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<![CDATA[Holiday airfares close to last year and climbing]]>
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<![CDATA[If holiday travelers on the same plane compare what they paid to fly, they're likely to find quite a spread, depending on when they bought their tickets.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Joshua Freed  / <i>The Associated Press</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:34:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[October unemployment rate shoots past 10 percent mark]]>
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<![CDATA[Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economic news relapsed Friday with a return to double- digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeannine Aversa and Christopher S. Rugaber </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:50:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Corporate Earnings]]>
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<![CDATA[American International Group Inc. said Friday that it was profitable for the second consecutive quarter as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after the company's bailout by the government last year.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:31:31 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Lewis: Gold glitters when central banks don't]]>
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<![CDATA[I wish I had an ounce of gold for every time somebody told me an ounce of gold was a dumb thing to buy. I wish I had listened to Pierre Lassonde. I first wrote about Lassonde in August 2003 when gold prices soared to a then-unthinkable $375 an ounce.]]>
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<![CDATA[al.lewis@dowjones.com (Al Lewis  / <i>Dow Jones Newswires</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:28:31 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver metro home resales drop in October]]>
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<![CDATA[Sales of existing homes in metro Denver were down in October compared with the same month a year ago, but median sales prices for both single-family homes and condos increased, according to data released Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Margaret Jackson </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:01:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Niwot-based Boulder Labs works with inventors]]>
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<![CDATA[David Goldberg went to Boulder Labs four years ago with an idea for a software program that would group together photos of vacationers, such as cruise-ship guests, so they could easily find and purchase their pictures at trip's end.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Andy Vuong </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:02:45 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ritter's budget targets tax credits and exemptions]]>
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<![CDATA[The governor's budget plan seeks $131.8 million in extra revenue by suspending or eliminating 13 tax credits or exemptions.]]>
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<![CDATA[asvaldi@denverpost.com (<B>By Aldo Svaldi </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:20:05 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Oil prices take a plunge]]>
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<![CDATA[Oil prices tumbled Friday after the government said the U.S. unemployment rate topped 10 percent for the first time since 1983. Benchmark crude for December delivery gave up $2.19 to settle at $77.43 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ford says market share at 3-year high]]>
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<![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. said Friday that its U.S. retail market share jumped to about 14 percent in October, its highest level in three years as the automaker's new products continued to lure buyers into showrooms.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Tax dodger gets two months]]>
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<![CDATA[A Florida yacht broker who admitted filing a false U.S. tax return and concealing millions of dollars in a secret account at Swiss bank UBS AG was sentenced Friday to two months in prison.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[About-face on Madoff assets.]]>
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<![CDATA[The court-appointed trustee in charge of recovering assets for investors burned by Bernard Madoff has withdrawn a $279 million claim against financier and former GMAC chairman J. Ezra Merkin's Ariel and Gabriel funds.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:02 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Citigroup co-founder "sorry"]]>
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<![CDATA[John S. Reed, who helped engineer the 1998 merger that created Citigroup Inc., apologized for his role in building a company that has taken $45 billion in direct U.S. aid and said banks that big should be split into separate parts.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:01 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Feds close four small banks]]>
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<![CDATA[Regulators on Friday closed  small banks in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 119 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:00 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[CU nabs science grant.]]>
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<![CDATA[The University of Colorado at Boulder has received a $1 million grant to develop high-temperature materials for hypersonic flight.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:16:59 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Finance leaders wrangle over climate costs]]>
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<![CDATA[The world's top financial officials on Friday sought a blueprint for securing future global growth and worked to break a deadlock over who bears the cost of fighting climate change.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:16:59 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[GM's Europe chief leaving after Opel deal rejected]]>
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<![CDATA[Carl-Peter Forster, the chief executive of General Motors Europe who runs its struggling Opel unit, will leave the company.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tom Krisher and George Frey </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:16:55 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war]]>
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<![CDATA[First it was books. Now it's DVDs.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:13:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Tattered Cover makes room for used books]]>
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<![CDATA[Already reeling under competition from chain bookstores and dot-coms, which can undercut their independent cousins by bulk buying and selling at much lower prices, locally owned bookstores are taking it on the chin even worse in today's struggling economy.]]>
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<![CDATA[twalker@denverpost.com (<B>By Tom Walker </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:14:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver  panel may sidestep residential-first guidelines for site sought by DaVita]]>
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<![CDATA[A weak housing market pushed the Lower Downtown Design Review Board to defer development of residences on a site that kidney-dialysis giant DaVita is interested in for its corporate headquarters.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Margaret Jackson </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:29:02 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado loan defaults rose in 2008, report says]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado consumers had fewer outlets for loans and mortgages in 2008 and were extended less credit, a new state report shows.]]>
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<![CDATA[dmigoya@denverpost.com (<B>By David Migoya </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:27:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Frontier and Midwest airlines are forecast to be profitable next year]]>
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<![CDATA[Frontier and Midwest airlines will make a profit next year, according to the chief executive of Republic Airways Holdings, which acquired the two carriers earlier this year.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (<B>By Ann Schrader </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:27:21 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Corporate Earnings]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13725429?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The seller of ventilated rubber shoes said Thursday it moved to a profit in the third quarter as it recorded a big one-time gain from taxes and sales inched up. The Niwot company said its quarterly results included a one- time $14.4 million tax benefit, a one-time $9.6 million gain from sales and $3.6 million in charges for write-downs, restructuring and charitable donations.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:47:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Third exec charged in insider-trading probe]]>
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<![CDATA[Atheros Communications vice president Ali Hariri became the third corporate executive charged in the Galleon Group insider-trading case, joining IBM's Robert Moffat and Intel's Rajiv Goel. Hariri, a manager at Atheros' broadband-networking unit, was placed on leave pending the results of the investigation, Atheros said Thursday. Hariri was one of 14 people charged by U.S. prosecutors in an alleged insider-trading scheme.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:44:37 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Jobless benefits extended]]>
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<![CDATA[Congress on Thursday decisively approved an extension of unemployment benefits for almost 2 million people out of work nearly a year or more as the U.S. continues to lose jobs.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:44:20 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Dow bolts above 10,000 on jobs data, Cisco forecast]]>
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<![CDATA[A bright forecast from Cisco Systems and upbeat economic news sent stocks soaring Thursday and propelled the Dow Jones industrials back above 10,000.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tim Paradis</B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:42:50 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Parker: Catalog pays homage to Denver chefs]]>
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<![CDATA[Chefwear, a kitchen-clothing catalog that prints 1.5 million copies per year worldwide, has chosen some of Denver's top toques as the publication's cover boys and girls on five editions.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Penny Parker</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:41:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Homebuyer tax credit extended]]>
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<![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday extended a soon-to-expire $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers through April and expanded the program to include a $6,500 credit for buyers who have owned their existing homes for at least five years.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Margaret Jackson</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:52:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Impact statement slated for power line]]>
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<![CDATA[The federal Rural Utilities Service said Thursday that an environmental-impact statement will be done on a controversial proposal for a high-voltage transmission line in the San Luis Valley.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Mark Jaffe  </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:54:19 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[People on the move]]>
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<![CDATA[CLEANLAUNCH: The clean- tech incubator hired Fiona Schlachter as its director of operations. Schlachter was formerly at McKesson, where she managed the delivery operations for software and services to a 15- hospital system in the Pacific Northwest.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:54:17 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bonuses could jump 40 percent on Wall Street]]>
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<![CDATA[Big bonuses could be back in store for some top executives and traders on Wall Street as profitability returned to the investment-banking industry in 2009, according to a new study released Thursday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Stephen Bernard </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:54:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Fannie foreclosure option: renting]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13724733?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13724733]]>
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<![CDATA[Can't pay the mortgage? You still might be able to stay in your home. Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is going to give borrowers on the verge of foreclosure the option of renting their homes for a year.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Alan Zibel </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:53:50 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Google to give users view of their stored data.]]>
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<![CDATA[Google has unveiled its Google Dashboard service, a page where users can get a sense of the data the company stores about them in any of 23 Google-run services.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:53:48 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Investment funds buying IMS Health]]>
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<![CDATA[Health care data company IMS Health Inc. said Thursday it is being bought by investment funds TPG Capital and CPP Investment Board for $4 billion, in a move to help the company restructure its business amid the shifting health care arena and sluggish economy.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:53:46 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Apartments, stores headed for record vacancies]]>
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<![CDATA[Stores, apartment buildings and warehouses in the U.S. will set new vacancy records before a recovery takes hold in the job and commercial-property markets, according to a forecast by CB Richard Ellis Group Inc.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Dan Levy </B> / <I>Bloomberg News</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:53:37 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ford to put air bags in back-seat belts in 2011 Explorer SUVs]]>
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<![CDATA[Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they're in the seat belts.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:53:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[BLM to put off disputed Wyo. oil, gas leases]]>
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<![CDATA[The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday that it was deferring the auction of controversial oil and gas leases in the high desert Adobe Town area in southwest Wyoming.]]>
