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                  <title> Atlas Iron Limited (ASX:AGO) Presentation at BAML conference May 2012 </title>
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                  <description>Atlas Iron Limited (ASX:AGO) is pleased to provide a Company presentation at BAML Conference for May 2012.Company Highlights- Strong operating cash flows from existing mines- Low cash operating ...</description>
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                  <title> Texon Petroleum Ltd (ASX:TXN) Mosman Rockingham Olmos Well </title>
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                  <description>The Texon Petroleum Ltd (ASX:TXN) Wheeler #1 well has reached a depth of 7,604 feet.The proposed total vertical depth of 9,200 feet is expected to be reached early next week at which time logs will ...</description>
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                  <description>Dynasty Metals Australia Limited (ASX:DMA) is pleased to provide an Investor Presentation for May 2012.Core Assets - Iron Ore Projects- Dynasty Metals owns 100% of its prospective iron ore tenements ...</description>
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                  <title> Texon Petroleum Ltd (ASX:TXN) Fifth Eagle Ford Well </title>
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                  <description>Texon Petroleum Ltd's (ASX:TXN) fifth Eagle Ford well, Peeler EFS #1H (a lease commitment well), is drilling at a depth of 7,035 feet in the vertical part of the well, prior to drilling the ...</description>
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                  <title> Breakaway Research Report on Blackham Resources Limited (ASX:BLK) </title>
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                  <description>Blackham Resources Limited (ASX:BLK) is pleased to announce that a commissioned research report has been completed by Breakaway Research and the report is now available on the Company's website: ...</description>
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                  <title>U.S shares plunge in closing on EU arousing fears….</title>
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                  <description>Throughout the day sentiments of optimism were spread across the U.S and within its stocks as a result of today`s cheerful industrial and housing data, yet these sentiments were crushed by fears ...</description>
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                  <title>U.S. Stock Futures Trim Loss As Housing Starts Probably Increased In April</title>
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                  <description>U.S. stock-index futures pared earlier losses as traders await a report that may show builders in the U.S. probably started on more houses in April and building permits may have dropped for the ...</description>
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                  <title>Today`s FOMC Meeting Minutes outline…</title>
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                  <description>Throughout the FOMC minutes meeting, participants have attested once again that the overall recovery tempo of the superpower is on a right gradual and constant pace with better labor conditions ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:21:56 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Pound`s focus on United Kingdom Labor Sector, Inflation Report</title>
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                  <description>The focus shifts from Greece and the political tension to the United Kingdom today, where the royal economy will provide markets will data regarding the performance of the labor sector amid the ...</description>
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                  <title>Facebook to Increase IPO Size to 421 Million Shares</title>
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                  <description>Facebook Inc (FB) announced on Wednesday it is increasing the number of shares for sale in the largest-ever Initial public offering of a technology company by 25 percent to 421.2 million. ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:21:54 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Wall Street Goes Higher On Housing Starts, Industrial Production Data</title>
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                  <description>Wall Street opened green higher on Wednesday, following the three-day slide for the Standard &amp;amp; Poor`s 500 Index, as better than expected housing starts and industrial production reignited ...</description>
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                  <title>U.S shares rose in midday….</title>
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                  <description>The world`s leading economy saw cheerful industrial and housing data today than came in above the market projections and gave out sentiments of optimism accordingly on the U.S soil and its markets ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:21:53 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Compass Group Profit Up on Higher Revenues</title>
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                  <description>The British Company, Compass Group reported on Wednesday that profit rose in the first half of this year, fueled by stronger revenue. The firm indicated as well chances of growth; however, the ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:21:52 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>EURUSD Falls Sharply After ECB Cuts Funding to Some Greek Banks</title>
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                  <description>  The Euro was rebounding steadily once European trading opened this morning but with tensions high, the market has been primed to move quickly. Indeed, the uncertain investment horizon has allowed ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:21:40 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Guest Commentary: Gold &amp; Silver Daily Outlook 05.16.2012</title>
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                  <description>  Gold and silver continued their downward trend during yesterday's trading despite the slightly positive news of the higher than expected growth rate of Germany's GDP in the Q1 2012 (a growth rate ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:21:40 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>USD Index At Critical Juncture, JPY Correction Comes To An End</title>
