Home Depot Up 4.1% Post Q3: Will the Bullish Trend Continue?

Home Depot Up 4.1% Post Q3: Will the Bullish Trend Continue?

… which has helped Home Depot to reap significant benefits. Further, the acquisition of the Compact Power Equipment is likely to strengthen its portfolio service offerings for such customers. In addition, the company continued to reap the benefits of a steady housing market recovery and strong customer
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CYS Investments, Inc. (CYS) and AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (MITT) Go Head-to-head

CYS Investments, Inc. (NYSE:CYS) shares are up more than 7.76% this year and recently increased 1.09% or $0.09 to settle at $8.33. AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MITT), on the other hand, is up 14.08% year to date as of 11/22/2017. It currently trades at $19.42 and has returned 3.52%
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Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (TMHC) and Its Peers Critical Contrast

… Title Services, LLC (Inspired Title). It operates under the Taylor Morrison and Darling Homes brand names. The Company also provides financial services to customers through its mortgage subsidiary, TMHF, and title insurance and closing settlement services through its title company, Inspired Title.
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Maserati driver under investigation for unlicensed money lending and online gambling

SINGAPORE – A Maserati driver, who was allegedly involved in a hit and run accident with a traffic police officer over the weekend, is now under investigation for offences including online gambling and unlicensed money lending, the court heard. Lee Cheng Yan, 33, who was charged on Nov 18 with
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'Govt debt crowding out private lending'

The Zimbabwean banking sector is seen stagnating owing to a credit crunch with client loan growth projected to contract by 4% by year-end given the rate at which Zimbabwean banks are buying Treasury Bills (TBs) at the expense of lending. By Melody Chikono. According to a Fitch research company
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Two attempted murder cases adjourned in PEI court

Fortune is facing charges of attempted murder, assault with a weapon, arson, uttering threats to cause death and breaching his probation after an
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Even whales have to exfoliate!

In August 2014, marine ecologist Sarah Fortune was trying to tag bowhead whales with transmitters so she could study their feeding habits in
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These are the scam banking texts you should never reply to

Scammers are getting much more sophisticated these days and, let's face it, we're getting stupider. Chances are either you or someone you know has fallen victim to these dirty tricks, even if you've tried to stay aware of them at all times. And now a new text-based scam has been catching people out,
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Real estate agents' win to be appealed by Commerce Commission

The Commerce Commission has confirmed it will appeal the High Court's decision to dismiss price-fixing charges against two real estate agencies
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China's Bike-Sharing Bust

… cities should either start their own bike shares or take over and run failing networks. Free markets gave rise to China's bike-sharing revolution. A bit of socialism, though, may be needed to save it. This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners
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Markets Live: Aussie back in the saddle

The party is finally winding down for our housing market. How severe the hangover is will determine the economy's fate for years to come. After five
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Budget 2017: Ray Boulger's analysis

It does need to be recognised that a longer term tenancy imposes additional obligations on both landlord and tenant and one consideration, as with a 5-year fixed rate on a mortgage, is what happens if the tenant wants to break the tenancy early. With reference to buy-to-let mortgages most lenders still
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UK consumer confidence slumps to post-Brexit vote low: YouGov/Cebr

British finance minister Philip Hammond announced measures to help the housing market in his budget statement also on Wednesday. The survey
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Burj Khalifa developer's shares flop on market debut

The property developer behind the world's tallest tower has come back down … investors over regional instability and its impact on real estate markets.
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ComCom to appeal real estate agents price fixing decision

The Commerce Commission will continue to fight two Hamilton real estate firms for price fixing after a raft of bigger players settled with the watchdog.
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Appeal against Hamilton real estate price fixing decision

The Commission alleged they were part of an anti-competitive price fixing agreement with other Hamilton real estate agencies in relation to Trade Me
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Football historian Dan Fords looks at state championship games in Southwest Colorado over the …

The championship game was in Meeker, and Bayfield prevailed, 14-0, for its first title and the first “outright” title in the Four Corners area of Southwest Colorado. Bayfield again reached the finals in 2011, but again it was on the road in Denver where they lost to Florence. The 2015 championship game
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Specialist Paragon banks on accelerating growth

Paragon, Britain's biggest specialist lender to landlords, has predicted accelerating growth after it turned itself into a bank. The Solihull-based
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South Korea's Consumer Confidence Rises to Highest Since 2010

South Korea's consumer confidence rose to a near seven-year high as the economic outlook improved and geopolitical tensions eased. The Bank of Korea's monthly consumer sentiment index rose to 112.3 in November from 109.2 the previous month, data released Friday show. That is the highest
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Insider Buying: Arlington Asset Investment Corp (NYSE:AI) CEO Buys 5000 Shares of Stock

Arlington Asset Investment Corp logo Arlington Asset Investment Corp (NYSE:AI) CEO J Rock Tonkel, Jr. purchased 5,000 shares of the company's
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Rents alert as part-time landlords quit

Rents alert as part-time landlords quit

Deloitte, a financial consultancy, said rising property prices meant that “negative equity” landlords would finally be able to sell next year. Landlords
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Honda Recalls 900000 Odyssey Minivans After Injuries

The unpainted frames of Honda Motor Co. Odyssey minivan move down the assembly line at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama LLC facility in Lincoln,
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Vladimir Putin 'to quit as Russian leader so he can spend £160billion fortune'

Rumours that Vladimir Putin is on the brink of quitting as Russian president so he can start spending his £160billion fortune have surfaced.
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Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE:FBHS) Short Interest Up 45.2% in October

Fortune Brands Home & Security logo Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE:FBHS) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the
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ATN International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATNI) Rating Lowered to D+ at TheStreet

Sidoti lowered shares of ATN International from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $73.00 to $57.00
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Take the drama out of your debt crisis

For those who can keep up with their secured debts — mortgages or other loans secured against their home/vehicle/other assets — but cannot pay
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE:VRX) Given a $18.00 Price Target by Royal …

Vetr upgraded shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $14.26 price objective on the stock
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NAMB Press Releases

title, description. NAMB Announces Survey Results: Low Home Inventory Cited as Number One Obstacle for Homebuyers Nationwide, Low home
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American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) Rating Lowered to Neutral at Bank of America …

American International Group, Inc. logo Bank of America Corporation lowered shares of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) from a buy
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Should Farsighted Investors Pay Attention to Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE:FBHS)?

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE:FBHS) has moved 1.23% over the past week and is currently priced at $64.76 after moving 0.76% in the
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Mortgage advice for buying a bolthole in France

French lenders are generally happy to consider second-home mortgages for non-residents, and high loan-to-values of up to 80%, or even 85%, are
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Is the Government Waging an Out-of-Sight Fight With Apple on Encryption?

