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<title>RUM DB | Published News | Finance</title>
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<description>Your Source for Social News and Networking</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:27:02 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Summertime tax savings]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/summertime-tax-savings/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/summertime-tax-savings/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:27:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/summertime-tax-savings/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[April may be eight months away, but it is never too early to start thinking about saving on your taxes. Take advantage of these summer savings before it is too late.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Public data snatched from 170 million Facebook profiles]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/public-data-snatched-from-170-million-facebook-profiles/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/public-data-snatched-from-170-million-facebook-profiles/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:27:12 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/public-data-snatched-from-170-million-facebook-profiles/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Public but personal details from more than 170 million Facebook profiles were harvested from the site and made available in a downloadable torrent file this week.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil profit surges 85%]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/exxon-mobil-profit-surges-85/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/exxon-mobil-profit-surges-85/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:27:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/exxon-mobil-profit-surges-85/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corp. reported quarterly earnings Thursday that easily beat analysts' expectations as oil and gas prices rebounded.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Behind the war between Obama and big business]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/behind-the-war-between-obama-and-big-business/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/behind-the-war-between-obama-and-big-business/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:27:03 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/behind-the-war-between-obama-and-big-business/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Corporate chiefs may seem hardboiled, but they can be sensitive, too. Take the ruckus they've been raising over what they perceive to be rough treatment from the Obama White House.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Investing in the world's best balance sheets]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/investing-in-the-worlds-best-balance-sheets/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/investing-in-the-worlds-best-balance-sheets/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:27:08 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/investing-in-the-worlds-best-balance-sheets/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[At the G20 summit in Toronto last month, the leaders of world's largest economies embraced a brave new theme: Halting the alarming, potentially ruinous growth in already mountainous sovereign debt.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[California workers stiffed again]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/california-workers-stiffed-again/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/california-workers-stiffed-again/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:27:09 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/california-workers-stiffed-again/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[California's state workers just can't catch a break.<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil prices drift lower]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/oil-prices-drift-lower/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/oil-prices-drift-lower/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:27:24 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/oil-prices-drift-lower/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Oil drifted lower Wednesday, continuing a slide from an 11-week high above $79 a barrel reached last week, as a drop in consumer sentiment and an unexpected build in inventories weighed on prices.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BP's missed opportunity on executive pay]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/bps-missed-opportunity-on-executive-pay/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/bps-missed-opportunity-on-executive-pay/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:27:04 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/bps-missed-opportunity-on-executive-pay/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BP has pledged to learn from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and to come away from the disaster with a renewed focus on safety.<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reviving Saab: An uphill battle]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/reviving-saab-an-uphill-battle/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/reviving-saab-an-uphill-battle/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:27:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/reviving-saab-an-uphill-battle/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The latest chapter in the all-but-quixotic effort to revive Saab cars by its new owners played out this week with the media launch of the Saab 9-5 Aero.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Employers get tough on insuring 'family']]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/employers-get-tough-on-insuring-family/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/employers-get-tough-on-insuring-family/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:27:06 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/employers-get-tough-on-insuring-family/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Think your whole family is covered by your company health plan? Get ready to prove they're actually your kin.<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Home ownership falls to lowest level in 11 years]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/home-ownership-falls-to-lowest-level-in-11-years/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/home-ownership-falls-to-lowest-level-in-11-years/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:27:06 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/home-ownership-falls-to-lowest-level-in-11-years/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The number of Americans who own homes fell in the second quarter of the year to the lowest level since 1999, said a government survey released Tuesday.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEC: More transparency coming]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/sec-more-transparency-coming/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/sec-more-transparency-coming/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:27:03 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/sec-more-transparency-coming/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Securities and Exchange Commission will make it easier for the public to join in the rulemaking discussion, as required by the new Wall St. reform law.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What the Dell settlement means for Intel]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/what-the-dell-settlement-means-for-intel/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/what-the-dell-settlement-means-for-intel/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:27:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/what-the-dell-settlement-means-for-intel/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Though last week's settlement between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Dell was anticipated -- the computer maker admitted no wrongdoing and agreed to pay about $100 million in fines -- it was nevertheless a stunning event both in terms of the charges it leveled against Dell and those it reinforced against semiconductor giant Intel.