<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"  xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>WCCO-TV - Minnesota's Breaking News, Video, Weather, Traffic and Sports</title><link>http://wcco.com/business</link><description><![CDATA[WCCO-TV - Minnesota's Breaking News, Video, Weather, Traffic and Sports]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:24:49 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><atom:link href="http://wcco.com/business/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Medtronic Paid New CEO Bill Hawkins $7.1 Million]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/business/medtronic.ceo.pay.2.774465.html</link><description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc., the world's largest medical device maker, paid new Chief Executive Bill Hawkins compensation valued at $7.1 million for fiscal 2008, according to a proxy statement filed Friday. ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/business/medtronic.ceo.pay.2.774465.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:05:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks Mixed On Earnings Reports]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/business/stocks.Wall.Street.2.774182.html</link><description><![CDATA[Wall Street fluctuated Friday as investors had little appetite to buy stocks after disappointing earnings from technology companies offset an upbeat report from Citigroup Inc. ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/business/stocks.Wall.Street.2.774182.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:53:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Prices Gain After Days Of Declines]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/business/oil.prices.rise.2.774077.html</link><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose above $131 a barrel Friday as news of an output cut in Nigeria helped to halt the sharp decline in prices that began three days ago. ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/business/oil.prices.rise.2.774077.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:26:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Airlines Slashing 1,500 Jobs]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/business/american.airlines.jobs.2.774183.html</link><description><![CDATA[American Airlines executives say 1,300 aircraft mechanics and 200 managers and support workers will be laid off from the company's maintenance organization. <br />]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/business/american.airlines.jobs.2.774183.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:29:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citigroup Posts $2.5 Billion Loss]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/business/citigroup.posts.loss.2.774103.html</link><description><![CDATA[Citigroup posted another loss and laid off 6,000 employees in the second quarter as it struggled with surging loan defaults, but the $2.5 billion shortfall was smaller than Wall Street anticipated. ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/business/citigroup.posts.loss.2.774103.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:00:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minn. Utilities Find Ways To Cut Customer Use]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/business/utilities.customer.use.2.774116.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Minnesota's utilities are trying to figure out ways to cut electricity and natural gas sales by 1.5 percent per year.									]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/business/utilities.customer.use.2.774116.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:05:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underbilled St. Cloud Xcel Customers To Get Billed]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/business/xcel.customers.underbilled.2.774102.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Xcel Energy customers in St. Cloud can expect a bill if they didn't get one for their natural gas use earlier this year.									]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/business/xcel.customers.underbilled.2.774102.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:46:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gore: Survival Of U.S. As We Know It At Risk]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/business/al.gore.energy.2.773201.html</link><description><![CDATA[Just as John F. Kennedy set his sights on the moon, Al Gore is challenging the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other Earth-friendly energy sources within 10 years, an audacious goal he hopes the next president will embrace. <br />]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/business/al.gore.energy.2.773201.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:55:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wall Street Surges Again On Falling Energy Prices]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/business/stocks.Wall.Street.2.773405.html</link><description><![CDATA[Wall Street shot higher Thursday, extending its rally into a second
session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that
followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like
JPMorgan Chase and United Technologies. The Dow Jones industrial
average rose more than 200 points, bringing their two-day advance to
more than 480.]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/business/stocks.Wall.Street.2.773405.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:19:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seasonal Jobs Boost MN Employment Slightly]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/business/minnesota.unemployment.rate.2.773873.html</link><description><![CDATA[The state agency that tracks Minnesota employment is reporting that the state's unemployment rate dropped slightly in June. ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/business/minnesota.unemployment.rate.2.773873.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:06:49 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>