The Justice Department and Apple have been locked in a bitter fight for years over the company's encryption system, which allows consumers to
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Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC) Insider Sells $360750.00 in Stock

BidaskClub raised Mercer International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 24th. TD Securities lifted their target price on
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On this busy city street, various futures await | SunStar

Between the lines. Different Christian churches frown on the practice of fortune-telling or using amulets and charms, but these practices persist,
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Turkey Starts Probe on US Attorneys Before Zarrab Trial Begins

Istanbul's top prosecutor has launched an unprecedented probe into counterparts in the U.S., ahead of a high-profile trial centered on a businessman
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Lending Manager

Apply for Lending Manager jobs in Dublin at IrishJobs.ie.
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Liam Dann: Good news, there's a property slump!

I fully understand the housing market has not crashed. … tend to look through the raw median price and rely on the REINZ House Price Index.
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Somewhat Favorable Press Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Affect New York Mortgage Trust …

New York Mortgage Trust logo News stories about New York Mortgage Trust (NASDAQ:NYMT) have been trending somewhat positive recently,
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Vienna vies for bank prize

Frankfurt and Vienna are said to be the frontrunners to play host to Europe's top banking regulator. The European Banking Authority, set up in London
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MIT Study Suggests the US Is Vastly Overstating Its Oil Output Forecasts

MIT Study Suggests the US Is Vastly Overstating Its Oil Output Forecasts

Turns out, America's decade-long shale boom might just end up being a little too good to be true. There's no denying that fracking has turned the U.S. into a force in the global oil and gas markets, which has more than a few people abuzz about the prospect of energy independence. But now, researchers
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Mattis Warns He Won't Accept Any Flawed Boeing Tankers

The most serious of three recent flaws with the tanker is multiple instances of its retractable boom scraping aircraft receiving gas during mid-air refueling, a problem first reported by Bloomberg News. The KC-46's schedule already has slipped because of earlier technical problems, including with its
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Contrasting Apollo Residential Mortgage (NYSE:AMTG) & Western Asset Mortgage Capital (WMC)

Western Asset Mortgage Capital (NYSE: WMC) and Apollo Residential Mortgage (NYSE:AMTG) are both small-cap financials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership,
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Bitcoin Futures Get Official Green Light From Regulators

CME Group Inc. and Cboe Global Markets Inc. are poised to offer bitcoin futures contracts, easing the way for mainstream investors to bet big while dragging regulators into a realm skeptics call a fad and fraud. CME, the world's biggest exchange owner, and smaller venue Cboe, known for its VIX
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Oil Extends Gains as OPEC Prolongs Production Curbs Through 2018

JPMorgan's Scott Darling discusses the extension of OPEC's production cuts, and where he sees prices heading. Oil extended gains following a third monthly advance after OPEC and Russia agreed to prolong production cuts through to the end of 2018 in their fight against a global supply glut.
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Taking Tally Of Box, Inc. (BOX), Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (OCSL)

The shares of Box, Inc. have increased by more than 51.73% this year alone. The shares recently went down by -4.15% or -$0.91 and now trades at $21.03. The shares of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (NASDAQ:OCSL), has slumped by -10.24% year to date as of 11/29/2017. The shares currently
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MONEY MARKETS-Jump in overnight euro bank lending rate baffles markets

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The overnight benchmark rate European banks use to lend money to each other has surged this week to its highest level since March 2016, raising concerns about possible funding stress and the validity of the benchmark. The Euro Over Night Index Average (EONIA) has
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Tencent Has Worst Week Since 2015 After $274 Billion Rally

Tencent Holdings Ltd. posted its biggest weekly loss since August 2015 amid concern a recent rally was excessive. The technology company retreated 3.3 percent Friday, taking its decline this week to 7.4 percent. Tencent's shares have more than doubled this year, adding $274 billion in value through
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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation Announces New $600 Million Secured Revolving Credit …

LOS ANGELES, CA, Dec. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL) (“Oaktree Specialty Lending” or the “Company”), a specialty finance company, today announced that it has entered into a new secured revolving credit facility (the “Facility”).
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Japan's Biggest IPO of 2017 May Deliver Almost 30% in a Year

The estimated price-earnings ratio for the fiscal year ending March 2018 may be about 15 times for SG based on the indicative price, Fujiwara said. That compares with 15.7 times for Nippon Express and 50 times for Yamato, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The estimated dividend yield may
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Divorce: How SOMA Families Address Challenging Real Estate Questions

Divorce is emotional. Divorce is personal. Divorce involves complicated logistics that can easily overwhelm those involved. Because Maplewood and South Orange are deeply family-oriented, residents going through divorce are faced with making difficult decisions involving their homes and the future of
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Russell Simmons, Israel Horovitz, Precarious Masculinity: Broadsheet for Dec. 1

Bryant's back! Diane Bryant, who was previously Intel's head of its data center business before taking a leave of absence over the past few months, will become the COO of Google's cloud unit, the search giant said Thursday. Bryant, a veteran of Fortune's Most Powerful Women list, had had a long and
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Housing market forecast : Experts weigh in on 2018 real estate

“Home prices were up over six percent year-over-year in September 2017. Median sales prices for existing homes are $247,000. That's up about 5.5 percent from last year ,” he says. “And interest rates continue to be low. Freddie Mac is currently reporting fixed rates for 30-year loans at 3.92 percent.”.
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It's the Yellen Rally, Not the Trump Trade

That puts him at odds with almost every arbiter, from Business Insider to The Motley Fool to the New York Times to the Fact Checker at the Washington Post to Yahoo.com. All say the boast is not credible, mostly because Trump inherited an economy in its eighth year of expansion with the lowest interest
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Is Buying BT GROUP PLC GBP (OTCMKTS:BTGOF) Here Good Idea?

… news were published by: Investorplace.com which released: “Quant Score Make BT Group (BT) a Sell” on November 11, 2017, also Bloomberg.com
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Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (EARN) Cut to “Sell” at Zacks Investment Research

Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT logo Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (NYSE:EARN) from a
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Reviewing PHH (PHH) and Stonegate Mortgage Corp (SGM)

PHH (NYSE: PHH) and Stonegate Mortgage Corp (NYSE:SGM) are both small-cap consumer lending – nec companies, but which is the better
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Reliable Fortune Prop LLC unloads 631 Hapsfield Lane 304, Buffalo Grove

The home at 631 Hapsfield Lane 304, Buffalo Grove was sold on Nov. 9, 2017 by Reliable Fortune Prop LLC for $154,000. The buyer was Eddy
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Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) PLC (LON:MAB1) Insider Lucy Tilley Purchases 40 Shares

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) PLC logo Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) PLC (LON:MAB1) insider Lucy Tilley acquired 40 shares of the
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Are crowdfunded property schemes as safe as houses?

