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(at MarketWatch)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=12trcqc5r/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/news/story/schwab-active-traders-sentiment-improved/story.aspx?guid=%7BD0BDE9FE%2D7D31%2D4EF0%2DB64E%2D5C5989EE99F2%7D&amp;siteid=yhoof</link><description>Charles Schwab Corp said on Tuesday that its clients who trade stocks most frequently grew more optimistic about the stock market and the U.S. economic recovery during October.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2617523413</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 13:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Schwab Survey Finds Pronounced Increase in Bullish Sentiment Among Active Traders (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091208/20091208005412.html?.v=1</link><description>SAN FRANCISCO----Charles Schwab today released new data showing that active traders are feeling increasingly more optimistic about the stock market and the U.S. economic recovery. 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