ANZ refunds $90m over wrong mortgage rates

ANZ refunds $90m over wrong mortgage rates

ANZ refunds $90m over wrong mortgage rates. The banking royal commission has heard that more than $200 million in remediation to customers was paid by ANZ in the past decade over a variety of issues. Megan Neil. Australian Associated PressMarch 21, 201812:41pm. ANZ will have refunded about
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UWM: Brokers hurt least by rising interest rates

Last week, Freddie Mac reported mortgage rates dipped slightly, but only after nine weeks of consecutive increases, and rates still remain higher than last year's levels. And recent data from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows these increasing interest rates caused refinance applications to fall to
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What Fannie Mae's new accomplishment means for utilities

For more information on what apartment building owners need in this regard can be found in our Landlord Portal guide. A few years ago, I asked the three mortgage financing giants — Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA — might become “Green Giants.” They have a long way to go, especially considering
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Melania Trump Is Hosting a Public Summit on Cyberbullying. These Tech Firms Are Attending

Amazon told Fortune that Brian Huseman, vice president of public policy, will attend on behalf of the company. Snap also confirmed that a representative would be attending. Spokespeople for other companies reportedly attending and Trump's office did not immediately respond to Fortune's request for
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What Doug Ford as premier would mean for the GTA housing market

One potential change on the table? Ford has mused about removing the GTA foreign buyer tax. Speaking with the Globe and Mail last week, Ford said that he didn't like seeing the government involved in the housing market. “I believe in the market dictating,” he said. “The market, no matter whether it's
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United Airlines Temporarily Suspends Transporting Pets in Cargo Holds

United Airlines is temporarily suspending its PetSafe program in which the company transports customers' pets in airplane cargo holds. The decision comes after a number of recent mishaps involving pets on United flights. In the past few days, the airline put several dogs on incorrect flights, and earlier
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First American Corporation (New) (FAF) Moves Higher on Volume Spike for March 19

First American Corporation (New) has a P/B ratio of 1.92. It also has a P/E ratio of 15.8. First American Financial Corp is a financial service provider offering title insurance, closing and/or escrow services, and related services in connection with residential and commercial real estate transactions.
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Banking reforms: Banks Board Bureau seeks more mandate, dialogue with finance ministry

New Delhi:Expressing displeasure over lack of communication between Banks Board Bureau and the finance ministry, chairman Vinod Rai has said that most of BBB's recommendations have not received due attention from the government and it has been merely working as an appointment board since
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Mortgage fintech company completes capital raise

Home Captain, a fintech company that looks to increase mortgage-lead conversion rates, completed a Series A financing round led by Spring Mountain Capital. Spring Mountain joined Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors as an institutional
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'Going Into the Lion's Cage.' Only 14 Women in the World Lead Commodity Houses

In the top echelons of leadership at the world's biggest commodity traders, less than 5 percent are women. It's a statistic that shows gender inequality in a $2 trillion business that buys, sells and transports everything from oil to sugar to copper, supplying the global economy with raw materials. Some of
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Home Captain Closes Series A Financing

Home Captain, a NYC-based veteran-owned, technology-enabled real estate platform, completed a Series A financing round. The round was led by Spring Mountain Capital, which joined Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm for the National Association of Realtors, as an institutional
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Refinance rates slide for Tuesday

Monthly payments on a 15-year fixed refinance at that rate will cost around $727 per $100,000 borrowed. That's clearly much higher than the monthly payment would be on a 30-year mortgage at that rate, but it comes with some big advantages: You'll come out thousands of dollars ahead over the life of
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Commercial mortgage debt tops $3 trillion

“Even so, 2017 marked the strongest year for mortgage debt growth since 2007, with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA leading the market, followed by banks, life companies and real estate investment trusts,” said Jamie Woodwell, MBA's vice president of Commercial Real Estate Research.
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New Survey: It's a Great Time to Buy a Home

In a national poll of 1,819 homeowners who purchased a home in the last 10 years and had a mortgage, 84 percent of respondents said it was either a good or very good time to buy a home, while 53 percent of respondents said they were either “somewhat, very or extremely likely” to purchase a new
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Investors Title Co (ITIC) Shareholder Biglari Capital Trimmed Holding by $1.66 Million; Henry Jack …

Jpmorgan Chase & Company decreased its stake in Henry Jack & Assoc Inc (JKHY) by 1.7% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Jpmorgan Chase & Company sold 52,657 shares as the company's stock rose 8.76% with the market. The institutional investor held 3.04 million shares
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HUD CIO Johnson Joy abruptly resigns amid fraud, retaliation allegations

Joy's replacement Cowan comes largely from a communications background, serving in the Office of Personnel Management, Freddie Mac — including as internal communications director of its IT Business Transformation Office — and elsewhere in the private sector. He came to HUD in August 2017 as
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Landlords in “nuclear arms race” to upgrade buildings: Ric Clark

Now that a real estate developer-turned-president is trying to broker peace with North Korea, it's only fitting that the language of nuclear proliferation is entering real estate trade lingo. “There's a bit of a nuclear arms race going on in New York right now,” Brookfield's real estate head Ric Clark said during
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Assignment of Leases and Rents: Absolutely Collateral

In his Financing column, Jeffrey Steiner warns mortgage lenders not to not rely on assignments of leases and rents, whether as a clause in the mortgage or as a separate agreement, to protect their interests in the income from their collateral prior to the appointment of a receiver or the final sale of the
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Property market hampered by 'time-wasters'

“The property market, particularly in London, is being hobbled by time-wasters who refuse to accept good advice. “These sellers have no realistic prospect of finding a buyer because their expectations are so out of this world. They have done very well out of the housing market but they haven't earned
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How Looser Banking Regulations Could Affect Investors

How Looser Banking Regulations Could Affect Investors

Let's talk first about community banks, because those are a pretty clear winner here. As I mentioned before the break, they've been on the decline. There's been a lot of mergers and acquisitions activity because they've had so much, in terms of regulatory stuff that they've had to respond to, that they've
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The Unexpected Markets Leading Home Demand

“We shared our outlook of the real estate market in the new year and it seems that even two months into 2018 we're already seeing records break,” said RE/MAX CEO Adam Contos. “The February 2018 median sales price of $228,700 marks the 22nd consecutive month of year-over-year price increases.
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Industry top guns fired up for 2018

After an up and down 2017, experts expect 2018 to bring stability to the real estate market. Brookfield senior managing partner Ric Clark; Laurie Golub, chief operating officer of Square Mile Capital; Jeffrey Levine, founder of The Douglaston Companies and Isaac Zion, SL Green's co-chief investment
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Sixth Circuit Holds Transgender Status Is Protected by Title VII and Rejects Religious Freedom …

An interactive process, during which the employer and employee discuss how the employee's transition will be handled in the workplace, ensures the best outcome for both the employee, his/her coworkers and the company. We will continue to provide updates as the status of LGBTQ rights under Title
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Report: Denver tied with Seattle for fewest available homes for sale

