<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584696203336871201.post7779969362064993412..comments</id><updated>2008-12-10T06:13:01.045-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Dividend Growth Investor: Dividend Cuts could be spreading to commodities co...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/feeds/7779969362064993412/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/7779969362064993412/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/2008/12/dividend-cuts-could-be-spreading-to.html'/><author><name>Dividend Growth Investor</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11197290990687067072</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584696203336871201.post-7884671438363421798</id><published>2008-12-10T06:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T06:13:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I think a reason some companies are rallying on re...</title><content type='html'>I think a reason some companies are rallying on reports of dividend cuts is that investors see that as a good sign: Company management is recognizing the need to preserve capital for rough months ahead, and they are rewarding what they see as prudent management. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I don't see it as a general switch from bearish to bullish sentiment, but rather a series of one-by-one assessments of what individual companies are doing. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Dave</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/7779969362064993412/comments/default/7884671438363421798'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/7779969362064993412/comments/default/7884671438363421798'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/2008/12/dividend-cuts-could-be-spreading-to.html?showComment=1228918380000#c7884671438363421798' title=''/><author><name>Dave Van Knapp</name><uri>http://www.sensiblestocks.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/2008/12/dividend-cuts-could-be-spreading-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584696203336871201.post-7779969362064993412' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/posts/default/7779969362064993412' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584696203336871201.post-9031921322488129259</id><published>2008-12-09T13:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T13:47:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>good stuff !</title><content type='html'>good stuff !</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/7779969362064993412/comments/default/9031921322488129259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/7779969362064993412/comments/default/9031921322488129259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/2008/12/dividend-cuts-could-be-spreading-to.html?showComment=1228859220000#c9031921322488129259' title=''/><author><name>health matters</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11677064061148291394</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/2008/12/dividend-cuts-could-be-spreading-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3584696203336871201.post-7779969362064993412' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3584696203336871201/posts/default/7779969362064993412' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>