Kay Neufeld, senior economist at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, said: “The UK housing market has had a rough year so far.
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Marketplace Lenders Should Remember Experience Can Be Replicated, Experts Say

Marketplace Lenders Should Remember Experience Can Be Replicated, Experts Say

EXCLUSIVE—Marketplace lending survived 2017 with many of its advantages over traditional balance sheet lenders intact, including its embrace and use of new digital technologies for lending and underwriting. With marketplace lenders enabling a borrower to apply for a loan via a mobile device from
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Looking back at 2017 and what's around the corner in 2018

Mortgage brokers have much cause for celebration when looking back on the past 12 months. The final quarter offered a boost to the remortgage market with the first hike in the Bank of England base rate for a decade. We also continued to see further digitalisation of the mortgage process across the
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Pollution-choked India buying dirty US oil byproduct

The U.S. is the world's largest producer and exporter of petcoke, federal and international data show. “We should not become the dust bin of the rest of the world,” said Sunita Narain, a member of the pollution authority who also heads the Delhi-based Center for Science and the Environment.
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NW Bend affordable housing project breaks ground

Rob Roy, co-operating partner with Pacific Crest Affordable Housing, said Thursday the funding for the project comes from many different sources, including federal, state and city governments and non-profit organizations. According to the city of Bend, the housing market is lacking an affordable option
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Why Using Reliable and Timely Big Data Will Transform the Real Estate Industry

Fortunately, tools exist that help both residential and commercial real estate players analyze critical trends. Many of these tools draw from public and private sources that aggregate and anonymize information, creating “big data” sets to help identify market trends in home-building or growth in commercial
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Ask George and Chuck: Does seller financing mean no seller disclosure?

Q: I am a real estate broker with a question regarding sellers disclosures. Is an investor/seller offering seller financing exempt from providing a sellers disclosure? A title company advised us that since the investor/seller is the mortgagee holding the lien, he is exempt because he is a lien holder.
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Morgan Lewis adds veteran lawyer to structured finance practice

Keith L. Krasney joined Morgan Lewis this week as a partner in the firm's structured transactions practice, resident in the New York office. Krasney advises clients on all aspects of secondary market transactions involving mortgage loans, including residential- and commercial mortgage-backed securities,
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KeyBank Secures $56.3M in Refinancing for Multifamily Community in Greenbelt, Maryland

KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a $56.3 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance Verde at Greenbelt Station, a 302-unit multifamily community in Greenbelt, a city halfway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Dirk Falardeau and Todd Goulet of KeyBank arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan
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Brokers expect Russian real estate investment pick up in 2018

MOSCOW, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Investment in Russian commercial real estate is likely to pick up next year as a result of economic recovery, a stronger rouble and lower financing costs, two property consultants said. CBRE and JLL said on Friday they expected investments in malls, offices, warehouses and
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4 Fortune Rd E #E Middletown, NY 10941

4 Fortune Rd E #E, Middletown, NY is a 775 sq ft, 1 bed, 1 bath home listed on Trulia for $61750 in Middletown, New York.
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Michael Flynn Has Pleaded Guilty to Lying to the FBI

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements to the FBI, the first Trump White House official to make a guilty plea so far in a wide-ranging investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller. Court documents show Flynn, an early
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Toshiba Near Resolution to Dispute With Western Digital

Toshiba Corp. and Western Digital Corp. are close to settling their legal dispute under an agreement that the U.S. company will drop efforts to block Toshiba's $18 billion sale of its flash-memory business in exchange for the extension of their joint venture agreements, according to people familiar with the
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Inside the numbers on Portland's surging small business lending market (Infographic)

Among the most important providers of capital for local small businesses are the U.S. Small Business Administration's Portland District Office, which partners with lenders from across the nation to back local business loans, and Oregon-chartered banks that have a vested interest in providing credit and
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Too Few Highway Chargers Are Last `Hurdle' for Electric Cars

“It hasn't been in their interest to move very fast on electric cars,” he said. The number of public charging points worldwide jumped by 61 percent last year to 363,000, with China leading the pack, according to a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. In Europe, Germany saw the most growth with 33
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Stevens Capital Management LP Acquires New Stake in Restaurant Brands International Inc. (QSR)

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Restaurant Brands International by 10.5% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,228 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $179,000 after buying an additional 306 shares during the last quarter.
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UPDATE 1-RBS axes further 259 British branches as expands e-banking

Jane Howard, RBS's managing director of branch banking, told Reuters by telephone that customers are increasingly using mobile and online channels rather than bricks-and-mortar branches, and RBS had to react to that. “There will be some customers that will be really disappointed we are closing
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Fortune 100 companies

AT&T is the world's largest telecommunications company. 5 billion AT&T Fortune 500 rank: 11. is an American multinational telecommunications conglomerate, headquartered at Whitacre Tower in downtown Dallas, Texas. GDP. Camden Property Trust again named WE DID IT AGAIN!
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Sydney leads the way in housing slowdown

Sydney home values fell 0.7 per cent during November and the city was the second-weakest market this quarter with a 1.3 per cent drop, according to the CoreLogic November home value index. The pace of price falls has been accelerating in Sydney since August, in contrast to the Melbourne market
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Need a Night Out? This German City Was Just Named the World's Best for Nightlife

The German city, which typically isn't atop the list of travelers, has been named the best night out in the world in a survey of 4,100 people by hostel-booking platform Hostelworld. Hamburg got the nod for its welcoming atmosphere, excellent public transportation, the closeness of major attractions and the
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Citi hires new global head of securities services

Citi has appointed Brian Ovaert as managing director and global head of securities services and issuer services operations. In his new role, Ovaert will be responsible for overall strategic direction of the securities services operations function, as well as the day-to-day activities of the business. Based in
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CREA wants parents to assist children with home purchase with their RRSPs

CREA wants parents to assist children with home purchase with their RRSPs

Allowing parents access to the plan would help many first-time buyers enter the market and ease their financial obligations, the association said. Recent and rapid home price increases have resulted in many parents already gifting down payment money to children. The national average price for a home
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Should You Get an FHA Loan or a Conventional Mortgage?

