What is Bill Gates' net worth, is he still the richest man in the world and what does his foundation do?

What is Bill Gates' net worth, is he still the richest man in the world and what does his foundation do?

Forbes, which publishes a yearly rich-list, estimated Gates' fortune in 2017 to be around £67.5billion ($90billion). Gates' wealth now has a momentum of its own and is set to accumulate even further. An Oxfam report stated if billionaires like Gates continue to secure these returns, “we could see the
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How do you know if blockchain is right for your business?

Companies in the mortgage industry are investing in a variety of technologies to make their businesses more efficient, but many are still unsure about the potential of blockchain. Because it's new, companies may not even know how to evaluate the benefits of blockchain to their business. Carl DiClementi
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A careful Technical Snap of Stock: Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (MNR)

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (MNR) is USA based company. Currently it has a market worth of $1180.2M. Using market capitalization to show the size of a company is important because company size is a basic determinant of various characteristics in which investors are interested,
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Envestnet Asset Management Inc. Sells 7797 Shares of Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS)

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lowered its position in Fortune Brands Home & Security (NYSE:FBHS) by 44.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,872 shares of the industrial products
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SBI Savings Bank Account Compared To Savings Plus Account

State Bank of India (SBI) offers savings bank account options for customers. A savings account is a basic account that keeps customers' money safe and helps them grow their savings moderately. SBI's savings bank accounts offer a range of facilities for customers. SBI also offer the option of 'Savings
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Bank of Facebook? Don't hold your breath

With their backs against the wall, high-powered bankers have recently taken to highlighting the formidable threat they face from foreign technology giants. In fact, it's become almost trendy for the top executives and chairs of banks to point out the potential dangers posed by Facebook, Apple, Google or
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Jane Street Group LLC Sells 137566 Shares of SPDR Barclays Capital Mortgage Back ETF (MBG)

Jane Street Group LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of SPDR Barclays Capital Mortgage Back ETF (NYSEARCA:MBG) by 91.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 12,117 shares of the
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Cryptocurrency Lending Service Aims to Expand to Fiat

A cryptocurrency lending platform is campaigning to be allowed to also accept fiat money as collateral, according to a company announcement published in Medium. ETHLend has begun a licensing process which if successful will allow it to operate in more than 30 countries in Europe, according to the
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Adams Express Company Has Lowered Federal Agricultural Mortgage Class C (AGM) Position; 3 …

Adams Express Company Has Lowered Federal Agricultural Mortgage Class C (AGM) Position; 3 Analysts Bullish Eros International Plc (EROS) … and digital and ancillary that includes music, inflight entertainment, home video, Internet protocol television, video on demand, and Internet channels,
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Why things are getting worse for first-time buyers

The recent missive from the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) suggested there had been “a gradual loosing in credit conditions in the mortgage market in recent years” with the suggestion that lenders had been conducting significant amounts of high LTV lending at cheaper prices.
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Rate rise to spur banks into action on troubled loans

This opens up an appalling vista. No politician wants to be seen urging the banks to repossess homes, even where the borrower is several years in arrears. Donnery and her co-authors tip-toe around this sensitive topic writing that: “As part of a functioning mortgage market, it must be acknowledged that
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Superior Industries International Inc (SUP) Holdings Trimmed by Two Sigma Advisers LP

ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC grew its position in Superior Industries International by 307.1% during the fourth quarter. ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC now owns 285,000 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $4,232,000 after buying an additional 215,000 shares during the period.
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AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMAG) EPS Estimated At $-0.58; Encore Wire Has 1.33 Sentiment

The companyÂ's products include NM-B cable, a non-metallic sheathed cable for use as interior wiring in homes, apartments, and manufactured housing; UF-B cable, an underground feeder cable for conduct power underground to outside lighting and other applications remote from buildings; and SE
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LPL Financial LLC Buys 5898 Shares of Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF (GSIE)

LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:GSIE) by 35.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 22,583 shares of
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Land prices continue to soar as lot sizes shrink

Australian homebuyers, particularly those in the capital cities, who think it might be wise to dodge skyrocketing home prices by building their homes from the ground up are in for a disappointment. Citing the latest Housing Industry Association (HIA)–CoreLogic Residential Land Report, Business Insider
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5.77 % to Target, KBW Reconfirms '”Hold”' Rating on Stewart Information Services Corp (NYSE …

Stewart Information Services Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides title insurance and real estate transaction services worldwide. The company has market cap of $1.03 billion. It operates through two divisions, Title Insurance and Related Services, and Ancillary Services and Corporate divisions
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US to impose more sanctions on Russia after chemical attack in Syria, Haley says

The U.S. Treasury Department will announce new sanctions on Russia related to its involvement in Syria's use of chemical weapons, U.S. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said Sunday. “Russian sanctions will be coming down, Secretary Mnuchin will be announcing those Monday if he hasn't
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Carlowe the hero as Fortune reach cup final

BARRY GOLDSTEIN TROPHY SEMI-FINAL. TEMPLE FORTUNE 0 FC TEAM 0 (Fortune won on penalties). Fortune have reached the BGT final after overcoming FC Team at Silver Jubliee Park following a nail-biting penalty shoot-out. This will be the Club's second appearance in the final, having lost to
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History says North Korea is unlikely to give up nuclear weapons

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Financial Stock Roundup: Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (EARN)

Financial Stock Roundup: Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (EARN)

Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (EARN):. Checking on recent price levels compared to prior highs and lows, we have seen that Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (EARN) recently traded -7.30% away from the 50-day high and moved 5.57% from the 50-day low. Taking a wider observation, the
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US to Sanction Russia Due to Syria Chemical Attack, Haley Says

The U.S. Treasury Department will announce fresh sanctions on Monday on Russia related to its involvement in Syria's use of chemical weapons, U.S. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said on Sunday. “Russian sanctions will be coming down, Secretary Mnuchin will be announcing those Monday
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Somewhat Positive Press Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Impact Fortune Brands Home & Security …

News coverage about Fortune Brands Home & Security (NYSE:FBHS) has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a
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The Trump administration's plan for Charleston's public housing: Take it away from HUD

Charleston's public housing is on the verge of a historic transformation. Properties that have been federally owned will soon be run locally, and they will operate more like traditional apartment complexes than anything else. Residents will pay rent with vouchers, and could one day live next door to
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Beyoncé Became the First Black Woman to Headline Coachella

Beyoncé just became the first black woman to headline Coachella, adding another impressive accomplishment to her long list of accolades. The 36-year-old pop star performed onstage at the California music festival Saturday, where she publicly acknowledged her appearance was a groundbreaking
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Home sales falling, investment purchases hit new low

8,700 homes were purchased in February 2018: 7,600 of them on the free market and 1,100 under the buyer fixed price plan. According to figures from the Ministry of Finance's chief economist, when discounted housing units are excluded, the number of purchases was 12% fewer than both the number
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US banks open lending taps to corporate America

US banks have finally reopened the lending taps to corporate America, expanding their loan books at the fastest pace since Donald Trump's election resulted in a lengthy credit stagnation. While the industry data published on Friday reflect only one month of recovery, bankers said they were an
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Tower International Inc (NYSE:TOWR) Shares Sold by Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Capital Fund Management S.A. raised its stake in Tower International by 17.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital Fund Management S.A. now owns 18,500 shares of the auto parts company's stock
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Investing in Bitcoin? Know This Before Filing Your Taxes