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GE settles Iraqi bribe charges for $23.4 million]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/ge-settles-iraqi-bribe-charges-for-23-4-million/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/ge-settles-iraqi-bribe-charges-for-23-4-million/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:27:11 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/ge-settles-iraqi-bribe-charges-for-23-4-million/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[General Electric said Tuesday it will pay $23.4 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that the conglomerate was involved in a $3.6 million kickback scheme with Iraqi government agencies.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genetic testing gets political, finally]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/genetic-testing-gets-political-finally/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/genetic-testing-gets-political-finally/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:27:03 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/genetic-testing-gets-political-finally/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Last week, the nascent genetic testing industry received a thrashing that was only partly deserved.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BP swings to massive $17.2 billion loss]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/bp-swings-to-massive-17-2-billion-loss/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/bp-swings-to-massive-17-2-billion-loss/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:27:04 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/bp-swings-to-massive-17-2-billion-loss/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BP posted a massive quarterly loss of $17.2 billion Tuesday due to costs stemming from the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jailbreaking iPhone apps is now legal]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/jailbreaking-iphone-apps-is-now-legal/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/jailbreaking-iphone-apps-is-now-legal/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:27:06 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/jailbreaking-iphone-apps-is-now-legal/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[IPhone users can now legally hack their phones to download applications that aren't in Apple's App Store.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Treasurys flat ahead of auctions]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/treasurys-flat-ahead-of-auctions/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/treasurys-flat-ahead-of-auctions/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:27:07 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/treasurys-flat-ahead-of-auctions/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Treasury prices stayed flat Monday as the government prepared to auction $104 billion in bonds this week.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Citibank patches security hole in iPhone app]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/citibank-patches-security-hole-in-iphone-app/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/citibank-patches-security-hole-in-iphone-app/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:27:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/citibank-patches-security-hole-in-iphone-app/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Citibank said Monday that its U.S. iPhone banking application users should update to a newer version of the software, because an earlier version mistakenly saves personal account information.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Minnesota, God and the $190 million fraud]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/minnesota-god-and-the-190-million-fraud/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/minnesota-god-and-the-190-million-fraud/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:27:06 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/minnesota-god-and-the-190-million-fraud/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[1,200 investors, and more than $190 million lost in just 3 years. It all began as market turmoil gained momentum in the run-up to the Great Recession, and investors were searching for a safe haven for their savings.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Get a job, or go to grad school?]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/get-a-job-or-go-to-grad-school/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/get-a-job-or-go-to-grad-school/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:27:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/get-a-job-or-go-to-grad-school/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dear Annie: I hope you can settle an argument. My parents are saying that with my college major (English), it will probably be hard for me to find a job when I graduate next spring. They want me to go straight to grad school and get a master's degree, which they say will make me more "marketable". (They are willing to foot the bill, which I do appreciate.)<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stocks set for weak open]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/stocks-set-for-weak-open/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/stocks-set-for-weak-open/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:27:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/stocks-set-for-weak-open/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks were set for a lackluster start Monday, as investors braced for another round of earnings due out later this week.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stocks rally on day, week]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/stocks-rally-on-day-week/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/stocks-rally-on-day-week/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:27:12 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/stocks-rally-on-day-week/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Stocks rallied Friday, with the Dow briefly turning positive for the year after a report showed that most of Europe's big banks passed their stress tests, easing investor worries about the strength of the global economy.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Figuring out the Dow]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/figuring-out-the-dow/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/figuring-out-the-dow/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:27:07 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/figuring-out-the-dow/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Question: How can I compute the Dow Jones Industrial Average on my own each day?  --Sam Cordova, Los Angeles, Calif.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BP's disastrous, but profitable, quarter]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/bps-disastrous-but-profitable-quarter/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/bps-disastrous-but-profitable-quarter/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:27:03 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/bps-disastrous-but-profitable-quarter/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BP is set to report its second-quarter financial results on Tuesday, and by anyone's measure it's been a bruising period for the company.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Most iPhone users love AT&T]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/most-iphone-users-love-att/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/most-iphone-users-love-att/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:27:13 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/most-iphone-users-love-att/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Despite a very vocal group of detractors, the vast majority of iPhone users love AT&T.