FHA loans are insured by the Federal Housing Administration, and borrowers must pay for mortgage insurance. The program requires two mortgage insurance payments: an up-front premium calculated at 1.75% of the loan amount and an annual premium that's somewhere between 0.45% and 1.05% of
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Eonia Surge May Be Result of Greek Bank Excess Cash Lending

Eonia is the effective overnight reference rate for the euro and “is computed as a weighted average of all overnight unsecured lending transactions in the interbank market,” according to Eurostat. A sudden surge of activity in Greece, where rates are higher, could explain the spike in the weighted average
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4 East Fortune Road #E, Middletown, NY 10941

For condos for sale in New York, RE/MAX has an extensive database. Browse the 4 East Fortune Road #E condo today.
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Taylor Swift Allows Streaming of Reputation and Shocks Everyone

As of Friday December 1, Taylor Swift's newest album 'Reputation' will be available on most major music streaming services. Billboard reports Swift's sixth album, released three weeks ago, was supposed to be available in digital and physical formats only. After topping the Billboard 200 chart for the past
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PrimeLending President Steve Thompson Wins HousingWire Vanguard Award

PrimeLending President Steve Thompson Wins HousingWire Vanguard Award … DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Top ten national residential mortgage lender PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company, is pleased to announce that Steve Thompson, President of PrimeLending, is a recipient of the 2017
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Man swipes domains from BT in 2000; flogs them for a fortune in Bitcoin in 2017

Seventeen years ago, the UK's then-biggest telecommunications company, BT, opened a pioneering new research incubator in Ipswitch, called Adastral Park. And… er… forgot to purchase the domain names. It's a schoolboy error, and as a prank, a BT contractor called Ric Hayman bought them for the
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Apartment Rents End 2017 on a Higher Note

The national median price of a one-bedroom apartment was $1,040 in December, a 2.4 percent increase from January's $1,016, according to new data from ABODO. Newark, N.J., recorded the greatest month-over-month increase in December, the median rent price rising by nearly 13 percent to $1,170.
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Real Estate Confidential: The story behind the finest waterfront community on the east coast.

Not a bad gig to visit by far the most beautiful scenery to be found on Martha's Vineyard on a warm fall afternoon, and be able to call it work. The main purpose of the visit to Chilmark was to preview a home that recently was listed for sale. The property was developed by the current owner, a financier who
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Bitcoin Is Hot, But Good Luck Using It

There is a bitcoin payment button for online electronics retailer Newegg.com, but when I tried to use it for a Nintendo Switch, it didn't work. Even Bloomberg is on the list, but my colleagues in billing say you can't pay your terminal fee in bitcoin. Nor can you get a subscription to BusinessWeek or any of
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Bitcoin Job Postings Are Surging on LinkedIn

Bitcoin-related job postings as a proportion of total listings on LinkedIn jumped more than ninefold in the financial services industry over the past three years and 4.6 times in the software technology industry, according to data from the career-oriented social network. While the number of listings within
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune essay about myself

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The Colorado Cities Home Buyers Would Rather Move to Than Denver

The latest report from ATTOM Data Solutions looks at the markets across the United States where home buyers are most likely to move in the final quarter of 2017, and El Paso County, anchored by Colorado Springs, placed second on the list, behind only Loudon County, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C.
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If Santa Claus Was Choosing a Second North Pole HQ …

While Jeff Bezos keeps the commercial real estate world on edge in choosing the second headquarters city for Amazon, the folks at Redfin decided to help another prominent entrepreneur—in this case, Santa Claus, pick a second North Pole location for his toy manufacturing operations. Using a criteria
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How Debt Backfired on Europe's King of Leverage: QuickTake Q&A

Created in 2001 in the aftermath of the dot-com crisis, Altice grew into Europe's biggest issuer of junk debt as it made acquisitions around the globe. It's lost almost 60 percent of its market capitalization in the last month and investors are weighing whether Drahi and his management team will be able to
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Erdogan Says US Sanctions on Iran Weren't Binding for Turkey

Turkey's president has argued that his country did not break a trade embargo on Iran as it hadn't committed to abide by U.S. sanctions, and there were no United Nations restrictions in place, the Hurriyet newspaper reported on Friday. The comments at a Thursday meeting of Turkey's ruling party came
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Bitcoin Rises After CME, CBOE Move Ahead on Listing Futures

Bloomberg's Rob Urban reports on the CME and Cboe Global Markets being allowed to run Bitcoin exchanges. Bitcoin rose after CME Group Inc. and Cboe Global Markets Inc. said they will offer futures contracts as soon as this month, capping a record-breaking week that made the digital currency the
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Yield-Hungry Investors Aren't Ready to Let the Rand Go: Chart

The hunt for yield has trumped a demotion of South Africa's local-currency debt to junk, with the rand posting its best monthly gain this year in November. S&P Global Ratings cut the nation's credit rating on Nov. 24, and Moody's Investors Service warned it may do the same within the next three months.
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US Manufacturing Expands at Healthy Pace on Production Surge

U.S. manufacturing expanded at a robust pace in November amid a burst of production and rising orders that signal durable gains in the industry, figures from the Institute for Supply Management showed Friday. Highlights of ISM Manufacturing (November). Factory index eased to 58.2 (est. 58.3) from
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Mortgage rates today,December 1, plus lock recommendations

Mortgage rates today increased in many cases. This is not unexpected if you saw yesterday's indicators — almost entirely pointing to near-future increases. We received no important economic releases this morning, but the impending tax bill vote is probably enough to scare bond investors (trillion
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HousingWire Honors Matic Founder Benjamin Madick with Vanguard Award for Outstanding …

HousingWire Honors Matic Founder Benjamin Madick with Vanguard Award for Outstanding …

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Dec. 1, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Matic, a digital insurance agency whose technology enables borrowers to purchase homeowner's insurance during the mortgage transaction, announced today that company co-founder and COO Ben Madick is a 2017 HousingWire
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Brainstorm Health: World AIDS Day, Cancer Genetic Test, American Obesity

Friday marks World AIDS Day, an occasion for recognizing the myriad struggles, successes, and work left undone—societal, political, and medical alike—in the battle against HIV infection and the immune system-compromising disease it causes, AIDS. The overall story has been one of promise over the
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Shkreli's Wu-Tang Album Could Be Seized by US Prosecutors

Martin Shkreli may have spun his last track on a one-of-a-kind album by the Wu-Tang Clan. Prosecutors said Friday Shkreli should be forced to forfeit $7.4 million, which could include $5 million in bail money and the album “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.” Along with the disk set, which he bought two
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Cruz Triumphs Over Corker in $350 Billion Overnight Tax Fight

It just might be Ted Cruz's biggest victory as a senator: Helping stop in its tracks a plan late Thursday night to add $350 billion in tax increases to the Senate's tax bill to placate fellow Republican Senator Bob Corker's worries about the deficit. Cruz and Corker have had showdowns in the past over Cruz's
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Insights from the 2017 National Mortgage Conference

More than 1,200 mortgage professionals from across the country descended upon Niagara Falls for Mortgage Professionals Canada's annual National Mortgage Conference. While OSFI's new B-20 mortgage rules dominated discussions, the mood was predominantly positive and optimistic about the
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Alibaba's Three Opportunities, Plus One