Investing in Bitcoin? Here's what you need to know about tax filing for cryptocurrencies, per @allyversprille on.bna.com/Xgne30jrBmW #tictocnews (Source: Bloomberg). Terms of Service Trademarks Privacy Policy ©2018 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved. Careers Made in NYC Advertise Ad Choices
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As banks shy away from education loans, NBFCs see a lucrative opportunity

While for NBFCs, the portfolio is largely backed by collateral, for public sector banks, a large amount of portfolio falls under priority sector lending (education loan less than Rs 1 million), one of the reasons for high defaults. Also, there is no security and margin requirement for education loans up to Rs 0.4
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Comparing Nationstar Mortgage (NSM) and PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI)

PennyMac Financial Services (NYSE: PFSI) and Nationstar Mortgage (NYSE:NSM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings
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Key workers ditch Sydney, flock to other NSW cities

“They are forced out of Sydney and are looking at moving to Orange, Dubbo or Wagga Wagga, where their mortgage payments are a third of what they'd be in Sydney,” Ward said. According to figures from View.com.au, Sydney's median house price have climbed to $878,325 in March, significantly
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Jones Financial Companies Lllp Reduces Position in Philip Morris International Inc. (PM)

Jones Financial Companies Lllp's holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $4,867,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Tanaka Capital Management Inc. boosted its
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Analysts See $0.47 EPS for Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. (NSM); NN (NNBR) Shorts Lowered …

Analysts expect Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NSM) to report $0.47 EPS on May, 3.They anticipate $0.17 EPS change or 56.67% from … After having $0.43 EPS previously, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.'s analysts see 9.30% EPS growth. The stock decreased 0.17% or $0.03 during the
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Nobody Wants to Live in This Expensive, Overpopulated City Anymore

But Redfin data shows the number of people leaving this city is beginning to increase — Amazon headquarters or not. Zillow echoes our statement of unaffordability, as the median home price tops $720,000 as of April 2018. Home values were 10% higher year over year and they'll continue to climb.
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Banking royal commission turns its gaze to dodgy planners, fees

Wealth management behemoth AMP will join the big four banks under the microscope in the second round of hearings from the royal commission into the finance sector that will focus on financial planning scandals. The banking royal commission will over the next two weeks turn its investigation to a
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Federal Agricultural Mortgage Co. (AGM) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Strong Buy” by …

Shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Co. (NYSE:AGM) have received a consensus broker rating score of 1.00 (Strong Buy) from the one brokers that cover the company, Zacks Investment Research reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a strong buy recommendation.
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PE investments in Asia's real estate touch 5-year high at $27b in 2017: Preqin

Private equity deals in Asia's real estate sector touched a five-year high in 2017 at $27 billion across 79 deals, led by deal activity in China and Hong Kong. The jump in deal value last year was helped by the $8.1-billion acquisition of a portfolio of 16 land development sites by Vanke from Guangdong
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Luxury Real Estate Sales Slowing

Luxury homes aren't selling as fast as they used to, and owners are paying the price #tictocnews (Source: Bloomberg). Terms of Service Trademarks Privacy Policy ©2018 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved. Careers Made in NYC Advertise Ad Choices Website Feedback Help
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Renowned Gay Rights Lawyer Self-Immolates in Protest of Climate Policy

Get Data Sheet, Fortune's technology newsletter. Recent years, and even recent days, have seen alarming signs that climate change is progressing even faster than scientists had previously projected. Climate scientists this week announced findings that an Atlantic Ocean current that helps equalize
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Starbucks CEO Apologizes for 'Reprehensible' Arrest of Black Men at Philadelphia Store

Starbucks CEO Apologizes for 'Reprehensible' Arrest of Black Men at Philadelphia Store

Get Data Sheet, Fortune's technology newsletter. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the incident took place at a Starbucks location at 18th and Spruce streets. The Philadelphia mayor's office and Police Department have begun separate investigations. Addressing the issue forthrightly is important in
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Bank boss bonuses in the spotlight as Royal Commission rolls on

No doubt these issues will dominate this fortnight's royal commission hearings. As the hearings roll on – with bank CEOs no doubt due to appear later in the year – it is increasingly clear that Australia's banking industry is beset by pernicious incentive structures which produce unacceptable outcomes for
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Hendon clinch Premier Division title following Oakwood win

Fortune will meet Faithfold in the final, after they overcame Team on penalties, following this stalemate. Fortune manager Simon Linden told jewishnews.co.uk: “It was a famous win for us – dull 0-0 but our 18-year-old keeper Joel Carlowe saved three spot kicks. “Drafted in following Lee Fegans injury,
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Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Officials banking on their playoff run

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as various Bucks officials are hoping for a successful playoff run to stimulate even more interest around the team ahead of their move to their new arena. In today's edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, Bucks officials talk about the team's playoff run and how they're
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Is Buying SHENZHOU INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS LI (OTCMKTS:SZHIF) Here Good …

The stock of SHENZHOU INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS LI (OTCMKTS:SZHIF) registered an increase of 0.08% in short interest. SZHIF's total … Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in manufacturing, processing, and selling knitwear products.
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After King Soopers stumble, Louisville to re-examine future of vacant Sam's Club site

Economic Development Director Aaron Dejong said the study would also include engaging a real estate consultant to perform a study on retail trends. Apart from local conditions, the Sam's Club site's slide into blight may be a symptom of converging market trends in recent years of closures and
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Signal Monitor: SuperTrend Line Above Share Price: China Lending Corp (CLDC)

Traders might be taking a second look at shares of China Lending Corp (CLDC). After a recent spotcheck, we can see that the SuperTrend line is now above the current stock price. This signal may alert traders that the stock has possibly entered into buy territory. As most investors realize, markets will
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At $195.02 Investors Title Company (ITIC) Forms Bullish Multiple Top Chart Pattern

The ratio increased due to Investors Title Company positioning: 2 sold and 20 reduced. 8 funds amassed stakes and 22 … Multiple top technical pattern was formed by Investors Title Company (ITIC) with $206.72 price target or 6.00 % above today's $195.02 share price. On Apr, 15 this technical pattern
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Fintech in the US is stymied by old-fashioned regulators

The future of finance is digital. Entrepreneurs are building new online banks, lenders, and payments companies that seek to improve customer experience and compete directly with incumbent brands. In China, WeChat Pay and Alipay have shown how thoroughly tech companies can revolutionise
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House prices across the city fell with inner city plunging 10 per cent in 12 months

Inner-city house prices in Sydney plunged by 10 per cent last year for the first time in more than a decade. The decrease in March represented the biggest fall in 13 years according to data released by house price analysts CoreLogic. Real estate agents have been left frustrated by the price falls laying
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Value growth for expensive properties is slowing

The most expensive sector of the housing market is slowing rapidly, according to CoreLogic's stratified hedonic home value index. “The stratified hedonic index measures the change in values across three broad value based segments of the housing market: the most affordable 25% of properties, the
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Hong Kong directors' share buying remains high in latest week, while selling increases

There were several rare transactions last week, with buy-backs in Sinosoft Technology Group, buy-backs and insider buying in Far East Consortium International and director purchases in Gemilang International and Skyworth Digital Holdings. Application software products provider Sinosoft Technology
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Growers International Market Capitalization Tops $1.13 Million (GRWI)

Buying and Selling Growers International. Growers International can be traded on the following cryptocurrency exchanges: Cryptopia. It is not possible to buy Growers International directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Growers International must first buy Bitcoin or Ethereum using an
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Kenya: Portland Cement in Trouble, Banking On Land Sale Payment

East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC), once the region's leading cement producer, is in trouble. In the past two months, the firm experienced operational challenges, which at some point saw its production halted, salaries delayed and cement stock almost run out. It is now banking on
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Is Buying 52-Week Stock Like CRA International, Inc. (CRAI) a Winning Strategy?