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<![CDATA[Western Union Co., a Douglas County-based provider of money- transfer services, announced the renewal of an agreement with the Postal Savings Bank of China to provide Western Union Money Transfer services.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:53:30 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Wal-Mart chops prices on top summer movies]]>
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<![CDATA[In an unprecedented discounting move that could signal a price war that would benefit the major movie studios and cash- strapped consumers, Wal- Mart has slashed the price of a number of the upcoming DVDs of big-budget summer movies to $10 on its website.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:53:17 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Borders to close more Waldenbooks stores]]>
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<![CDATA[Borders Group Inc., the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain, said Thursday it would shutter more of its small-format Waldenbooks stores in January as it focuses on its more profitable superstores.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:51:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[House seeks to bar tax credit from paper firms]]>
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<![CDATA[U.S. House members are seeking to raise more money for health care legislation by keeping Weyerhaeuser Co., Temple-Inland Inc. and other makers of pulp and paper from claiming up to $24 billion in tax credits.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:51:33 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Metro Denver apartment-vacancy rate falls for first time in seven quarters]]>
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<![CDATA[The apartment-vacancy rate for metro Denver fell to 7.4 percent during the third quarter, marking the first time it has fallen in seven quarters, according to a report released Wednesday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Margaret Jackson </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:14:27 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Corporate Earnings]]>
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<![CDATA[Third-quarter profit rose 37 percent as consumers bought less of the company's beer but paid higher prices for it.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:54:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[House votes to speed up credit-card rules]]>
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<![CDATA[The House voted Wed nesday to accelerate the enactment date of tough new rules for credit-card companies after voters complained of increased interest rates and steep new fees.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:52:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[DIA traffic flat in September]]>
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<![CDATA[Passenger traffic was flat in September at Denver International Airport, although officials said Wednesday it was the second-busiest September.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:51:43 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Stocks give up gains in last hour]]>
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<![CDATA[A late-day slump left stocks mixed Wed nesday as investors couldn't hold on to their optimism after the Federal Reserve gave an encouraging assessment of the economy.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Sara Lepro and Tim Paradis</B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:50:41 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Budget cheaters: Survey says a third of spouses hide spending]]>
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<![CDATA[A third of consumers say they regularly hide purchases from their spouse or significant other, largely to avoid an argument over finances, according to a survey by money-transfer company Western Union.]]>
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<![CDATA[dmigoya@denverpost.com (<B>By David Migoya </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:51:11 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Parker: In malls, Santa's way ahead of the turkey]]>
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<![CDATA[Santa Claus is coming to town &mdash; early. Stores such as Target and Wal-Mart have been pounding the "Christmas is coming" message for weeks, and local shopping malls will soon be joining in.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Penny Parker</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:48:55 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Property owners approve $4 million contribution for improvements to Denver's 14th Street]]>
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<![CDATA[Private-property owners along 14th Street in downtown Denver voted Tuesday to contribute $4 million to the overall cost of a $14 million streetscaping project by forming a general improvement district.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Margaret Jackson </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:15:44 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[People on the move]]>
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<![CDATA[EQUITABLE SAVINGS: Jennifer Sator has joined the thrift as the Sterling branch manager and assistant vice president. Before joining Equitable, Sator owned and operated JKS Mortgage in Sterling.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:32 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[La Plata weekly might win reprieve.]]>
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<![CDATA[The Pine River Times, which announced last week that it was shutting down, has received interest from possible investors and buyers and will continue publishing.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:31 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Fed leaves funds rate near zero]]>
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<![CDATA[Federal Reserve policymakers left the federal funds rate near zero and said the economy is continuing to improve but indicated that they still view the recovery as sufficiently fragile that they will keep rates low for some time.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Neil Irwin</B> / <I>The Washington Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:30 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[San Francisco paper to go glossy]]>
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<![CDATA[With its circulation falling faster than that of any other major U.S. newspaper, the Hearst-owned San Francisco Chronicle will become the first daily to print its editions on high-quality glossy paper. The new look will debut Monday.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:29 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Chase to pay $700 million to settle bond scandal]]>
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<![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase has agreed to a settlement worth more than $700 million over federal regulators' charges that it made unlawful payments to friends of public officials to win municipal-bond business in Jefferson County, Ala.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:29 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Chrysler to adopt Fiat's fuel-efficient technology]]>
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<![CDATA[Chrysler plans to overhaul its cars with technology from its new Italian partner, Fiat SpA, and says it has the cash to pay for it, helped by the U.S. government and lower costs.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Cash for Clunkerstrades often gained little in mpg]]>
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<![CDATA[The most common deals under the government's $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program, aimed at putting more fuel-efficient cars on the road, replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new versions that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal data by The Associated Press.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:26 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Kellogg yanks cereals' immunity claims]]>
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<![CDATA[Kellogg says it will pull immunity claims from its Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies cereal boxes amid the public's growing concern about swine flu. Kellogg began adding extra antioxidants to its cereal last year, which it says help support the immune system. Cereal boxes read in bold letters: "Now helps support your child's immunity."]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:25 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Senate extends jobless benefits, homebuyer credit]]>
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<![CDATA[Recognizing that a weak economy still needs a government boost, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to provide the jobless with up to 20 weeks in additional unemployment benefits and expand a first-time- homebuyer tax credit to include a far larger pool of people entering the dormant housing market.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bennet, Udall push credit for small businesses.]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado's U.S. senators, Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, joined with 32 other lawmakers Wed nesday to press the Obama administration to unlock more credit lines for small businesses using Troubled Asset Relief Program funds.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[DIA to gain breathing room by paying United to temporarily surrender five boarding gates]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver International Airport is amending its long-term lease with United Airlines in a way that will return five of United's gates in Concourse B to the airport for six years in exchange for DIA's payment of $12.5 million to United.]]>
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<![CDATA[jleib@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeffrey Leib </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:28:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ameristar in Black Hawk cashing in on eased casino regulations]]>
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<![CDATA[The state's largest casino is cashing in on higher limits, new games and extended hours.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Andy Vuong </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:28:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Quark says new product could create 500 jobs]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver-based Quark is launching a new software product that it says may create 500 jobs over five years.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Andy Vuong </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:28:25 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado Business]]>
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<![CDATA[The Colorado Division of Insurance has ordered a 9.7 percent reduction for a component of workers' compensation premiums known as loss costs. The loss-cost reduction goes into effect Jan. 1.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:28:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver apartment vacancies drops to 7.4 percent in third quarter]]>
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<![CDATA[The apartment vacancy rate for metro Denver fell to 7.4 percent during the third quarter, the first time it's fallen in 21 months, according to a report released Thursday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:47:47 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Molson Coors 3Q profit rises 37 pct on price hikes]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13710888?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (EMILY FREDRIX     AP Food Industry Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:05:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[DIA traffic flat in September]]>
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<![CDATA[Passenger traffic was flat in September at Denver International Airport although officials said today it was the second-busiest September on record.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (Ann Schrader  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:52:16 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Buffett buy steadies ship]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707027?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Investors sidestepped some of their doubts about the economy Tuesday and bought energy and industrial stocks as commodity prices rose.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Sara Lepro and Tim Paradis </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:02:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bankruptcy judge OKs CIT plans]]>
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<![CDATA[CIT Group, the bankrupt 101-year-old commercial lender, can borrow an immediate $125 million and make intercompany loans as it attempts to exit bankruptcy on a fast track and keep its customers funded.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tiffany Kary</B> / <I>Bloomberg News</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:48 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Corporate Earnings]]>
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<![CDATA[Slower sales, lower retail food prices and the comparison with a gain a year ago helped cut Kraft's third- quarter profit 40 percent, but the company raised its forecast for the year.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:58:23 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Auto sales gain traction in October]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707021?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[After months of roller-coasterlike sales, the auto industry offered signs of recovery from its year-long slump Tuesday as most automakers reported higher levels of U.S. sales in October.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:55:27 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[October personal bankruptcies highest since 2005 law changes]]>
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<![CDATA[More Americans filed bankruptcy in October than in any month since changes to U.S. bankruptcy laws in 2005 as unemployment and falling home prices prevented consumers from paying their debts.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Bill Rochelle and Michael Bathon</B> / <I>Bloomberg News</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:55:05 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[No major changes set for Landry's restaurants in Colorado]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707064?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Tilman Fertitta doesn't plan major changes at the Downtown Aquarium or the seven other Colorado restaurants that Landry's Restaurants owns.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (<B>By Ann Schrader </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:54:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Landry's Restaurants approves CEO's acquisition offer]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707065?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707065]]>