This article first appeared in Data Sheet, Fortune's daily newsletter on the top tech news. Sign up here. I met Thursday in San Francisco with Daniel Zhang, CEO of Alibaba. Zhang claimed little role in the company's $7 billion bond offering this week—“I just told them to push the button,” he says—but
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2017 HW Vanguard: Casey Crawford

Over the last year, founder and CEO Casey Crawford has continued to drive Movement Mortgage to industry-leading growth. The company is on track to originate more than $13 billion in residential mortgages in 2017, up 10% from 2016. Movement has achieved loan volume growth of 632% over the
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AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) Short Interest Update

AGNC Investment logo AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 14,002,940 shares, a decline of 12.7% from the October 13th total of 16,046,688 shares. Approximately 3.6% of the
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Bitcoin Futures Are About To Be a Thing and It's Sending Prices Soaring

Bitcoin prices soared as high as $10,700 Friday after the main U.S. currency trading watchdog handed the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board Options Exchange a tentative go-ahead to offer bitcoin futures. Following the news, the CME said it would begin offering bitcoin futures on Dec.
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Top court to rule on whether Toronto Real Estate Board must share detailed home prices

A new townhouse complex is under construction in Toronto in this file photo. The Federal Court of Appeal is set to decide whether Canada's largest real estate board must open up access to home sales data to its realtor members, which it could then share with the public online. (Nathan Denette / THE
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Applebee's Is Selling $1 Long Island Iced Teas Until 2018

For the entire month of December, Applebee's is offering $1 Long Island Iced Teas, which they're calling Dollar LIT. The dollar drinks — made from a mix of vodka, rum, gin, tequila, triple sec and sweet & sour mix with a splash of cola — are available all day, every day in December at participating
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Resolved: how to pay down your mortgage in 2018

Paying off one's mortgage is a satisfying and rewarding experience. Wouldn't it be great to have your mortgage paid off by the time you retire? Wouldn't it be terrific to have no mortgage at all? Accelerating the payoff of your mortgage is as easy as adding a few dollars to each monthly payment. The key is
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How Confident Are Insiders About Mediclinic International plc (LSE:MDC)?

Mediclinic International plc's' (LSE:MDC) is one of United Kingdom's large-cap stocks operating in the GB Healthcare Providers and Services industry. MDC saw some insider buying over the past three months, with insiders investing in more than 21 million shares during this period. A well-known
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Houston real estate broker named Woman of the Year

Tiffany Curry, a real estate entrepreneur, has been named Woman of the Year at the 2017 Global Power Tour Houston, a multi-city, multi-country, hands-on and engaging summit for women entrepreneurs focusing on building their business brand, strategy and finances. Curry ranks in the top 2 percent of
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Elechomes CHS2001 Blender Review

Plus, with all the things the Elecohomes CHS-2001 Blender can do, you can eliminate some of the other small appliances that might be vying for kitchen counter real estate in your home. At $170, it's competitively priced, especially when you consider the cost of comparable juicing and blending
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5 winter wardrobe staples to impress your real estate clients

Are you planning on going to listing appointments or showing any homes this winter? Of course you are! And you're going to need to look good and stay warm while doing it. Whether you're a man or woman, consider these five winter wardrobe pieces and the positive impression they make on clients
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Cloudvirga's Kyle Kamrooz Honored with HousingWire Vanguard Award for Mortgage Industry …

IRVINE, Calif., Dec 01, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Cloudvirga(TM), the developer of intelligent mortgage point-of-sale (POS) platforms, today announced that its founder and COO Kyle Kamrooz is a winner of HousingWire's third annual Vanguard Awards. Kamrooz was recognized for company
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Tillerson Faces 'Death Blow' After Repeated Clashes With Trump

Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli reports on a possible White House plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. (Source: Bloomberg). A Central Intelligence Agency spokesman also declined to comment. Working in Pompeo's favor is the close relationship he's cultivated with Trump, delivering the
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Italy's Mediobanca launches private bank in asset management push

Italian investment bank Mediobanca has launched a private bank as it seeks to ramp up its business in the fast-growing Italian asset management market. The launch of Mediobanca Private Banking, which will be focused on high net worth individuals, comes a week after the Milan-based investment
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Digging Up the Facts on Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (OCSL)

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (OCSL) is an interesting player in the Financial space, with a focus on Credit Services. The stock has been active on the tape, currently trading at $4.82, down from yesterday's close by -4.17%. Given the stock's recent action, it seemed like a good time to take a closer
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Canadian Economic Growth Slows in Third Quarter on Export Decline — 2nd Update

Furthermore, new mortgage-financing rules from Canada's banking watchdog take effect in January, which is expected to slow demand for housing. The Bank of Canada issues its next rate-policy decision on Wednesday and it is widely expected to stand pat. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve is expected
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$10 Million by 2020: Venture North Funding & Development increases its capital lending base goals

In the more than two and a half years since its creation, Venture North Funding & Development has built a lending portfolio and name assisting small businesses. It's now looking to go broader and deeper into the 10 counties it serves, tapping new partnerships and sources of capital beyond what had
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Property prices steady in most Australian capital cities with Perth seeing recovery

Residential property prices in capital cities in Australia fell by 0.1% in November, offsetting a rise of 0.2% the previous month, the latest national real estate index shows. A significant contributor to the downwards movement over the month came from the Sydney housing market where values fell by 0.7%,
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Eleven Weeks of Bliss Shattered for the Stock Market's Hottest Trade

It's tough luck for semiconductor bulls that during a stretch in which one of their favorite things, bitcoin, surged to $11,000, the industry took its worst stock market beating in 23 months. Chipmakers, whose 43 percent surge before Monday made them the best-performing group in the S&P 500, were
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Senators ready mortgage servicing fix as tax reform nears finish line

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers were attempting to add a fix Friday to tax reform legislation intended to avoid steep tax hikes for mortgage servicers. A provision in the original Senate tax reform bill would have required companies acquiring mortgage servicing rights to pay taxes upfront for their anticipated
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Samsung Is Eyeing Big Acquisitions

Samsung Electronics' $8 billion purchase of automotive and audio electronics company Harman has given the technology conglomerate confidence to chase more big deals, its strategy chief said on Friday. Young Sohn, the South Korean company's Silicon Valley-based president and chief strategy
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What's the deal with China's Debt?

Furthermore, despite being loss-making and inefficient, SOEs are Chinese government-backed, meaning that their credit quality is guaranteed by the Chinese government (similar to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac financial obligations backstopped by the U.S. government). China's SEOs also generate
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Is Buying Endo International plc (ENDP) Here a Winning Strategy?