During such notable technical setup, fundamental investors usually stay away and are careful shorting or selling the stock. The stock decreased 0.18% or $0.1 during the last trading session, reaching $55.19. About 18,710 shares traded. CRA International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRAI) has risen 46.41% since
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How Will Self-driving Cars Disrupt Real Estate Trends?

From logistics to real estate, autonomous cars are expected to disrupt a wide range of traditional sectors. The latter industry will be greatly affected by the impact of driverless technology, as city planners are forced to rethink how parking spaces should be allocated. Additionally, local officials must make
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Lake Martin's waterfront home sales hold steady from last year

Waterfront homes on Lake Martin are currently selling 28.4 percent faster than the five-year March average of 183 days on the market. Seeking balance: There were 8.7 months of supply in March, down from 8.9 months of supply one year ago. Restated, at the March sales pace, it would take 8.7 months
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Sacramento made us do it: Cities blame lawmakers for unpopular housing decisions

Brisbane — which to outsiders has become emblematic of development gridlock and NIMBYism — is one of many cities grappling with Sacramento's forceful response to California's housing crisis. As renters, would-be buyers and employers reel from runaway prices, powerful lawmakers are aiming to
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Reality Check for a Superstar Saudi Prince

Mohammed bin Salman made a big impression on a U.S. visit. A Middle East expert says it's too soon to be carried away. by. Albert R. Hunt. @AlHuntDC More stories by Albert R. Hunt. April 15, 2018, 7:00 AM PDT. Photographer: Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images. For three weeks ending last weekend in
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Saudi Crown Prince Salman Wowed US Here's a Reality Check.

(Bloomberg View) — For three weeks ending last weekend in Texas, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was the most celebrated foreign leader to visit the U.S. since China's Deng Xiaoping almost 40 years ago. MBS, as he's called, was embraced by the administration of President Donald
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RBA warns of 'reset shock' as loans convert to principal-and-interest

RBA warns of 'reset shock' as loans convert to principal-and-interest

Nearly half a trillion dollars in interest-only mortgages will convert to principal-and-interest over the next four years, increasing monthly repayments for almost 1.5 million borrowers by as much as 40% and unleashing a fresh threat on house prices, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
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Interest rate tightening positive for region's banking sector

For banks, it is a good development as far their margins are concerned. For GCC economies, a gradual rise in interest rates [is] not going to have a major impact on growth as [an] improved fiscal situation and rising oil prices support expansion,” Timothy Adams, president and CEO of the Institute of
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Boise, Idaho, Feels the Growing Pains of a Surging Population

But when Ms. Johansen, who was renting her home, decided to buy a house earlier this year, the Idaho native was shocked. The median price of a single-family home in Boise's Ada County had shot up to almost $300,000, well-above the $200,000 homes she was eyeing when she first considered
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Guess how China's biggest developer is selling homes in a cooling market? By threatening firings …

Country Garden Holdings is trying to fight looming housing market regulations with threats and incentives. As Chinese authorities crackdown on property speculation, which analysts predict will lead to less sales in 2018, the developer told its 4,000 staff to make sales happen or risk losing their jobs,
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How to Pay Off Your Mortgage Early — and Why to Do It

Most of us dream of the day that our home mortgages will be paid off and we'll have all that extra cash to spend on the things we have always wanted to do. That's the dream, but the reality may be a bit different. The major advantage to an early payoff is that you will save thousands of dollars in interest
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After making a fortune in bitcoin, this 28-year-old realtor became a rapper known as CoinDaddy

CoinDaddy is the most famous “bitcoin rapper” in San Francisco. The 28-year-old behind CoinDaddy, Arya Bahmanyar, left a lucrative career in commercial real estate after he said he made a fortune in bitcoin. Bahmanyar now makes rap music inspired by bitcoin, and the community of power brokers
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Two-thirds of Canberra rentals could not be less efficient

Forty-three percent of rental properties in Canberra have the lowest possible Energy Efficiency Rating (EER) of zero, according to a new report from Better Renting, a Canberra-based tenant advocacy group. The report is based on an analysis that compared the advertised EER of rental properties listed
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Across China: Finding fortune via the snail trail

NANJING, April 15 (Xinhua) — “My little girls have a good appetite for vegetables,” Cong Gang, an official in Xinhong village in Suqian, east China's Jiangsu province, wrote a WeChat Moment post. Cong was not talking about his daughters but his chubby jade snails, which can be used for food,
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Building owners are making a fortune from Banksy's art

Early last month, residents of Midwood woke up to a pair of new neighborhood beautification projects. At the corner of Coney Island Avenue and Avenue I, an empty single-story building suddenly sported an anti-gentrification mural: the silhouette of a suit-clad real-estate developer wielding a jagged
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Investors Title Company (ITIC) Is Forming Multiple Top at $195.02

Whittier Trust Communication holds 0% of its capital in Investors Title Company (NASDAQ:ITIC) for 400 shs. Rbf Ltd Liability Com holds … Multiple top technical pattern was formed by Investors Title Company (ITIC) with $206.72 price target or 6.00 % above today's $195.02 share price. On Apr, 15 this
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Is Buying Sigmatron International Inc (NASDAQ:SGMA), Having Lower Short Interest a Winning …

Acadian Asset Management has 0% invested in SigmaTron International, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGMA) for 5,386 shares. Geode Mgmt Ltd Liability Corp accumulated 11,463 shares or 0% of the stock. Wells Fargo And Company Mn owns 2,200 shares. Moreover, Earnest Prtn Limited Liability Corp has 0%
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GCC Islamic banks to outperform their conventional peers

Dubai: Islamic banks across the GCC reported improvements in their fundamentals such as asset growth and asset performance last year while sustaining growth in their franchises. According to ratings agency Moody's, these banks are expected to outperform their conventional peers in the year ahead.
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Investors Title Company (ITIC) Stock Formed Multiple Top Chart Pattern

The Massachusetts-based State Street Corporation has invested 0% in Investors Title Company (NASDAQ:ITIC). Ny State Common … Multiple top technical pattern was formed by Investors Title Company (ITIC) with $206.72 price target or 6.00 % above today's $195.02 share price. On Apr, 15 this
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Trump Launches Full-on Tweetstorm About `Slippery' James Comey

“The Syrian raid was so perfectly carried out, with such precision, that the only way the Fake News Media could demean was by my use of the term 'Mission Accomplished,”' Trump said on Twitter. “I knew they would seize on this but felt it is such a great Military term, it should be brought back. Use often!”.
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UK Pushes Back Against More Syria Strikes as US Talks Tough

In Arab markets, the signs that the Syria attack wasn't going to lead to a wider fallout saw stocks advance on Sunday. Dubai's main equity gauge climbed the most since July, and 99 percent of companies in Saudi Arabia's Tadawul index rose. In the U.S. the reception seems to have been positive.
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Ultra Real Estate Proshares (URE) Ticks to 55.32; Below Elder Force

Values above 0 indicate a current buying trend, while values below 0 indicate a selling trend. The Force Index uses both the change in closing prices and volume in its calculation. Ultra Real Estate Proshares (URE)'s 14-day RSI is presently resting at 44.71. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a
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Building more homes requires more than planning tweaks