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<![CDATA[The chairman and chief executive of Landry's Restaurants finally got what he was after Tuesday as the company's board approved his $1.2 billion all-cash offer to buy the company.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Michelle Chapman </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:51:02 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[People on the move]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707034?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707034]]>
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<![CDATA[ASSURITY FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC: Named Vanessa Giacoman chief operating officer and managing member. Prior to joining Assurity Financial, Giacoman spent 10 years as a managing partner of a mortgage bank specializing in retail/wholesale mortgage originations.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:20:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[China OKs Disney theme park for Shanghai.]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707028?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707028]]>
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<![CDATA[Walt Disney Co. received Chinese government approval to build a theme park in Shanghai.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:19:57 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Madoff's auditor pleads guilty]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707026?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707026]]>
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<![CDATA[Bernard Madoff's longtime auditor pleaded guilty to securities-fraud charges Tuesday, saying he failed to do his job to verify the disgraced money manager's financial records but did not know Madoff was running history's biggest Ponzi scheme.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:19:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Crude-oil futures rise]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707025?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707025]]>
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<![CDATA[Crude futures rose above $79 a barrel Tuesday after upbeat U.S. factory orders renewed confidence in the economy amid a general spurt of investor buying across the board in commodities.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:19:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Britain funds RBS, Lloyds but acts to break them up]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707024?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707024]]>
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<![CDATA[The British government moved Tuesday to break up the country's two biggest retail banks, imposing a major shake-up on the financial sector as it exacts payback for last year's massive state bailout at the height of the financial crisis.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:19:55 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Nacchio, prosecutors argue over scope of resentencing.]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707023?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[In a court filing connected to the resentencing of former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio, federal prosecutors urged a district court judge "not to permit the defendant to relitigate issues raised and ruled upon at the prior sentencing."]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:19:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Developer surrenders in theft case.]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado real-estate developer Erik Osborn surrendered to authorities last week after being indicted for theft, the Denver district attorney's office said.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:19:53 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[GM to keep its European Opel Unit after all]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707020?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[General Motors Co. said Tuesday it will keep its European Opel unit and restructure it instead of selling a 55 percent stake to Canadian auto-parts maker Magna International and its partner, Russian lender Sberbank.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:19:53 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[AT&amp;T suing Verizon over map ads]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707019?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13707019]]>
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<![CDATA[AT&amp;T is suing Verizon Wireless over its competitor's "There's a Map for That" commercials, saying they are misleading and amount to deceptive trade practices.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:19:49 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Developer's casino plans for Black Hawk, Central City depend on funding]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13706620?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13706620]]>
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<![CDATA[On the heels of higher casino-bet limits, new games and 24-hour gambling, a Colorado development company has several projects planned for the Central City/ Black Hawk market.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Andy Vuong </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:18:38 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Buffett calls BNSF bid a bet on America]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13706608?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13706608]]>
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<![CDATA[The biggest name in investing is making what he calls an "all-in wager" on the U.S. economy &mdash; $26.3 billion to own a railroad that hauls everything from corn to cars across the country.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By Denver Post news services</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:18:15 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Lewis: Subway guitarist sings Wall Street blues]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13703182?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13703182]]>
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<![CDATA[One day, bluesman Jason Green is playing on a subway platform, his hollow-body D'Angelico guitar screaming beneath the noise of passing trains. The next, he's at the New York Marriott Marquis on Times Square, jamming for folks in fine suits.]]>
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<![CDATA[al.lewis@dowjones.com (Al Lewis  / <i>Dow Jones Newswires</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:17:55 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Xcel rate proposal challenged]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698657?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Xcel Energy's proposed $177.4 million electric-rate increase is drawing challenges from business and public-interest groups over issues such as paying for the utility's $1.3 billion coal-powered plant.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Mark Jaffe </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:35:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bought-out banks disappear from Colorado landscape]]>
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<![CDATA[Washington Mutual and Wachovia entered Colorado's hotly contested banking market earlier this decade with guns blazing. As of this month, the two will exit the market in a more circumspect way &mdash; boots up.]]>
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<![CDATA[/Business]]>
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<![CDATA[asvaldi@denverpost.com (<B>By Aldo Svaldi </B> / <I>The Denver Post </I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:42:21 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Dow ends up as volatility returns to market]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698477?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698477]]>
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<![CDATA[After months on hiatus, volatility is back on Wall Street. Stocks ended higher Monday after another day of big swings.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Sara Lepro and Tim Paradis </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:52:33 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Corporate Earnings]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13697789?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The Clorox Co. said Monday that profits rose 23 percent in its fiscal first quarter as consumers paid higher prices and stocked up on disinfecting products because of flu worries.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:06:38 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Parker: Calendar models in stitches]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698649?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698649]]>
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<description>
<![CDATA[Ya think knitting is your grandmother's pastime? Think again.]]>
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<![CDATA[/Business]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Penny Parker</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:47:25 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[People on the move]]>
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<link>
<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698476?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698476]]>
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<![CDATA[COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES: Announced that Tissa H. Illangasekare, the Amax Distinguished Chair of Environmental Science and Engineering and professor of civil engineering, has been chosen by the faculty of Science and Technology at Uppsala University in Sweden to receive an honorary doctorate in Natural Science and Technology. He is one of two 2009 recipients in this field.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:19 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Qwest managers see pension, pay freezes]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698475?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Qwest announced changes to management compensation Monday that are expected to save the company roughly $100 million in 2010.]]>
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<![CDATA[/Business]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Andy Vuong </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:18 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado Business]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698474?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Volunteers of America's Colorado Branch recognized several organizations for their philanthropic contributions. The recipients were the Colorado Trust, Outstanding Foundation; the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Outstanding Corporation; city of Loveland, Excellence in Government Award; K Studios, Special Friend Award; and Denise Kenny Snyder &amp; Mariel Boutique, Special Friend Award.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:17 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[GM to buy part of Delphi with government aid money]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698473?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698473]]>
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<![CDATA[General Motors Co. said it has received permission to use $2.8 billion of its government aid to help buy part of troubled auto-parts supplier Delphi Corp., the automaker's former parts division.]]>
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<![CDATA[/Business]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:16 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Treasury to sharply cut projected borrowing in current quarter]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698470?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698470]]>
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<![CDATA[The Treasury Department said Monday it will need to borrow $276 billion in the current quarter as it struggles to manage the government's books pending a decision by Congress to boost the debt limit.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Martin Crutsinger </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:14 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Antigua strips Stanford of knighthood]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698472?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698472]]>
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<![CDATA[Disgraced Texas financier R. Allen Stanford is being stripped of his knighthood in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, the head of the government panel that approves the awards said Monday.]]>
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<![CDATA[/Business]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Southwest pilots approve new contract.]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698471?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13698471]]>
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<![CDATA[The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association has approved a five-year contract with the Dallas-based carrier, it was announced Monday.]]>
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<![CDATA[Opponents of financial reform anger FDIC chief]]>
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<![CDATA[Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair is "angry" that the banking industry is fighting efforts to reform financial rules, saying opponents want to maintain their reliance on taxpayer-funded rescues.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:10 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Dish, EchoStar say DVR doesn't infringe on patent.]]>
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<![CDATA[Dish Network Corp. and EchoStar Corp. asked a federal appeals court to throw out a judge's order that the companies stop using a digital-video- recording service that he said infringes a TiVo Inc. patent.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ground beef recalled for possible E. coli]]>
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<![CDATA[Two deaths and 26 other illnesses might be linked to fresh ground beef that has been recalled because it might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, a federal health official said Monday. Ashville, N.Y.-based Fairbank Farms recalled almost 546,000 pounds of fresh ground beef that had been distributed in September to stores from North Carolina to Maine.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Nacchio's attorneys argue for new sentencing.]]>
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<![CDATA[Attorneys for former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio argued in a filing Monday that he deserves to get sentenced anew, as ordered by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[AEG looking for a new ticket partner]]>
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<![CDATA[Anschutz Entertainment Group, owner of the Staples Center in Los Angeles and London's O2 arena, is exploring ticket partners to replace Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc., which is merging with competing promoter Live Nation Inc.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:07 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Stanley works to buy rival Black &amp; Decker]]>
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<![CDATA[Stanley Works tool company is buying rival Black &amp; Decker Corp. for $4.5 billion, the two companies said Monday, bringing together two of their industry's mammoth brands.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:07 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Supreme Court debates mutual-fund fees]]>
