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	<title>Comments on: Sentiment Buoyed by Lower Oil, But Consumers Still Certain  of Recession</title>
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		<title>By: With OPEC Planning to Cut Production, the Decline in Oil Prices May Not Last</title>
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		<dc:creator>With OPEC Planning to Cut Production, the Decline in Oil Prices May Not Last</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] of soaring inflation and sagging consumer sentiment. [For more detail on U.S. consumer sentiment, please click here to see a related story in today&#8217;s edition of Money [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Although Oil Prices Have Declined, the Energy Sector Remains a Global Investing Wild Card</title>
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		<dc:creator>Although Oil Prices Have Declined, the Energy Sector Remains a Global Investing Wild Card</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] More retailers post earnings this week, including Limited Brands Inc. (LTD), The Gap Inc. (GPS), AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (ANN), and The Home Depot Inc. (HD). By now, however, most investors realize that consumers remain cautious about the economy, and that most related companies (other than discounters) have continued to struggle.&#160; Maybe the lower gas prices will help turn things around for these and other businesses in the coming months &#8211; that is, as long as the current trend in energy remains &#8220;friendly.&#8221; [For a related story on consumer sentiment in today&#8217;s issue of Money Morning, please click here.] [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] More retailers post earnings this week, including Limited Brands Inc. (LTD), The Gap Inc. (GPS), AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (ANN), and The Home Depot Inc. (HD). By now, however, most investors realize that consumers remain cautious about the economy, and that most related companies (other than discounters) have continued to struggle.&nbsp; Maybe the lower gas prices will help turn things around for these and other businesses in the coming months &ndash; that is, as long as the current trend in energy remains &ldquo;friendly.&rdquo; [For a related story on consumer sentiment in today&rsquo;s issue of Money Morning, please click here.] [...]</p>
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		<title>By: US Consumers Still Pessimistic Despite Confidence Lift</title>
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		<dc:creator>US Consumers Still Pessimistic Despite Confidence Lift</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
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