But it is hard to say that these have — in Mrs May's phrase — fixed the “broken housing market”. The result has mainly been a lot of happy housebuilding executives, such as Jeff Fairburn, the boss of Britain's largest firm, Persimmon. He recently collected £100m through a controversial long-term
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Capital city property auctions show housing market 'better balanced'

CoreLogic commentator Geoff White said while the housing market was “softer” than a year ago, “we're seeing a fair amount of stability in the market with auction volumes remaining firm week on week”. He said the national results were “pretty good for this time of year” and indicated “a very balanced
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Semper to tap European buyers with new US mortgage fund

New York based fixed income manager Semper Capital Management has launched a new Irish-domiciled £35m ($50m) mutual fund to allow UK and European investors to invest in the firm's US mortgage backed securities strategy for the first time. The new fund will emulate the firm's US domiciled
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FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (OTCMKTS:FNMA) Shares Shorted Decreased …

Shares shorted a decrease with 0.93% was registered on FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (OTCMKTS:FNMA). … Federal National Mortgage Association-Receive News & Ratings Via Email – Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and
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MCLEOD REAL ESTATE – Ad from 2018-04-15

MCLEOD REAL ESTATE – Ad from 2018-04-15

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Mortgage brokers face multiple challenges as bull market ends

Mortgage brokers are being pounded by slower lending, regulatory headaches, management changes, humiliating royal commission disclosures and some very public spats with their major paymasters, the big four banks. The share price of listed brokerages are also being battered as investors grow
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Guinea-Bissau's Divided Ruling Party Picks New Prime Minister

Guinea-Bissau's president agreed with a rival faction of his party on a prime ministerial candidate as regional African leaders intervened to help end a political crisis of almost three years in one of the world's poorest countries. President Jose Mario Vaz will name Aristides Gomes as a “consensus” prime
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Banking royal commission round 2 will be even worse

The big banks will be even more alarmed by the start of round two of the royal commission Monday morning than they were with Kenneth Hayne's earlier scarring round of hearings into consumer lending. The commission's new focus is financial advice – an area which has always created far more
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Latitude Financial pledges to grow lending responsibly and profitably

Unsecured personal lender and ASX-aspirant Latitude Financial is targeting up to $5 billion of new loans over the next few years as its chief executive Sean Morrissey insists it can grow responsibly amid heightened scrutiny on lending standards. During a “non-deal roadshow” over the past month,
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UK activist investor buys stake in Gloo and says stop spending

The cash balance has dwindled to between £12m and £14m according to a statement released on March 28 from £21.7m at the end of September as fees related to a failed deal to buy an international media business ate into reserves. Mr Bernstein said Gloo describes itself as a “digital transformation
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Venezuela Barred From Summit of the Americas

Venezuela was barred from attending the Summit of the Americas. Their president, Nicolas Maduro, could only watch from afar as leaders condemned his administration #tictocnews (Source: Bloomberg). Terms of Service Trademarks Privacy Policy ©2018 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved.
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"We've Given Something Of A Hostage To Fortune" To Assad Opposition Says Farage

Nigel Farage criticised Theresa May's decision to make military intervention in Syria saying it gives Assad's opposition “something of a hostage to fortune”. Nigel Farage thinks that the promise to take further action if chemical weapons are used again has “given something of a hostage to fortune” to
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Law enforcement and real estate officers by day, weightlifters by night

Berkshire Hathaway is a national real estate organization with offices along the Peninsula including in Newport News and Hampton. Elston and Knight Smith, both work in law enforcement and began lifting together through a mutual friend. Elston is a Williamsburg police officer and Knight Smith is a
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Profile: From Keota farm, international voice emerges on China trade

China is the world's largest importer of soybeans, buying about $12 billion in U.S. soybeans last year, according to Reuters. As the second-largest soybean producing state with 561 billion bushels last year, Iowa farmers grow a lot of those soybeans going to China. Heisdorffer fears China, facing steep
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Institutional Investors Lead Shift in Weight Watchers International Inc (NYSE:WTW) Sentiment

Weight Watchers International Inc (NYSE:WTW) institutional sentiment increased to 1.16 in 2017 Q4. Its up 0.16, from 1 in 2017Q3. The ratio is better, as 86 institutional investors increased and started new holdings, while 74 sold and reduced their stock positions in Weight Watchers International Inc. The
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Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (EARN) EPS Estimated At $0.39 on May, 1

April 15, 2018 – By Kristin Houston. During Q4 2017 the big money sentiment decreased to 1.45. That's change of 0.66, from 2017Q3's 2.11. 3 investors sold all, 19 reduced holdings as Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT ratio fall. 25 grew stakes while 7 funds amassed stakes. Funds hold 8.95 million
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Banks' NPAs to rise by Rs 80 bn in Q4 on account of Gitanjali Gems

Non performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans in the banking sector are set to shoot up by at least Rs 80 billion as advances to the scam-hit Gitanjali Gems group have turned bad during the quarter ended March 31. Banks will have to make provisioning of Rs 80 billion for Gitanjali alone as there has been
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IL&FS forays into residential real estate market

“With a target of developing 10,000 homes in the next 5 years, the Group will be scouting for joint venture and public private partnership (PPP) opportunities in the identified micro-markets, having potential of mass housing developments. “IL&FS has already secured requisite approvals for launching
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Boston Common Asset Management Has Increased Carlisle Cos Com (CSL) Holding By $412676 …

Agency MBS have a guaranty of principal payment by an agency of the U.S. government or a U.S. government-sponsored entity, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Among 12 analysts covering Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL), 7 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 58% are positive.
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Trading Lines: Percentage Price Oscillator Histogram Over Zero for Crombie Real Estate …

Currently, the 14-day ADX for Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (CRR.UN.TO) is 21.89. Generally speaking, an ADX value from 0-25 would indicate an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50 would indicate a strong trend. A value of 50-75 would signal a very strong trend, and a value of 75-100
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Water-sprinkling festival held in Yunnan to pray for good fortune

A ceremony is held on the bank of the Lancang River to celebrate the New Year festival of the Dai ethnic group in Jinghong City, Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 15, 2018. People sprinkle water to each other to pray for good fortune during the
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Divergent HDB resale, private home price trends 'will not last'

Associate Professor Sing Tien Foo of the National University of Singapore's real estate department noted that both the HDB resale and private property markets are affected by lease tenures. He reiterated that prices of houses — be it in the HDB or private property market — should reflect the length of the
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Winters recognized for real estate performance

Jessi and Scott Winter, a top-producing real estate team with Real Living First Realty, were recognized with a national award for being a member of one of … The Winters are one of a select group of Real Living teams to reach this accomplishment; they were recognized with the Ruby Medallion Award.
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Banitza – Bulgaria's National Food

Bulgarians have many traditions when it comes to this, with the most famous one being the New Year Eve “fortune” banitsa. This is somewhat similar to the Chinese fortune cookies popular in the USA. Small pieces of paper with “fortunes” inside are stuck in the banitsa. When you pull your piece, you get
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Relief in sight for duplex owners stuck on company titles in Randwick

Relief in sight for duplex owners stuck on company titles in Randwick

“These owners are trapped in properties, many of which are under company title, and are increasingly difficult to sell after banks tightened lending practices on company title,” Cr Shurey said. “I would like to thank Michael Daley for setting up this meeting and for championing this issue for our local
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Meet the new face of branch banking