DENVER — The Mile High City continues to have one of the most competitive housing markets in the country with some of the lowest housing inventory. According to the latest real estate market report from RE/MAX, Denver had about 4,200 active home listings in February. That amounts to about a
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Whole Foods Outlines New Prime Loyalty Program with Its Suppliers

“It's the result of a lot of the work we've done over the last couple of years,” A.C. Gallo, Whole Foods president and COO, told Fortune ahead of the meeting. The area where Amazon has really helped is speed, says Gallo. “Amazon moves very quickly,” he says. “So many of the things we wanted to do
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Venezuelan crypto scam akin to paying mortgage by winning lottery

An old English proverb says “a fool and his money are soon parted.” On Monday, the Trump administration moved to make sure no American investors were foolish enough to part with their money in a way that would help the Venezuelan dictatorship. The new Trump executive order prohibits U.S.
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Payday lending isn't necessarily predatory lending, but it can be necessary for the working poor

On my radio program last week, a regular contributor mentioned that a bill to eliminate payday lending had passed the Alabama Senate, and I was surprised. Having dealt with the issue back when I was in office, I think payday lending gets a bum rap out in the mainstream media. These short term loans
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EU Says Europe Should Look Beyond Trump's Trade Conflict

EU President Donald Tusk sought to play down the impact of potential U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as Europe braces for more conflict with President Donald Trump. Even if the EU doesn't manage to secure an exemption from Trump's tariffs, the impact will only affect about 1.5 percent of
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The Unexpected Markets Leading Housing Demand

RE/MAX released their National Housing Report for March on Tuesday, covering the housing market trends for February 2018. This data is based on MLS info in 52 metro areas and shows while a lack of inventory is limiting February home sales, median month-over-month and year-over-year prices are
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Activists welcome efforts to end rip-off credit lending aimed at the poorest

Ethical finance advocates have welcomed the launch of a new initiative to promote organisations providing lower-cost loans. Speaking on Tuesday at the Responsible Finance annual conference in Glasgow, actor Michael Sheen declared that “today must be better than yesterday, and tomorrow better
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Ex-Uber Chief Travis Kalanick Buys Real Estate Company, Takes CEO Reins

Kalanick said Tuesday he's buying a controlling stake in a distressed real estate company called City Storage Systems for $150 million and … “There are over $10 trillion in these real estate assets that will need to be repurposed for the digital era,” Kalanick wrote in a tweet announcing the acquisition.
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Billionaire Pritzker Wins Democratic Nod for Illinois Governor

Contribution limits are waived in Illinois if any candidate gives more than $250,000 to their own bid, meaning there will be no limits to how much can be raised and spent on the governor's race. Pritzker told Bloomberg News in a February 2017 interview that he was willing to spend from his own personal
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BofA Consumers Can Add Credit, Debit Cards To PayPal From Mobile Banking App

Bank of America announced news on Tuesday (March 20) that customers can now add multiple credit and debit cards to their PayPal account without having to use a laptop or desktop computer. In a press release, Bank of America said customers can add cards through the bank's mobile banking app
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Modeling Coastal Land and Housing Markets: Understanding the Competing Influences of …

In this paper, we develop a dynamic spatial simulation model of coastal land and housing markets and study the competing influences of storm risks and amenities. The model is parameterized to the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, where hurricanes occur relatively infrequently, and then used to
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Can West Virginia Solve America's Healthcare Problems?

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—By just about every measure, West Virginia has the worst health in the nation. Its population is the country's most obese. The state, which has the highest number of opioid-addicted individuals per capita, is years into a devastating and unabating opioid epidemic. Many of its
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Silchester International Investors LLP Increases Stake in Korea Electric Power Co. (NYSE:KEP)

Korea Electric Power logo Silchester International Investors LLP lifted its stake in Korea Electric Power Co. (NYSE:KEP) by 3.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 31,165,495 shares of the utilities provider's stock after
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Google Closes On $2.4 Billion Deal To Buy Chelsea Market

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Google Inc. has finalized its $2.4 billion purchase of the Chelsea Market building. Management company Jamestown Properties announced the sale of the former Nabisco factory on Tuesday. The building sits directly across from Google's New York City headquarters.
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Capital Magnet Fund Awards Announced

Funding for the CMF, which was established by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, comes from the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the amount varies from year to year. The Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) received the largest award at $7.5
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National Mortgage Lender PrimeLending Opens New Branch in Fayetteville, NC

PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company, is a national residential mortgage originator. Since 2012, PrimeLending was been listed as a top 10 mortgage lender in the nation in purchase units.3 Offering fixed-rate, adjustable-rate, FHA, VA, USDA and jumbo home loans, refinancing and relocation
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Amazon passes Google parent Alphabet to become second most valuable company in the world

Amazon passes Google parent Alphabet to become second most valuable company in the world

Amazon's soaring stock helped the company pass Alphabet. Amazon shares have risen 33 percent since the beginning of the year, passing $1,500 for the first time last month. In the same time frame, Alphabet stock has risen only about 2 percent. Amazon has a ways to go in its climb toward the title of
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Mnuchin Resists Pressure From G-20 Partners as US Tariffs Loom

And the U.S. may be finding some sympathy at the G-20 with its claims that China needs to do more to open its markets. “There's a general view amongst the G-20 that it is our desire to see China open their markets so we can participate in their markets in ways that they participate in ours,” Mnuchin said.
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KCB, Co-op cut cost of loans after base lending rate review

Two commercial banks on Tuesday moved with speed to put their lending rates in line with the Central Bank of Kenya's (CBK) Monday decision to cut the benchmark rate by 0.5 per cent. … said they had immediately cut lending rates for new loans in a move that could force their rivals to follow suit.
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Realtors begin monthly column

Realtors are at the forefront of the real estate market on a daily basis. Accordingly, we are always being asked the question “How's the market?” One thing quickly learned in this business is that there is no such thing as a single “real estate market.” There is something called a “national” market, but that
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Reverse Mortgage Lending, Inc. Announces Record Growth, Top Q4 Sales Award

SAN DIEGO, March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Reverse Mortgage Lending, Inc., a San Diego–based HECM provider, announced today it ended 2017 with record growth and received top honors from partner Liberty Home Equity Solutions. Reverse Mortgage Lending CEO Collin Knock attributed the
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Countrywide is victim of outdated long-leases model

Conventional estate agents such as Countrywide have been slow to adjust to major trends in the rental market. Increases in the number of people freelancing, working flexibly and remotely has led to many people needing flexible, short-term tenancy agreements. The old real estate market cannot cope
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Silchester International Investors LLP Buys Shares of 277229 Franks International NV (NYSE:FI)

Franks International logo Silchester International Investors LLP purchased a new stake in Franks International NV (NYSE:FI) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 277,229 shares of the pipeline
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Trump May Be Deposed in 'Apprentice' Groping Lawsuit

President Donald Trump can't avoid a former “Apprentice” contestant's defamation lawsuit and may be forced to respond under oath to allegations of sexual assault and his treatment of women. Summer Zervos, a contender on The Apprentice in 2005, sued Trump in January 2017 alleging he
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Home Captain Closes Series A Financing with Spring Mountain Capital

NEW YORK, March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Home Captain announced today that it has completed a Series A financing round led by Spring Mountain Capital to accelerate its commercialization efforts. Home Captain is a veteran-owned, technology-enabled real estate platform that shepherds
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Century 21 Real Estate Names Michael Miedler As Chief Growth Officer

MADISON, N.J., March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Century 21 Real Estate, franchisor of the iconic CENTURY 21® brand, recently announced that Michael Miedler is the organization's new chief growth officer. Off the heels of a new brand identity and mission to defy mediocrity and deliver extraordinary
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MG Properties Group Acquires 312-unit Multifamily Property in Vacaville, CA

The acquisition was financed with a $55.9M Freddie Mac mortgage arranged by Brian Eisendrath and Cameron Chalfant of CBRE. According to Mark Gleiberman, MGPG's Chief Executive Officer, “Northern California's strong economy continues to drive opportunities for acquisitions in the region. We are
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New Zealand: Overseas investment regime – where are we now?

