Sinclair to Sell, But Still Run, New York and Chicago Stations

Sinclair to Sell, But Still Run, New York and Chicago Stations

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. said it would sell TV stations in New York and Chicago to help get regulators' approval to buy Tribune Media Co. — but the broadcaster also said it would still operate the properties that are crown jewels of the $3.9 billion proposed acquisition. Selling New York's WPIX and
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Ripple Adds Top Latin America Bank to Its Cash-Transfer Network

Ripple, the San Francisco-based venture looking to rewire financial firms with Bitcoin's underlying technology, said Latin America's biggest bank by market value is among five new customers joining its international money-transfer network. Brazil's Itau Unibanco Holding SA, India's IndusInd Bank Ltd.
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The Right Time for Real Estate ETFs

Real estate stocks, including real estate investment trusts (REITs) and the related exchange traded funds, are viewed as rate-sensitive assets. … Facility REITs and Manufactured Home REITs,” said Martin Kremenstein, Head of NuShares, Nuveen's ETF business, said in an interview with ETF Trends.
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January existing-home sales dropped 3.2%

REPOSTED DIRECTLY FROM INMAN NEWS. THIS CONTENT HAS NOT BEEN MODERATED BY WFG NATIONAL TITLE. Existing-home sales decreased 3.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 5.38 million in January — dipping from a downwardly revised 5.56 in December 2017,
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Existing-Home Sales Suffer Biggest Annual Drop In 3 Years — Before Mortgage Rates Jumped

16, following a 6% drop in the prior week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. Overall mortgage applications slid 6.6%. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 7 basis points to 4.64%, the highest since January 2014. Year-over-year, purchase loan applications rose 3%, down a percentage
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Global Opportunities in the Private Banking Industry

Private banking involves offering financial and banking services to high net worth (HNW) and ultra-high net worth (UHNW) clients. These are clients with investable assets over $1 million and $30 million, respectively, who typically form a deep, long-lasting partnership with their relationship manager
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On real estate trip, Donald Trump Jr. says he likes India's poor people because they 'smile'

Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, is in India this week to promote his family's real estate empire and more than $1 billion USD worth of luxury Trump Tower projects in four cities, but he still had time to praise India's poor for their smiles. “I don't want to be glib but you can see the poorest of the
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Can I change my coins?

I have a lot of coins home and I want to change them to bills – Let TD Helps show you how you can reach your goals.
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Canadian pension fund Caisse aims to double Indian real estate investments

MONTREAL, Feb 21 (Reuters) – The real estate arm of Canada's second-largest pension fund manager wants to “more than double” the C$800 million ($631 million) it has already committed to investments in India in the short term, President Daniel Fournier told Reuters on Wednesday. Ivanhoe
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Existing home sales see largest decline in more than three years

Total housing inventory at the end of January increased 4.1% to 1.52 million existing homes available for sale, however, this is still down 9.5% from the year before, and has fallen annually for 32 consecutive months. Unsold inventory now stands at a 3.4-month supply at the current sales pace, down
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Portola Reporter Public Notices for the week of 2/21/18

Notice is hereby given to the Creditors of Bert Johnson and Lyndi Frost Johnson, Sellers, whose business address is P.O. Box 1849, Graeagle, CA 96103, County of Plumas, that a bulk sale is about to be made to Dennis W. Keck and Debra L. Keck, Buyers, whose business address is 10250 Bounder
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Improving the economics of small business lending

U.S. small business lending is big business, but community banks in recent years have given up market share on this segment as they focus on more profitable lending areas. However, community institutions can reclaim their relationship with small business borrowers and increase earnings through
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Northern Initiatives using common sense in lending

… dealings are reduced to spreadsheets with numbers while the quality of the idea — and the person behind it — takes a back seat. While we don't necessarily advocate throwing out the spreadsheets entirely, layering in some of what West does at NI might make sense for the lenders that currently aren't
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Bipartisan opportunity to right size federal student lending

Ensuring access to higher education is an important and worthy mission. Unfortunately, the federal loan program does not consider a student's or parent's ability to repay their debt. Not only is it damaging to a consumer's budget to lend more than one can reasonably afford, but this federal over-lending is
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FTE Awarded $27.5 Million in Contracts by Two Multi-National Fortune 500 Companies

NAPLES, Fla., Feb. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FTE Networks, Inc. (NYSE American:FTNW) (“FTE” or the “Company”), a leading provider of innovative technology-oriented solutions for smart platforms, network infrastructure and intelligent buildings, today announced that it has been awarded two
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Richard Ernst Konzmann Purchases 1500 Shares of Arlington Asset Investment Corp (NYSE:AI …

Arlington Asset Investment logo Arlington Asset Investment Corp (NYSE:AI) CFO Richard Ernst Konzmann bought 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 9th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $10.65 per share, with a total value of $15,975.00. The purchase was
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TurboTax

File Your 2017 Taxes with TurboTax. We've teamed up with Turbotax to help you get your taxes done right at a price you can't beat. The Turbotax website has several resources to help you get started, including tax calculators, tips and videos, and CPA or EA advice on demand. Whether you are filing
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BTN, Generali introduce insurance product for mortgage customers

BTN, Generali introduce insurance product for mortgage customers The director of state-owned lender PT Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), Dasuki Amsir (center), holds the roof of a miniature house during the launch of the Generali-Protection (G-PRO), a bancassurance product jointly launched by BTN
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Fannie and Freddie aren't broken, so stop tinkering, Pimco tells Congress

Ever since the frantic days of the 2008 financial crisis, when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were rushed into government control to prevent the collapse of the housing finance system, the question of how to get them out – and what to do with them next – has consumed lawmakers and housing industry
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No Real Estate Tax Hike Expected Under Alexandria Budget

After flat revenue and new costs prompted the City Council to approve a real estate tax last year, increasing real estate values will provide enough revenue to keep the tax rate the same this time around. The current $1.13 per $100 real estate tax is on par with neighboring Fairfax County, where a 2.5
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