After the introduction of unstaffed convenience stores and cashier-less karaoke booths, self-service bank branches now look like becoming reality. China Construction Bank (CCB), the nation's second largest lender by assets, opened one in Shanghai this week, run by pure technology including facial
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Get used to market volatility: Principal Global Investor CEO Jim McCaughan

Investors face an “unusual” market situation, where there is 20-30 per cent risk that markets suffer a steep decline, compared with a 70-80 per cent likelihood that things turn out pretty well, according to Jim McCaughan, chief executive of Principal Global Investors which manages $US432 billion.
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Singapore Is Asia's Best at Attracting Talent for Fifth Year Running

Singapore ranked the highest in Asia in attracting and fostering talent for the fifth consecutive year, a reflection of city state's strong education system and its ability to build a diverse workforce. It took the No. 2 spot behind Switzerland on the Global Talent Competitiveness Index, published by French
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Brexit Bulletin: Barnier's Way Back

Sign up to receive the Brexit Bulletin in your inbox, and follow @Brexit on Twitter. Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier says the U.K. has plenty of time to change its mind about the kind of relationship it wants with the European Union after Brexit, opening the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to reverse
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Kenyan Retailer in Talks to Raise Cash as It Fights for Survival

Uchumi Supermarkets Plc started talks with a private-equity fund and other investors over a potential capital injection that could help the Kenyan supermarket chain survive a cash crunch. “We're following different channels of financing,” acting Chief Executive Mohamed Mohamed said in an interview in
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Lloyds' lending at odds with use of BoE funding scheme

Lloyds Banking Group's net lending shrunk by £6.1 billion ($8.6 billion) between June 2016 and February 2018, despite it being the largest borrower from the Bank of England's Term Funding Scheme (TFS). At the close of the scheme, Lloyds had borrowed almost £20 billion out of the £127 billion the
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Understanding The Tax Benefits Of A Mortgage

As the tax filing deadline looms, many Americans continue to prepare and file their annual income taxes. The 86 million taxpayers who own their homes and have a mortgage, can take advantage of different tax deductions, including deducting their mortgage interest and the insurance premiums of any
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Paypal moves to offer traditional banking services

Paypal expands its feature set by offering basic traditional banking services on top of it existing digital wallet. These new services include Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. insurance for balances up to government-set limits, debit cards for ATM cash withdrawals, employer direct-deposit for earnings, and
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Stress tests pushing one in three homebuyers to forgo home purchase: survey

Tougher mortgage stress testing rules are pushing some Canadian homebuyers to lower their expectations for a new home and others to opt out of buying altogether. In a sign of the ongoing role government intervention is playing in the market, one in three Canadian homebuyers said they had decided
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Is It Too Late To Buy WISeKey International Holding AG (VTX:WIHN)?

This high level of volatility gives investors the opportunity to enter into the stock, and potentially buy at an artificially low price. A question to answer is whether WISeKey International Holding's current trading price of CHF4.81 reflective of the actual value of the small-cap? Or is it currently undervalued,
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Jefferies set to boost merchant banking war chest after beef sale

Leucadia National Corporation, the holding company of Jefferies, has sold 48% of its beef business, all of its auto equity interest, and changed the name of the company to Jefferies Financial Group — a set of moves which ought to free the firm to take advantage of merchant banking opportunities, while
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Our view: Old Bristol Mall property facing more uncertainty

The Bristol Mall, once a beacon of youthful memories for many locals, is back on the real estate market after two dawdling years of decay into an uncertain future. Alas, that's … Perhaps now the “right” owner, an entity with an unconventional plan or something more in tune with market trends, can step in.
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Never mind rising prices – Trulia says homes more affordable these days

The real-estate service found that homes in almost all major U.S. cities, including Columbus, are more affordable now than at any time since 1980. In only three metro areas — Denver, Miami, and Portland, Oregon — are homes less affordable now than they were a few decades ago. Even high-priced
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Deutsche must remain a European champion in global banking

Is it a German commercial and retail bank, as sections of the German press and political world have always wanted it to be? Or one of the most impressive of global investment banks, as some of its storied leaders such as Hilmar Kopper, Edson Mitchell, Joe Ackermann and Anshu Jain desired?
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As of Apr 10, 2018 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (OTCMKTS:FNMA) Shorts …

During Q4 2017 the big money sentiment decreased to 0.43. That's change of 0.40, from 2017Q3's 0.83. 5 investors sold all, 2 reduced holdings as Federal National Mortgage Association ratio turned negative. 1 grew positions while 2 funds bought positions. Funds hold 1.39 million shares thus 4.77%
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Oil major Total buys several assets located in Gulf of Mexico

PARIS, April 11 (Reuters) – French oil major Total said it had bought several assets in the Gulf of Mexico for around $300 million, as part of the Cobalt International Energy company's bankruptcy auction sale. Total said it was buying a 20 percent stake in the North Platte asset. Following this move, Total
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Mansion Global Daily: Prices Surging in Germany, a Historic Los Angeles Home Listed for $11 …

A report from the Housing Industry Association shows that there has been an undersupply of housing in the country dating back 15 years. Other research shows that sales for new construction detached homes fell in both February and January though New South Wales saw increased sales of 11.7% in
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The Millennial from Snowy River (priced out of the housing market)

Banjo Patterson's classic Australia poem retells the tribulations of an impossible pursuit. So, I wrote the millennial version of it. There was movement in the sharehouse, for the word had passed around,. That an apartment was for sale up the way. It had two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a carpark, the
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Medical equipment, real estate leases biggest part of Affinity deal

Joel Smith, the city's safety-service director, said Tuesday that the abundance of assets might gin up interest among medical companies or entities that see the city as a potential partner. “It could be part of the negotiations, for sure,” said Smith, adding that some property leases might be viewed as
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Doubleline pivots to private RMBS

Doubleline pivots to private RMBS

The Doubleline Total Return Fund bolstered allocations to private-label residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in 2017. Holdings of these securities as a share of net assets increased by 3% year-on-year, from $12.2 billion to $13.3 billion. Over the same period, the share of US agency-backed
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The Big Luxury Brands Have $22 Billion to Burn

For Europe's luxury giants, it's a nice dilemma to have: What to do with all that cash. French companies LVMH, Kering and Hermes International, along with Switzerland's Richemont, had collectively amassed a 17.4-billion-euro ($21.5 billion) cash pile by the end of 2017. More is rolling in, as sales boom
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Paradox of the HNW mortgage market

The current state of the high net worth (HNW) mortgage market presents something of a paradox. Funds for lending are plentiful and some excellent deals are on offer, but the question is, how many takers will there be? The expansion of capacity has coincided with subdued demand, despite a return of
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NFP Real Estate Agency to Drive Sydney's Affordable Housing Supply

This is not a dip in a economic cycle but this is now a very structural issue in Australia's housing market and people on low incomes are suffering because of it.” More than $300,000 in financial and in-kind sponsorship has been provided to HomeGround Sydney, with the City of Sydney investing
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Is the Westpac Banking Corp share price a buy for its 9.18% yield?

The Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) share price is almost at its 52-week low, it's currently $29.23, it has been above $30 for most of the last year. A year ago the share price was $34.87. Westpac is the second largest bank and it's also the second largest company in Australia. It operates a
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One Thing To Consider Before Buying Hamon & Cie (International) SA (EBR:HAMO)

If you are looking to invest in Hamon & Cie (International) SA's (ENXTBR:HAMO), or currently own the stock, then you need to understand its beta in order to understand how it can affect the risk of your portfolio. Generally, an investor should consider two types of risk that impact the market value of HAMO
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Tesco Bank reports strong mortgage lending growth

Tesco Bank posted bumper lending growth driven by mortgages in preliminary annual results released today, as the lender expanded its … Mortgage balances at the bank have grown to £3bn, and now make up 26% of Tesco's lending portfolio, up from 22% last year, helping to boost the bank's income
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Aluminum Soars After Sanctions Force Top Exchanges to Block Rusal

Aluminum is heading for its biggest winning streak since 1988 in the four days since the U.S. slapped sanctions on United Co. Rusal and as top exchanges said they'll stop accepting metal from the Russian smelting giant. The metal advanced 3 percent on Wednesday to $2,266.50 a metric by 11 a.m. on
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Airlines Warned to Stay Cautious on Possible Syria Air Strikes

Trump is weighing a response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. Control Risks' Smith weighs in. Eurocontrol, an air traffic agency in Europe, asked airlines to apply caution on flights to the eastern Mediterranean region because of possible air strikes in Syria over the next 72 hours.
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Apple Is the Richest Company, So Where Are All the Billionaires?

… other tech mega-caps, whose founders and occasional employees increasingly dominate the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which tracks the wealth of the world's 500 richest people. They include Amazon.com Inc.'s Jeff Bezos, Alphabet Inc.'s Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, Microsoft Corp.
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Investors Title Company (ITIC) At $199.62 Forms Top; Tortoise Capital Advisors Has Trimmed By …

Investors Title Company (ITIC) formed multiple top with $207.60 target or 4.00% above today's $199.62 share price. Investors Title Company (ITIC) has $376.46 million valuation. The stock decreased 0.09% or $0.17 during the last trading session, reaching $199.62. About 557 shares traded. Investors
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In Babylon, distressed homes carry extra cost for banks, lenders

The registry, created by the town in 2016, requires banks and mortgage lenders to register with the town as soon as a home mortgage goes into default. The fee is $200 per property, of which the town keeps half while the remainder goes to Melbourne, Florida-based ProChamps, the company hired by
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Axis Bank's Board Deserves a Thank You

If that slippage wasn't enough to fill the board with buyer's remorse, news this month that the Reserve Bank of India has asked it to reconsider Sharma's reappointment was a plateful of eggs hurled straight at its face. Ultimately, though, Sharma gave the board an out when she said she wanted to leave
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The Philippines Plans a Green 'Smart City' as an Antidote to Manila's Traffic and Pollution

Dubbed New Clark City, the metropolis of the future is planned in Central Luzon, some 75 miles from Manila, in the hope that it will alleviate some of the congestion in the hyper-dense capital, CNBC reports. The project is expected to house up to 2 million people and contribute $30 billion to the economy
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China Will Do What's Best for China: Not Shooting Markets

The temptation to fight in financial markets is there. Chinese goods exports to the U.S. are about 4.25 percent of gross domestic product while U.S. exports to China about 0.65 percent of American GDP. It sounds plausible that China would threaten to retaliate in financial markets, but the threat is less
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Temasek Has Rose-Tinted Glasses for Ant

And while China may view data privacy differently to the U.S., it would be a mistake to think the government takes a laissez-faire approach. As fellow Gadfly Shuli Ren has pointed out, Ant faces numerous regulatory headwinds that cast doubt on the inevitability of any IPO. Competition, notably from
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As Kinder Wavers, Oil-Rich Alberta Considers Buying Pipeline to Port

Alberta, the landlocked Canadian province that's home to the oil sands, would be willing to buy out Kinder Morgan Inc.'s Trans Mountain pipeline if that's the only way to salvage the critical export route. “We are considering a number of financial options to ensure that the Trans Mountain expansion is built
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Australia's competition watchdog to review banking oligopoly

Last year, the ACCC was given extra powers to oversee the behavior of the big four banks – Commonwealth Bank of Australia , Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Westpac Banking Corp and National Australia Bank – and other financial institutions. In one of its first uses of the new powers,
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A tell-all housing market heat map and global comparison Canadians should see

A couple of global reports shed new light on Canada's housing market, and should be required reading, given the angst over our real estate. This is certainly not to suggest that Canada hasn't had – and arguably still has – a problem on that front. But it's always good to put things in perspective,
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MV Real Estate Market Is Hot But Not Overheating

Solid and steady: that is how local real estate professionals have described the current state of the market in Moapa Valley. And for the most part, they are quite content with that. Over the past year, local realtors say they have seen a reliable stream of buyers that have kept their sales brisk. “It is not going
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Viva Aiming To Innovate Mortgage Financing

Viva Aiming To Innovate Mortgage Financing

A new company is aiming to offer innovative mortgage financing to the world, with the Viva platform set to offer a “mortgage crowdlending network powered by blockchain technology.” CEO Nick Thompson said, “In 2017, our team began working on a blockchain-based technology that introduces a novel
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Trump Tells Russia to 'Get Ready' for Missiles Coming at Syria

President Donald Trump warned Russia to “get ready” because a volley of U.S. missiles would soon be sent into Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack. “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and
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Market Trends: Kalispell Single-Family Residence Sales

In honor of Jim Kelley's legacy of contributions, I'm continuing to analyze and publish Flathead real estate market trends. Kalispell area homes are now selling for more per square foot and selling for closer to their listing price, when comparing average sales activity over the past year to activity just two
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Facebook's China Argument Revealed in Zuckerberg's Hearing Notes

An aide to Mark Zuckerberg closes a binder of notes left on the table. Photographer: Andrew Harnik/AP Photo. Facebook Inc.'s Mark Zuckerberg was prepared to cite competition with China if asked whether the social-media giant should be broken up, according to a photograph of internal notes the chief
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Chinese Super-Developer Chooses East End For First London Project

China, including Hong Kong, was the biggest foreign buyer of London property last year with investment totalling £7.34 billion, according to JLL data. Zhang Ping, standing director of International Federation of Finance & Real Estate, told the South China Morning Post that a big draw for Chinese
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McGrath real estate's Bathurst office to open soon

NEW OFFICE: McGrath real estate founder John McGrath started his business in 1988, there are now 95 offices across eastern Australia. Photo: FILE. A NEW player in Bathurst's real estate industry will soon join the game with the opening of a McGrath real estate office in the central business district.
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China to peer inside its shadow banking world via a new database

Beijing will establish a data bank in support of its campaign to clean up its unruly shadow banking system and control financial risk as it continues to learn from the lessons of the stock market turmoil of 2015. In its latest assault on financial activity conducted by unregulated institutions, the government will
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Global Real Estate CRM Software Market Outlook 2018-2022: Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Bitrix24 …

Global Real Estate CRM Software Market The latest industry report that focuses on Real Estate CRM Software Market and gives a professional and in-depth Global Real Estate CRM Software market analysis and future prospects of Real Estate CRM Software market 2018. The analysis report begins with
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Housing crisis 'biggest economic and social issue' as 10pc price increase predicted – report

“Not surprisingly, the debate has started again about the bubble-like properties of the market. The argument about whether it is a bubble or not, is not really the point. The crunch for any market comes when it is hit by a shock, such as the sub-prime crisis back in 2008. If rising house prices have pushed
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DOJ Seeks UK Banking Group Testimony In Libor-Rigging Suit

Law360 (April 10, 2018, 6:03 PM EDT) — Prosecutors on Monday sought to get a last-minute interview with a former British banking group official in a case against two ex-Deutsche Bank traders accused of rigging the London Interbank Offered Rate after a Manhattan federal judge suggested the case
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Should New Jersey Start Banking on a State Bank?