The requirement for foreign investors to on-sell residential developments within 12 months of completion, which could put overseas property developers off investing in the New Zealand market, and rules out build-to-rent and share home equity models, undermining the government's objective for
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First Team Real Estate Announces Merger With Star Estates, Names Michelle Williams Harrington …

“First Team Real Estate has long been the luxury leader in Southern California, and now that Star Estates is part of our family, we're stronger than ever before in that capacity,” Mahon stated. “Given our agents' focus on teamwork, Star Estates' presence in South Orange County's luxury market equates to
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Appoints Jennifer J. Banks and Larry J. Diamond as Co-Chief …

PASADENA, Calif., March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE), an urban office REIT uniquely focused on collaborative life science and technology campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, today announced that its board of directors has appointed Jennifer J.
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Israel Warns Twitter of Legal Action Over Requests to Remove Content

Israel's justice minister warned Tuesday that the government is considering taking “legal action” against Twitter Inc. for ignoring repeated requests to remove online content that was inciting or supportive of terrorism. The shares tumbled the most in eight months. Ayelet Shaked accused the American
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Reverse mortgages surge at Ginnie Mae

Issuance of Ginnie Mae securities backed by reverse mortgages rose above $1 billion for the second time in two years, according to the government agency's latest monthly report. Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities backed by Home Equity Conversion Mortgages totaled $1.47 billion during
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What Different Types Of Bonds Are Available?

These bonds are issued by federal agencies like Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae, and Freddie Mac. In general, returns on agency bonds are higher than returns on treasury bonds. While these bonds are backed by government agencies, they do not have the full backing of the United States government.
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Elon Musk's Israel Visit Could Result in New Self-Driving Car Tech for Tesla

Elon Musk is in Israel, and what he's doing there is now the subject of speculation. The serial entrepreneur and billionaire has visited artificial intelligence company Cortica in Tel Aviv, the Globes news site and Reuters are reporting. While it's unclear exactly what Musk discussed with Cortica, the Globes
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A look back at LandAmerica purchase

It was late in 2008 that the Big Five in title became the Big Four. As the Big Four is set to become the Big Three following the announcement of Fidelity National Financial's (FNF) buyout of Stewart Information Services Corp., it is worth looking back to the last major deal that shook the title landscape.
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Sotheby's International Realty Launches Virtual Staging Augmented Reality App: One of the First …

Sotheby's International Realty Launches Virtual Staging Augmented Reality App: One of the First …

Curate by Sotheby's International Realty allows consumers to visualize a house as their own before purchase, thereby curating the homebuying experience. Working closely with Google in the run up to ARCore's release, the Sotheby's International Realty® brand is the first real estate brand to launch
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Impac Mortgage CEO and Chairman Joseph Tomkinson is stepping down

From being one of the bankers involved with taking the company public in 1995, to providing the company with its first warehouse line of credit, helping the Company navigate the financial crisis of 2007, and finally being the architect of the CashCall Mortgage transaction, George has been an integral
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5 accused of bank, mail fraud

Five people, including three from Union County, were arrested Tuesday in connection with allegedly using fake money orders, cashier's checks, receipts and other fabricated documents to fraudulently pay for mortgages, student loans and other financial obligations. According to U.S. Attorney Craig
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Is California housing overvalued or facing minimal risk of declines?

California housing looks overvalued with overall price appreciation exceeding the market's economic foundation, according to one new analysis. But the chance that housing losses will occur in the state is minimal, says another industry report. Credit-rating agency Fitch's is far more antsy about the
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Allegiance Capital Corporation Ranks Among North Texas' Top 3 Largest Investment Banking Firms

DALLAS, March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Allegiance Capital Corporation has been named among North Texas' top three largest investment banking firms making The List published by the Dallas Business Journal. The List recognizes outstanding firms in a number of different categories within its
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Morgan Stanley's President Can't Wait for Electronic Bond Trading

Morgan Stanley, the top equities shop on Wall Street, is ready for dealing bonds to look more like trading stocks. “We can't wait for fixed income to go electronic,” Colm Kelleher, the bank's president, said Tuesday at a Morgan Stanley conference in London. “Technology is our friend.” About 80 percent of
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Uber Victim Stepped Suddenly in Front of Self-Driving Car

Police say a video from the Uber self-driving car that struck and killed a woman Sunday shows her moving in front of it suddenly, a factor that investigators are likely to focus on as they assess the performance of the technology in the first pedestrian fatality involving an autonomous vehicle. The Uber had
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Rocket attack kills 35 in Damascus shopping district

Washington has voiced concern that the chaos in Syria could allow a revival of the Islamic State group, whose “caliphate” collapsed late last year after three years of international military operations. The jihadists launched a surprise nighttime attack in a southern neighbourhood of Damascus, the
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Winning Short Trade on Treasuries Faces Potential Fed Roadblock

In currencies, on the other hand, a signal that Fed policy is set to tighten more rapidly might be the outcome that catches markets more off guard. If traders view the Fed as more hawkish than anticipated, that could push real interest rates higher and boost the U.S. dollar, according to Canadian Imperial
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Self-Driving Startup Temporarily Halts Tests on Boston Roads

Self-driving startup NuTonomy halted its pilot tests on Boston's public roads after city officials requested a pause following the death of a pedestrian struck by a self-driving Uber Technologies Inc. vehicle in Tempe, Arizona. “We are working with City of Boston officials to ensure that our automated vehicle
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Profund Advisors LLC Acquires 161 Shares of Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (MTD)

Profund Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) by 23.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 846 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock after buying an additional
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Hot Money Stampeded Out of Tech Heavyweights

The 13-week average of weekly flows into the product as a share of total assets rose to 2 percent on Friday after investors poured the most money into the fund since the tail end of the dot-com bubble. On a percentage basis, it was the highest since 2017, the last episode of broad equity volatility before
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Blocksquare aims to open up real estate sales with blockchain platform crowdsale

Slovenia-based distributed ledger blockchain technology real estate platform company Blocksquare Inc. today announced the launch of a commercial system for buying and selling land and structures using digital tokens. The company also announced an upcoming crowdsale of its tokens, starting April
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Recent real estate transfers for Sandusky County

John L. and Clara J. Ernst to Thomas B. and Betty M. Kowalski, 1649 Japack Dr., $120,500. Ruth A. Druckenmiller, Trustee, to Barry E. Burd, 1061 CR 193, $94,000. Sandusky Township. Rusel R. and Patricia Kingsborough to Kyle and Jenine R. Gegorski, 3506 CR 166, $230,000. Reynaldo and Debra
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Dubai Investments to set up $100m Islamic bank in DIFC

Arkan Bank, which is applying for a license to be based in Dubai International Financial Centre, will have an initial paid-up capital of $100m and authorised share capital of $500m, Dubai Investments said on Tuesday in a statement to Dubai Financial Market, where its shares are listed. The lender plans
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What is the Future of Real Estate in Sofia?