Investors sentiment increased to 1.23 in Q2 2017. Its up 0.42, from 0.81 in 2017Q1. It is positive, as 33 investors sold Endo International plc shares while 72 reduced holdings. 46 funds opened positions while 83 raised stakes. 198.25 million shares or 2.30% less from 202.91 million shares in 2017Q1
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Mortgage app fraud risk levels off, except in Texas and Florida

While the nationwide run-up in mortgage loan application defects appears to have slowed, instances of fraud remain on the rise in Texas and Florida. The First American Loan Application Defect index remained unchanged for the second straight month in October, but is up 22.1% from October 2016.
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Once-Monthly Opioid Addiction Injection Cleared for US Sales

Sublocade will be available to patients early next year, Indivior said. The treatment is expected to generate $542 million in sales in 2020, based on three analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Shares of the Slough, U.K.-based drugmaker rose 4.3 percent to 386.40 pence at 3:53 p.m. in London on
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MLB Residential Lending LLC Opens in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, NJ – On November 27 MLB officially opened in Springfield at 51 Commerce Street. The President and Chief Executive officer Samuel Lamparello heads up the 40 person office. He is a certified mortgage banker and said there are only about 2,000 in the United States. Mr. Lamparello has
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Fortune wharf upgrades must accommodate new St-Pierre-et-Miquelon ferries

FORTUNE, NL — The Nordet and Suroit have arrived in St-Pierre-et-Miquelon, but upgrades required for the wharf at the international port in Fortune may delay the start of service. The vessels will transport passengers, vehicles and freight to and from the neighbouring French islands. “The new ferries
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Jump in overnight euro bank lending rate baffles markets

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – A key overnight benchmark rate European banks use to lend money to each other showed signs of stabilizing on Friday after a surge this week that raised questions about possible funding stresses. The Euro Over Night Index Average (EONIA) had
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Options for Borrowing and Lending With Cryptocurrency Are on the Rise

SALT is a lending platform for blockchain-backed loans. No credit check is required: Users purchase ERC20 SALT tokens to become a member and then put up bitcoin or other blockchain-backed assets as collateral. They can then borrow money from the platform's network of lenders. Once the loan is
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Currency Guru Taylor Dips Toe Into Bitcoin World for $6 a Month

The former head of the world's biggest foreign-exchange hedge fund says that while he would never trade the digital currency, he's spending $6 a month to track the “outrageous” price swings to help shape his views on currencies, equities and commodities that he does forecast. “I'm buying bitcoin data
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UK Future in Dublin's Hands, Tusk Says

European Council President Donald Tusk threw his weight behind the Irish government on Friday, saying the European Union will be led by Ireland when it comes to assessing the U.K.'s proposal on avoiding a border on the island after Brexit. “If the U.K.'s offer is unacceptable for Ireland, it will also be
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How the Flynn Charges Box In Trump

The news that Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to Russia-related offenses is striking, for several reasons. The lies he told the FBI were about asking the Russian ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, for political favors during the presidential transition, some of which the ambassador granted.
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JV Acquires Newark Section 8 Housing for $160M

The public partners in the deal included the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency and the City of Newark. Also, Hudson Housing Capital provided $48 million in low-income housing tax credit equity, alongside the $80 million in tax-exempt and taxable debt provided by Freddie Mac and
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China's New Rules Target Online Micro-Lenders

China's New Rules Target Online Micro-Lenders

The Chinese government's financial regulators have distributed new rules to local governments, targeting the fast-growing online micro-lending industry. According to news from Reuters, under the new rules, unlicensed organizations and individuals are not allowed to conduct a lending business.
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Will the mayor and City Council's new agenda stymie development?

Since taking office nearly four years ago, Mayor Bill de Blasio has had a love-hate relationship with New York's real estate industry, to say the least. The Real Deal detailed that ambivalence in a February 2016 cover story, in which real estate execs explained how the mayor sought to extract concessions
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State Street Corp Raises Position in Digi International Inc. (DGII)

State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Digi International Inc. (NASDAQ:DGII) by 5.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 729,474 shares of the technology company's stock after buying an additional
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Ask 411 Wrestling: Why Do Wrestling Companies Do Stable Reunions?

A guy who replaced me in a title match won the title, which turned me heel and saw me win the title off the guy who replaced me, and then later on the inverse happened when someone replaced me in a title match and that turned me face. I debuted in one company on the night of a major birth.
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Google's New Android App Will Help Curb Your Data Use

While most phone carriers offer unlimited data options these days, there are still times where you might want to curb your data use. When you're traveling out of the country, you're typically limited in the amount of data you can use before having to shell out huge roaming fees, and even those “unlimited”
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With this partnership, a Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Connecticut affiliated agent can easily recommend a loan officer affiliated with Guaranteed Rate Affinity to offer personalized guidance from the mortgage loan application process through the home closing. Additionally, Guaranteed Rate
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Mortgage Rates Friday: Rates Steady, Residential Spending Up

The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was unchanged, the 15-year fixed rate was up one basis point, and the 5/1 ARM rate was unchanged, according to a NerdWallet survey of daily mortgage rates published by national lenders Friday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is the same as it was
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Dallas' Forest Theater rehab efforts get a welcome boost by the Real Estate Council

The Real Estate Council Foundation has awarded three community partners $1 million in grants and pro bono professional services to help them rehabilitate the old Forest Theater in South Dallas. The award goes to a team including CitySquare, Cornerstone Baptist Church and St. Philip's School and
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Federal appeals court rules real estate agents must make data available

The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a previous ruling that Canada's largest real estate board must allow its realtor members to make home sales data available online, in a precedent-setting case that could enable agents across the country to introduce new online services. The decision against the
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China's debt crackdown affects cash lending companies

China Rapid Finance Ltd, an online micro-lender that raised $60mn in an April listing on the New York Stock Exchange, defended its cash loan business. In a statement, it said that its target customers have little or no history with China's credit bureau, but that they “are prime and near-prime borrowers”,
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Black Knight launches robotics capabilities to assist lenders

Black Knight recently announced it launched new robotics capabilities to its LoanSphere Empower loan origination system. Black Knight explained the new capabilities will allow lenders to help their clients through automation and enhance overall operational efficiencies through the loan production
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St. Louis housing market currently "tight"

If you are looking to buy or sell a home in St. Louis, the market is tight right now. A tight market means there are not many houses for sale. The houses that are selling cost between $150,000 and $225,000. Central Bank advises first-time home buyers to avoid the “do it yourself” trap. The bank says in a
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Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation Announces December 2017 Dividends and 2018 …

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – December 1, 2017) – Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation (TSX: AI) is pleased to announce that its board of directors has declared a dividend for the month of December 2017 of $0.073333 per common share, to be paid January 12, 2018 to shareholders of record
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The mortgage interest deduction subsidizes housing for people who don't need the help

Along with the complication of following tax rules for clergy, we now have a compelling reason to itemize our deductions: the mortgage interest deduction, also known as the most significant way the federal government subsidizes housing. In November, House Republicans passed a tax-reform bill.
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Data Wars

