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		<title>Top 10 World&#8217;s Most Valuable Brands</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 07:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Do any of these surprise you? Were there any that you thought should make the list, but didn&#8217;t?
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Top 10 World&#8217;s Most Valuable Brands
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-world-biggest-brands-apr28,0,3878533.photogallery
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		<title>Is It Better to Buy or Rent? Interactive Chart</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 04:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Whether renting is better than buying depends on many factors, including how fast prices rise and how long you will stay in your home. Compare the costs of buying and renting equivalent homes.
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Is It Better to Buy or Rent? Interactive Chart
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/business/buy-rent-calculator.html
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		<title>Greece Crisis: Fears grow that it could spread</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 04:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Ban on short-selling on Greece&#8217;s stock market following steep falls in bank shares. The ban is designed to prevent investors betting on falls in share prices.
Read The Full Article Here:
Greece crisis: Fears grow that it could spread
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8648029.stm
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		<title>Bernanke Forecasts Long Period of Low Interest Rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economic recovery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In a statement before the House, the Federal Reserve chief predicted that the economic recovery would remain slow.
Read The Full Article Here:
Bernanke Forecasts Long Period of Low Interest Rates
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/business/economy/25fed.html
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		<title>8 Small Business Tax Strategies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Operate a small business in Canada and think youre paying too much income tax? Reduce your income tax with these eight small business tax strategies.
Read The Full Article Here:
8 Small Business Tax Strategies
http://sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/taxinfo/a/taxstrategies.htm
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		<title>Job market ready to bounce back</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelgordonsblog.com/wp/2010/03/job-market-ready-to-bounce-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gordon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Job Market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ State and federal officials issued two separate unemployment reports Friday that offered complex but similar signals that the job market has hit bottom and is poised to bounce back. 
Read The Full Article Here:
Job market ready to bounce back
http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-03-06/business/18378553_1_unemployment-rate-job-market-employment-development-department
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		<title>China&#8217;s Central Bank Tries to Slow Economy Again</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelgordonsblog.com/wp/2010/03/chinas-central-bank-tries-to-slow-economy-again-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelgordonsblog.com/wp/2010/03/chinas-central-bank-tries-to-slow-economy-again-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ For the second time in less than five weeks, China&#8217;s central bank has moved to limit lending, a step that came earlier than most economists had expected.
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China&#8217;s Central Bank Tries to Slow Economy Again
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/business/global/13yuan.html
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		<title>5 Industry Sectors Predicted To Show Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelgordonsblog.com/wp/2010/02/5-industry-sectors-predicted-to-show-growth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ An interesting set of statistics posted by the Bureau of Labor offers some insight into trends and provides information on where career and business opportunities might lie.
Read The Full Article Here:
5 Industry Sectors Predicted To Show Growth
http://www.fortunewatch.com/5-top-industry-sectors-predicted-to-show-growth-in-employment/
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		<title>IMF Global Economy Could Experience Another Downturn</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gordon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The International Monetary Fund head warns of another downturn, even as German and French growth forecasts are raised.
Read The Full Article Here:
IMF Global Economy Could Experience Another Downturn
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8464774.stm
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		<title>Professions with the most job losses in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelgordonsblog.com/wp/2009/12/9-professions-that-saw-most-job-losses-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelgordonsblog.com/wp/2009/12/9-professions-that-saw-most-job-losses-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gordon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Job Market]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ With 10 percent unemployment, 2009 draws to a close leaving millions of Americans without jobs. Even those who still have jobs feel beaten down. The recession took its toll in the form of job cuts, furloughs, and wage and benefit reductions in just about every industry.
Read The Full Article Here:
9 professions that saw most [...]]]></description>
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