US Energy Chief Plans Nuclear Deal Talks With Saudis, Source Says

Energy Secretary Rick Perry will travel to London to discuss nuclear energy with officials from Saudi Arabia on Friday as the Trump administration pursues a deal to build reactors in the kingdom, according to two people familiar with the plans. Perry scrapped a trip to New Delhi to accommodate meetings
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The average rate on a 30-year mortgage has jumped this month to the highest level since 2014. Nonetheless … They're considered a timelier barometer than purchases of previously owned homes, which are calculated when contracts close and are reported by the National Association of Realtors.
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REPOSTED DIRECTLY FROM INMAN NEWS. THIS CONTENT HAS NOT BEEN MODERATED BY WFG NATIONAL TITLE. Warren Buffett's annual letter to investors, akin to a parent's Christmas card detailing what all the kids have been up to, sheds light on the multinational holding company and the
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According to Head, National Housing Finance Programme, CBN, Mr. Adedeji Adesemoye, while speaking on the Mortgage Underwriting Standards for the informal sector, the initiative would give those without structured income access to mortgage loans for property acquisition. He urged banks to enlist
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“Despite strong loan volume and demand, our fourth quarter financials did not meet our expectations,” Tom Hutton, SoFi's executive chairman, wrote in the letter obtained by Bloomberg. The causes were largely tied to costs associated with the management transition as well as marking down the value of
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The 42-year-old rapper filed documents in his bankruptcy case explaining he did not report cryptocurrency earnings to the IRS as the 'reports suggesting he owned millions in Bitcoins were lies' according to documents obtained by the Blast. As to why he went along with the false claims, the In Da Club
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Moody's Investors Service has also assigned provisional ratings, consisting of Guaranteed and Underlying Ratings, to five classes of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (the “SPC Classes”), issued by Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates (SPCs), Series K-730(the “SPC Trust”): Cl. A-1
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In his council agenda memo, Building Director Craig Lewis said the cost of the sidewalk installation will be assessed to the adjacent property, which is owned by Federal Loan Corp. (otherwise known as Freddie Mac). He added the payments will be spread over seven years at 7 percent simple interest.
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Senator Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, walks through the basement of the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 28, 2017. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg. Senate legislation that would enhance reporting to the gun-buyers background check system hit a roadblock on Monday, as Congress and the White
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White House communications director Hope Hicks is scheduled to be interviewed privately Tuesday by the House Intelligence Committee, which is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to two House officials familiar with the matter. Her appearance before the committee is
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With pension funds dwindling, the Public Pension Project—created by the Urban Institute's Program on Retirement Policy and State and Local Finance Initiative—is working toward reform by examining current public pension trends and activity throughout the U.S. A State of Retirement map compiles this
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So it turns out 50 Cent is not the cryptocurrency mogul we all thought he was. Or, at least that's what he wants the bankruptcy court to think. As previously reported, in January, TMZ ran a story that stated Fif had made millions due to him getting on the Bitcoin craze early and offering it as a payment option
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Both Nutrisystem Inc. and Fitbit Inc. provided disappointing outlooks, sending shares of the companies down 28 percent and 9 percent, respectively, in post-market trading. Their skinny forecasts may portend bad news for Weight Watchers International when it reports results Tuesday, and its shares lost
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Denver is one the hottest housing markets in the nation—and its come-up is happening now in Salt Lake City, realtor.com® reports. Analysts at realtor.com anticipate home prices will increase 4.5 percent, and sales 4.6 percent, in Salt Lake City—comparable to what happened in the Mile High City in its
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Just under 60% of those surveyed by the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions said they sold loans to Fannie Mae (39%), Freddie Mac (12%) or both (12%). Those credit unions on average sold 37.1% of their 2017 production to the GSEs, but 22% of the respondents said they sold
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Craig Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of bitcoin, is accused of swindling more than $5 billion worth of the cryptocurrency and other assets from the estate of a computer-security expert. Wright, who claimed in 2016 that he created the computer-based currency under the pseudonym Satoshi
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Japan's financial supervisor is laying the groundwork for a regulatory overhaul that could lead to a shakeup in the nation's $10 trillion banking industry. The Financial Services Agency is examining how to change the legal framework so that all providers of financial services are subject to the same rules
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Friar Palilla blames the increase in demonic possessions on fortune tellers and Tarot card readers, saying they “open the door to the devil and to possession.” This may be more about maintaining brand awareness than anything else. After all, if you're willing to resort to supernatural answers to fix
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Rapper 50 Cent, legally known as Curtis Jackson III, says he isn't a bitcoin millionaire after all despite his implying that he was just over a month ago. At that time, TMZ published a report stating that Jackson had accepted roughly 700 bitcoin as part of his work on the 2014 album, Animal Ambition.
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This internship will be part of Capital Bank's COMMERCIAL LENDING group. Position is located in Columbia, SC.
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