Usually we understand if there is a bubble in a market it is just before it bursts, and before that we make very clever conclusions. My very clever conclusion is that we still do not have a real estate bubble, or at least it is not so inflated that we can expect it won't burst soon. This is what Georgi Pavlov,
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Are Bolivia's banks about to run out of energy?

At the end of 2017, the banking system's loan portfolio had grown to $20 billion, five-and-a-half times bigger than it was a decade earlier, according to Asoban, Bolivia's association of private banks. While the commodity price shock in 2015 saw much of the region's banking system scale back lending,
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Inquiry is revealing banks' ethical failure

The initial days of the banking royal commission have demolished any doubt the official probe, long resisted by the financial sector and the Coalition government, was necessary. Testimony by executives of some of the big four banks has revealed malfeasance to an extent that makes a mockery of the
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Retailers are hiring more people. One reason: Home renovations.

One reason for the gains, economists said: Americans are increasingly renovating their homes instead of buying new ones, helping create thousands of retail jobs at companies like Home Depot and Lowe's. Building-material stores hired more than 10,000 workers in February to keep up with booming
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Orbitz Hack May Have Compromised 880000 Credit Cards

Expedia shares have declined more than 8 percent this year as extra spending on improving its HomeAway short-term rental site and marketing its various brands around the world eats into profit. The company is fending off a renewed push from Booking Holdings to market its Booking.com website in
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Real estate deal may lead to $8.7 million Broadway project

Real estate deal may lead to $8.7 million Broadway project

Uzo Ihenko, through his Broadway Development & Management Group LLC, has bought a two-story, 118-year-old building at 343 Broadway, paying $150,000, according to documents filed in the Erie County Clerk's Office. The property had been owned by Cilyon Inc. Ihenko wants to invest $8.7 million
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HECM Foreclosure Timelines Extended in Puerto Rico and USVI

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has extended foreclosure timelines on Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM) in the Hurricane Maria-damaged areas of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to May 18. The extension only applies to impacted properties in the Presidentially-Declared
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Courier & Press building sold to New York real estate company

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A New York City real estate company is the new owner of the Courier & Press building in Downtown. Twenty Lake Holdings purchased the newspaper building at 300 E. Walnut St. for $1.58 million on March 8, according to a sales disclosure form filed with the Vanderburgh County
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How to help your children get into the property market

Learn about the property market as a parent – the different types of property investments such as listed property, unlisted property and immovable property. Once you have educated yourself, start preparing your children as early as possible. Have money conversations with your children at their level.
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FORTUNE NAMES TRANSWESTERN ONE OF THE “BEST WORKPLACES IN TEXAS” FOR …

HOUSTON, March 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Transwestern today announces Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine have named it one of the “2018 Best Workplaces in Texas.” This marks the second year in a row the commercial real estate firm has been recognized. The most recent
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This Scientist Wants to Democratize Eye Tracking

Papoutsaki, speaking at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference in Laguna Niguel, Calif. on Tuesday, explained how eye-tracking devices can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Her team has created a solution called WebGazer that “turns any laptop or device into an eye tracker.” Individuals with chronic
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Commentary: It's Time for a Cyber Secret Service

From the recent Justice Department indictment of 13 Russians for allegedly meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election to the bipartisan Secure Elections Act currently before the Senate, a consensus is emerging on the need to use all elements of American national power to secure our electoral
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Salesforce Just Bought MuleSoft, an IT Company That Went Public Last Year

MuleSoft CEO Greg Schott told Fortune on the day his company went public that he has always admired Salesforce for popularizing software for managing customers and sales, and turning what used to be an obscure tech product into a multi-billion dollar business that's expanding into other areas.
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Greenberg Traurig's Susan Neuberg to Participate in CRE Financial Council Network Speed …

Additional mentors speaking at the event include Latasha Edwards, Senior Vice President, RSE Capital Partners; Cynthia L. Schwartz, Director, Multifamily Securitization, Freddie Mac; and Christina Zausner, Senior Director, Head of Industry and Policy Analysis, CREFC. Neuberg focuses her practice on
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The Priciest Real Estate Rentals In San Jose

This just in: the priciest listing in today's San Jose rental market is going for $8,500 / month. As absurd as it may seem, it's not the only opulent residential listing out there. But what glamorous features might someone stumble across, given these astronomical prices? We combed through local listings in
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CryptoKitties Wins $12 Million From Investors, Including Early Facebook Believer Andreessen …

CryptoKitties will become its own company after a $12 million funding round from Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures. By Lucinda Shen. 6:15 PM EDT. Yes, the game that some considered a quintessential example of the Bitcoin bubble, CryptoKitties, has won $12 million in funding from
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Here's the Problem with Today's Human Clinical Trials

Between 3% and 5%—and certainly under 5%—of adult patients are under clinical trial, Fortune editor-in-chief Clifton Leaf said Tuesday at a luncheon at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference. That's a very low threshold compared to pediatric trials. Sure, you're deliberately narrowing the selected
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Uber's Liability in Deadly Crash May Turn on Victim's Steps

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Amazon Just Accidentally Revealed Its Plans For Whole Foods

An online job posting discovered by the Puget Sound Business Journal suggests that Amazon plans to offer a pickup service for groceries at the chain, allowing it to better compete with stores like Kroger and Walmart that already offer in-store pickup. The now-deleted job posting was for two finance
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California housing: 5%-plus overvalued or minimal risk of declines?