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<![CDATA[The Supreme Court on Monday debated whether the fees charged by mutual funds are too high, and if so, whether investors should be allowed to sue the boards that approved them.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By David G. Savage</B> / <I>Los Angeles Times</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:01:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[CIT Group's biggest hurdle is keeping customers]]>
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<![CDATA[A Chapter 11 filing usually means the end of the road for financial companies since they rely so heavily on customer trust. CIT Group Inc. is hoping that its case will be different.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Stephen Bernard </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:33:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[DaVita considering LoDo site for corporate headquarters]]>
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<![CDATA[A development team on Thursday will present the Lower Downtown Design Review Board with a conceptual plan for a building being considered for the corporate headquarters of kidney-dialysis giant DaVita.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Margaret Jackson </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:23:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Unexpectedly strong reports give economy a boost]]>
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<![CDATA[Hopes for the fledgling economic recovery got a boost Monday from better-than-expected news on manufacturing, construction and contracts to buy homes.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Martin Crutsinger </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:21:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ford profit validates cost-cutting strategy]]>
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<![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. reported a third-quarter profit Monday and firmed its outlook for 2011 while taking a cautious stance on 2010.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Jeff Bennett  </B> / <I>Dow Jones Newswires</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:21:00 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Costco stoops to conquer: Food stamps now accepted]]>
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<![CDATA[With many families suddenly struggling to feed themselves, the big warehouse clubs known for king-size packages of steak and jumbo boxes of Cheerios are increasingly competing with grocery stores for the 36 million Americans now on food stamps.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Sarah Skidmore and Dan Sewell</B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:20:52 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Acer laptop the latest screen to go 3-D]]>
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<![CDATA[Theaters now regularly show 3-D movies, with meatballs and ghosts popping off the screen, and companies in Japan and Korea are starting to sell 3-D TVs for the living room. And now a third screen is going 3-D: the laptop's.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Stephen Williams)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:16:38 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Dealers anxious as Chrysler stays mum on car plan]]>
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<![CDATA[Chrysler has been sending its dealers back to class, reminding them about the importance of courtesy and communication: Always return phone calls. Limit wait times. Open doors for customers.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tom Krisher</B> / <I> The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:15:47 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Frontier gives fliers more legroom]]>
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<![CDATA[Frontier Airlines says its passengers soon will be able to stretch their legs an extra 5 inches on certain flights. Called STRETCH, the new seating arrangement will provide a minimum of 36 inches.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (<B>By Ann Schrader</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:14:33 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Many cutting the cable, tuning in TV via Internet]]>
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<![CDATA[Jazz musician Bill Cunliffe loves television &mdash; but he doesn't watch it on a TV set.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By David Colker</B> / <I>Los Angeles Times</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:14:26 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado Springs company accused of rigging drilling deals]]>
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<![CDATA[Two years after the federal government accused Joe D. Kinlaw and Charles Reed Cagle of participating in a $177 million oil and gas investment fraud, they picked up their Dallas operation and moved it to Colorado Springs.]]>
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<![CDATA[ggriin@denverpost.com (<B>By Greg Griffin </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:00:50 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Recovery Act job-creation math doesn't add up in Colorado]]>
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<![CDATA[The federal government reported Friday that Colorado created or saved 8,094 jobs through grants, loans and contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Problem is, the figure is wrong, according to an analysis of recovery.gov data by The Denver Post]]>
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<![CDATA[mmoeit@denverpost.com (<B>By Burt Hubbard and Miles Moffeit </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:05:18 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Calling the call]]>
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<![CDATA[Lots of signs point to the recession being over: The economy grew between July and September, and stocks are up more than 50 percent since early March.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:50:06 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Retirement may not require so much in savings after all]]>
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<![CDATA[Conventional wisdom says to enjoy a comfortable retirement, you need resources to provide about 70 percent of your annual pre-retirement income.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:44:40 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Budding home-business owners have wealth of info online]]>
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<![CDATA[Has the time come for you to give up the 9-to-5 routine and become your own boss? Well then, starting a home-based business may hold the answer.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<b>Chuck Myers</b> / <i>McClatchy-Tribune News Service</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:40:39 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[State turns it up in energy-efficiency rating]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado's energy-efficiency programs are taking hold and the state's performance is improving, according to a nationwide survey of state programs.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Mark Jaffe </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:39:50 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Boulder affordable-homes project gets low-income tax credit]]>
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<![CDATA[Boulder Housing Partners has received a low-income-housing tax credit that will bring about $8.8 million in equity to its Red Oak Park project.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<b>By Margaret Jackson</b> / <i>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:28:50 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Thanks to rapid rollout, KB's smaller homes make up more than half its closings]]>
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<![CDATA[KB Home is betting big on smaller homes. As the housing crash flooded the market with bargain-priced competition, the builder revamped its product line. It replaced supersize &mdash; and costly- to-build &mdash; homes with smaller residences, some with prices and square footage chopped drastically.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:28:00 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Vail auction properties stay on market]]>
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<![CDATA[The words "real-estate auction" appear to mean "deal" to buyers after all &mdash; even in this pricey valley.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Beth Potter </B> / <I>Special to The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:25:33 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Lehman Brothers art being sold off]]>
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<![CDATA[Even in these trying financial times, you're not going to see many going-out-of-business sales like this one.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Joann Loviglio</B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:22:54 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Switch credit cards without badly damaging your score]]>
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<![CDATA[Q: I have a Visa card with a $60 annual fee and would like one without the fee. Will canceling it and getting a new one alter our credit score? &mdash; Susan Briggs, Denver]]>
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<![CDATA[dmigoya@denverpost.com (<B>By David Migoya</B> / <I>Denver Post Staff Writer</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:21:55 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Health care reform's defining moment is here]]>
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<![CDATA[OK, folks, this is it. It's the defining moment for health care reform.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<b>Paul Krugman</b> / <i>The New York Times</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:16:12 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Food for the stomach and online mind]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13682127?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Q: In terms everyday Web surfers would understand, what differentiates OneRiot from Google, Yahoo and Bing?]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<b>By Andy Vuong</b> / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:13:11 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Parker: Dan Issel's bankruptcy resulted in online auction]]>
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<![CDATA[In August, I told you that former basketball star and Denver Nuggets coach Dan Issel filed personal bankruptcy, claiming $4.5 million in debt: a victim of bad investments and a tanking economy.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Penny Parker</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:56:23 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[In sour housing market, companies relocating fewer employees]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681568?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A depressed housing market coupled with high unemployment has many companies reducing the number of employees they transfer between cities.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Margaret Jackson </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:04:51 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver-area retailers hope to rebound quickly from snowstorm]]>
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<![CDATA[Retailers already nervous about sales in a down economy are hoping shoppers return this weekend after Colorado's first major snowstorm of the season sapped sales.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (<B>By Ann Schrader</B> / <I> The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:22:41 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Xcel, Tri-State's line plan comprises single towers]]>
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<![CDATA[Xcel Energy and the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association have proposed a 230-kilovolt power line over La Veta Pass between the San Luis Valley and Walsenburg.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:53:30 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Lewis: That kid in charge of the economy]]>
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<![CDATA[Something about Timothy Geithner leaves me uneasy. He's smart, well-spoken, and has a confident cadence to his voice, but he looks like a 12-year-old boy.]]>
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<![CDATA[al.lewis@dowjones.com (Al Lewis  / <i>Dow Jones Newswires</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:47:50 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Flat incomes don't bode well for holiday spending]]>
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<![CDATA[Flat incomes suggest more weakness ahead in consumer spending, reinforcing concerns about a ho-hum holiday shopping season and a sluggish economic recovery.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Martin Crutsinger</B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:36 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[FirstBank Holding income up 15 percent.]]>
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<![CDATA[FirstBank Holding Co. of Lakewood earlier this week reported net income of $109.9 million for the first nine months of the year, up 15 percent from the same period in 2008.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:36 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Musician can add lost bag to United ditty]]>
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<![CDATA[Remember Dave Carroll, the Canadian musician who wrote "United Breaks Guitars"the two YouTube videos released this summer about how United Airlines baggage handlers tossed his guitar and broke it?]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:34 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[End comes for Bayfield, Berthoud newspapers]]>
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<![CDATA[Two long-running weekly newspapers, the Pine River Times, based in Bayfield, and the Berthoud Recorder, are calling it quits.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:33 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA["Huge crash" in commercial real estate predicted]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13680813?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Billionaire investor Wilbur L. Ross Jr. said Friday the U.S. is in the beginning of a "huge crash in commercial real estate."]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By John Gittelsohn and Thomas R. Keene</B> / <I>Bloomberg News</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:32 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[J.C. Penney sued over slogan]]>
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<![CDATA[New York &amp; Co. Inc., owner of the women's clothing retailer Lerner New York, sued J.C. Penney Co. for allegedly using an advertising slogan that violates its "NY Style" trademark.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:31 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Arch Coal profits plunge]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13680807?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Arch Coal Inc., owner of the West Elk Mine in Somerset, said Friday that its third-quarter profits plunged on lower coal prices.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:31 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Rains delay harvests, boost crop prices]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13680806?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Crop prices rose nearly 8 percent in October as rainy weather delayed harvests across the Midwest.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:30 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[OSHA levels record $87 million fine against BP]]>