A new report supports Gov. Phil Murphy's call for a New Jersey public bank, finding that it would create jobs, increase state earnings, and boost economic activity. The report, from the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University, does not go so far as to recommend the state create the
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DHFL taps masala bonds, likely to raise Rs 1300 crore

MUMBAI: Dewan Housing Finance is raising about Rs 1,300 crore by selling rupee-denominated bonds overseas, signalling a likely revival in … Care has assigned DHFL the top-grade – triple-A. Indian companies led by the largest mortgage lender HDFC have already tapped the financing market.
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Fair treatment of interest- only mortgage customers

In January 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority released its thematic review on the fair treatment of existing interest-only mortgage customers. The last review was in 2013, when it highlighted the significant number of interest-only mortgages due to mature between 2017 and 2032, and which were held
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Some Small Subprime Auto Lenders Are Shutting Down

Some experts are comparing the heavy hits the subprime auto lending companies have taken in the automobile sector to the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007 to 2010. That crisis helped throw the country into a recession. The closing of subprime mortgage finance companies signaled larger losses to
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State Lending $6 Million To Aid New Britain's CTfastrak-Focused Project

State Lending $6 Million To Aid New Britain's CTfastrak-Focused Project. Don StacomContact Reporterdstacom@courant.com. State leaders this week are expected to approve a $6 million loan for Columbus Commons, the multistory apartment and retail complex planned for downtown. Two developers
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'Micro lot' housing developers entice buyers to tiny house blocks in Perth suburb of Ellenbrook

… said Ellenbrook, which is about 26 kilometres north of the Perth CBD, was specifically chosen for the trial due to its international recognition as a master planning community. Curtin University Associate Professor Steven Rowley said the 11 lots will likely be pitched at first-home buyers and downsizers.
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Bank of America to stop lending to companies making assault-type weapons, reports say

Bank of America plans to stop lending money to companies that manufacture assault-style guns that are used for non-military purposes, a top executive told Bloomberg Television on Tuesday. Anne Finucane, a BOA vice chairman told Bloomberg, “It's our intention not to finance these military-style
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An abundance of equity is giving homeowners lots of options

But Freddie Mac deputy chief economist Len Kiefer says both cash-outs and HELOCs are likely to grow in popularity — the key difference being the rate owners have on their current mortgage. Home-equity loan. These are traditional second mortgages and come with fully amortizing fixed rates currently
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AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) Upgraded to Hold at BidaskClub

AGNC Investment Corp. logo BidaskClub upgraded shares of AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Saturday, March 24th. Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Barclays dropped their price
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Foreign firms reportedly eye Israel's flavorings maker Frutarom

The financial website said US firm International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), the second-largest food flavorings and fragrance maker in the world, is interested in buying the Israeli firm and is expected to start acquisition talks in coming weeks. In 2008, IFF acquired Israeli food flavorings maker Aromor of
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Spring Is Home Buying Season, and Here's How to Be Ready to Buy

Spring Is Home Buying Season, and Here's How to Be Ready to Buy

Buying a home is a really bad idea if you don't have reliable income. While there's no way to guarantee you won't become unemployed, mortgage lenders typically like to see that you've been at your current place of work or had the same steady income for at least two years. If you can't show this, getting
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Golix introduces Bitcoin ATM

In January 2017, the coin was worth just about $1 000. Often, investors look at digital currencies as an investment. But the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's chokehold on limited foreign currency means that some Zimbabweans have started to use cryptocurrencies to pay for goods and services abroad – like
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Learn About Tax Act, Real Estate Update

The seminar will include information for individuals, households, businesses, real estate and estate planning. The event fee is $10 to … Also, a special update on the spring housing market will be presented that will focus on trends nationally, regionally and on Long Beach Island. “Loveladies, our almost
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Hayne royal commission spells end of bank gravy train

In share price terms, the past 12 months for investors in the big four banks has been tough. The share prices of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac Banking Corp, ANZ Banking Group and National Australia Bank have declined at least 14 per cent in the year to April 4. As some of the most popular
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McDermott International (MDR) Raised to “Strong-Buy” at ValuEngine

McDermott International logo McDermott International (NYSE:MDR) was upgraded by stock analysts at ValuEngine from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 14th. Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley
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Improving the Real Estate Industry with Blockchain and RxEAL, DMITRIJS ORLOVS

Me and a few colleagues from the current RxEAL team were working on a real estate related FinTech project in 2016 and became enthusiastic about opportunities that blockchain can provide to improve the industry. Specifically, the idea to use Ethereum blockchains for the security deposits appeared
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'Wheel of Fortune' Contestant Mispronounces 'Flamenco' … Spelled Out & All

Pronunciation's fury has struck again in the game show world — and it cost one guy dearly after he said “flamingo” instead of “flamenco” … even when it was spelled out. The contestant — a dude named Jonny (no 'H') — had a complete answer filled out on the board Monday night on “Wheel of Fortune”
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'Wheel of Fortune' Contestant's Bizarre Path to Victory

Jonny Knowles, a software designer from North Carolina, was the night's big winner on the Apr. 9 edition of “Wheel of Fortune” earning over $19,000. But the bigger story was how he arrived at his win — an unconventional path, making various game mistakes along the way. For the puzzle “Dog and
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Jon Hempel, founder of Hempel Cos. real estate firm, dies

In 2001, Hempel started the real estate company, which has grown to acquire and develop more than $750 million worth of office, retail, hotel and residential properties including the former Macy's in downtown St. Paul that reopened earlier this year as the Treasure Island Center. In 2013, Hempel
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The Daily Prophet: Trade Jitters Take a Much-Needed Day Off

It was the ETF's biggest inflow since mid-January, according to Bloomberg News' Carolina Wilson. It proceeded to tumble as much as 10.2 percent on Monday, its biggest drop since December 2014, the first trading after dozens of Russian tycoons and companies were slapped with the most punitive
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Becoming united in real estate

Ed Engelke has been in real estate for the past 15 years because he wanted to be involved in a business that helps people find their “dream home.” Engelke recently connected his Engelke Home Sales LLC with United Real Estate to become United Real Estate Mid-South, with offices at 8849 Centre
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Responses from housing survey indicate starter homes in short supply in Lawrence

A lack of starter homes may be one of the issues the city will need to address as it deals with its affordable housing shortage. The city hired a consultant to complete a housing market analysis, which includes a survey of residents, employers and landlords. Jen Garner, of BBC Research and Consulting
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Radian Group Inc.'s Acquisition of Entitle Direct Group, Inc.

