election Day Tuesday, showing more gradual improvement in interbank lending but further troubles in such areas as corporate debt.

Lending rates between banks sank Tuesday, suggesting a growing wil</description>
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				<pubDate>2008-11-04 15:03:25</pubDate>
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				<title>Chevron 3Q profit soars, yet caution prevails (AP)</title>
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				<description>HOUSTON (AP) -- Chevron on Friday reported the largest quarterly profit in its 129-year corporate history, joining other oil companies reporting stunning third-quarter earnings gains.

Yet like its peers, Chevron also disclosed its crude production waned</description>
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				<pubDate>2008-10-31 18:00:58</pubDate>
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				<title>Corporate bond rates keep rising, portend defaults (AP)</title>
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				<description>NEW YORK (AP) -- The recent decline in bank-to-bank lending rates is having no effect on corporate bonds, which continue to plunge in value -- a sign that the market believes more loan defaults and a wave of bankruptcies are ahead for U.S. companies.

The</description>
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				<pubDate>2008-10-28 15:00:59</pubDate>
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				<title>Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (October 15 - October 22, 2008) (Business Wire)</title>
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				<description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of October 15 – October 22, 2008.

ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Travelers Announces Education Access Initiati</description>
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				<pubDate>2008-10-23 09:01:19</pubDate>
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