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                  <description>             Index    Last    High    Low    Daily Change (%)    Daily Range (% of ATR)       DJ-FXCM Dollar Index    10109.2    10133.07    10096.82    0.16    82.24%     The Dow Jones-FXCM U.S. ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:21:39 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>BoE upwardly revises inflation outlook, growth prospects remains uncertain   </title>
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                  <description>In the BoE`s quarterly inflation report, the bank referred that the outlook is still clouded by high uncertainty due to the weak demand and tight credit conditions and escalating risks from the euro ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:23:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>U.S. Home Starts Jump in April, While Building Permits Dip</title>
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                  <description>  THE TAKEAWAY:  [U.S. housing starts stronger in April while building permits dipped] &amp;gt; [U.S. housing market stabilizing, boosting construction work] &amp;gt;  [USDJPY mixed]  Housing starts in the ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:22:53 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>U.S. Industrial Production Rises In April By Most Since December 2010</title>
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                  <description>  THE TAKEAWAY:  [U.S. Industrial production rose more than expected in April and by most since December 2010] &amp;gt; [Manufacturing boosted by auto and utility use] &amp;gt;  [USDJPY weakens]  Industrial ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:22:52 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>SSE Profit Down Sharply Hit by Higher Energy Prices and Weak Demand</title>
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                  <description>SSE PLC, the United Kingdom Power Utility, posted 2% increase in the full-year adjusted income excluding tax, where the prices of gas incline and demand weakened, the thing that hit the firm`s ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:22:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Long EUR/GBP</title>
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                  <description> This trade has not been kind and we are hanging on by a thread after the market traded down towards our stop-loss level.  However, daily studies remain highly oversold and we still expect a bounce ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:21:53 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>EURUSD: Hold Short as Second Target Nears</title>
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                  <description> I initially sold EURUSD at 1.3121 and added to the position at 1.3026. The pair sold off after putting in a bearish Harami candlestick pattern and is now testing my second target at 1.2674 after ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:21:53 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>Euro Still Has Sights Set on 2012 Low Despite Oversold Technical Readings</title>
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                  <description>   Ongoing turmoil in Greece pressures markets lower   Fear of contagion to larger EX economies weighing   Technical studies are however stretched   Investors looking to retest Euro 2012 ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:21:51 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>ICAP Profit Slightly Higher in the Full Year Ending in March  </title>
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                  <description>ICAP, the largest interdealer broker in the world, reported today that full year profit rose slightly by 1% to 354 million pounds, while revenues dropped 3% to 1.68 billion pounds.        "ICAP ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:22:39 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>US Dollar Index Classical Technical Report 05.16</title>
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                  <description>  US DOLLAR INDEX: The market remains locked in a multi-day consolidation and should continue to chop between the 9,600-10,100 area. Overall, we do retain a bullish outlook given the broader ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:22:27 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>GBP/JPY Classical Technical Report 05.16</title>
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                  <description>  GBP/JPY:  The corrective pullback from the March 133.50 highs looks to have finally found solid support in the 127.00 area and from here we look for the formation of a medium-term higher low in ...</description>
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                  <title>EUR/JPY Classical Technical Report 05.16</title>
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                  <description>  EUR/JPY:The corrective pullback from the March 111.40 highs continues, and at this point, the close below the 200-Day SMA could open the door for a more significant decline below 100.00 over the ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:22:26 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>USD/CAD Classical Technical Report 05.16</title>
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                  <description>  USD/CAD:  Our constructive outlook remains intact despite the latest interday pullback with the market largely locked in a medium-term consolidation ahead of what we believe will be an eventual ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:22:26 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>NZD/USD Classical Technical Report 05.16</title>
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                  <description>  NZD/USD: The market has extended declines significantly since breaking down below some key multi-week support at 0.8050, and risks remain for deeper setbacks over the coming days towards 0.7500. ...</description>
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                  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:22:26 GMT</pubDate>
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                  <title>AUD/USD Classical Technical Report 05.16</title>
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                  <description>  AUD/USD: Our bearish outlook in this market remains intact and we continue to project deeper setbacks over the coming days and weeks towards the October 2011 lows by 0.9385. A fresh lower top has ...</description>
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