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			<title>Barclays: Vince Cable 'concerned' over Diamond appointment</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4843&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, Wednesday 8 September: Barclays, banking uncertainty, eurozone fears and HMRC tax mistakes. </description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:52:31 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>RBS shares overvalued say brokers</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4842&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>RBS and other major UK banks suffer on European banks exposure to risky government debt. </description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:54:13 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Citigroup Inc too optimistic on DTAs say sources</title>
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			<description>Morning Business News, Tuesday 07 September: Citigroup Inc, Barclays, Mark Hurd and Henderson given ultimatum. </description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:51:05 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>RBS, Barclays gather information on SME credit worthiness</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4835&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, Monday 6 September: RBS, Barclays, Banco Santander, Metro Bank. </description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:38:39 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>BP Plc: Oil spill costs rocket up in August</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4833&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, Friday 3rd September: BP Plc, another oil rig burns,  HSBC Holdings threatens to quit UK. </description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:32:49 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Banks bid to advise Chinese govt</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4829&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning business news, Thursday 2 September: Tesco, Burger King de-listing, BHP Billiton advice for China.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:27:40 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>CBI: Unexpected service sector slump</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4828&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Service sector profitability falls as business levels remain below normal.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:17:44 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Black August for US markets</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4825&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning business news, Wed 1 September: US markets slump, Tomkins investors short changed, Tony Blair&amp;#39;s memoirs.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:16:17 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Staff cuts planned for Treasury</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4820&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning business news, Tuesday 31 August: Osborne plans budgets, Tesco, new pension laws, airline shares.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:03:36 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Optimism for high street retailers</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4817&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>High street sales are up for the second month running, says the CBI.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:07:41 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Polly Peck fugitive returns to face the music</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4813&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning business news, Thursday 26 August: Polly Peck fugitive, BHP Billiton/PotashCorp, Google phone service.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:45:05 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>FSA fines SocGen for reporting failures</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4812&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>The Financial Services Authority has fined Soci&amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute; G&amp;eacute;n&amp;eacute;rale &amp;pound;1.575 million for failing to provide accurate transaction reports.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:58:47 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Consumers shopping up a storm of debt</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4809&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>New research shows that UK shoppers are racking up personal debt, despite recession headlines.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:21:15 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Investors fear double-dip recession</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4808&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning business news, Wednesday 25 August: Safety in gilts, Santander insider trading, emergency Budget, Rio Tinto.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:06:15 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Sterling suffers month low against dollar</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4804&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Sterling dropped to a one month low against the dollar on Tuesday, affected by comments from the Bank of England.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:07:14 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Britain at 'significant' risk of renewed recession</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4802&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning business news, Tuesday 24 Aug: MPC warning, BHP/Potash, Cairn Energy.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:42:54 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>HSBC considers purchasing control of Nedbank</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4801&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>The UK bank is in talks with Old Mutual to buy a controlling stake in South Africa&amp;#39;s Nedbank, based in...</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:00:04 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Demand for UK manufacturing rises</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4800&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Demand for goods made in the UK continues to improve, the CBI says.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:57:06 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Technical glitch hits Barclays</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4797&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Bank&amp;#39;s customers hit with computer problem that blocked access to accounts</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:02:26 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Uphill struggle for BHP Billiton</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4795&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning business news, Monday 23 Aug: BHP Billiton and Vedanta mining, BAE Systems.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:30:42 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>DP World gives hope to struggling Dubai World</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4794&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>The global port operator DP World posts higher first half profits today.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:35:38 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Thomas Cook Group is undervalued says HSBC Holdings</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4793&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, Wednesday 18 August: Thomas Cook Group, Dana Petroleum, building and maintenance companies and the Great Recession. </description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:55:23 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>BP Plc and others must 'pay Alabama what they owe'</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4792&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Alabama Attorney General right to sue BP says candidate for Governor. </description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:07:55 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Barclays pays dearly for sanction busting</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4790&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, Tuesday 17 August: Barclays, petrol prices, Vedanta Resources and Goldman boss Blankfein. </description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:07:45 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>US economy: Homeowner confidence sinks</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4789&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Builders say consumers are worried about the weak recovery and job market.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:30:07 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>ROK looks to slash costs in job cull</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4786&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, Monday 16 August: ROK Plc, BAE Systems, UK banking, RSA and Japanese economy. </description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:39:10 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Bank of America seeks board level control on investments</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4784&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, Friday 13 July: Bank of America Corp, Vedanta Resources, BP fine and Google Android to pip Blackberry....</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:51:56 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Healthcare risks to increase in the wake of default retirement age scrapping </title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4783&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Companies urged to review current benefit structures.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:30:13 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>BP Plc puts quarter of global production up as collateral</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4782&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, Thursday 12 August: BP Plc, Dana Petroleum, Five Tv, Minerva, ROK Plc and oil prices.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:02:37 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Barclays to cut costs in face of investment slowdown</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4780&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, Wednesday 11 August: Barclays, the Feral Reserve, China&amp;#39;s economy slows, online banking attacks and green tax scheme....</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:43:45 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Russian fires could cost one percent of GDP</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4779&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Damage from the fires was expected to amount to about $15 billion.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:07:09 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Citigroup Inc oversees BP Plc compensation fund cash injection</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4777&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, Tuesday 10 August: Citigroup Inc, BP Plc, Google Inc net neutrality, European Union tax and precious metals....</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>RBS, Lloyds Banking Group: Will SLS be extended? </title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4774&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, Monday 09 August 2010: Lloyds Banking Group, RBS, BP Plc, barley prices, Dodd-Frank whistelblowing. </description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:35:59 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Citigroup Inc says its hedge fund platform is a keeper</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4770&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>HedgeForum will stay announces bank in the week it says it is letting go of Egg. </description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:35:23 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Bank of America Corp in private equity spin off</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4769&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, Friday 06 August: Bank of America Corp, RBS in profit, giant containment cap development. </description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:23:17 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Lloyds Banking Group is overvalued say JPMorgan</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4768&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, 05 August 2010: Lloyds Banking Group, JPMorgan Chase, BP Plc, Liverpool FC, Debenhams and Goldman Sachs. </description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:45:15 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Hold RBS, Lloyds Banking shares for now say UK 200 Group </title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4767&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>With bank reporting season underway the question is whether or not to sell RBS and Lloyds Banking Group. </description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:27:05 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Lloyds Banking Group undervalued say brokers</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4766&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Dolmen Stockbrokers, Exane BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs give their verdicts on where they see fair value on Lloyds Banking...</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:05:58 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Next Plc pessimism leads FTSE pullback</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4765&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Trading is likely to be constrained says high street retail giant, but, there will  definitely not  be a...</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:30:23 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>RBS and Banco Santander deal to be completed by end of 2011</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=4764&amp;Itemid=117</link>
			<description>Morning Business News, Wednesday 04 August: RBS, Citigroup Inc, mortgage lenders and wheat prices.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:33:57 +0100</pubDate>
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