Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX) Receives a Higher Rating From JP Morgan. What's The Reasoning …

Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX) Receives a Higher Rating From JP Morgan. What's The Reasoning …

More notable recent The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) news were published by: Bloomberg.com which released: “KKR, Blackstone Sued by Lerach Group Over Hedge Fund Returns” on December 27, 2017, also Streetinsider.com with their article: “Celanese Corp. (CE) Releases Statement on
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Chile Demands Answers in World Bank Business-Ranking Controversy

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet demanded an investigation into a World Bank report after the bank's chief economist said its global rankings on the ease of doing business in different countries may have been manipulated for political reasons. Michelle Bachelet. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/
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Market Check: These Shares Up 16.17% Over the Last Month: Freddie Mac Pfd Z (FMCKJ)

Taking a closer look at shares of Freddie Mac Pfd Z (FMCKJ), we have noted that the stock price has risen 16.17% over the last 4-weeks. Zooming in to the past 5 sessions, shares have changed -1.44%. Stepping back for the last 6 months, shares have seen a move of 41.21%. Going back a full year,
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Spoiler On Major Impacting Wrestling Return & Title Change

On December 5th, 2017, he defeated Marty Scurll to becoming Defiant Wrestling Champion, and captured IPW:UK's World Title 12 days later. His Impact return came out of nowhere, but he has already been installed as a major player, and the company would be right to consider his signing a major coup
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China denies it intends to reduce US Treasury purchases

Last January, SAFE issued a statement denying an FT report that measures to combat capital flight were hampering trade flows. Among its dollar reserves, China is believed to hold both Treasuries and mortgage bonds issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as some high-rated corporate debt.
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Harvey Investment Co. LLC Purchases 1000 Shares of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM)

LLC lifted its holdings in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) by 8.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,664 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,000 shares during
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Mirae Asset Group to foray into PE, investment banking and broking biz

At a time when foreign brokerages are struggling and shutting shop in India, South Korea's Mirae Asset, which already has a mutual fund in India, is planning to enter the broking business. It is also going to have verticals dedicated to private equity and investment banking. Mirae Asset Group scouting for
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Hungary Calls April Election as Orban Seeks to Extend His Rule

Hungary will hold general elections on April 8, with Prime Minister Viktor Orban on track to extend his tenure as one of the longest-serving top officials in Europe. President Janos Ader's announcement on Thursday formally kicked off the campaign for 106 constituency representatives and 93 deputies
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Lenders maintain squeeze on unsecured credit: BoE survey

Unsecured credit to UK households contracted in Q4 2017, the Bank of England's (BoE) quarterly Credit Conditions Survey has found, with lenders expecting the trend to continue in the coming quarter. Lenders also said they intended to tighten criteria for the unsecured credit sector, after an increase in
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Comment: Featuring farm finance

Following the financial crash, funding the agricultural sector was difficult and many traditional sources of finance disappeared. There is a gap in funding, with several high street banks having suspended their farm lending and lost their specialist teams, while many of the new lenders find the sector too
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Real Estate Acquisitions Company Enters Into Agreement to Purchase a Beverly Hills Real Estate …

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, Jan. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hubilu Venture Corporation (the “Company”) (OTC PINK: HBUV), a publicly traded real estate consulting, asset management and business acquisition company, which specializes in student housing income properties and
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Laurentian buys back $180M in 'problematic' mortgages, more repurchases to come

Laurentian Bank of Canada says it has so far repurchased $180 million of problematic mortgages it identified late last year, while increasing the total target for its buy-backs to around $392 million. The Montreal-based lender revealed in December that it might have to buy back about $304 million in
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Trump Would Soften Mandates On Bank Lending In Poorer Communities

The Trump administration plans a major revision to the Community Reinvestment Act, a law that encouraged banks to lend to low- and moderate-income neighborhoods of the areas they served. The details aren't yet available, but some early indications suggest that rule changes would let banks get
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Queen's bra-fitter Rigby & Peller is stripped of royal title

The Queen's bra-fitter has been left in shock after her former company, Rigby & Peller, was stripped of its royal warrant. The upmarket lingerie firm held the warrant for 57 years, but lost its royal approval after June Kenton wrote a book about her work. The 82-year-old is known for transforming the brand
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Will This Be The Year Real Estate Stumbles?

On the surface, the coming year promises to be seminal one for U.S. real estate. After more than five years of recovery led by the big developers, property prices on both the residential and commercial levels have built up enough forward momentum and gained enough traction to attract the attention of
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One Thing To Consider Before Buying Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (TSE …

If you are looking to invest in Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership's (TSX:QSP.UN), 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. There are two types of risks that affect the market value of a listed company
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Ryanair's title as Europe's largest airline group slips after pilot rostering error

The figures emerged as the company reported a 19.9% year-on-year increase in December carryings to 9.3 million passengers. Lufthansa Airlines grew passenger numbers by 7.3% last month to 4.7 million to give an annual total of 66.2 million, up 6.1% over 2016. Swiss and Austrian Airlines flew 31.2
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Older homeowners withdrew record £3bn equity in 2017 – but those in the south pay higher rates

“As part of this commitment, we are piloting slightly lower prices to customers in the rest of the UK, which also reflects the property risk of lending in these regions,” he said. “We hope this will raise customer awareness in other parts of the country to consider the role a lifetime mortgage can play in their
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US businessman pays $2m for Magic Millions colt

Chinese billionaire Zhang Yuesheng's Yulong Investments paid the second-highest price of the day on the Gold Coast: $1.6m for a bay colt sired by Snitzel on a day when cashed-up international buyers held sway. Mr Zhang had the top sale last year. “The biggest opportunity in the world to make money
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What the 20 Most Popular Home Renovations Are Really Worth in 2018

For this much-referenced annual report, now in its 31st year, researchers pinpointed the average return on investment of 20 popular home renovations by canvassing contractors nationwide on how much these upgrades cost to complete, then compared that with how much real estate agents estimated
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