Dollar Gains, Treasuries Fall; Stocks Edge Higher: Markets Wrap

Dollar Gains, Treasuries Fall; Stocks Edge Higher: Markets Wrap

The dollar climbed and Treasuries fell after the latest developments in Washington buoyed optimism about the chances for tax reform and odds rose
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UK Budget Gap Narrows More Than Forecast on Solid Tax Growth

That was far better than the 6.5 billion-pound median forecast in a Bloomberg survey. Receipts increased 3.4 percent year-on-year, with income tax up
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Trump Advisers Are Said to Lean Toward Taylor or Powell for Fed

President Donald Trump's closest advisers are steering him toward choosing either Stanford economist John Taylor or Federal Reserve Board
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It's Impossible to Prevent Wildfires. So How Do We Prepare?

A firefighter uses a drip torch to set a backfire to protect houses in Adobe Canyon during the Nuns Fire on October 15, 2017 near Santa Rosa,
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Noble Group Faces 11th Hour Oil-Unit Sale as Stock Is Halted

Vitol Chief Executive Officer Ian Taylor told Bloomberg TV on Wednesday the negotiations to buy the unit are “very complicated.” He said: “We're
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Show Me The Money: A Closer Look At Mortgage REITs

While mortgage REITs have been on a tear this year (the FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REIT index is up 21% YTD, 27% annualized) we continue to buck
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Chinese Smartphone Upstart That Beat Apple Is Now Venturing West

Vivo, the fast-growing smartphone brand backed by reclusive Chinese billionaire Duan Yongping, will begin selling to Western markets for the first
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CFPB Finalizes Payday Lending Rule—With a Few Changes

The final rules, like the proposed rules, generally require lenders to document that a prospective loan meets the ability-to-repay standard by verifying
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Mortgage rates retreat for Friday

Several key mortgage rates receded today. The average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage trended down, but the average rate on a 15-year fixed
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The link between wage inequality and the housing market's boom and bust in Spain

Abstract. Our study uses administrative data to document large cyclical variations in the evolution of earnings inequality in Spain. We find that the
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Redress on mortgage scandal 'is not enough'

The Central Bank is working with the gardaí and keeping an “open mind” on whether the lenders involved in the tracker mortgage scandal colluded
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This Russian general fought the mob. Why does he own $38 million of Florida real estate?

Petukhov is part of a wave of wealthy Russian businessmen and officials washing up in Miami. The local real estate industry — always happy to take
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Real Estate broker Rey Santos appointed to Beaumont council

Santos, 65, a real estate broker and member of the city's Finance and Audit Committee, was selected in a 4-0 vote by the council, which interviewed
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This Is How Many People Pollution Kills Each Year

In one of the most extensive reports of its kind, environmental health experts have estimated that nine million premature deaths worldwide—16% of all
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Commerzbank's holistic approach to banking in the digital era

Banks will also need to set, rather than merely catch up with, emerging digital trends. This means constantly refining existing tools and processes for
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More UBC trees get axed to make way for market housing

The university has issued a tree removal warning for a forested area in front of the UBC Farm to build the new market housing development. Members
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Mortgage fraud charges snare developer of Newark's new DPW garage

Victor Santos, who is building Newark's new DPW garage, was charged by federal authorities with mortgage fraud. Credits: Mark J. Bonamo.
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Buffalo commercial real estate law presents promise, problems

That post-slumber landscape presents plenty of prime properties. Respondents to the Commercial Real Estate Law Firms List said come of the best
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Capital One/MIT Study Highlights Key Trends Transforming Commercial Real Estate

These are some of the trends spotlighted in a new report that Capital One commissioned from MIT's Center for Real Estate. Real Trends: The Future of
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