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  		<title><![CDATA[Honda To Launch Planes In 2010]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Japanese car maker Honda is set to launch Honda Aircraft Company to be based in Greensboro, North Carolina for the  construction  or HondaJet, a mini passenger jet which the company hopes to make its maiden flight in 2010. For the past 20 years, Honda has been doing its research on its...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Oil holds firm on Iran nuclear vow, Mideast war 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Oil prices were steady on Monday with 
Middle East supply anxiety running high after Iran again 
invoked its oil exports for political leverage and Lebanon 
objected to a draft U.N. resolution meant to end the war 
between Israel and Hizbollah.  ]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?131726">
  		<title><![CDATA[China looks at ways to cool growth 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - Officials are examining new steps to cool off China's sizzling economy as its top planning agency called for tighter bank credit and curbs on  construction , state media reported.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Sales of new homes decline in June 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - Sales of new homes fell in June for the first time in four months, and the government also lowered figures for May, providing further evidence the high-flying housing market is losing altitude.  ]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?126324">
  		<title><![CDATA[South Korea's economic growth slows in 2Q 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - South Korea's economic growth slowed in the second quarter on weakness in the  construction  sector, the central bank said Tuesday, showing that steps to cool the nation's surging property market are taking effect.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[British economy picks up in second quarter 
    (AFP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AFP - Britain's economy has grown by 0.8 percent during the second quarter of 2006 compared with the previous three months.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Alcoa stock falls on revenue 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Alcoa Inc.  on Monday posted a 
62 percent boost in profit on higher aluminum prices and 
aerospace demand, but second-quarter sales dipped below Wall 
Street estimates, sending its shares down 4 percent.  ]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?118498">
  		<title><![CDATA[National City may sell some mortgage units 
    (Reuters)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?118498</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters -  National City Corp . , the No. 
8. U.S. bank, said on Monday it may sell some mortgage lending 
units as soon as this summer to reduce its exposure to subprime 
lending as demand for home loans declines.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Factory output slows, construction spending dips 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters - U.S.  manufacturing  growth slowed in 
June and  construction  spending in May unexpectedly staged its 
biggest drop since September 2004, data showed on Monday, 
adding to signs the economy is cooling.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Construction Spending Declining]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[May saw the greatest decrease in  construction  spending in nearly two years as  construction  activity, after reaching record highs, is showing another big decline.
                    
                
                
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  		<title><![CDATA[Construction spending down 0.4 pct. in May 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP -  Construction  spending fell in May by the largest amount in nearly two years as the once booming housing sector suffered another big decline.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[China To Invest $20.7 Billion In Its Western Region]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[China Sunday announced it's plan to begin  construction  of 12 new key projects with a total investment of $20.7 Billion in it's western part, which is considered undeveloped.
                    
                
                
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  		<title><![CDATA[India's Elite 30-Something Come Out As Developers]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[businessmen are after a $2 billion worth of annual investment set aside for property in India. Furthermore, India has also simplified its regulations on foreign companies involved in  construction  since 2005.
                    
                
                
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  		<title><![CDATA[Indian Construction Company Eyes Libyan Market]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Indian  construction  firm Punj Lloyd ltd. said that it expected its 2006/7 standalone sales to soar to 37.50 billion rupees, as it looks for more orders from Libya and Saudi Arabia.
                    
                
                
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  		<title><![CDATA[Housing construction posts increase in May 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP -  Construction  of new homes and apartments, after posting three straight months of declines, increased in May, helped by dry weather.  ]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?109254">
  		<title><![CDATA[Housing starts rise 5 percent 
    (Reuters)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?109254</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - The pace of U.S. housing 
 construction  rose more than expected in May after three months 
of declines as groundbreaking on both single-family and 
multifamily units jumped, a government report showed on 
Tuesday.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[China construction, factory investment up 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - China reported Thursday that the country's spending on  construction  and factory equipment surged 30.3 percent in January-May over the same period a year earlier, as central bank Gov. Zhou Xiaochuan said economic fine-tuning measures were on the way.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[China's economy steams ahead despite cooling measures 
    (AFP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AFP - China&#039;s surging economy has shown no signs of slowing despite recent cooling measures, with official data showing the trade surplus hitting a record high and inflation picked up in May.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Devon pulls US Gulf workers due to storm 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Devon Energy  Corp.  said on 
Sunday it evacuated  construction  workers from a deepwater 
platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico because of Tropical Storm 
Alberto.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[U.S. service economy grows at slower pace 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - The service sector of the U.S. economy expanded in May, but at a slower pace than in April, a private survey of supply managers said on Monday.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Home building, manufacturing index dip 
    (AP)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?99170</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - The U.S. economy appears to be shifting into a lower gear with residential  construction  falling sharply and  manufacturing  activity slowing. The big question: Will the slowdown come in time to keep inflation from heating up?  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[New Orleans to top US wage growth in 2006: study 
    (Reuters)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?95931</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Wage growth in New Orleans and Baton 
Rouge, Louisiana, is expected to far outstrip other U.S. 
metropolitan areas in 2006 due to a massive increase in 
 construction  jobs, according a study released on Friday by the 
U.S. Conference of Mayors.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Sales of new homes up 4.9 percent in April 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - Defying forecasts of an imminent slowdown, sales of new homes shot up in April to the fastest sales pace this year. But prices were up only slightly, and the backlog of unsold homes hit a new record.  ]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?93126">
  		<title><![CDATA[World economy punches towards 3.1 pct growth this year: OECD 
    (AFP)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?93126</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AFP - Industrialised economies are growing at 3.1 percent this year, the OECD said as it warned that the United States may have to raise interest rates further but that the European Central Bank should wait.  ]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?90057">
  		<title><![CDATA[Jobless Claims Rise Sharply 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose sharply last week mainly due to the lingering effects of a partial government shutdown in Puerto Rico, which caused worker layoffs.  ]]></dc:description>
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