Kanye trademark battle labelled “fake news”, effective banking brands, and '.app' gTLD sunrise …

In our latest edition, we look at Canada being criticised for how it tackles counterfeits, the USPTO announcing the exhibitors for its upcoming National Trademark Expo event, research into what makes a more effective digital banking brand, and the launch of the '.app' new gTLD. Coverage this time from
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Authorities will mainly target the widespread practice of disguising lending as equity investment in the deleveraging drive because such acts conceal debt risks and will cause a lot of problems in future, Li Yang, president of the National Institution for Finance & Development, a government think tank, said
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The gouging of variable rate mortgage holders by Irish banks may soon be at an end, but there's a sting in the tail. Since the crash banks here have been charging their variable rate customers excessive rates – twice the euro zone average – with the seeming connivance of the Government, their main
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Having expanded its services to unsecured lending between financial institutions, Loanboox is now looking to add hospitals and energy companies to its client base while diversifying into new products. “Speed is important in this market,” Chief Operations Officer Andi Burri told swissinfo.ch. “We have
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In the competitive Bay Area housing market money talks, but one family says singing set them apart. … When a charming home in their neighborhood went on the market back in November they put in an offer. … Um, that's what she said,” said Kuchar, recounting the phone call from his real estate agent.
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… post-adoption reports on the welfare of the adopted children. Negligence in this regard had prompted some countries to warn they might reconsider their support for adoptions to the U.S.. ___. Follow David Crary on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CraryAP. Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal.
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That in turn will relieve inventory issues that are driving up housing costs. “At a time when many housing markets are experiencing severe supply constraints and housing affordability is under stress nationwide, accessory dwelling unit legalization represents a low-profile free-market solution that requires
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NAPLES — Real estate attorney Thad Kirkpatrick, formerly with Cohen & Grigsby, has joined Treiser Collins in Naples as a partner. Kirkpatrick's practice focuses on commercial and residential real estate; real estate development and construction law; title review, title insurance and closings; and other
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Vice Premier Liu He told U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a phone call that Washington's investigation into alleged Chinese infringement of U.S. intellectual property violates international rules and will harm the interests of both countries, the official Xinhua News reported on Saturday.
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Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook has called for stronger privacy regulations that prevent the misuse of data in the light of the controversial leak of Facebook user information. Cook called for “well-crafted” regulations that prevent the information of users being put together and applied in new ways
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Last summer, Freddie Mac ended lenders' 1% down mortgage program, as many lenders were simply pricing the remaining 2% into the price of the loan, rather than giving the money to home buyers as a grant, Ramirez explains. Lenders would then originate their buyer's mortgage using Freddie Mac's
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Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. has appointed Stephanie Campbell as Southern Virginia Agency manager, the company announced. The company said Campbell's focus will be to increasing Westcor's footprint in the Mid-Atlantic market. “We are delighted to have Stephanie join the Westcor team,”
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President Donald Trump made a snap decision to oust H.R. McMaster as national security adviser, moving as the administration weighs tough actions against Russia and acting far sooner than many White House aides expected. McMaster's departure had been the subject of intense speculation in
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Gary Hindes is chairman of The Delaware Bay Company, an investment management firm and a long-time holder of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Securities. He is also the plaintiff in a lawsuit pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware challenging the government's imposition of the net
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Although it is not possible to identify all of these risks and factors, they include, among others, the following: changes in or to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”), whether through Federal legislation, restructurings or a shift in business practices; failure to continue to meet the mortgage insurer
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… well, that's happening already today. Most of America's coal mines may be gone, but you can still mine Empyrium Ore in World of Warcraft. We don't need to wait for James Halliday to build one shared virtual universe. They're already here. This article also ran in Bloomberg Technology's Fully Charged
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The Central Bank has updated its rules for Lending Funds (or “LQIAIFs”) which enable broader credit focussed investment strategies for LQIAIFs. Previously certain assets and investments had to be “related” to the core lending activity, but now LQIAIFs have a broader ability to originate loans and invest
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It is a no-good, very-bad, terrible time to be a first-time homebuyer, especially in a market like New York City where inventory is tight and bidding wars are commonplace. Factors ranging from the new tax law to the low housing supply to rising mortgage rates have combined to make 2018 a particularly
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Team Tankers International Ltd (OB:TEAM), a shipping company based in Bermuda, saw significant share price volatility over the past couple of months on the OB, rising to the highs of NOK10.4 and falling to the lows of NOK8.5. This high level of volatility gives investors the opportunity to enter into the
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Jamie Leachman and Nicole Brickhouse of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Freddie Mac's Capital Markets Execution program on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Brick Lane and Red Starr Investments. The 77-building property includes a mix of one- to four-bedroom
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