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    <title><![CDATA[Bad Days are Gathering Over China’s Manufacturing in May]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Apparently, signs of the China&#039;s economic recovery are weakening as the latest flash manufacturing PMI showed that factory activity slumped significantly in May. Data released by HSBC Holdings Plc indicated that the economic growth of the world&#039;s second economy was visibly slackening in the second quarter of the year. It seems that bad days are gathering over China&#039;s manufacturing.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:35:08 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[BOJ Kuroda vows to calm JGBs, guide economy to recovery]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Friday expressed confidence the central bank can stem bond market volatility with flexible market operations and engineer a steady recovery in the world&#039;s third-largest economy.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:01 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ford Gives Australian Production the Brush-off]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. is to give Australian production the brush-off as it has informed that it would stop manufacturing cars in the world&#039;s twelve largest economy.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:26 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nikkei recoups some of Thursday&#039;s 7.3 percent dive, bull run seen intact]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Nikkei share average regained ground on Friday after a 7.3-percent dive in the previous session, which most market watchers said marked a long-overdue correction and didn&#039;t presage the end of a remarkable six-month bull-run.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:21:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Low Global Prices, Japan Demand Help Improve China April Rare Earths Export, But Will Recovery Last Long?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Latest data from the China Customs Statistics Information Center had revealed that China, which feeds more than 95 per cent of the world&#039;s demand for rare earths, had exported 2,196 metric tonnes of the precious metals in April, buoyed by the prevailing low global market prices as well as improved demand from Japan.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:27:13 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[As Ford Moves Out, Holden and Toyota Remain Committed to Australia]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[In the midst of Ford&#039;s decision to ship out of Australia, Holden and Toyota express their intent to stay put in Australia, at least for now. Toyota  is even pointing to its $330 million new engine production facility that is meant to cater locally and the whole of Asia.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:19:40 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall Street ends down but off session lows]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks slipped on Thursday but finished sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard&#039;s shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary stimulus.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:14:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[HP supports Dow, limits S&P&#039;s loss in choppy trade]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks edged down on Thursday but rebounded sharply from their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard&#039;s shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary stimulus.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:42:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall Street mostly dips, but off lows with help from HP]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks mostly edged lower on Thursday but were sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard&#039;s shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary stimulus.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:35:03 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall St. dips as data, HP offset stimulus fears]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks slipped on Thursday, recovering from session lows as encouraging domestic economic data and a rally in Hewlett-Packard&#039;s shares offset concerns about the timing of any reduction in the Federal Reserve&#039;s monetary stimulus.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 03:00:05 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Jobs, housing data show economy has some muscle]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:56:03 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[U.S. jobs, housing data show economy has some muscle]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:56:03 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[U.S., China factories struggle; Fed hints at less stimulus]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Chinese factory activity declined in May for the first time in seven months and U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest pace since October, suggesting it may take a while before the global economy starts to pick up steam.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:35:03 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Nemenoff Report Bonds Higher, S&P&#039;s Lower, Silver Higher]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[June Bonds are currently 11 higher at 143&#039;06 and the 10 Yr. Note 2 higher at 131&#039;09. This mornings weekly Jobless Claims fell by 23,000 versus a average expectations of a drop of 18,000. In the last 24 hours the Bonds have had quite a range falling as low as 142&#039;08 as the market sold ...]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:36:36 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[U.S., Chinese factories struggle, Fed hints at less stimulus]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Chinese factory activity declined in May for the first time in seven months and U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest clip since October, suggesting it may take a while before the global economy starts to pick up steam.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:35:04 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall St. drops on stimulus plan unease, China data]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks dropped on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on pace for its first back-to-back daily drop in a month amid investor concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve&#039;s stimulus may be scaled back sooner than hoped and after weak data in China.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:28:04 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe&#039;s poorest country, former company executives and Irish officials have said.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:56:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ocado Boss Tim Steiner&#039;s Orwellian Vision of Online Supermarket Shopping]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Digital personal shoppers will know consumers&#039; needs, quirks and budgets, Steiner tells British Retail consortium.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:48:12 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wall St. to drop at open on stimulus plan worry, China data]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stocks were set for a lower open on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on track for its first back-to-back daily drop in a month, amid investor concerns the Federal Reserve&#039;s stimulus may be scaled back sooner than hoped and over weak data in China.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:28:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Factory activity slips to 7-month low in May: Markit]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Manufacturing slowed for a second straight month in May as weak overseas demand and government belt-tightening at home led to the sector&#039;s most sluggish rate of growth since October, a survey showed on Thursday.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:14:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Energy Report - Bernakamania!]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke does his best impression of a one handed economist. On One Hand Ben sends gold and stocks soaring by saying that a premature tightening of monetary policy could lead interest rates to rise temporarily but would also carry a substantial risk of slowing or ending the economic...]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:41:00 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Stock futures fall on stimulus plan concerns, China data]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Stock index futures fell on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its first daily back-to-back declines in a month, amid investor concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve may begin to taper its stimulus measures and over weak data in China.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:00:05 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Eurozone&#039;s Recession Poised to Continue in Q2 as PMI Data Disappoints]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Markit&#039;s flash Eurozone Composite Output index showed a reading below 50 in May, indicating a contraction in business activity.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:08:34 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Warning signs for China, Fed hints at curbing stimulus]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Chinese factory activity shrank in May for the first time in seven months, overshadowing signs that the euro zone&#039;s downturn tempered slightly in May, business surveys showed on Thursday.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:03 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Euro zone slump eases in May but points to contraction in second quarter -PMI]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The downturn across euro zone businesses eased slightly this month, although a dearth of new orders means the bloc&#039;s economy is likely to contract again in the second quarter, business surveys showed on Thursday.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:14:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bernanke and growth fears send shares lower, yen up]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Concerns over the future of the U.S. Federal Reserve&#039;s monetary stimulus and weak Chinese factory data sent shares sharply lower and safe haven currencies like the yen higher on Thursday.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:42:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[No More Breaking a Sweat: High-Tech Fabric that Mimics Skin Eliminates Perspiration]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Bioengineers at University of California, Davis (UCD) have come up with an interesting fabric, one that mimics skin and transforms sweat into droplets that drain away.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:44:34 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[China factory activity shrinks for first time in seven months - flash PMI]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[China&#039;s factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months in May as new orders fell, a preliminary manufacturing survey showed, entrenching fears that its economic recovery has stalled and that a sharper cooldown may be imminent.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:04 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ford to Wind Up Australian Production in Three Years, Cutting 1,200 Jobs [VIDEO]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Ford cites market fragmentation and high manufacturing costs for move.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:45:31 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ford to Close Plants, 1200 Australians to Lose Their Jobs]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of Ford workers in Australia were in shock as the company announced its plan to shut down operations by October 2016. As the news broke out, hundreds of workers were devastated. It did not matter whether they worked there since three decades back – people will lose their jobs in three years time.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:44:42 +1000</pubDate>
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