A Guide to Mideast Markets in 2018

Rising geopolitical risks has impacted the way Middle Eastern investors react to oil prices, making shares in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council the most negatively correlated with crude since 2014, according to a Bloomberg index of the region's major indexes. The stock gauge fell about 3 percent
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Q: My husband and his brother paid for a vacation home that was titled in their parents' name. My mother also paid for the mortgage. Do my husband, his brother or my mother have any legal rights to the house? Can they force my husband's parents to pay them back? A: The essence of your question
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SHARON – On New Year's Eve, people will try just about anything to get a head start on a year full of good fortune. Whether it be a sauerkraut and pork dinner, a champaign toast or even a bowl of black eyed peas, the traditions are as endless as they are wacky, and are always fun to revisit year after
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Madrid (AP) — Catalonia's fugitive former president has called for Spanish authorities to open negotiations regarding the restitution of what he calls his “legitimate government.” Carles Puigdemont said via social media channels from Brussels on Saturday that Spain should “recognize the election results
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… REALTORS® Lavata Becker Tammy Dittus Darren Schmidt Trademark Realty Joe Hillerson Hunter Roll Re/Max Capital Beth Posey American Bank Center Barb Bakken Josh Blikre LeAnne Westgard Travis, Aiden and Myah Westgard Bismarck Title Co. Annie Cameran Linda Carvell Amber Fahrnkopf
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AGNC Investment logo AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, December 13th, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Friday, December 29th will be paid a dividend of 0.18 per share by the real estate investment trust on Tuesday, January 9th.
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Manama : Retail banking industry needs to start making more changes to appeal to its millennial customers and to avoid fintech companies eating into its market share, financial experts opined yesterday. Fintech companies are encroaching the market share of traditional banks, and the only way for
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Most of the KOTI's crew members are Chinese and Myanmarese, Yonhap reported. The news agency did not say when or where South Korea seized the vessel. Calls by Bloomberg to the Pyeongtaek fisheries office went unanswered on Sunday. — With assistance by Philip Glamann, and Sohee Kim.
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Starting January 1, 2018, become a part of the “Refer Two and NAMB Pays for You” incentive program! Who can be part of the program? Open to all NAMB Professional and Associate Members in good standing and who have paid their 2018 annual dues. How can you take advantage of the program?
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Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida logo Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC increased its position in shares of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ:SBCF) by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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BorgWarner logo Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp decreased its position in shares of BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:BWA) by 0.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 438,382 shares of the auto parts
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With analysts forecasting Indiabulls Real Estate Limited (NSEI:IBREALEST) to register solid earnings growth of 15.48% over the next year, let's stop and think through this encouraging sentiment. Investors should consider the forces that are spurring this growth, as there are certain implications that can
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Lloyds Banking Group PLC logo Citigroup restated their sell rating on shares of Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) in a report published on Wednesday, December 6th. A number of other research analysts also recently commented on LLOY. Goldman Sachs Group set a GBX 55 ($0.74) price target on
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The home at 8520 Cariole Drive blends traditional style with Spanish influences, creating a unique and elegant offering in Carriagewood Estates near Tiger Bend Road. The custom residence is the latest offering from Manchac Homes. The front elevation of the home showcases a tall, whitewashed brick
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FNF Group of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. logo Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of FNF Group of Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) from a strong sell rating to a hold rating in a report released on Tuesday, December 19th. According to Zacks, “Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. is a
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According to Freddie Mac, 30-year mortgage rates did respond to the latest FED rate hike, rising by 5 basis points to 3.99% in last week's survey. The increase left 30-year rates at a 5-month high, whilst remaining 33 basis points below the end of 2016 rate and below rates seen through the early part of
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The Oregon Housing Alliance calculates that a household must earn at least $36,360 per year to afford a two-bedroom apartment at fair market value in Lane County. A full-time minimum-wage job pays $19,240 per year. Someone working at the mean wage in Lane County of $11.27 an hour would have
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… San Diego's scarce supply of subsidized housing for low-income residents, the City Council issued $54 million in tax-exempt bonds this month to developers building or renovating hundreds of such housing units across the city. The bonds will help finance projects with rents below market rates in Otay
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 04, 2017 — Qualia, the only real estate closing platform developed after TRID was enacted, today announced that the company's co-founder and CEO, Nate Baker, was selected by HousingWire's editorial board to receive the 2017 Vanguard Award. Criteria for recognition
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Cryptocurrency experts say the fast-evolving bitcoin sector is a classic case of buyer beware, not unlike the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s when shares would spike in value simply because a company had “.com” in its name. Bitcoin, one of several digital currencies, briefly topped $11,000 on Nov.
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