Arch Mi found Orange County to be Southern California's riskiest housing market but with only a “minimal” 8 percent chance of price declines in two years. Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire were rated as having a 2 percent chance of declines. The riskiest market among the nation's 50 largest
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Travis Kalanick is joining the real estate startup City Storage Systems as CEO

Two of its businesses focuses on buying and repurposing real estate assets in the food and retail space, according to Kalanick. The company will also work with parking and industrial assets. “There are over $10 trillion in these real estate assets that will need to be repurposed for the digital era in the
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Walmart Remains in Buying Mode to Fight Amazon, Executive Says

Walmart Inc. remains in buying mode as it looks to differentiate its online inventory to compete with Amazon.com Inc., said Marc Lore, the online … Lore said on Tuesday that the company will keep investing in Jet.com to appeal to affluent, urban millennials in New York, San Francisco and other big cities.
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Larry Ellison's Fortune Takes a $4.5 Billion Hit

Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person, added $3.3 billion to his net worth on Tuesday even as the fortunes of fellow technology tycoons took a tumble. The founders of Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Oracle Corp. lost a combined $6.7 billion.
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Soaring US Libor Rate Trickles Into Funding Markets Worldwide

“We usually don't see this kind of divergence in rates without some sort of credit issue,” said Margaret Kerins, head of fixed-income strategy at BMO Capital Markets Corp., referring to Libor's rise versus OIS. “At what point does all this become damaging and how far does it go? That is the issue.”.
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United States: Sixth Circuit Holds Transgender Status Is Protected By Title VII And Rejects …

United States: Sixth Circuit Holds Transgender Status Is Protected By Title VII And Rejects …

R.G. was brought by the EEOC on behalf of Aimee Stephens against R.G. & G.R. Funeral Homes, Inc. (the “Funeral Home”), a closely-held for-profit company owned and operated by Thomas Rost. The lawsuit alleged that the Funeral Home discriminated against Stephens based on her transgender
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What You Must Know About Wilhelmina International Inc's (NASDAQ:WHLM) Major Investors

Today, I will be analyzing Wilhelmina International Inc's (NASDAQ:WHLM) recent ownership structure, an important but not-so-popular subject among individual investors. A company's ownership structure is often linked to its share performance in both the long- and short-term. The effect of an active
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INVESTORS' CORNER: How do I buy, fix and sell real estate?

Nasar. El-arabi During the downturn a few years ago, a number of remodelers took advantage of the low home values and equally low interest rates to flip houses for extra income. While house flipping is highly lucrative, it is not for the faint hearted. And getting it right means doing certain things because,
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Rate hikes may not mean as much for the housing market as you think

This is already putting upward pressure on mortgage rates. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate raised 3 basis points this week. But the housing market is poised to adapt to even the most dramatic rate hikes, according to some analysts — one model predicts that doubling the mortgage rate
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Here Are Six Ways To Keep Your Brain Healthy

The brain is a mysterious thing. Its complexity has dogged researchers and the drug industry for decades, and its devastating diseases—Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS—largely elude effective treatment. Ann Romney, speaking at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference in Laguna Niguel, California
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CryptoKitties Raises $12 Million From Andreessen, Union Square

CryptoKitties, the blockchain-based virtual game that was a breakout success on the Ethereum network, is being spun off as a separate venture that has already raised $12 million from a star-studded roster of investors. While Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures led the funding round, other
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Real estate veteran Todd Anderson dead at age 58

Todd Anderson, the principal, executive vice president of acquisitions for The Hampshire Companies and leasing director for Partner Funds, passed away this weekend and is being remembered for his creative and personal approach to real estate. Anderson died unexpectedly this weekend in his
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Videocon exits general insurance, sells stake to DP Jindal group, Enam

The company is also planning to enter three niche segments — mergers and acquisition, cyber and title. It sees a good business proposal in title segment after the implementation of RERA Act. “We are ready with M&A segment and will launch a product next month. We are still working on the cyber and
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One of Blockbuster's Last 6 Locations Is Shutting Down in the North Pole

Blockbuster Video might be long dead in most people's eyes, but the company (now owned by Dish Network) is holding on in a few places around the country. But there's about to be one less store. The North Pole (Alaska, not Santa's 'hood) is losing its location of the once omnipresent video and DVD
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FHA is making progress on False Claims Act concerns: Carson

WASHINGTON — The Department of Housing and Urban Development's efforts with the Justice Department to address lenders' fears of being sued under the False Claims Act is having a positive impact, Secretary Ben Carson said Tuesday. “I think some in the lending community are recognizing that
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HUD's Carson denies trying to mislead public in furniture furor

He said he didn't know about the price until he became aware of it through news reports, and that he immediately ordered the cancellation of the purchase after he learned of the cost. A HUD spokesman had initially denied that the Carsons were at all involved in or aware of the dining set purchase.
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5 Stocks For The Soaring Housing Market

The housing market remains on fire in many regions across the country. Home prices have steadily climbed higher since the devastating global real estate crash a decade ago. In fact, the current market appears to be accelerating to the upside. A thriving job market, low interest rates, and consumers
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How Doug Ford's tax plan could bring back a housing bubble

But not only is such a move likely to win little popular support, it could also start re-inflating a housing bubble that policymakers have struggled to control. “I just don't like the government getting involved,” Ford told the Globe and Mail. “I believe in the market dictating. The market, no matter whether it's the
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Surging Housing Market Creates Influx of New Area Realtors

As the housing market surges in northern Nevada, so does the number of people wanting to profit from it. We spoke with the Reno-Sparks Association of Realtors and two local agents about the influx of new realtors. Raquel Riggle has been in finance for 20 years and has been a realtor for 13 of them.
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Hackers Don't Want Your Credit Card. They Want Your Medical Records

“Medical records can sell for up to $30 each,” Roy Schoenberg, CEO of American Well Corp., a provider of telemedicine services, told a panel at the 3rd annual Fortune Brainstorm Health conference in Laguna Niguel, CA. Schoenberg explained how his own company is subject to between 4,000 and
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Students launch national co-op housing body to tackle broken market

Student housing co-ops from across the UK are joining together to form Student Co-op Homes, a national body that aims to address problems within the housing sector. Students currently own and manage houses or halls of residence in Edinburgh, Sheffield and Birmingham. Other groups of students
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Senate Bank Bill May Only Indirectly Boost Small Business Loans

Senate Bank Bill May Only Indirectly Boost Small Business Loans

If there is one economic policy on which Republicans and at least some Democrats agree, it's that community banks could use some relief from regulations, particularly those imposed by the 2010 Dodd-Frank reform. Small, independent banks, typically dedicate much more of their lending to small
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Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions Announces Opening of Dallas-Area Operations Center

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions (Angel Oak) is pleased to announce the opening of its new operations center in Las Colinas, Texas, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The new facility will replicate the functions of Angel Oak's headquarters in Atlanta, GA.
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Banc of California Announces Commercial and Private Banking Expansion in San Diego

SANTA ANA, Calif., March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Banc of California announced today it has expanded its San Diego commercial banking and private banking teams. The Company hired Joubin Rahimi as Senior Vice President, Private Banking and promoted Joshua Mello to Vice President,
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Horne was left to reflect on his error against Ireland that went on to cost Scotland a title shot

Peter Horne was speaking on behalf of Glasgow-based audio company RHA, who have given high-quality wireless headphones to the Glasgow Warriors players to help them prepare for games. The stylish headsets come with noise isolation capabilities helping the Scotland international and the rest of
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First Foundation Launches Corporate Banking Offering

IRVINE, Calif., March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ: FFWM), a financial services company with two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors and First Foundation Bank, announced today the launch of its Corporate Banking offering along with several
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2018 Women in Real Estate and Construction Services: Dorina Aliu, Hydro Tech Environmental …

This trend has impacted every phase of development from procurement to design to project closeout. As an example, on projects that involve environmental regulators such as NYSDEC and NYCDEP, sustainable design and property management strategies have even been incorporated into templates
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Is It Too Late To Buy China Gold International Resources Corp Ltd. (TSE:CGG)?

