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         <title>Companies offer perks to attract millennials SJR#1 - May 5</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Major employers are beginning to roll out major perks for working for their company. Companies like Uber, ebay and freelancer are all types of jobs available for the younger population. These companies are using things such as a production possibilities graph in order to show alternative ways to use their resources. For example "New moms at accounting company Grant Thornton can pump while on business trips."</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-11 14:03:25 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>State&#39;s Capital needs estimated at billions SJR#2 - May 7</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Each year business and labor representatives need at least 21 billion a year to help keep the state's roads and public buildings "in good condition". The government has underutilized the amount of machinery needed to keep our roads/buildings in good condition. We have the power to keep our roads in good condition, but it seems as if our government is focused on other tasks at hand. Although we have the resources prospects cant find a plan to help this ever growing situation.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-11 14:10:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Restaurant Chains feel effects of cold winter SJR#3 - May 8</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Restaurants around the country are currently taking a huge decrease in sales and production. The effects of the long lasting winter have worn over into the summer and are currently crippling businesses. The cold weather deters customers from going out to eat to just sit at home and cook. The economic system has had a huge decrease in production during these cold months. These restaurants are currently making factor payments too their workers with little to no business costing businesses money.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-11 14:16:59 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>AT&amp;T Chief says Hiring Michael Cohen was a huge mistake - May 6</title>
         <author>dmccoy18</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The Chief of AT&amp;T has recently been getting a lot of lash back due to his most recent employee he has hired Michael Cohen. Also known as Trump's personal lawyer. The company believes since hes been hired the company has faced huge backlash around the country and they believe hiring him was a huge mistake. Since he was hired their has been a swerve in the curve causing diminishing marginal returns.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-11 16:54:06 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>First time Home-buyers learn to move quickly in tight markets -  May 9</title>
         <author>dmccoy18</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>In today's economy the average median price for most homes in march put on the market range from $200,000 to $300,000. This shows the 6% increase from the previous year. Houses that suit families with lower incomes are finding that its much harder to lock down these smaller sized homes. Houses below $150,000 are sold almost instantly forcing homeowners to either increase their income/keep waiting for a deal on a house.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-11 17:00:31 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Goldman Sachs and Apple Plan to offer a new credit card May 10</title>
         <author>dmccoy18</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Apple being a huge powerhouse supplying phones and computers to a majority of people across the US are deciding to work together with Goldman Sachs which is a huge financial powerhouse. This would be Goldman Sachs first credit card and would help expand not only their products but apples products as well to a vaster amount of people. The card would fit right into consumer products that Goldman has been offering.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-11 17:05:11 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Spotify Pulls R. Kelly and XXXTentacion From Playlists, Stirring a debate - May 11</title>
         <author>dmccoy18</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Due to artists recently distributing several signs of hateful content Spotify has decided to put their front foot forward. One of the biggest music apps known as Spotify has previously removed R.Kelly and XXXTentaction from their playlists. This has stirred a huge controversy over Spotifys action towards these rappers, resulting in a sudden drop in Spotify downloads. The companies total revenue is looking to decrease in the months upcoming.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-11 17:20:53 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>With jail sentences and corporate flameouts, China is talking its debt - May 11</title>
         <author>dmccoy18</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Starting at the peak of scandalous corporations China is proceeding to take down any firm/business built off of debt. On May 10 the Shanghai court imprisoned a tycoon who used a mountain of debt to buy the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The Chinese government is ever so increasing their efforts to prevent scandalous transactions and faulty economy maneuvers. With higher profile deals on the horizon China must do everything now in their power to decrease their debt.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-11 17:26:37 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The classic British pub is trying to survive challenging times - May 11</title>
         <author>dmccoy18</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Although sales at the pub are at an all time low, British Pubs still find ways to bring people together and alleviate social isolation. For decades pubs have been declining in numbers, since the smoking ban their has been a huge decline in the sales at local pubs. The U.K. alone lost over 7,000 pubs in 8 years, most of them being "wet lead" which meant they only served drinks. It seems to me that the alcoholic supply in pubs has far exceeded the demand.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-11 17:32:48 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Why Argentina talks with the IMF are enraging the country - May 12</title>
         <author>dmccoy18</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Argentina's president this Saturday is reportedly seeking over 30 billion of support for his country's ailing economy. He believes it is necessary to avoid crisis that has happened so much in the past. In the past year alone Argentina has lost a 1/4 of its value. Inflation has hit an all time high of 25% which is the highest rate in Latin America thus far. The IMF are very cautious about giving Argentina money due to the fact of their previous involvement with each other resulted in Argentina losing almost every penny of the donated money.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-11 17:42:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Stitch Fix CEO Katrina Lake on why Gender Matters in the business world</title>
         <author>dmccoy18</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Stitch Fix an American company ran by CEO Katrina Lake has just previously won an award for being more diverse than other public companies. She has re-imagined shopping in a way that gender barriers will be no longer making her company appeal to all sorts of consumers. 86% of the employees are female which differs from the normal work-base of huge corporations around America.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-11 18:36:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Snap-chat rolls out a redesign of its Redesign</title>
         <author>dmccoy18</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Following the huge redesign of snap chat millions of Americans around the world weren't too pleased. This cost the Company millions of dollars in uninstalls and in term caused users to no longer use the app. Snap chat despite losing a chunk of money decided to redesign the app once more fixing all of the problems the app previously faced. Millions of people signed a petition to change the app back to its original format which prompted the redesign of the redesign.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-11 18:44:14 UTC</pubDate>
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