How Trump's Snap Move on Tariffs Set Off a Week of Disarray

Some in the West Wing only learned that a decision was imminent after media reports late that day, including by Bloomberg News, that Trump had decided to endorse the harshest tariffs on the metals that Ross had recommended in January. On the morning of March 1, Cohn and allies including National
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Rising rates tend to have a bigger effect on the market for refinancing existing mortgages. The Mortgage Bankers Association expects mortgage-purchase originations to increase about 7% this year. It forecasts the refinancing market, which is smaller, to plunge by nearly 28%, adding to a sharp drop in
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FORTUNE, NL – Tyler Forsey of Fortune, currently the only dual-sport athlete at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), is giving some thought to the future of his athletic career. He currently plays soccer for MUN's Sea Hawks and is a member of the university's track and field team. Forsey was at
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Today marks International Women's Day, a global celebration of women's social, political, and cultural achievements from the past and present, while pushing for progress for future generations. In the past year, we've seen women from all walks of life stand up and start the conversation of issues women
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Student loan borrowers could get some wiggle room when it comes to repaying private loans, thanks to two new proposals in the Senate banking bill. The provisions in the proposed bill would adjust how private student loan lenders treat the death or bankruptcy of co-signers, as well as how defaults are
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Spearman sold his RE/MAX business in 2016 to four of the real estate brokers in his office. At the time, the office had 200 agents. He expects to have 35 to 40 Realty One offices with about 2,000 agents in his coverage area. The first Realty One office opened recently in Okoboji. Realty ONE Group was
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They serve as shining examples of the best professionals in Southwest Florida real estate,” said Eric Gallus, CEO of Premiere Plus Realty Co. Premiere Plus Realty honored agents at a ceremony on Feb. 8 at the Isles of Collier Preserve, a luxury residential community in Naples. “Thanks to our agents,
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“Both of the people who started the company are friends of mine,” Clifton said. “They started the company in August of 2014 and they have almost 30 years of combined experience in titles and closing.” Having done lending work in the past, Clifton said it was something he really wanted to get back into.
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Homes that need repairs are starting to fetch lower prices in Nelson as the housing market cools, according to valuations company Quotable Value. House values in Nelson were still growing faster than in most other parts country, up 10.5 per cent on same time last year to an average of $567, 7676, the
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According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average rose to its highest level since January 2014, climbing to 4.46 percent with an average 0.5 point. (Points are fees paid to a lender equal to 1 percent of the loan amount.) It was 4.43 percent a week ago and 4.21
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The decline was sparked by a pricing gap between buyers and sellers over lingering uncertainty about the U.S. economy, according to Ten-X Commercial's latest Commercial Real Estate Volume & Pricing Trends report. The minor drop in the fourth quarter, which came after two quarters of growth,
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Fintech is a hot subject today, including the question of whether it will take a big bite out of the traditional banking business. In a move that will give fintech companies more market access, two ground-breaking regulations in Europe will force banks to share customer information with third parties when
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Merzbach & Solomon, P.C. is seeking a paralegal with strong skills to join our sophisticated business law practice with a small firm feel. The successful candidate will possess a solid background in corporate and/or commercial real estate work and robust problem solving skills, and will thrive in a
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Fast forward to 2007. A title searcher in connection with a Norwich financing discovered the 1891 deed which contained the mortgage prohibition. Oh-oh. It's interesting to note here that this wasn't the first mortgage financing by the school since the 1891 deed in question was recorded in the land records
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Arlington Asset Investment logo Arlington Asset Investment Corp (NYSE:AI) CFO Richard Ernst Konzmann acquired 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 9th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $10.65 per share, for a total transaction of $15,975.00.
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Mortgage credit availability fell across the board in February, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said. MBA's credit availability index decreased by 1.2 percent to … The index was benchmarked at 100 in 2012, when mortgage credit was especially tight. The decline was driven by tightening in the
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Property consultancy JLL reveals some of the trends that are shaping the Bangkok real estate market this year. Andrew Gulbrandson, Head of Research at JLL, says “Rapidly rising land costs continue to represent a significant challenge for the market today. The recent annual increases around the
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“With our banking platform concept, we are shaping the future of the financial services industry. Our innovative approach has convinced industry leaders from both the finance and technology sectors to utilize the series B round as an opportunity to be a part of our business model and growth story,” said
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“We attribute our success and recent growth to our independent status and being able to offer custom solutions for each real estate transaction rather than a cookie cutter approach that the large national firms offer,” Weprin said. Formerly affiliated with national real estate group Sperry Van Ness,
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But this came with a time frame related to the ultimate killer: the battery. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled that so-called energy-storage companies such as Tesla Inc. and AES Corp. can compete against traditional power plants in U.S. wholesale markets by the end of 2020.
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