As a small cap stock, hardly covered by any analysts, there is generally more of an opportunity for mispricing as there is less activity to push the stock closer to fair value. Is there still an opportunity here to buy? Let's examine China Gold International Resources's valuation and outlook in more detail to
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Banking's North-South digital divide

In Brazil I met with Santander's country CEO, Sergio Real, who says that the whole way of understanding and measuring banking has been changed by digital. While Santander has a 10.6% share of deposits and 8.7% of loans (the traditional market share measures) in Brazil​, it has much larger shares
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Mark Bertolini Discusses the Future of Health Care at Fortune Brainstorm Health

With only about 10 percent of life expectancy influenced by the clinical care a person receives, more work must be done to offer solutions in the local community, Aetna Chairman and CEO Mark T. Bertolini said at Fortune Brainstorm Health 2018. “We're going to do what we can in the community to help
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Second homes tax 'weakening' property market by driving landlords out

An estate agent has bemoaned tax changes for second homeowners for “driving landlords out” of the private rented sector and triggering a sell-off by investors. A 3% supplement to the Land and Building Transaction Tax (LBTT) for second home purchases over £40,000 was introduced by the Scottish
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HelloFresh Buys Organic Rival in Bid to Overtake Blue Apron

Green Chef sells organic, paleo and gluten-free meal kits — a new area of the market for HelloFresh. The deal was announced in a regulatory filing Tuesday that didn't include terms. Green Chef is expected to contribute about $15 million in quarterly revenue, starting in the second quarter, according to
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Bitcoin's Blockchain Contains "Hundreds of Links" to Child Pornography

In recent months, Bitcoin's supporters have pointed to its falling use in illegal transactions as a sign of the cryptocurrency's growth toward mainstream acceptance. But German researchers say that links to child pornography within technology underlying Bitcoin could stifle its development. While the
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Opus Bank Expands Its Southern California Commercial Banking Team

Opus Bank announced that Adam Russell has joined Opus as Senior Managing Director – Commercial Banking. Russell, a 30-year banking veteran, is responsible for expanding Opus' commercial and corporate client base in Southern California's Inland Empire. Jim Haney, Executive Vice President,
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities appoints co-COOs

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc, a real estate investment trust focused on collaborative life science and technology campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, has named Jennifer J. Banks and Larry J. Diamonds as co-chief operating officers. Their appointments become effective April 23, 2018.
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How the Bitcoin Bubble Is Mirroring the Dot-Com One, Only Happening 15 Times Faster

If the rise and fall of Bitcoin seems familiar, Morgan Stanley wants to assure you that it is, though you saw things play out a lot slower originally. The investment firm, in a note, said the cryptocurrency's price chart is largely mirroring that of the Nasdaq composite index during the dot-com bubble. Only this
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Editorial: Questions of funding on library lending program

The long winter of the interlibrary loan fiasco is almost over for the state's hundreds of thousands of loyal and faithful library patrons, and its end cannot come soon enough. As State House Bureau Writer James Nash reported last week, the beloved and vaunted sharing system among the Bergen County
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Digital Nomad-Friendly Mobile Bank N26 Raises $160 Million

Berlin-based mobile bank N26 has raised a $160 million Series C round led by Tencent (the Chinese behemoth behind WeChat) and Allianz X (the digital investment arm of the insurance giant, Allianz). The $160 million round is one of the largest fintech investments in European history. “We are very
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The Past and Future of PACE

On a national level, however, PACE programs have been affected by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's refusal to back mortgages with PACE liens, and HUD's announcement that PACE liens must be subordinate to any FHA guaranteed mortgages. Thus, it is not surprising that while PACE regulation varies
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Digitization Could Halt Corporate Banks' Shrinking Profits, Analysts Say

“Digital is forcing sweeping changes in corporate banking, and institutions will need to adapt or see their competitiveness and market share steadily spiral down over the next few years,” warned BCG Senior Partner Dr. Carsten Baumgärtner in a statement. “Now is the time to develop a more coherent
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What is rating of Stock? – Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PEI)

What is rating of Stock? – Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PEI)

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PEI) stock was active stock of Wall Street Market on Monday. Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust moved -1.46% to 9.48. PEI received interesting focus from Active Investors and it has been trading on front line as seeing to it recent volume. Considering
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March 19th Ag Journal: Ag Lending

LUBBOCK, TX – In this week's Ag Journal, local ag lenders talk about the process growers must go through at the beginning of each year to sort out their financial statements and process farm loans before any seed can go into the ground. The segment wraps up with a look at different upcoming ag
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Capsicum Re takes role in Arch's Freddie Mac reinsurance pilot

Capsicum Re was the reinsurance broker for Arch Capital's mortgage credit risk transfer programme with Freddie Mac, it said today. Arch's new US subsidiary, Arch MRT, is involved in the “Imagin” – short for Integrated Mortgage Insurance – programme. The programme entails Arch MRT insuring Freddie
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What we didn't learn from Bear Stearns' collapse

Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac: The other favorite boogeyman is these two government-sponsored agencies. Many pro-deregulation commentators refuse to accept their own roles in the crisis, and casting about for others to blame, found easy marks in these two. Not that they were blameless: They were
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Cutting down capital gains tax on real estate sales

Stock market investors don't seem to be as patient. Real estate is generally a long-term hold, while stock turnover tends to be more frequent. Real estate investors often end up with larger capital gains as well because real estate is such a focused investment, worth as much or more than many investors'
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Shopping around for a better mortgage deal could save you thousands

Maybe they're shell-shocked from the home-search process. Maybe they assume that lenders quote roughly the same rates and fees, so why bother? Maybe their real estate agents whispered in their ears that their brokerage enjoys a special relationship with a particular lender — in fact, they're partners,
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Don't let the 30-year mortgage sway housing policy

Despite the facade of a free market, the federal government has long been entrenched in the U.S. housing finance system, certainly including the persistence of taxpayer-financed government guarantees in the mortgage market. The U.S. is unique among developed international nations in the systematic
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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (March 20, 2018)

Technology and Real Estate Must Blend Together, Mega Mall Owner Says “Technology and real estate must blend together better today in order to support an evolving retail market, according to one megamall owner. 'Consumers today expect to be very, very well serviced — with technology,' Westfield
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Carson: Reverse Mortgage Changes Have Helped Fight Program 'Disaster'

Recent changes to the reverse mortgage program are helping to ease the strain on the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson told Congress on Tuesday. “I think it has largely stemmed the tide in terms of the disaster that was occurring
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What Can Banca do for You? The Rise of Community Investment Banking

Already in 2018, many venues have looked for new ways to explore blockchain technology and harness its advantages for investments and banking. One such group that has made inroads into the AI and big data segment within the crypto investment space is Banca. In a field teeming with competition,
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Rising Median Sale Prices Impact Florida's Housing Market

