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      <title><![CDATA[July retail sales up 1.4 percent 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-08-11 09:33:47</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - U.S. consumers spent heartily in 
July on goods ranging from cars to  electronics  as sales at 
 retail  stores rose a greater-than-expecte&shy; d 1.4 percent, a 
government report on Friday showed, suggesting the economy 
still had spark.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[July retail sales rise 1.4 percent 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-08-11 08:48:29</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - U.S. consumers spent heartily in 
July on goods ranging from cars to  electronics  as sales at 
 retail  stores rose a greater-than-expecte&shy; d 1.4 percent, a 
government report on Friday showed.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Investors eye data for rate hint 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-08-04 08:30:05</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Investors awaited upcoming U.S. jobs 
data on Friday for hints on future interest rate moves, leaving 
stocks generally higher, bonds weaker and the dollar steady.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[KKR, Silver Lake appear to win Philips unit: WSJ 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-08-01 23:26:02</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis 
Roberts & Co.  and Silver Lake Partners appear to have 
won an auction for Philips  Electronics  NV's  
semiconductor division, the Wall Street Journal reported on 
Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[RadioShack names new CFO 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-07-31 07:31:09</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - RadioShack Corp.  said on 
Monday that former a Sears Holdings Corp  executive, 
James Gooch, would join the  electronics  retailer as chief 
financial officer.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA['Da Vinci Code' Helps To Recover Sony's Losses]]></title>
      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?128213</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-07-27 13:23:29</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Sony Corp said strong sales of flat-panel televisions and the hit movie The Da Vinci Code helped it reverse a year-earlier loss in the June quarter to continue its turnaround. The Japanese  electronics  giant, undergoing major restructuring, reported a net profit of $ 278.3 million for the fiscal...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Flextronics profits rise, above its forecast 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-07-25 16:27:36</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Flextronics International Ltd. 
, the No. 1 contract  electronics  manufacturer, on 
Tuesday reported quarterly results above its forecast, driven 
by growth in its core  manufacturing  business.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[RadioShack slides to 2Q loss from profit 
    (AP)
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      <pubDate>2006-07-21 08:10:04</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - RadioShack Corp. said Friday it slid to a second-quarter loss from year-ago profit, as the  electronics  retailer posted restructuring and legal settlement costs, as well as lower sales of post-paid  wireless  products.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[RadioShack posts quarterly loss 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-07-21 07:24:31</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - RadioShack Corp.  on Friday 
reported a quarterly loss as the struggling consumer 
 electronics  chain was hurt by declining  wireless  sales at its 
company-operated stores and costs for its turnaround plan.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philips misses net forecast, but sales boom 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-07-17 02:09:27</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Dutch Philips  Electronics   
missed analysts forecasts on Monday with second-quarter net 
profit depressed by price pressure in LCD displays, but sales 
and operating profit rose faster than expected and it announced 
a 1.5 billion euro ($1.90 billion) share buyback.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Samsung and Siltronic Plan $1B Silicon Wafer Venture]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-07-14 23:21:29</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Korean tech giant  Samsung   Electronics  and Siltronic, a leading maker of silicon wafers and unit of German  chemicals  group Wacker Chemie, plan a joint venture to build a 300-milimeter wafer factory in Singapore. The partnership will be a 50-50 joint venture and named Siltronic  Samsung  Wafer Pte....]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dutch group Philips to spin off chip unit 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-06-21 04:09:41</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Dutch group Philips  Electronics  
 said on Wednesday it will float or sell its 
 semiconductors  business by the end of the year, keeping only a 
minority stake.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Best Buy quarterly profit up 38 percent 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-06-13 08:44:08</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Top U.S. consumer  electronics  retailer 
 Best Buy  Co. Inc.  said on Tuesday quarterly profit 
jumped 38 percent, driven by new store openings and strong 
sales of expensive items, like flat-panel televisions.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jabil Circuit cuts third-quarter profit forecast 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-06-12 23:08:28</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Electronics  design company Jabil 
Circuit Inc.  late on Monday cut its third-quarter 
earnings forecast, excluding special items, but projected 
quarterly revenue in line with its earlier projections.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Google sees more partnerships, not major mergers 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?98461</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-05-31 21:17:15</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters -  Google  Inc.  believes 
that big-name partnerships instead of major merger deals remain 
the best way to expand its customer base, executives of the Web 
search leader said on Wednesday.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Google sees more partnerships, not major mergers 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?98314</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-05-31 16:29:26</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters -  Google  Inc.  believes 
that big-name partnerships instead of major merger deals remain 
the best way to expand its customer base, executives of the Web 
search leader reiterated on Wednesday.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[XM shares drop on reduced growth forecast 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?94604</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-05-25 01:06:04</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. lowered its forecast for full-year subscriber growth and revenue on Wednesday, citing &quot;overall softness&quot; of  retail  sales for satellite radios in the second quarter and product availability problems. The company&#039;s shares tumbled 11 percent.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Samsung sees Q2 LCD prices down 10 pct vs. Q1: source 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?92991</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-05-23 01:04:26</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters -  Samsung   Electronics  Co. Ltd. (005930.KS) 
expects prices of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to fall 
about 10 percent in the second quarter from the previous 
quarter, a company source said on Tuesday.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[GameStop profit rises with merger 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?90058</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-05-18 08:55:49</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - GameStop Corp. , the biggest 
U.S. video game retailer, on Thursday said its quarterly profit 
rose, boosted by sales of Xbox hardware and its $1.4 billion 
merger with  Electronics  Boutique.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Circuit City says 1st-qtr sales strong 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-05-17 10:26:09</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Circuit City Stores  Inc.  on 
Wednesday said sales in its current quarter have "continued to 
be very strong," as the retailer benefits from what it calls a 
strong  electronics  product cycle.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Samsung Electronics expects stronger chip demand 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-05-17 03:06:38</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Samsung   Electronics  Co. Ltd. 
(005930.KS), the world's top maker of memory chips, expects 
stronger demand for computer memory chips in the second half of 
this year and sees NAND flash memory chip prices strengthening.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Best Buy to get majority stake in China's Five Star 
    (AFP)
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      <pubDate>2006-05-12 13:38:56</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AFP - US  electronics  retailer  Best Buy  said it agreed to acquire a majority interest in Jiangsu Five Star Appliance Company, China&#039;s fourth-largest appliance and  electronics  retailer.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Best Buy to Buy Stake in Jiangsu Five Star 
    (AP)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?86105</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-05-12 11:22:59</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Consumer  electronics  retailer  Best Buy  Co. Inc. announced Friday that it will purchase a majority stake in Jiangsu Five Star Appliance Co. Ltd., China's fourth-largest appliance and  electronics  retailer, for $180 million.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Best Buy In Bid To Purchase Control Of A Chinese Retailer]]></title>
      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?86021</link>
      <source>AHN</source>
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      <pubDate>2006-05-12 09:06:42</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[  Best Buy  is spending $180 million to buy control of one of China&#146;s largest appliance and consumer  electronics  retailers.
 Jiangsu Five Star Appliance, China&#146;s fourth largest appliance retailer, has 136 stores in eight Chinese...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Best Buy to buy majority stake in China retailer 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-05-12 02:01:52</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Consumer  electronics  retailer  Best Buy  
Co. Inc.  said on Friday it would acquire a majority 
stake in a Chinese appliance retailer for &#36;180 million.  ]]></description>
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