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<![CDATA[The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday imposed a record $87 million fine against oil giant BP PLC for failing to correct safety hazards after a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers at its Texas City refinery.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Sam Hananel </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:29 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Ford auto sales rise.]]>
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<![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. said U.S. auto sales rose in October from a month earlier as the industry appeared to rebound from the drop in demand that followed the Cash for Clunkers program.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:28 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Bankrupt builder sues Aurora, other cities.]]>
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<![CDATA[Neumann Homes Inc., the bankrupt builder of single-family homes in planned communities in the Midwest and Colorado, sued more than two dozen municipalities, including Aurora, to recover fees and bonds paid for properties never developed.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:28 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Madoff says he thought SEC was clueless]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13680799?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Bernard Madoff apparently was convinced that it never even occurred to Securities and Exchange Commission staff he was running a Ponzi scheme, despite the agency's numerous probes of his business.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:27 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Stock markets take sharp tumble]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13681312?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Grim signals about consumer spending ripped through the markets Friday, sending stocks tumbling as investors raced for safe havens.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Sara Lepro and Tim Paradis</B> / <I> The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:21 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Emerging markets may become new stock hot spot]]>
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<![CDATA[As stock investors hunt for higher returns in light of what some call a "new normal" of reduced expectations, analysts point to increased demand for goods from China and other emerging markets as a logical approach.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Kate Gibson</B> / <I> MarketWatch</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:41:24 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Gasoline prices reach highest levels of year]]>
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<![CDATA[Americans are paying more for gasoline than they did last year as the holidays approach &mdash; billions of dollars that could go to books, clothing and Barbie dolls instead being spent at the pump.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Chris Kahn </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:41:09 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[IBM replaces executive after Galleon trading scandal]]>
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<![CDATA[International Business Machines Corp., the world's biggest computer-services provider, replaced senior vice president Robert Moffat after he was charged in the Galleon Group insider-trading case.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Ian King and Dina Bass</B> / <I>Bloomberg News</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:41:08 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[CIT Group receives $1 billion loan from Icahn]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13680538]]>
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<![CDATA[Commercial lender CIT Group Inc. said Friday that billionaire investor and bondholder Carl Icahn agreed to support the company's restructuring plan amid reports CIT may soon file for bankruptcy protection.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Stephen Bernard</B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:41:07 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Proposed transmission line for San Luis Valley sparks debate]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672659?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672659]]>
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<![CDATA[A proposed high-voltage transmission line into the San Luis Valley is sparking a debate over preserving the valley's scenic and wildlife resources versus the need to transport renewable energy to the Front Range.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Mark Jaffe </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:22 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Corporate Earnings]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672660?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Third-quarter profit more than doubled as it sold gold and copper at higher prices and cut costs.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:03:30 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[China puts $1.5 billion into Texas wind farm]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672658]]>
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<![CDATA[China took a big leap into the U.S. renewable-energy market Thursday, putting up $1.5 billion for a 36,000-acre wind farm in Texas with the power to light up 180,000 homes.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:43:09 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Consumers returning to big-name brands]]>
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<![CDATA[Signs of an improving economy might be in your kitchen or bathroom cupboards. Consumers are showing a willingness to pay a little more to get Colgate toothpaste, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes and Gillette Fusion shavers.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:42:46 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Betting on CIT bankruptcy]]>
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<![CDATA[CIT Group bond and credit-default-swap prices show that investors are betting the 101-year-old commercial lender will file for bankruptcy after a debt exchange expired Thursday. Since CIT chief executive Jeffrey Peek started a $30 billion debt swap Oct. 1, the company's notes due Nov. 3 have dropped 13 cents to 67 cents on the dollar, according to Trace, a bond-price reporting system. Bloomberg News]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:41:59 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Parker: Southwest CEO may be due for Child]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672945?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672945]]>
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<![CDATA[If you're flying on Southwest Airlines today, don't be spooked if you see Ben Franklin, the Statue of Liberty, Larry Bird or Julia Child along for the ride.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Penny Parker</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:40:44 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[GDP rises at 3.5% pace, but growth largely due to government actions]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672943?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672943]]>
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<![CDATA[The U.S. economy roared to life this past summer as an array of government actions led to the strongest quarter of growth in two years.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Neil Irwin </B> / <I>The Washington Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:39:39 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Dow Jones soars 200 points after report on GDP growth]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672901?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Stocks logged their best day in three months as investors rushed into the market Thursday on word that the economy grew faster than expected during the summer.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Sara Lepro  and Tim Paradis</B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:34:59 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Obama adviser says job growth is vital]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672944?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[President Barack Obama, while happy that the economy is growing again, won't be satisfied until job growth returns, one of his chief economic advisers said Thursday.]]>
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<![CDATA[asvaldi@denverpost.com (<B>By Aldo Svaldi </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:01:50 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Shutdown of New Frontier Bank raises oversight concerns]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13673554?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The fact that government regulators detected danger signs in Greeley-based New Frontier Bank's financial practices years before they shut it down exposes broader issues about whether the oversight system is tough enough.]]>
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<![CDATA[mmoeit@denverpost.com (<B>By Miles Moffeit </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:32:14 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[DIA finance chief placed on leave; insists he's done nothing wrong]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13671048?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13671048]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver International Airport manager Kim Day has put the airport's chief financial officer, Stan Koniz, on "investigatory leave," officials said today.]]>
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<![CDATA[jleib@denverpost.com (Jeffrey Leib  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:27:05 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[People on the move]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672900?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672900]]>
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<![CDATA[ELDORA SPECIAL RECREATION PROGRAM: Hired Tamara Marks as the marketing and development director. Marks was formerly with the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center.]]>
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<![CDATA[/Business]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:33:07 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Merck to divest assets to get regulatory clearance.]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672899?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672899]]>
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<![CDATA[Merck &amp; Co. won U.S. regulatory clearance for its purchase of rival Schering-Plough Corp. after agreeing to sell its stake in the Merial Ltd. animal- health business and the nausea drug rolapitant.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:33:06 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Man involved in oil-lawsuit video has history of legal troubles]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672898?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A man who made clandestine video recordings used to discredit Ecuador in a $27 billion oil-contamination lawsuit is a convicted felon with a history of legal troubles, The Associated Press has learned.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[White House to release new stimulus figures on job creation]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672897?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The White House is promising that new figures being released today will be a more accurate showing of progress in President Barack Obama's economic-recovery plan. It aggressively defended an earlier, faulty count that overstated by thousands the jobs created or saved so far.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:33:04 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Ritter congratulates state firms for geothermal grants.]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672896?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Gov. Bill Ritter on Thursday congratulated four Colorado companies, three state institutions and the Denver Museum of Nature &amp; Science for securing $18 million in Recovery Act funding for geothermal exploration, research and demonstration projects.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:33:03 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Xcel warns of snow damage to natural-gas meters.]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672895?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Xcel Energy is warning homeowners that heavy snow and ice may have damaged some natural-gas meters, creating the potential for natural-gas leaks.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:33:02 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[GOP resists plan to dissolve, not bail out, firms]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672894?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[An Obama administration plan to dissolve large, struggling financial firms rather than bail them out is encountering Republican resistance, Democratic doubts and only qualified support from regulators.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:33:01 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Twitter virus puts users in awkward position]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672893?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[How's this for public embarrassment? A computer virus that spread Thursday through Twitter caused infected users to send direct messages to friends promoting a colon cleanser.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:32:58 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[GM extends vehicle refund program until January]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672892?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672892]]>
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<![CDATA[General Motors says its money-back guaranteekey to its revival &mdash; is going so well that it will extend the program into early 2010.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:32:57 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado Business]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672786?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672786]]>
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<![CDATA[National CineMedia LLC of Centennial has entered into network-affiliate advertising agreements with Cobb Theatres, Galaxy Theatres LLC and Storyteller Theatres Corp. for the presentation of pre-show advertising.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:29:54 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Target recalls Halloween flashlights]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672785?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672785]]>
