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Finance</title><link>http://finance.yahoo.com</link><width>144</width><height>17</height></image><item><title>[$$] Sun&apos;s Server Sales Continue to Sag (at The Wall Street Journal Online)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/wsj/rss/SIG=12io8umsq/*http%3A//online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574520192430633178.html?ru=yahoo&amp;mod=yahoo_hs</link><description>Sun&apos;s Server Sales Continue to Sag Sun Microsystems continued to suffer from delays in closing its purchase by Oracle and other problems, particularly in the company&apos;s server systems business.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2872584886</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:53:31 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sun&apos;s Business in Shambles Thanks to &quot;Uncertainty Associated With the Proposed Acquisition by Oracle&quot; (at 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Balboni is leading the charge.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1765319487</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:30:47 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sun narrows loss as it waits for Oracle OK (at bizjournals.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12birlfah/*http%3A//sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/11/02/daily120.html?ana=yfcpc</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1811666339</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:05:20 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sun Micro: Crumbling Continues; FY Q1 Revs Drop 25% (at Barrons.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/xbarronsblog/rss/SIG=139o0e9mi/*http%3A//blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/11/06/sun-micro-crumbling-continues-fy-q1-revs-drop-25/?mod=yahoobarrons</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1578245960</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:51:21 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sun Micro sales fall, Oracle deal delay stings (Reuters)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/091106/business_us_sunmicro.html?.v=2</link><description>Computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc suffered a 25 percent fall in quarterly revenue, as uncertainty over its delayed sale to Oracle Corp hurt its business.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3232630464</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:51:01 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM offers to swap higher-interest debt (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091106/us_ibm.html?.v=2</link><description>IBM Corp. on Friday made an offer to certain debt holders to swap their long-term debt with bonds carrying a lower interest rate plus cash in a move to save money and bolster its balance sheet.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1416812870</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:34:25 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sun Micro sales fall as Oracle deal drags on (at MarketWatch)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=12gh3jajg/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/news/story/sun-micro-sales-fall-oracle/story.aspx?guid=%7B4B94D9CF%2D6CCF%2D4F28%2D8F36%2D1A8EBD50E971%7D&amp;siteid=yhoof</link><description>Sun Microsystems Inc. said late Friday that sales fell across all of its main product lines as the company continues to be negatively impacted by its drawn-out acquisition by Oracle Corp.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1866162063</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:01:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech Stocks: Tech stocks close with small gains (at MarketWatch)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=12is0ntnp/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/news/story/tech-stocks-close-small-gains/story.aspx?guid=%7B7A27C795%2DAB10%2D4444%2DB98D%2D7F2BA15DBA1A%7D&amp;siteid=yhoof</link><description>Technology stocks end an erratic day with mixed results as the sector spends most of the session hunting for stability after the U.S. unemployment rate tops 10% for the first time in 26 years.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1294024555</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:54:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sun Microsystems narrows first-quarter loss (at MarketWatch)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7bF56093FE-73F6-412E-8C18-EA0AAAD7FEA2%7d&amp;siteid=yhoof2</link><description>Sun Microsystems Inc. said late Friday that its fiscal first-quarter loss narrowed to $120 million, or 16 cents a share, from 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and high unemployment</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3529106813</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:08:41 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Urgency And Patience (at Forbes.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/forbes/rss/SIG=131turhi4/*http%3A//www.forbes.com/2009/11/05/intel-hewlett-packard-intelligent-technology-leadership.html?partner=yahootix</link><description>How to balance both to achieve the best business results.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1416555660</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>International Game Technology F4Q09 (QTR End 09/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript (at Seeking Alpha)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/trsa/rss/SIG=13o2pqnna/*http%3A//seekingalpha.com/article/171711-international-game-technology-f4q09-qtr-end-09-30-09-earnings-call-transcript?source=yahoo</link><description></description><guid 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