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Announces Additional $1 Billion Share Repurchase Authorization (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091106/20091106005464.html?.v=1</link><description>HAMILTON, Bermuda----Arch Capital Group Ltd. 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Announces Pricing of Public Offering of 3.3 Million Shares of its Common Stock (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091105/20091105006587.html?.v=1</link><description>NEW YORK----MSCI Inc. announced today that its previously announced registered public offering of 3.3 million shares of its class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, priced at $30.85 per share.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3572687573</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:35:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trinity Industries, Inc. 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PAUL, Minn.----In keeping with its quarter of a century tradition of supporting community schools, Ecolab Inc. has awarded more than $775,000 in 2009 through its Ecolab Foundationâs Visions for Learning grant program in 12 communities across the U.S., with $190,000 distributed in the St.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1577595591</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:15:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Starwood Announces Cash Tender Offer for Outstanding Notes (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091105/20091105005970.html?.v=1</link><description>WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.----Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc. , today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer to purchase up to $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7â% Senior Notes due 2012 and 6Â¼% Senior Notes due 2013 subject to the Maximum Tender Amount for each series of Securities set forth in the table below.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3027011810</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:37:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Starwood to Offer Senior Notes Due 2019 (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091105/20091105005963.html?.v=1</link><description>WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.----Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc. , announced today that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, 10-year senior notes through an underwritten public offering.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1314591858</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:32:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cambrios Announces Closing $14.5 Million in Series D Financing Round (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091105/20091105005380.html?.v=1</link><description>SUNNYVALE, Calif.----Cambrios Technologies Corporation, an electronic materials company commercializing ClearOhmâ¢ coating material for producing transparent conductive films, announced today that the company has received investments totaling $14.5 million in a first closing of its Series D Financing Round.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/4015320005</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:04:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Entest BioMedical, Inc. Sees Substantial Opportunities in Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091105/20091105005436.html?.v=1</link><description>SAN DIEGO----David Koos, Chairman and CEO of Entest BioMedical, Inc. , stated that the Companyâs unique treatments for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease , currently in development, can lead to substantial revenue opportunities.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/24116061</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:01:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MSCI Inc. 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