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<![CDATA[Target has recalled 610,000 Halloween flashlights sold exclusively at its stores after learning that the lights could heat up, melt and burn hands.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By the Los Angeles Times</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:29:53 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Takeover of faltering titans meets opposition]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13672666?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Senior regulators and some lawmakers clashed again with the Obama administration Thursday, finding fault with central elements of the White House's plan to unwind large financial companies when their troubles imperil the financial system.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Stephen Labaton</B> / <I>The New York Times </I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:20:47 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Parker: Issel possessions on the auction block]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13670796?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[We told you in August that legendary basketball player and Denver Nuggets coach Dan Issel had filed personal bankruptcy in the amount of roughly $4.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Penny Parker   / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:07:14 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Newmont Mining 3Q profit more than doubles]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13667306?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[DENVER&mdash;Newmont Mining Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter profit more than doubled as it sold gold and copper at higher prices and cut costs.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:22:24 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Qwest ahead as cost cuts eclipse declines]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664024?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664024]]>
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<![CDATA[Qwest managed to cut costs faster than revenues declined during the third quarter, resulting in better-than-expected earnings.]]>
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<![CDATA[asvaldi@denverpost.com (<B>By Aldo Svaldi </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:17:48 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Corporate Earnings]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664018?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664018]]>
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<![CDATA[Low natural-gas prices and thin margins from its gasoline-refining business drove profits down 71 percent in the third quarter, but the oil company is ramping up production as crude prices jump.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:02:33 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[CIT ignores Icahn, proceeds with revamp]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664113?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664113]]>
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<![CDATA[Brushing aside billionaire investor Carl Icahn's 11th-hour effort to derail the process, CIT Group said Wednesday it raised an extra $4.5 billion as it presses ahead with its restructuring plan.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:00:03 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Obama endorses seizure of teetering financial titans]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664023?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664023]]>
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<![CDATA[President Barack Obama on Tuesday embraced a House bill that would give the government unprecedented power to seize bank- holding companies and other large financial firms teetering on the brink of collapse &mdash; and stick their competitors with the cost.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:58:19 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[US Airways to cut 1,000 jobs in 2010, drop Colorado Springs]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13663905?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13663905]]>
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<![CDATA[Struggling US Airways said Wed nesday it will cut about 1,000 jobs next year, stop serving Colorado Springs, shift nearly all of its flying to its three hubs and Washington, D.C., and suspend several international routes.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:57:37 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Reports indicate jobless rate slowing recovery]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664115]]>
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<![CDATA[New-home sales dropped unexpectedly in September while durable goods posted only a small increase last month, in a sign that the high jobless rate is keeping a brake on the economy's recovery.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:55:33 -0600]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Work on 16th Street Mall center nearly complete]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664092?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[By the end of next week, the redevelopment of the Denver Pavilions downtown will be substantially complete, the bevy of construction workers gone and orange fencing removed to reveal a more open and inviting shopping center.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Margaret Jackson </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:52:03 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Parker: Gabby Gourmet pigs out]]>
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<![CDATA[This little piggy went to the restaurants. Pat Miller, better known as the Gabby Gourmet, is out with her 24th Gabby Gourmet Restaurant Guide, which judges eateries by the number of pigs she gives out.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Penny Parker</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:40:40 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Stimulus jobs overcounted nationwide]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664093?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A Colorado company said it created 4,231 jobs with the help of President Barack Obama's economic-recovery plan. The real number: fewer than 1,000.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Brett J. Blackledge  and Matt Apuzzo</B> / <I>The Associated Presss</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:59:17 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado Business]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664178?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Faegre &amp; Benson is sponsoring a pro bono service training session for other legal experts at 9 a.m. today at the firm's offices, 1700 Lincoln St. The event is part of the American Bar Association's National Pro Bono Celebration. For more information, go to www.celebrateprobono.org.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:51 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Stocks slide along with sales of new homes in September]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664129?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664129]]>
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<![CDATA[Signs of a weaker housing market and a gloomier outlook on the economy gave investors more reasons to dump stocks Wednesday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tim Paradis </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:46 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[South Carolina wins plant for Boeing 787]]>
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<![CDATA[Boeing Co. said Wednesday it will open a second assembly line for its long-delayed 787 jetliner in North Charleston, S.C., expanding beyond its longtime manufacturing base in Washington state. Boeing already operates a factory in the city that makes 787 parts.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:28 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[People on the move]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664119?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[COLORADO CASUALTY: Appointed Michael C. Brewer as vice president of marketing. Brewer was formerly vice president of claims for the company.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:26 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Sugar supply "inadequate."]]>
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<![CDATA[Sugar supplies for U.S. food and beverage makers are "totally inadequate," and the government should immediately increase the quota for imported sweetener, according to consulting company Promar International.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:12 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[LEAP boosts funds for home-heating assistance.]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664112?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado's Low-income Energy Assistance Program, which provides financial assistance with home-heating bills, has received increased funding for the winter season.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:10 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Wal-Mart joins sale of caskets, urns online]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664111?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The world's largest retailer wants to keep its customers even after they die. Wal-Mart has started selling caskets on its website at prices that undercut many funeral homes, long the major seller of caskets.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:10 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Arvada ranked advanced in technology.]]>
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<![CDATA[The city of Arvada was ranked second-most technology-advanced city in America for its size.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:09 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Sept. jobless rate falls in most metro areas]]>
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<![CDATA[The unemployment rate fell in September in most metro areas, although that's largely because more people gave up on job searches than found new work.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:06 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Favored bidder in Volvo sale is China's Geely]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664107?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. has picked a consortium led by China's Geely Group as the preferred bidder to buy its Swedish Volvo Cars unit, the automaker said Wednesday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:05 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Senators back extending homebuyer tax credit]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13664022?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The Senate has reached a broad bipartisan consensus on extending a lucrative tax credit for first-time homebuyers beyond the Nov. 30 deadline and expanding it to include some current homeowners, according to the Senate's Democratic leader.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Dina ElBoghdady</B> / <I>The Washington Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:14:11 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Amid festivities, nostalgia, United's last 737 takes final flight]]>
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<![CDATA[Despite Denver's first major snowstorm of the season, United Airlines' last Boeing 737 stopped at DIA on Wednesday on its final scheduled flight, aptly tagged as Flight 737.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (<B>By Ann Schrader </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:53:01 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Court of Appeals, Supreme Court moving to Post building]]>
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<![CDATA[The Colorado Judicial Branch will relocate the state's two highest courts to The Denver Post Building next year.]]>
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<![CDATA[asvaldi@denverpost.com (<B>By Aldo Svaldi </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:53:00 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver airfares drop 14%]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver's average domestic airfares dropped 14 percent in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the same period a year ago &mdash; from $320.78 to $276 &mdash; more than the record-setting national average, according to a federal report released Wednesday.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (<B>By Ann Schrader </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:52:57 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[US Airways cutting 1,000 jobs, shifting flying]]>
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<![CDATA[Struggling US Airways said Wednesday it will cut some 1,000 jobs next year, shift nearly all of its flying to its three hubs and Washington, and suspend several international routes.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (JOSHUA FREED     AP Airlines Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:37:38 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Qwest Communications 3Q earnings fall 6 pct]]>
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<![CDATA[DENVER&mdash;Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 6 percent drop in third-quarter profit Wednesday as customers continue to give up traditional landline telephones.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:55:24 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver home prices rise for sixth straight month]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver-area home prices rose for the sixth consecutive month in August but were still lower than the same period a year ago.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Margaret Jackson </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:37:33 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Energy leases offered next to conservation area]]>
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<![CDATA[GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.&mdash;Federal officials are offering oil and gas leases on hundreds of acres next to a national conservation area in western Colorado.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:01:15 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Costco to accept food stamps]]>
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<![CDATA[Costco Wholesale plans to accept food stamps at its warehouse stores nationwide, a major shift for a company that earlier this year said it doubted there would be enough demand among customers.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:33:29 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Fort Collins, Pueblo get smart-grid grants]]>
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<![CDATA[Fort Collins and Pueblo received $24.2 million in federal grants Tuesday to install smart-grid electric meters &mdash; enabling homes and power companies to communicate with each other &mdash; in almost 120,000 homes.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Mark Jaffe </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:32:46 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Corporate Earnings]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655093?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The largest independent petroleum refiner in the U.S. said Tuesday it lost nearly $500 million in the third quarter as it was caught between a rise in oil prices and a slump in American travel.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:34:39 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Southwest Airlines job fair draws hundreds]]>