Ballard Spahr represented Radian Group Inc. in the company's acquisition of Entitle Direct Group, Inc. The transaction closed on March 27, 2018. Entitle Direct, a national title insurance company with 40 state title insurance licenses, is expected to complement the geographic reach of Radian's existing
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Making advances: At a quarter of all loans, retail lending hits an all-time high

Meanwhile, lending to micro and small and medium enterprises has picked up in the nine months to December 2017; while outstanding micro and small loans grew at 4% year-on-year, loans to medium-sized companies grew at 2.3% year-on-year. In fact, loans to large companies too grew by a small
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Fannie and Freddie Ten Years After the Financial Crisis

Ten years after the start of the financial crisis, Congress has done little to reform the U.S. housing finance system, and especially the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that stood at the heart of the crisis. AAF's Director of Financial Meghan Milloy looks back at what has – and, more important,
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Murphy calls for inquiry into O'Brien banking leak

The data watchdog should investigate how a former IBRC executive passed confidential bank documents to Denis O'Brien as part of his legal case against the PR firm Red Flag, Catherine Murphy said yesterday. Tom Hunersen, a former head of corporate recovery at IBRC, supplied Mr O'Brien with two
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Saudi Leads Emerging-Market Issuers With $11 Billion Bond

Saudi Arabia has been one of the biggest issuers in emerging markets since a drop in oil prices prompted the kingdom to sell dollar bonds less than two years ago. With this week's offering, Saudi Arabia has raised a total of $50 billion since the end of 2016, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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Bank of America launches digital mortgage application

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) launched its Digital Mortgage Experience today, allowing customers to apply for a mortgage on the bank's mobile app or online and potentially receive conditional approval within a day. With Digital Mortgage Experience, BofA customers can communicate with
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Carmella cashes in, wins SmackDown women's title

… two nights after “The Queen” ended Asuka's unbeaten streak at WrestleMania 34. It's also comes just days before the next Superstar Shakeup, which will surely lead to speculation that Charlotte could be switching brands again. If so, it's a good way to get the title off one of the top stars in the company.
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Start-up aims to disrupt mortgage industry

A group of Bermudian entrepreneurs has launched a financial technology company that aims to offer mortgages backed by crowdfunding capital on a global scale. Bermudian-based Viva Network Holdings Ltd said its “comprehensive borderless mortgage products platform”, which features blockchain
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Ukraine: Maintaining the Momentum

Ukraine: Maintaining the Momentum

For example, major changes completely re-shaped the country's oil and gas and banking sectors. Corporate governance reform and unbundling of the country's oil and gas giant Naftogaz of Ukraine allowed it to make a dramatic U-turn and return to profitability. The job done by the banking sector
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Bankruptcy better option than loan for broke son

He is also late on his mortgage payment. My son would like to borrow money from me to pay off his charge cards and to pay off his mortgage. I want to help my son; however, if I loan him the $225,000 and he does not repay it, I would be in trouble. I would not be able to pay my bills. My son is honest and
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Deutsche Bank's chairman will be next to go in banking's ongoing slaughter

Here in Britain, we seem to quite like foreign bosses. More than a third of FTSE 100 chairmen and chief executives are foreign nationals, compared to just 7pc for similar indices in the US, 8pc in France and 17pc in Germany. I'd say that's always been John Cryan's big problem at Deutsche Bank. He's not
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Payday Lenders Sue CFPB as Hopes for Quick Regulatory Fix Fade

WASHINGTON—Payday lenders sued the government on Monday, seeking to stop a rule they say would end their business model, ratcheting up pressure on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to back away from planned regulation of their industry. Trump administration officials who took over
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Capstead Mortgage (CMO) Receives Daily Media Impact Rating of 0.34

Capstead Mortgage logo News coverage about Capstead Mortgage (NYSE:CMO) has been trending positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage
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WWE announce Brock Lesnar has re-signed with company and will defend Universal …

Now WWE CEO Vince McMahon has announced Lesnar has signed a contract extension with the company — but details of for how long is unknown. Lesnar will have a rematch against Reigns with the universal title on the line in a steel cage match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event on April 27.
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Olshan Realty, Inc.

The roller coaster volatility of the stock market continued last week—and despite it all, so did the surprising performance of Manhattan's luxury real estate market. Twenty-nine contracts were signed at $4 million and above, which includes one of the top sales of the year. Go figure. The No. 1 deal is 71A
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Russia's Richest Lose $16 Billion in Selloff Over US Sanctions

All but one of the 27 Russian tycoons listed on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index lost money, led by Siberian nickel miner Vladimir Potanin, whose fortune declined $2.25 billion. Lukoil PJSC Chief Executive Officer Vagit Alekperov saw his wealth tumble $1.37 billion, while Viktor Vekselberg of Renova
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Somerville Real Estate Home Rule Petition Deadline Nears

The transfer fee would levy a fee of up to 1 percent of the purchase price on the transfer of property in Somerville. According to the Somerville Journal, exemptions include transfers between family members, government sale and transfers involving the elderly or property owners who had previous
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Colliers International Gr (CIGI) Upgraded by BidaskClub to “Buy”

Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Colliers International Gr from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 2nd. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Colliers International Gr in a research note on Thursday, February 1st. Royal Bank of
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Northwest Bank enters year two of community development program

Highlights of the deal include $75.5 million in loans to small businesses, including those based in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods, $18.3 million in funding for community development and investment projects, and $8 million in mortgage financing. According to Burruss, the bank met and
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'Wheel of Fortune' bringing Wheelmobile to Raleigh this weekend

The “Wheel of Fortune” Wheelmobile will be at Raleigh's Crabtree Valley Mall (4325 Glenwood Ave.) on Saturday, and at Durham's Streets … And no matter what, every contestant on stage gets some kind of prize — like a “Wheel of Fortune” T-shirt, hat or duffle bag. Q: Am I eligible? Answer: You need to
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US Deficit to Surpass $1 Trillion Two Years Ahead of Estimates, CBO Says

The U.S. budget deficit will surpass $1 trillion by 2020, two years sooner than previously estimated, as tax cuts and spending increases signed by President Donald Trump do little to boost long-term economic growth, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Spending will exceed revenue by $804
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Central Bank puts focus on mortgage arrears

Left to their own devices, Irish banks will do little to solve their own mortgage arrears problems but some policies to clean up the loan books may make matters worse, according to the Central Bank, writes Eamon Quinn. The new study reviewing the Central Bank's policies of the huge arrears issue was
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Avon Lake Library steps into new territory like lending guitars and staging a Jimmy Buffett slime buffet

They needed to adapt and adapt they did but, in the process, they got creative. That creativity is nowhere more imaginative than at the Avon Lake Public Library on Electric Boulevard in Avon Lake. From a giant mushroom growing on the grounds, to the new concept of bicycle-lending, to Whitey the big,
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Bankers push for less regulation

The bankers also are pushing for housing-finance reform that the group says “builds on what is working today and preserves secondary market access for community bank mortgage lenders.” Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Mick Mulvane and Comptroller of the Currency Joseph
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CFPB may fine Wells Fargo as much as $1 billion: report

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may fine Wells Fargo WFC, +0.04% several hundred million dollars and as much as $1 billion for auto insurance and mortgage lending abuses, Reuters reported, citing sources with knowledge of the plans. The fine would be the first since Mick Mulvaney was
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Wells Fargo could face as much as $1 billion in fines

Wells Fargo is facing as much as $1 billion in fines over abuses in the beleaguered bank's mortgage and auto loan financing divisions, according to a report. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is planning to levy its biggest fine ever in the coming days against the nation's third-biggest bank,
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San Francisco County Named Most Expensive Housing Market in California

It appears San Francisco County is home to the most expensive housing market in the state, according to a new study. San Francisco County was named the priciest market for home buyers in California, with a median price of $1,087,599, a report from financial news site 24/7 Wall Street found.
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Payday-lending industry sues to block Obama administration-era rule

The payday-lending industry sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday in an attempt to block an agency rule the industry says will destroy it. The regulation, which was finalized under the Obama administration, will radically change how payday lenders operate by requiring firms to
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