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	<title>Smithfield becoming a packaged-foods company -CEO</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100169936-1-smithfield-becoming-packaged-foods-company--ceo.html</link>
	<pubDate>11 Sep 2009 01:02:37 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>CHICAGO, Sept 10 - Smithfield Foods Inc, known as the largest hog and pork producer in the world, is transforming itself into a packaged-foods company that is less reliant on hogs and lower-margin fresh pork...	</description>
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	<title>Taiwan's UMC plans T$1.5 bln investment company</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100160847-1-taiwan%2527s-umc-plans-t%25241.5-bln.html</link>
	<pubDate>24 Aug 2009 10:38:19 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>TAIPEI, Aug 24 - Taiwan's UMC, the world's second-largest contract chip maker, said on Monday its board approved a plan to set up a new wholly-owned investment company. UMC said in a statement that the...	</description>
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	<title>ANALYSIS-For companies, mountains of cash show high anxiety</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100159650-1-analysis-for-companies%252C-mountains-cash-show.html</link>
	<pubDate>21 Aug 2009 02:06:39 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>NEW YORK, Aug 20 - American companies are now sitting on record mountains of cash...	</description>
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	<title>UPDATE 3-Obama assails insurance companies, critics</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100153429-1-update-3-obama-assails-insurance-companies%252C.html</link>
	<pubDate>12 Aug 2009 01:20:40 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>* Obama says insurance companies ration healthcare * Protesters demonstrate against plan outside * Obama's first big healthcare event since protests began * Legislators face angry critics in Missouri, Pennsylvania (Updates with quotes, other town...	</description>
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	<title>America's Best Big Companies - Food Drink Tobacco</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/list/100139684-1-america%2527s-best-big-companies--.html</link>
	<pubDate>21 Jul 2009 06:22:23 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>America's Best Big Companies - Food Drink Tobacco	</description>
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	<title>America's Best Big Companies - Hotels Restaurants Leisure</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/list/100139067-1-america%2527s-best-big-companies--.html</link>
	<pubDate>20 Jul 2009 07:40:08 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>America's Best Big Companies - Hotels Restaurants Leisure	</description>
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	<title>America's Best Big Companies - Software Services</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/list/100138116-1-america%2527s-best-big-companies--.html</link>
	<pubDate>17 Jul 2009 06:25:13 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>America's Best Big Companies - Software Services	</description>
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	<title>America's Best Big Companies - Technology Hardware Equip</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/list/100135831-1-america%2527s-best-big-companies--.html</link>
	<pubDate>15 Jul 2009 05:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>America's Best Big Companies - Technology Hardware Equip	</description>
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	<title>America's Best Big Companies - Telecommunications Services</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/list/100135202-1-america%2527s-best-big-companies--.html</link>
	<pubDate>14 Jul 2009 06:25:06 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>America's Best Big Companies - Telecommunications Services	</description>
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	<title>Best Big Companies in the U.S.</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/list/100115069-1-best-big-companies-u.s..html</link>
	<pubDate>8 Jun 2009 08:38:28 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Online you will find tear sheets on all 400 companies; industry median charts; reports on stock market winners and losers, Platinum newcomers, drop-offs and long-term members...	</description>
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	<title>ArcelorMittal south-Africa based company to firstly raise prices since ten months </title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/metalworking/100110906-1-arcelormittal-south-africa-based-company-firstly.html</link>
	<pubDate>31 May 2009 10:19:37 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>May 31 MetalBiz鈥擜rcelorMittal south-Africa based company plans to follow the global steel markets development tendency, increased the prices in July...	</description>
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	<title>FACTBOX-German companies seek state support</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100108034-1-factbox-german-companies-seek-state-support.html</link>
	<pubDate>27 May 2009 01:38:42 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>May 26 - The German government is offering 115 billion euros ($160.7 billion) in public support for companies hurt by the global economic crisis via what it calls the Germany Fund. State development bank KfW...	</description>
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	<title>FACTBOX-German companies seek state support</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100104586-1-factbox-german-companies-seek-state-support.html</link>
	<pubDate>19 May 2009 15:19:31 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>May 19 - The German government is offering 115 billion euros ($156.7 billion) in public support for companies hurt by the global economic crisis via what it calls the Germany Fund. State development bank KfW...	</description>
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	<title>Q1 loss of U.S. steel company reached U.S.$439mln</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/metalworking/100092890-1-q1-loss-u.s.-steel-company.html</link>
	<pubDate>28 Apr 2009 09:39:08 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>April 28 MetalBiz--United States Steel Corporation (USS) released a quarterly report on April 27 that the net loss of the company in Q1 was U.S.$439mln, while the net...	</description>
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	<title>The World's Top-Performing Companies</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100091056-1-world%2527s-top-performing-companies.html</link>
	<pubDate>24 Apr 2009 09:11:41 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>The world economy is in a deep recession, but these exceptional Global 2000 companies are likely to survive today, thrive tomorrow... 	</description>
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	<title>Top 10 Fastest-Growing Women-Led Companies </title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/entrepreneur/100007317-1-top-10-fastest-growing-women-led-companies.html</link>