The housing market across the country is experiencing an ongoing shortage of available housing inventory and it's no different in Florida, where the latest data provided by Florida Realtors reported a rise in median prices and an increase in new listings in January 2018. The study found that median
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raceAhead: Michael Ferro Out At Tronc

Yesterday, Michael Ferro, the chairman of Tronc, which publishes the Chicago Tribune and the New York Daily News, among other titles, abruptly announced his retirement. In the wake of the announcement, Fortune published this must-read story that includes the accounts of two women, both of whom
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Fidelity National to Acquire Stewart for $1.2 Billion

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF) has announced it is acquiring Stewart Information Services Corporation, also known as “Stewart,” for $1.2 billion. Stewart is one of the leading title insurance companies in the country, providing residential and commercial title insurance, closing and settlement
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Eagle Asset Management Inc. Has $6.01 Million Stake in Philip Morris International Inc. (PM)

Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. now owns 3,368 shares of the company's stock worth $396,000 after buying an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Vantage Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Philip Morris International by 1.0% during the second quarter. Vantage Investment
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Expedia's Orbitz Says Data Breach Affected 880000 Payment Cards

Orbitz disclosed Tuesday a security breach that may have exposed data for thousands of customers, including, it said, information on 880,000 payment cards. The Expedia-owned travel website operator said the breach affected an older website and the platform of an unnamed business partner.
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Bloomberg may buy Fortune magazine

Bloomberg is among potential acquirers who have circled Fortune magazine, The Post has learned. A deal to sell the storied financial title — founded by Henry Luce in 1929 — could come in the next few weeks, according to one source. Others, however, cautioned that a quick sale was not guaranteed,
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Appellate panel upholds summary judgment for mortgage lender

A St. Joseph County man who defaulted on his mortgage payments is not entitled to a loan modification, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled after finding the man's loan provider met its burden of proving it sufficiently considered his eligibility. In December 2002, Thomas Feehan executed a $170,000
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Why northeast Houston continues to attract homebuyers after Harvey

Recent freeway improvements, proximity to the airport and housing availability are some of the factors that help sell northeast Houston to prospective homebuyers, according to two real estate agents in the area, Joan Imperato and Kim Fazzino of the Imperato Fazzino Real Estate Group. What they see
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Analysts: Four Fed rate hikes are possible in 2018

Freddie Mac researchers analyzed the impact of an increase in long-term rates of at least 1 percent over an eight-month period. In past cases, Freddie said home sales dropped by 5 percentage points; housing starts fell by 11 percentage points; and mortgage originations plunged by 30 percentage
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Teens Are Lending Their Prom Dresses To Girls In Need Using Twitter & It's The Best Viral Trend

Prom is a magical time for high schoolers, but a fairy-tale-like night doesn't come cheap. The night has become such a pinnacle milestone of the American high schooler's life, reaching wedding-like heights. Stretch limos are rented, hair appointments are made months in advance, makeup artists are
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Angel Oak Opens New Dallas-Area Ops Center

Angel Oak Opens New Dallas-Area Ops Center

Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions has opened a new operations center in Las Colinas, Texas, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. … the mortgage industry and home to top-tier professional talent, making it the perfect place for Angel Oak to continue its growth as the national leader in the non-agency
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Wonida Welch to Lead New American Funding's Newest SC Branch

New American Funding has announced the opening of its newest branch in Columbia, S.C., provide the community with an array of purchase and refinance loan products. Wonida Welch will lead the market expansion as Branch Manager. A long-time resident of the area, Welch brings more than 25
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Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. Increases Position in Vanguard International Equity …

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard International Equity Index Funds (NASDAQ:VNQI) by 88.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 62,677 shares of the company's stock after buying an
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Bitcoin Spikes After G-20 Expresses No Desire for Crypto Oversight

Bitcoin is rallying after the Group of 20 nations steered clear of calling for a coordinated clampdown on the cryptocurrency market. The largest digital currency jumped as much as 5.5 percent to $8,889 after hovering between 8,400 and 8,600 for the past day. Bitcoin is clawing its way back from a drop
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International Paper Co (IP) Receives $64.20 Average Price Target from Analysts

Bank of America raised shares of International Paper from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 2nd. Wells Fargo reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 target price (up previously from $65.00) on shares of
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Is the Senate banking bill a big win for Wall Street? Yes and no

There are a few provisions that affect the big banks, but Heitkamp has a point in saying they're not as substantial as they may seem. Warren has a point that regulations on big banks could be relaxed, but she downplays the fact that the Federal Reserve will still have substantial powers to rein them in.
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Wolters Kluwer Helps Lenders Improve Motor Vehicle Closing and Title Perfection Process

Wolters Kluwer's Lien Solutions is part of the company's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) division, which provides legal, finance, risk and compliance professionals and small business owners with a broad spectrum of solutions, services and expertise needed to help manage myriad governance,
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Cleo, the chatbot that wants to replace your banking apps, has stealthily entered the US

With little fuss or fanfare, Cleo, the London-based startup that offers an AI-powered chatbot as a replacement for your banking apps, has begun quietly offering its service to U.S. customers. Just 21 days in, I understand the U.K. fintech is already signing up 1,000 users across the pond per day. Described
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Measuring the Millennial Impact

This critical balance is achievable, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seem laser-focused on innovating to the correct mix of data and human intervention. As industry stakeholders, we must admit that the mission of the Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) is to provide access to affordable
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Controls on sales practices at Canadian banks 'insufficient': watchdog

Retail banking “is predominantly focused on selling products and services,” the FCAC concludes. And even as banks have put more emphasis on customer satisfaction and loyalty, “the importance employees place on reaching sales targets and qualifying for incentives may lead them to prioritize sales
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Here's Why Apple's Face ID Has a Two-Year Advantage Over Android Alternatives

Apple's Face ID face-scanning feature in the iPhone X won't have a real competitor until next year, a new report says. A combination of Apple's control over the supply chain and a shortage of parts means Android-based smartphone makers, like Samsung, LG, and Google, might need to wait until 2019 to
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Why I'd sell Lloyds Banking Group plc to buy this FTSE 100 growth stock

On the face of it there is plenty to like over at Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY), the financial giant ticking all the most important investor boxes. Growth hunters celebrate City forecasts of earnings growth of 67% in 2018 over at the Black Horse Bank (even though a more modest 1% improvement is
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Palm Beach real estate: Report shows bustling market compared to 2017

If you're looking for more evidence that the bustling Palm Beach real estate market is outpacing the sluggishness that characterized 2017, the latest Rabideau Law Brief is worth a perusal. The March issue documents real estate activity in February and shows that during the shortest month of the year,
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More controls needed on sale practices at big banks, financial watchdog says

Canada's financial consumer watchdog says there are “insufficient” controls in place at the country's biggest banks to prevent sales of financial products that are misrepresented or unsuitable for consumers, and the banks' sales-focused culture elevates the risk that employees may flout consumer
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Data reveals worst Gold Coast suburbs to be under mortgage stress in 2018