In the last week of October, commercial real estate brokers all over the country received a package via snail mail from CoStar Group. Inside was the informational equivalent of a dirty bomb — the latest salvo in the data giant's legal battle against its main rival, Missouri-based Xceligent. When brokers
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International Game Technology (IGT) Stock Rating Upgraded by Argus

International Game Technology logo International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) was upgraded by analysts at Argus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Wednesday. The brokerage presently has a $35.00 target price on the stock. Argus' price objective points to a potential upside of
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Court rules Toronto-area real estate agents can publish price details

Toronto-area real estate agents will be allowed to publish details about home sales prices under a Federal Court of Appeal ruling released Friday in a long-running battle over data privacy. The federal court ruled that the Toronto Real Estate Board cannot prevent its members in the Greater Toronto Area
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Twitter Changes Reason to Allow Trump's Anti-Muslim Retweets

The company also plans to update its verification policy, after drawing intense criticism for verifying the account of Jason Kessler, who is credited with orchestrating the white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this year. Bloomberg LP is developing a global breaking news network for the
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Sask. still has worst non-mortgage delinquency rates in Canada: credit reporting agency

Non-mortgage debt amounts are higher in Saskatchewan, too, at an average of $24,783 per consumer. The Canadian average is $22,413 in non-mortgage debt, TransUnion says. Saskatchewan also trends higher for credit card debts, which Fabian attributed to the way people prioritize their debt
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Bend-Redmond fell from top 20 home price climbers

The index is calculated using home sales price information from mortgages sold to, or guaranteed by, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Bend-Redmond metro area, which ranked No. 9 in the second quarter, dropped to No. 52 in the third. Home prices increased by 9.09 percent in the year ending Sept.
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Independent Bank Earns SBA Preferred Lender Designation

Independent Bank Earns SBA Preferred Lender Designation

McKINNEY, Texas, Dec. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Independent Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBTX), the holding company for Independent Bank, today announced that Independent Bank has been designated as an “SBA Preferred Lender” by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). To earn
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Kenyan Multi-Millionaire Narendra Raval Pledges Half His Fortune To Charity

Kenyan multi-millionaire businessman Narendra Raval, popularly referred to as 'Guru', has pledged to donate at least half of his fortune to charity. In a conversation with this reporter in Nairobi on Wednesday in his offices in Ruiru, Nairobi, Raval, 55, promised to donate half of his net worth to causes in
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Lending Director Fired for Alleged $825000 Embezzlement

The embezzlement was uncovered after FSUCU learned of a member account discrepancy on Nov. 14, when the credit union immediately launched an investigation and discovered 24 accounts were affected. Lee, who was FSUCU's lending director and had worked at the credit union for more than 11
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I will be received a wire from a client within the USA. My TD business account in from NY. My client is from NY. Which swift code and what other information do I need to give them? Thanks.
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Stage – Fiscaliste Financial services and Banking

Stage – Fiscaliste Financial services and Banking-(H/F). Job code: 170011TC. Date of publication: 2017-12-01 14:10:37.0. Starting date: 2018-01-02 00:00:00.0; Job function: Legal / Taxation / Compliance; Business unit: Group Corporate Functions; Location: Hauts-de-Seine; Job type: Internship
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BlackBerry Has Agreed to Pay Nokia $137 Million to Settle This Dispute

Canadian software maker BlackBerry said on Friday that it would pay Nokia $137 million, according to a ruling by the International Court of Arbitration. BlackBerry said it plans to take a charge as a result of the ruling, but did not disclose when it would record it. The Canadian company (bbry, +0.00%) said
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Australia's housing market at risk of crash – report

The price falls indicated that investors were driving the housing market. The investment firm said the most worrying part of the Australian housing market was the “extreme” level of mum and dad investors in residential property, who depend on property prices rising to make a profit. The proportion of new
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Here's How Tim Ferriss Prepares for a TED Talk

Fortune: So why did you do this book? Your last book, Tools of Titans, came out a year ago and was an enormous volume of advice, and you've followed it less than a year later with another enormous volume of advice. What was the 'why' behind this book? Ferriss: I didn't have any plans to do another
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FMA statistics show the fledgling NZ P2P lending sector is serving banks and fund managers well …

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, according to Investopedia, is a method of debt financing that enables individuals to borrow and lend money without the use of an official financial institution as an intermediary, thus removing the middleman from the process. That certainly fits with the concept of P2P lending
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AuraBlocks Partners with Biz2Credit, Demonstrates Next Generation Lending on Oracle …

SPARTA, N.J., Dec. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — AuraBlocks, a leading blockchain consulting, design, implementation and training firm, joined with Biz2Credit, a leading online marketplace for small and mid-size business lending, to present a transformational lending model at Oracle OpenWorld 2017 in
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Tax bill threatens to wipe out bond-market niche used in housing

31, wiping out a key tool used to finance more than half of the affordable units built each year, according to the National Council of State Housing Agencies. The shift would jeopardize ITEX Group's $50 million acquisition and renovation of the Villa Americana, a 258-unit low-income complex in south
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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Franchise Enters Arkansas

Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate LLC today announced that Metro Marketing Realty, a residential real estate brokerage firm located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, is the newest member of its franchise network.
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HIH royal commissioner says "hard decisions" ahead for banking inquiry

The former senior judge who steered the landmark HIH Royal Commission has applauded the choice of Kenneth Hayne to lead the government's banking inquiry, but warned that “hard decisions” would need to be made on which issues to examine during its 12 month run. Neville Owen, the former WA
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New Bridgeview Bank mortgage unit draws lawsuit from Guaranteed Rate

Guaranteed Rate, the fast-growing Chicago-based mortgage firm whose name graces the White Sox stadium, has sued a former top producer and Bridgeview Bank Group, alleging a coordinated talent raid to build a new bank-owned home-loan unit. Guaranteed Rate filed the lawsuit Nov. 29 in Cook
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Mortgage volume grows, but lenders struggle to scale costs

Higher costs dampened mortgage lenders' profitability, outweighing near-term gains in origination volume and per-loan revenue during the third quarter. Independent mortgage bankers and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks averaged a net gain of $929 on originations during the quarter.
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Berkadia Secures Nearly $1 Billion in Financing

Since the beginning of 2017, Berkadia's mortgage banking team has closed over $19 billion in production volume – an increase of 22 percent compared to the previous year. In 2016, Berkadia's loan origination volume was $20 billion, ranking first with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
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2017 HW Vanguard: Jimmy Walby

Over the last three years, Jimmy Walby has created solutions and financial efficiencies across all areas of income and waste mitigation, including designing and implementing several different critical systems for Nationwide Title Clearing, which have allowed the company to effectively manage sales and
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PHOTOS: Inside Madison Realty Capital's holiday bash