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Market will 'drift for the rest of summer']]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/market-will-drift-for-the-rest-of-summer/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/market-will-drift-for-the-rest-of-summer/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:27:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/market-will-drift-for-the-rest-of-summer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As a strong July draws to a close, the earnings reporting period is just heating up, with 157 of the biggest companies in the country due to open their books in the week ahead.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Banks paid big $ to execs during crisis]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/banks-paid-big-to-execs-during-crisis/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/banks-paid-big-to-execs-during-crisis/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:27:05 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/banks-paid-big-to-execs-during-crisis/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Even during the darkest days of the financial crisis, nearly twenty financial firms managed to shell out an estimated $1.6 billion in "ill-advised" payments to their executives, according to a federal report issued Friday.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Europe's big banks pass stress tests]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/europes-big-banks-pass-stress-tests/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/europes-big-banks-pass-stress-tests/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:27:12 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/europes-big-banks-pass-stress-tests/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Most of Europe's biggest banks passed stress tests aimed at shoring up confidence in the region's economy, officials said Friday.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Treasurys struggle after European bank tests]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/treasurys-struggle-after-european-bank-tests/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/treasurys-struggle-after-european-bank-tests/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:27:05 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/treasurys-struggle-after-european-bank-tests/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Treasury prices dipped Friday after regulators said most of Europe's major banks passed stress tests, easing worries about the euro zone economy.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bratz returns to MGA]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/bratz-returns-to-mga/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/bratz-returns-to-mga/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:27:50 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/bratz-returns-to-mga/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Bratz go back to MGA Entertainment, after an appeals court overturned the 2008 ruling that gave Mattel ownership of the dolls that dethroned Barbie.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When will unemployment checks be mailed? Not soon]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/when-will-unemployment-checks-be-mailed-not-soon/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/when-will-unemployment-checks-be-mailed-not-soon/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:27:07 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/when-will-unemployment-checks-be-mailed-not-soon/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kevin Landry had to give up his San Diego apartment because he couldn't afford the rent after his federal unemployment benefits were cut off in early June.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dell and Intel: Big Tech behaving badly]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/dell-and-intel-big-tech-behaving-badly/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/dell-and-intel-big-tech-behaving-badly/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:27:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/dell-and-intel-big-tech-behaving-badly/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thursday's $100 million settlement between Dell and the Securities and Exchange Commission was a reminder that the government is going after tech's bad boys -- and Intel is likely next on the feds' list.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[White House: Unemployment at 9% until 2012]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/white-house-unemployment-at-9-until-2012/</link>
<comments>http://rumdb.org/finance/white-house-unemployment-at-9-until-2012/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:27:03 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/white-house-unemployment-at-9-until-2012/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The White House said Friday it expects that unemployment will stay at or above 9% until 2012, but at the same time forecast that the economy will grow by at least 4% in 2011 and 2012.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small N.Y. hamlet gets big train-car contract]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/small-n-y-hamlet-gets-big-train-car-contract/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:27:05 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The town of Elmira, an upstate New York community that once prospered during the manufacturing boom, got a spot of good news Friday.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bank failure tally passes 100 for the year]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/bank-failure-tally-passes-100-for-the-year/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:27:09 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A Minnesota bank was closed by government regulators Friday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said, bringing the total number of failed banks this year past 100.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GE boosts dividend 20%]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/ge-boosts-dividend-20/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:27:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
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<description><![CDATA[GE announced Friday it will raise the quarterly dividend by 20% and will resume its share buyback program at the end of the quarter.<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No East Coast lobster ban - for now]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/no-east-coast-lobster-ban-for-now/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:27:54 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A proposed ban on lobstering has been put on ice, at least for the next few months.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pepcid factory problems mirror Tylenol mess]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/pepcid-factory-problems-mirror-tylenol-mess/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:27:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Another Johnson & Johnson manufacturing plant -- this one making heartburn and gas relief drugs Pepcid, Immodium and Mylanta -- was cited for a pattern of quality lapses similar to those seen at the company's shuttered Tylenol plant.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Babysitters for backyard chickens]]></title>
<link>http://rumdb.org/finance/babysitters-for-backyard-chickens/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:27:05 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>missi</dc:creator>
<category>Finance</category>
<guid>http://rumdb.org/finance/babysitters-for-backyard-chickens/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You've heard of cat-sitters, dog-sitters and, of course, babysitters. But chicken-sitters?<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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