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<![CDATA[About 200 people were in line Tuesday morning when Southwest Airlines opened the doors to a job fair, with hundreds more flowing into the Doubletree Hotel throughout the day.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (<B>By Ann Schrader </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:46:19 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Asian automakers earn top marks from Consumer Reports, but Ford moving up]]>
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<![CDATA[Asian automakers are still building the most reliable cars and trucks, with eight of the top 10 brands from Japanese and Korean companies, according to an annual survey by Consumer Reports. But several models from Ford are consistently scoring above Honda and Toyota, the perennial leaders.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:43:32 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[GMAC hoping for third installment of taxpayer aid]]>
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<![CDATA[GMAC Financial Services is in talks with the Treasury Department for a third injection of taxpayer aid as the auto lender faces a November deadline to raise the $11.5 billion capital cushion mandated by results of the government's "stress test," a Treasury Department spokesman confirmed Tuesday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:41:44 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Post taps longtime employee Geri Meireis as marketing director]]>
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<![CDATA[The Denver Post has named Geri Meireis as its new marketing director. Meireis, with the newspaper since 1984 and its brand marketing manager since 1999, will report to Kirk MacDonald, executive vice president for advertising, marketing and digital sales.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:39:13 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Consumer Confidence Index falls]]>
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<![CDATA[The housing market and stocks may be looking up, but Americans just can't shake their job worries.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:38:05 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Stocks fall on mostly mixed data]]>
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<![CDATA[Stocks mostly fell Tuesday as mixed reports on home prices and consumer confidence gave investors little incentive to step into the market.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tim Paradis </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:37:39 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Wind-turbine maker Vestas to slow Colorado job growth]]>
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<![CDATA[A weak market for wind turbines in the U.S. will slow job growth at Vestas Wind Systems' four Colorado plants, Ditlev Engel, the company's chief executive, said Tuesday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Mark Jaffe </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:42:22 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[People on the move]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13655083?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[FEEDING AMERICA: Recently named Jim Baldwin, chief executive of Community Food Share, vice chair of Feeding America's western region. Feeding America is a hunger-relief organization and is made up of 200 member food banks across the country.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:53:32 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[DBSD wins bankruptcy OK.]]>
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<![CDATA[DBSD North America Inc. won approval of its bankruptcy plan as a judge overruled objections from Douglas County-based Dish Network Corp., owner of the satellite company's first-lien debt.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:53:30 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[ProLogis to sell $600 million of 10-year notes.]]>
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<![CDATA[ProLogis, a Denver warehouse owner, plans to sell $600 million of 10-year notes, according to a person familiar with the offering.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:53:29 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado AG files complaint against mortgage firm.]]>
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<![CDATA[The Colorado attorney general's consumer-protection unit has filed a complaint against a Colorado Springs-based mortgage company and its top employees, claiming they engaged in deceptive practices.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:53:24 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Xcel offers plan for meeting green goal.]]>
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<![CDATA[Xcel Energy on Tuesday filed its plan for meeting Colorado's Renewable Energy Standard of producing 20 percent of energy from renewable resources by 2020.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:53:23 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Business group elects longtime banker as chair]]>
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<![CDATA[The Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, a Colorado business coalition, elected longtime banker Tom Flanagan, a division president for Citywide Banks, as chair.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:53:22 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Cabela's plans Grand Junction store, remains committed to Wheat Ridge]]>
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<![CDATA[An announcement Tuesday that Cabela's Inc. plans a store in Grand Junction doesn't change the Nebraska-based outfitter's commitment to building one in Wheat Ridge.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (<B>By Ann Schrader </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:52:37 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Official: Fund cuts risk jobs]]>
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<![CDATA[The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade has a list of serious corporate prospects that could bring 6,000 to 7,000 jobs to the state, said director Don Marostica.]]>
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<![CDATA[asvaldi@denverpost.com (<B>By Aldo Svaldi </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:26:11 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Facebook keeps profiles of the dead]]>
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<![CDATA[Death doesn't erase the online footprints that people leave in life, and Facebook won't either, though it will make some changes in profiles. The 5-year-old social network will "memorialize" profiles of the dead if their friends or family request it.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:06:27 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Lewis: 'Unable to meet expectations' at Stanford]]>
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<![CDATA[When Charles Satterfield joined Stanford Financial Group in 2005 as managing director of fixed income, he had no idea this meant peddling Certificates of Deposit.]]>
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<![CDATA[al.lewis@dowjones.com (Al Lewis  / <i>Dow Jones Newswires</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:05:23 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Colo. spent a fifth of its stimulus dollars]]>
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<![CDATA[DENVER&mdash;Colorado has spent about a fifth of its federal stimulus money.     State officials announced Tuesday that the state has already spent about $345 million in stimulus funds on]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (KRISTEN WYATT     Associated Press Writer)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:25:27 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Airlines change policies ahead of storm]]>
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<![CDATA[Airlines serving Denver International Airport have announced travel waivers with a major winter storm predicted to pounce tonight through Thursday.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (Ann Schrader  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:28:46 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Southwest launches fare sale]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13651700?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Southwest Airlines today began offering one-way fares as low as $25 to select destinations for travel between Dec.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<i>By The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:41:51 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Cabela's plans Grand Junction store]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13651482?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Cabela's Inc. announced today that it will build a 75,000-square-foot store in Grand Junction, the Nebraska-based outfitter's first retail outlet in Colorado.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (Ann Schrader  / <i>The Denver Post  / </i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:05:05 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Vail Resorts' reports sale of season passes up]]>
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<![CDATA[Vail Resorts Inc.'s season-pass sales rrevenues rose 15 percent through Sept. 20 as skiers eager for powder prepared to make tracks a year after the financial crisis. The number of season passes sold increased by 14 percent, resort officials said.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:23:26 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[New Frontier bank had warnings before collapse]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13648454?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[A federal inspector general concluded the collapsed New Frontier Bank failed to implement proper risk-management strategies despite warnings that started in 2004, the Fort Collins Coloradoan reported.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:50:20 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[German solar company SMA to open plant in Denver]]>
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<![CDATA[SMA Solar Technology AG, the world's largest maker of solar inverters, said Monday that it will locate its first manufacturing plant outside of Germany in Denver.]]>
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<![CDATA[asvaldi@denverpost.com (<B>By Aldo Svaldi </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:26:49 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Airlines find new ways to cut costs]]>
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<![CDATA[Southwest Airlines has made lemonade out of lemons, squeezing a projected $100,000 annual savings out of eliminating the fruit from its beverage service.]]>
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<![CDATA[aschrader@denverpost.com (<B>By Ann Schrader </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:03:16 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Corporate Earnings]]>
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<![CDATA[Third-quarter earnings dropped 30 percent Monday as Verizon couldn't sign up enough new subscribers to offset higher costs from laying off workers and absorbing an acquisition.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:20:46 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Gasoline prices climbing again]]>
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<![CDATA[Retail gasoline prices are spiking to levels last seen in the heat of summer driving season, raising fears that consumers could cut back on holiday spending.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Dirk Lammers</B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:18:06 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Rotary Club of Denver elects its first black president]]>
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<![CDATA[It has been 62 years since Branch Rickey helped integrate major-league baseball, but the Denver businessmen's club that annually honors him finally broke its own color barrier just in July.]]>
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<![CDATA[dmigoya@denverpost.com (<B>By David Migoya </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:07:12 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Arrest of Bob Moffat stuns fellow IBM employees]]>
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<![CDATA[Bob Moffat, the IBM executive arrested in the Galleon insider-trading case, used to start meetings with trivia about "This Day in History." He would ask whether anyone knew what day it was and then rattle off a few notable events.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (Denver Post Wire Services)]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:03:23 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[German solar manufacturing firm to locate plant in Denver, create 300 jobs]]>
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<![CDATA[The world's largest maker of solar inverters announced Monday that it will locate its first North American manufacturing plant in Denver.]]>
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<![CDATA[asvaldi@denverpost.com (Aldo Svaldi  / <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:00:47 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Electric cars to be built in old GM plant]]>
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<![CDATA[The White House is expected to announce today a multimillion-dollar deal that will convert a closed General Motors plant in Wilmington, Del., into a factory making electric vehicles.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Dana Hedgpeth</B> / <I>The Washington Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:44 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Colorado Business]]>
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<![CDATA[ADA Technologies Inc. of Littleton received a $189,886 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a home lithium monitor for use by patients with bipolar disorder.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:42 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Western leaders to discuss energy issues]]>
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<![CDATA[State lawmakers from around the West are gathering in the northern Wyoming resort town of Jackson over the next few days to figure out how to get better coordinated on energy issues.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Ben Neary </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:42 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[China helping U.S. investigate drywall woes]]>
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<![CDATA[China is helping American officials investigate reports of contaminated Chinese drywall after thousands of American homeowners complained that the building material made them sick or damaged their houses, a top U.S. safety official said Monday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:41 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Strengthening dollar and market worries pound stocks]]>
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<![CDATA[A strengthening dollar and worries about an overheated market pounded stocks Monday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tim Paradis </B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:40 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Iceland's three McDonald's restaurants to close]]>
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<![CDATA[The Big Mac has become the latest victim of this island nation's overexposure to the world financial crisis. Iceland's three McDonald's restaurants will close next weekend as the franchise owner gives in to falling profits caused by the collapse in the Icelandic krona.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:40 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[People on the move]]>
