China Mounts Fresh Defense of Globalization at Economic Forum

China “unequivocally rejects protectionism” and will seek to safeguard the global trading system, a top Communist Party official told visiting executives at an economic development forum. “History shows that no one will benefit from a protectionist approach,” Vice Premier Wang Yang told the Fortune
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New York, December 05, 2017 — Moody's Investors Service, (“Moody's”) has placed the rating of Monroe County Industrial Development Agency, NY, FHA Insured Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Unity Hospital of Rochester Project), Series 2010 under review for downgrade due to lack of sufficient
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The Republican tax reform plan will “kill” property values in New Jersey and raise taxes, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., told CNBC on Tuesday. While he supports tax cuts, Gottheimer said he has an issue with the changes to state and local tax deductions. “This is an assault on New Jersey, another nail
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Encore Wire logo Granite Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Encore Wire Co. (NASDAQ:WIRE) by 6.1% in the third quarter, … The Company is a supplier of building wire for interior electrical wiring in commercial and industrial buildings, homes, apartments, and manufactured housing.
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Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) and Stonegate Mortgage (NYSE:SGM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional
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It is the meeting point for both borrowers and lenders, a large, decentralized marketplace with a global network of scorers and underwriters for seamless operations. Lendoit removes all intermediaries in the lending process, creates a trusted and secure platform for participants through the smart contract,
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KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has cautioned the public on persons or companies conducting illegal money lending activities using fake licences purportedly issued by it. In a statement today, BNM said the fraudsters aimed to deceive the public by posing as licensed money lenders
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A brush fire that has been burning for less than 24 hours has spun out of control in Southern California, namely the city of Santa Paula in Ventura County, engulfing 50,000 acres and causing school closures, the evacuation of at least 27,000 people, and damage to more than 150 buildings. Fortunately
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Rogers' media business made up about 15 percent of sales last year but only about 3 percent of operating profit, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The company has been a longtime investor in Cogeco and now holds about a third of the media company and a fifth of its cable unit, Cogeco
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HOLMES BEACH – Island Real Estate owner Larry Chatt has sold the vacation rental portion of his Island Real Estate business operation to Vacasa, an Oregon-based vacation rental management company. “Vacasa will take over operations of Island Real Estate's vacation rentals, adding nearly 300
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“We will consider additional Houston-area multifamily investment opportunities over time,” said Alfonso Munk, Americas chief investment officer at PGIM Real Estate, citing favorable demographic trends in Houston. The Hanover Hermann Park deal comes on the heels of the acquisition of LaCenterra at
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The group worked together for over two years, according to a news release, to file over $1 million in false titles, deeds and liens on Hamilton County real estate. Having established their “ownership” of these properties, they could then sell them to unsuspecting third parties or claim lien debts. “Your end
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Ratesetter slumped to a £23 million loss for the year after a disastrous investment in an advertising business. The loss was due in large part to a £14 million write-off on Adpod Limited, which the lender ended up owning after using its own capital to prevent a huge default on its peer-to-peer loan book
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas Realty has acquired North Carolina-based Attorneys Title, the company recently announced. The acquisitions adds expertise, resources and a seamless customer experience to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas Realty. Attorneys Title President
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YouTube unveils their new paid subscription service at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, Oct. 21, 2015. Lucy Nicholson—REUTERS. By Jeff John Roberts. December 5, 2017. A fight between two of the world's biggest tech companies, Amazon and Google, just got nastier
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THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development has directed the People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) to review the Women Development Fund (WDF) loan interest and stop disbursement of funds to pave way for an audit. In a WDF 2017 report tabled in
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Authorisations – Firms and individuals must apply to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) for authorisation to carry out any of the activities that we regulate. There are also certain changes that they must either apply to or notify us about.
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SunTrust Banks reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 target price (up from $35.00) on shares of Triton International in a research note on Thursday, August 10th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $44.00 price target (up from $40.00) on shares of Triton International in a research report
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FHFA, which oversees Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, announced that the 2018 multifamily lending caps for each government-sponsored enterprise will be $35 billion. That is down from $36.5 billion in 2017. The 2018 limit returns to the same lending cap set in 2015 and reflects the FHFA's expectations
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Remortgaging today to a fixed rate product before their December monthly mortgage payment could effectively make Christmas day free for borrowers on a Standard Variable Rate (SVR), according to analysis from Habito. Christmas costs an average of £812 per family, and the average Habito customer
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