Madison Realty Capital's annual party tends to kick off the real estate holiday circus with a bang, and Thursday night's affair was as raucous as always. The Top of … “The mood is a little more subdued this year,” said Joseph Orefice, who heads Investors Bank's commercial real estate division. Investment
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Fugitive charged with defrauding Wells Fargo in $9 million mortgage fraud scheme

The indictment alleges that Olarte took part in the mortgage fraud scheme with two co-conspirators, Juan Jose Calle and Nancy Karina Coleman, both of whom previously pleaded guilty to charges related to the scheme. Calle pleaded guilty to wire fraud, while Coleman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to
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Dodd and Frank Criticize Court Ruling on CFPB Leadership

The co-authors of the Dodd-Frank Act reunited to condemn a federal court's ruling that President Trump had the right to appoint an Acting Director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a media call sponsored by the left-wing Progressive Change Institute, former Sen. Chris Dodd
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Bipartisan House Bill Would Kill CFPB Payday Lending Rule

Bipartisan House Bill Would Kill CFPB Payday Lending Rule

Law360, New York (December 1, 2017, 2:24 PM EST) — Members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday began a process to potentially repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's restrictions on payday lenders, but unlike past efforts to eliminate Obama-era regulations, the payday
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Here Are 19 Supermoon Photos to Help You Get Ready For the One This Weekend

The first and last visible supermoon of 2017 — there were three others that were impossible to see because they took place during the new moon phase — will occur this weekend on Sunday, December 3. Also known as a perigean full moon or perigee syzygy, a supermoon happens when the moon is
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Principal to acquire European real estate manager INTERNOS Global Investors

Principal Global Investors agreed to acquire European real estate investment firm INTERNOS Global Investors for an undisclosed amount, a spokeswoman said. INTERNOS will complement Principal's global real estate business — currently at $74.9 billion in assets under management — by an
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Honda, Ford Use Black Friday Deals to Beat US Sales Forecasts

Industrywide, November sales probably ran at about a 17.3 million annualized rate, analysts estimated in a Bloomberg survey. That's down from last year's 17.7 million pace and slower than the blistering clip of the past two months, but would still mark one of the better months this year. GM estimated an
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Campbell Is Testing Online Soup Delivery

Its chili macaroni and chicken noodle are some of the best-selling soups on Amazon.com Inc.'s website. But the test project would attempt to forge a direct link with shoppers, setting the stage for customers to browse for canned soups on Campbell's website and have them shipped from its warehouses to
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Why renting a home may be better than buying

If your main goal is building wealth, it's better, on average, to rent a home than to buy one, according to a recent study by faculty at Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, and the University of Wyoming. Homeowners in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., pay more for housing each
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What Buyers Should Know to Negotiate a Successful Purchase

In the Charlottesville/Central Virginia area like in many other parts of the country the housing market has been a slow but steady recovery over these last couple of years. As a result, the number of homes on the market, more commonly known as listing inventory, has decreased significantly especially in
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A Look Inside Leica's Camera Factory

The Leica brand is a namesake for both photo enthusiasts with money to burn and seasoned professionals. At the factory in Wetzlar, Germany, Leica M10 range-finder digital cameras are assembled from 1,100 individual components. The $6,895 Leica M10 is the brand's newest addition to its digital
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Rocketrip announces duty of care integration

Corporate travel technology platform Rocketrip has announced a new duty of care integration with medical and travel security risk services company International SOS. Rocketrip says the integration will give employers tools to maintain duty of care obligations when employees stay with friends and
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'I Will Share With You What I Learned at My Church.' Jimmy Kimmel Blasts Roy Moore on Twitter

That escalated quickly. After exchanging a series of Twitter barbs with Roy Moore on Thursday afternoon, late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel offered to fight the U.S. Senate candidate in his monologue last night. “Maybe when you say, 'Come down to Alabama and we'll do it man to man,' that means
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Pentwater Capital Management LP Has Lifted Freeport (FCX) Holding; Investors Title Co (ITIC)'s …

Investors Title Company, through its subsidiaries, provides title insurance for residential, institutional, commercial, and industrial properties. The company has market cap of $377.41 million. It underwrites land title insurance for owners and mortgagees as a primary insurer; and assumes the reinsurance
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Sugar Beet Co-Op wins title of 'Best Small Business in America'

Rubicon Global, an Atlanta-based waste solutions company, is a Certified B Corporation, meaning it uses the power of business to solve social and environmental problems, according to www.bcorporation.net. Sugar Beet received 5,857 votes in the online contest. The second-highest vote-getter was
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Freddie Mac HFA Advantage® Program Update in Loan Product Advisor

Freddie Mac HFA Advantage® Program Update in Loan Product Advisor®. December 1, 2017. Back to News Center. We're updating Loan Product Advisor® to better support the Freddie Mac HFA Advantage® Program. Beginning December 3, 2017, Sellers will no longer see an “ineligible” purchase
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Legal Notices, December 1, 2017

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be
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The Legends of Real Estate twins aim to sell firm

Lackie is already running The Legends of Real Estate East Coast, which she received permission to open from McMorrow and Kaiser four years ago, but the business had been separate entities and Lackie offered property management and referral services in her Beaches area office of 42 agents.
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Deputy discovers stolen vehicle while lending a helping hand

PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) – A deputy discovers a stolen vehicle while lending a hand to a motorist. On Thursday, November 23, a Prentiss County deputy found a Chevrolet Tahoe sitting on the side of Highway 30 West near County Road 6011. The vehicle had its emergency flashers on.
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Realtors Predict Tax Bill Will Cause Housing Prices To Drop In Every State

One of the most controversial issues is how the bill might affect the housing market: The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is warning that the bill will cause housing prices to drop. At first blush, that might sound a little surprising. After all, both the House and Senate bills would preserve the mortgage
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Why offbeat policies could spearhead future recession battles

Households care about access to mortgage credit, vehicle financing and student loans. An important new paper from Mike Konczal and JW Mason, of the left-leaning Roosevelt Institute, argues it's therefore time to “abandon the idea that macroeconomic management can be carried out by setting one
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House lawmakers move to repeal new CFPB payday lending rules

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Friday introduced legislation to repeal the first broad nationwide regulations on payday and other short-term loans, arguing the rules from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would effectively ban millions of Americans from accessing credit. The move is
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JC Penney Pulls Russell Simmons Merchandise In Light of Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Other women have also made sexual misconduct allegations. “In light of the recent allegations against Russell Simmons, JCPenney has decided to discontinue selling ArgyleCulture merchandise,” a Penney spokesman told Fortune in an e-mailed statement. Simmons' ArgyleCulture was sold at only
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