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<![CDATA[WELLS FARGO PRIVATE BANK: Announced that Teri Tone has joined as vice president and senior trust and fiduciary specialist for the Denver office. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Tone spent more than 10 years as vice president and relationship manager for a large regional financial institution.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:39 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[CEO of Southeast Business Partnership leaving Dec. 31]]>
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<![CDATA[John Lay, president and chief executive of the Southeast Business Partnership for the past seven years, on Monday announced his resignation, effective Dec. 31.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:21 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Caterpillar to bring back 550 laid-off workers]]>
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<![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc. said Monday about 2,500 laid-off employees will be permanently cut from the company and 550 others will be brought back to work by the end of next year.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:21 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Billionaire Peltz to join Legg Mason's board]]>
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<![CDATA[Billionaire investor and activist shareholder Nelson Peltz is joining the board of directors of asset manager Legg Mason Inc.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:20 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Libya reinstates oil chief]]>
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<![CDATA[The former head of Libya's National Oil Corp. has been reinstated just weeks after his resignation, a move reflecting the unpredictable politics amid a power struggle between reformists and nationalists in the oil-rich North African nation.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:20 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Dodd calls for freeze on credit-card rates]]>
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<![CDATA[A top U.S. Senate Democrat moved Monday to impose an immediate freeze on credit-card interest rates, as congressional Democrats continue their ongoing efforts to rein in perceived industry abuses.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:19 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Ball, French firm join on satellite project.]]>
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<![CDATA[Ball Aerospace &amp; Technologies Corp. of Boulder and the French firm Thales Alenia Space have agreed to work together on the Iridium Next satellite program that promises enhanced mobile communications and Earth observations.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:18 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Madoff figure drowned after heart attack]]>
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<![CDATA[A man accused of making more than $7 billion off the investment schemes of jailed financial manager Bernard Madoff drowned after having a heart attack, authorities said Monday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:17 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Denver Post retains 86% of Rocky Mountain News home subscribers]]>
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<![CDATA[The Denver Post, in its first full six-month reporting period to the Audit Bureau of Circulations since the closing of the Rocky Mountain News, said it has retained 86 percent of News home-delivery customers.]]>
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<![CDATA[tmcghee@denverpost.com (Tom McGhee <i>The Denver Post</i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:11:02 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Grocery strike could send customers to non-union stores]]>
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<![CDATA[An advocacy group's efforts to throw its support behind unionized grocery workers actually directs consumers to shop at non-union establishments.]]>
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<![CDATA[dmigoya@denverpost.com (<B>By David Migoya </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:46:03 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[New energy agency to fund radical proposals]]>
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<![CDATA[The federal Energy Department will make good on a pledge for a bolder technology strategy today, awarding research grants for ideas such as bacteria that will make gasoline.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<I>By The New York Times </I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:43:55 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Chain restaurants starved for new customers]]>
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<![CDATA[Fortunes at chain restaurants are tumbling, the fallout from a strategy of slashing menu prices in the hopes that a cheap meal will be enough to entice diners back to their booths. Instead, diners are ringing up smaller checks or simply staying home.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Ashley M. Heher</B> / <I> The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:40:30 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Multi-room audio moves into reasonable reach]]>
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<![CDATA[In its five years of existence, Sonos has acquired an enthusiastic following of music lovers, keen on the idea of streaming their PC-based music collections to Sonos units set up throughout the house.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:35:09 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Facebook looks to tap booming games for revenue]]>
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<![CDATA[Facebook Inc. is tapping virtual farmers, Mafia dons and online pets to generate cash from the social-networking website's 300 million users.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Ari Levy and Adam Satariano</B> / <I>Bloomberg News Service</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:29:44 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Finding a gatekeeper in world of finance]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13632602?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Congress is weighing the most significant regulatory overhaul of the financial system since the 1930s. But the intense focus on health care and the rebounding stock and bond markets have diverted public attention from the effort, which could affect everything from payday loans to bank regulation to derivatives trading.]]>
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<![CDATA[asvaldi@denverpost.com (<B>By Aldo Svaldi </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:34:23 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Web sites adopt shopping-mall tactics]]>
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<![CDATA[At grocery stores, milk and bread are typically toward the back. And the most popular stores at the mall are always far from each other.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<b>Denver Post wire services</b>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:01:28 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Economists are running out of letters]]>
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<![CDATA["V" is the letter of optimism for economists. If the economy traces that shape, it indicates a sharp rebound after a steep decline. For more than a year, economists have debated whether the recovery will be a "U" with a slow slog before growth or a "W" with a double-dip recession. Now, a new symbol has come up: the square root symbol. This entails a short burst of recovery, followed by a flat line. A Citigroup survey of big investors found more than a quarter see this happening. It was the second-most popular choice after "U."]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<b>Denver Post wire services</b>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:00:30 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Airlines still fly low on stock analysts' screens]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13632014?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[An old joke: How do you become a millionaire? Start as a billionaire and buy an airline. The industry has a poor track record, marred by lots of red ink and bankruptcies. U.S. airlines have suffered a cumulative loss in six of the last eight years. Industry analysts offer caution. Will Randow recently began covering airline stocks for Citi Investment Research. In a note to clients, he warned the industry is more suited for short-term traders than the buy-and-hold set. Even though he sees some bright signs, "we cannot ignore chronic sector under-performance."]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<b>Denver Post wire services</b>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:00:00 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Check out websites for college scholarship opportunities]]>
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<![CDATA[Every penny counts when it comes to financing a college education. And one of the best ways to help cover the cost of college is with a scholarship.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<b>Chuck Myers</b> / <i>McClatchy-Tribune News Service</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:57:48 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[This time is different? Authors examine cycle of financial folly]]>
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<![CDATA[Wouldn't it be nice to have $1,000 for every time a pundit proclaims an era of endless prosperity, consigning booms and busts to the Dumpster of history?]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<b>James Pressley</b> / <i>Bloomberg News</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:48:30 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Real estate agents find Tweet success]]>
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<![CDATA[Kristal Kraft, a broker associate with The Berkshire Group in Denver, found a new client recently courtesy of the popular social networking site Twitter.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Christian Toto </B> / <I>Special to The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:47:27 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Facebook tweaks homepage so you won't miss a past post]]>
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<![CDATA[Worried about missing a birth announcement, or details on what your portly uncle had for lunch? Facebook is tweaking its home page yet again in hopes of making it easier to find information. Among the latest changes is a list of items you might have missed during those rare moments spent away from the online hangout. The changes were rolled out Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Barbara Ortutay</B> / <I>The Associated Press</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:44:31 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Costs of building materials start rising again]]>
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<![CDATA[Construction costs have begun to rise after remaining relatively low for the past year, according to analysis of the latest producer price index.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:35:18 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Seniors balk at retirement home buy-ins]]>
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<![CDATA[Vernon Weiss balked at selling his house to pay for a retirement community's six-figure entrance fee, joining a nationwide trend that is changing the continuing-care industry.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Tim Bryant</B> / <I> St. Louis Post-Dispatch</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:34:31 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Apartment rents decline in West, South]]>
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<![CDATA[Apartment rents declined throughout the West and South in the third quarter as rising unemployment made it harder for landlords to raise their rates.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>The Denver Post</B>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:34:11 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Krugman: China's currency policy poses threat to world economy]]>
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<![CDATA[Senior monetary officials usually talk in code. So when Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, spoke recently about Asia, international imbalances and the financial crisis, he didn't specifically criticize China's currency policy.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<b>By Paul Krugman</b> / <i>The New York Times</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:29:37 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Comcast VP works to keep customers plugged in]]>
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<![CDATA[Q: What are you doing to improve Comcast's customer service?]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com ()]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:14:02 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Credit scores can take a while to repair]]>
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<![CDATA[Q: How long does it take for a credit score to become good? Any tips on what to avoid?&mdash; Paul Peterson, Denver]]>
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<![CDATA[dmigoya@denverpost.com (<B>By David Migoya</B> / <I>Denver Post Staff Writer</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:08:00 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Parker: Balloon boy's family could use these PR tips]]>
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<![CDATA[Some would say the clever kids at SE2, a Denver public-policy PR and advertising firm, have too much time on their hands.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Penny Parker</B> / <I>Denver Post Columnist</I>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:00:51 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Markets stall as investors raise earnings standards]]>
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<![CDATA[With the quarterly reporting season in full swing, the information-technology sector has beaten others in topping analysts' sales forecasts, though even well-regarded results from Microsoft and Amazon couldn't lift the broader market Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Kate Gibson </B> / <I>MarketWatch</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:33:41 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Baxa Corp. moves headquarters into Maroon V building]]>
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<![CDATA[Medical-device manufacturer Baxa Corp. has agreed to lease the Maroon V office building for its new corporate headquarters.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@denverpost.com (<B>By Margaret Jackson </B> / <I>The Denver Post</I>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:21:02 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Lewis: It's dog eat dog in the world record business]]>
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<![CDATA[Celebrity hound that I am, I just had to look up Boomer while driving across North Dakota last week.]]>
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<![CDATA[alewis@denverpost.com (Al Lewis  / <i>Dow Jones Newswires</i>)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:55:44 -0600]]>
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