	<pubDate>23 Dec 2008 08:20:08 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Top 10 Fastest-Growing Women-Led Companies <img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/07/31/1230020408749_us_backyard1_24.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>The Best Big Companies: Liberty Mutual</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/company/100002411-1-best-big-companies%253A-liberty-mutual.html</link>
	<pubDate>29 Oct 2008 09:32:34 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Liberty Mutual Group (LMG, Liberty, Liberty Mutual), is an American insurance company. <img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/41/1225272754610_us_backyard1_431.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>The Best Big Companies: Bank of New York</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/company/100002409-1-best-big-companies%253A-bank-new.html</link>
	<pubDate>29 Oct 2008 08:28:22 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>The Bank of New York, abbrieviated BNY, was a global financial services company...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/40/1225268902613_us_backyard1_418.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>The Best Big Companies: Wachovia</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/company/100002406-1-best-big-companies%253A-wachovia.html</link>
	<pubDate>29 Oct 2008 07:37:44 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Wachovia Corporation, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a diversified financial services holding company...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/40/1225265864268_us_backyard1_380.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>The Best Big Companies: Goldman Sachs</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/company/100002403-1-best-big-companies%253A-goldman-sachs.html</link>
	<pubDate>29 Oct 2008 07:16:36 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., or simply Goldman Sachs, is a global bank holding company ...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/40/1225264596966_us_backyard1_345.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>The Best Big Companies: Citigroup</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/company/100002270-1-best-big-companies%253A-citigroup.html</link>
	<pubDate>28 Oct 2008 06:50:28 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Citigroup Inc., doing business as Citi, is a major American financial services company based in New York City, NY...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/27/1225176628739_us_backyard1_64.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>The Best Big Companies: Prudential Financial</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/company/100002261-1-best-big-companies%253A-prudential-financial.html</link>
	<pubDate>28 Oct 2008 05:38:42 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Prudential Financial, Inc. is a Fortune Global 500 and Fortune 500 company...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/26/1225172322753_us_backyard1_127.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>The Best Big Companies: MetLife</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/company/100002260-1-best-big-companies%253A-metlife.html</link>
	<pubDate>28 Oct 2008 05:15:59 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>MetLife, Inc. is the holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company or MetLife for short. The firm was founded on March 24, 1868. For most of its life the company was a mutual organization, but it went public in 2000.<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/26/1225170959709_us_backyard1_120.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>The Best Big Companies: StanCorp Financial</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/company/100002258-1-best-big-companies%253A-stancorp-financial.html</link>
	<pubDate>28 Oct 2008 04:48:42 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. is a publicly traded Fortune 1000 company based in Portland, Oregon, United States...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/25/1225169322554_us_backyard1_102.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>The Best Big Companies: Wells Fargo</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/company/100002235-1-best-big-companies%253A-wells-fargo.html</link>
	<pubDate>27 Oct 2008 08:01:36 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Wells Fargo &amp; Co. is a diversified financial services company headquartered in San Francisco...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/23/1225094496640_us_backyard1_789.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>The Best Big Companies: U.S. Bancorp</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/company/100002220-1-best-big-companies%253A-u.s.-bancorp.html</link>
	<pubDate>27 Oct 2008 05:14:31 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>U.S. Bancorp is a financial services holding company, headquartered in Minneapolis...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/22/1225084471230_us_backyard1_615.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>The Best Big Companies: BOK Financial</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/company/100002217-1-best-big-companies%253A-bok-financial.html</link>
	<pubDate>27 Oct 2008 04:42:42 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>BOK Financial Corporation, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a financial services company ...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/21/1225082562994_us_backyard1_582.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>The Best Big Companies: AT&amp;T</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/company/100002186-1-best-big-companies%253A-at%2526t.html</link>
	<pubDate>24 Oct 2008 04:12:41 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>AT&amp;T Inc. (the contemporary company using the AT&amp;T name) was founded in 1983 as Southwestern Bell Corporation, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/18/1224821561380_us_backyard1_250.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>America's Largest Private Companies: Newcomers</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/finance/100001525-1-america%2527s-largest-private-companies%253A-newcomers.html</link>
	<pubDate>25 Sep 2008 07:58:49 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>These companies are making their first appearance, or a reappearance, on our annual list of the largest private companies in America.<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/01/52/1222329529571_us_backyard1_271.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>10 Fastest Growing Tech Companies</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/finance/100000816-1-10-fastest-growing-tech-companies.html</link>
	<pubDate>29 Aug 2008 08:32:31 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>The world's fastest-growing tech companies...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/00/81/1219998751684_us_backyard1_232.jpg"></img>	</description>
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