New data reveals the number of households across the Gold Coast facing mortgage stress has increased across all but one postcode, with more than 1400 owner-occupiers within a month of defaulting on payments. But as one Gold Coast expert warns, interest rates have been at their lowest level so
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Pobailscoil Ghaoth Dobhair scoops title at national awards

Boue Cosmetics, a fledgling company from Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair has emerged as the winners of a national competition. The Údarás na Gaeltachta/Junior Achievement Ireland Clár na gComhlachtaí 2018 National Final were held in Galway on March 15th. With more than 750 Transition Year
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Walmart Teams Up With FedEx in Joint Challenge To Amazon

In a new move to generate shopper visits to its stores, Walmart (wmt, +0.32%) will be home to FedEx (fdx, +0.51%) shipping locations at 500 of its stores, the companies announced on Tuesday. Walmart, eager to continue its streak of 14 quarters of comparable sales growth in the U.S., has made spurring
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Real Estate Attorney Mark Block Returns to MMM as Partner

ATLANTA, March 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Respected commercial real estate attorney Mark A. Block has joined the Atlanta office of Morris, Manning & Martin as a partner. Block will practice in the in the Real Estate Development & Finance and Real Estate Capital Markets groups. He was
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Multifamily Strength, Affordability Issues to Persist in 2018: Freddie Mac

At the conference, David Brickman, executive vice president & head of Freddie Mac Multifamily, sat down with Multi-Housing News to offer his perspective on where the industry's headed in 2018. Which trends are likely to have the greatest impact on the multifamily industry in 2018? Brickman: Multifamily
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One of Cincinnati's largest mortgage brokers adds commercial lending

One of Cincinnati's largest mortgage brokers adds commercial lending

One of Cincinnati's largest mortgage brokers, Zipfel Capital, has expanded its offerings to include commercial loans and changed its name to reflect that. Hyde Park-based Zipfel, formerly known as Zipfel Mortgage, is publicly launching its commercial lending capability now. It has been offering business
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Home Prices Up Despite Sales Slowdown

February saw the third consecutive month of year-over-year declines in home sales, according to new data from RE/MAX. Nonetheless, home prices continued to soar. Last month saw a relatively 0.2 percent decline in home sales from one year earlier, although sales were up 3.5 percent from January.
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VAT to have 'limited impact' on UAE real estate deals

The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) and Dubai Land Department (DLD) have confirmed that the UAE's recently introduced VAT will have a limited impact on the real estate sector. They said that all real estate transactions, with the exception of the sale of vacant commercial properties and commercial
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Salt Lake City, downtown booming, brushes off conservative image

This growth, in a city just a few hours from numerous world-class ski resorts and national parks, has fed a rapidly appreciating real estate market, both regionally and downtown. The state's population grew 9 percent over the last five years, much of it concentrated in Salt Lake City, where the median
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Amazon Is Considering Buying Some Empty Toys 'R' Us Stores

Amazon was a major contributor to the demise of Toys 'R' Us. Now it may take over some of the soon-to-be-abandoned storefronts. Bloomberg reports the online retail giant is looking at the possibility of acquiring some Toys 'R' Us locations as it expands its brick-and-mortar footprint across the country.
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Nations Reliable Lending rebrands, becomes NRL Mortgage

“At NRL, we are fully committed to building reliability across all channels to our customers, business partners, associates and everyone that we touch throughout the loan process,” said Mewael Ghebremichael, NRL Mortgage's chief production officer. “We are so passionate and determined to meet this
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Explaining Trades Is More Profitable Than Doing Them

It's just a way for Venezuela's government, frozen out of international debt markets by sanctions and moral disapproval and its own terrible credit, to raise some international financing by tapping …. This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.
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Facebook Sent Auditors to Ensure Cambridge Analytica Wasn't Hiding User Data. The UK Said …

Facebook failed in an attempt to get a handle on the Cambridge Analytica scandal Monday, after British authorities ordered its auditors to vacate the political consultancy's offices. Over the weekend, reports claimed that Cambridge Analytica had bought data on tens of millions of Facebook users that had
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Mortgage Rates Tick Up After Starting the Week Unchanged

According to data compiled by Freddie Mac, for the week ending March 15, the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate loan fell 2 basis points to 4.44%. This marked the first decline of 2018 and the first dip in a year, Freddie Mac said in a release. The government-sponsored enterprise pointed to the CPI
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Privatise public sector banks before it's too late: Nandan Nilekani

MUMBAI: Public sector banks should be privatised now when they dominate the market share before their value is eroded by “creeping privatisation”, Infosys Chairman and the architect of Aadhaar Nandan Nilekani said on Tuesday. He said the choice is obvious because it's a choice between
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Franklin Resources acquires machine-learning lending firm Random Forest Capital

Franklin Resources on Tuesday announced it acquired Random Forest Capital, an emerging money management firm that invests in marketplace, or peer-to-peer, lending by using machine learning and statistical algorithms. Terms were not disclosed, nor were Random Forest's assets under
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Artificial intelligence is the latest competition for real estate agents

Brokerage REX Real Estate Exchange uses artificial intelligence and machine learning instead of real estate agents to sell homes. REX computers crunch over a hundred thousand data points to find the likely buyers for a home and targets them with digital ads. REX also deploys robots at open houses
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When Should You Buy International Personal Finance Plc (LON:IPF)?

International Personal Finance Plc (LSE:IPF), a consumer finance company based in United Kingdom, saw a significant share price rise of over 20% in the past couple of months on the LSE. Less-covered, small caps sees more of an opportunity for mispricing due to the lack of information available to the
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Bankrupt Videocon Group sells general insurance arm to DP Jindal Group, Enam Securities

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FilMart Hong Kong: Horror, Animation and Creatures Abound as 108 Media Boards Three …

… the Singapore-based global content development and distribution company with offices in Toronto, Japan and Hong Kong, announces fresh titles to its multi-title co-production partnership with Aurora Media Holdings, one of Southeast Asia's leading media & entertainment asset incubation, investment,
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Commentary: These Technologies Could Save the Northern White Rhino From Extinction

We are facing a global crisis in biodiversity loss. Tens of thousands of animal species are becoming extinct every year and about half of the world's biodiversity has disappeared since the 1970s. These troubling trends show no signs of slowing down. Indeed, population growth, widespread habitat
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Switzerland Welcomes Real Estate Crypto Token SwissRealCoin

A young Swiss startup called Crypto Real Estate is looking to use blockchain technology to improve transparency and efficiency in the management and portfolio management of properties in Switzerland. The company is building a platform that is set to bring real estate assets onto the blockchain and
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Sam Zell describes retail real estate as a “falling knife”

The chairman of Equity International Group and Equity Residential discussed the state of the industry Tuesday morning on Bloomberg Daybreak, where he described retail as “still a falling knife.” The United States has more retail per population than any other country, which has led to “an enormous
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WWE WrestleMania 34: Why Finn Balor should win the IC Title

Most of that isn't Balor's fault; there's only so much he can do when the company books him as cannon fodder for a 50-year-old part-timer. Feuding with the perpetually directionless Bray Wyatt didn't do Balor any favors either. Outside of his Universal Championship win in 2016 and his outstanding match
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