US Weighs Venezuela Oil Sanctions Before April Vote

The U.S. is leaning toward imposing oil-sector sanctions on Venezuela before the country holds April 22 elections that opposition leaders have vowed to boycott, according to a senior State Department official. The official, who asked not to be identified discussing private talks, stressed that no decision
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Industry observers have serious doubts about the Mexican presidential front-runner's plan to build new refineries that could cost $6 billion to $10 billion. Leftist leader Andres Manual Obrador's proposal comes as the country was forced to import 75 percent of the gasoline it consumed in January while
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Interest rates have been rising across the curve over the past several weeks. Interest rates on the short end of the curve, 0-5 year duration, have been rising much faster on a relative basis than 20-30 year treasury rates. Even though the move in interest rates has only taken place over a few weeks, and
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House Price, Graph, Homes On Tuesday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency released its latest FHFA Index, showing interest rates on conventional purchase-money mortgages on the rise between December 2017 and January 2018. The FHFA Index is comprised of several different indices, based on
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The Republic of the Marshall Islands plans to release its own cryptocurrency to serve as an official legal tender, according to two government officials. Members of parliament voted this week to proceed with the plan, Kenneth Kedi, a senator and the body's speaker, said in a phone interview. A council
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Assists customers with inquires on their accounts. Promotes other banking services to customers as needed. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 2-3 years of related financial industry and knowledge of mortgage loan documentation or equivalent combination of education and experience. Word
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A federal court judge once accused by President Donald Trump of being biased against him because he's “Mexican” and a “hater” paved the way for construction of a section of Trump's proposed wall along the U.S. southern border. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel in San Diego sided Tuesday with the
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HomeServices Lending Locations. HomeServices Lending, LLC does not offer loans in all states. Get information, directions, products, services, phone numbers, and reviews on Home Services Lending in Lincoln, NE. Edina Realty HomeServices Lending – Kansas City 1153 Ne Rice Road, Lee's
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… that Backpage.com provided an advertising platform for teen prostitution. The site argued it was protected by a 1996 law that relieved online platforms of responsibility for content posted by third parties. — With assistance by Justin Sink, and Yueqi Yang. Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal.
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The institutional investor owned 69,787 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 50,000 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd owned approximately 0.32% of Sodastream International worth $4,909,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other institutional
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Certain markets with higher average incomes (and thus more households likely to itemize deductions) and property tax rates may see larger direct impacts on house prices ranging as high as around two percentage points. But the largest effect will come through higher mortgage rates, which impacts all
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New Career Opportunity! Huntington National Bank has an opening for a Senior Business Banking Insights Analyst in Columbus, OH.
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The group will perform on Saturday, September 8 at the Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center as part of their 39-city North American tour produced by Live Nation. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, March 9 at … The group released their official music video for “Havana” last Friday. You can watch it below.
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MGM Resorts International logo UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. boosted its stake in shares of MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 1,266,039 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 43,369 shares during
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Two independent real estate brokerages described as “hidden powerhouses” are merging to form what they claim will be Orange County's fifth-biggest brokerage in number of homes sold, the companies announced Tuesday, Feb. 27. Tustin-based Seven Gables Real Estate is acquiring Star Real Estate
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The debt comprises a $1.4 billion first lien mortgage loan—which will be securitized in the BX-2018-BIOA single-borrower CMBS deal and include a horizontal risk retention structure—and a $510 million mezzanine loan, held outside of the CMBS trust. The floating-rate senior loan has an initial term of
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The chief strategy officer and director of investor relations of Suffolk-based TowneBank broke into the banking industry during high school. “I actually worked part time in a bank my senior year in high school…” he said. “Several of the officers of that bank were CPAs and I admired and respected those
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Linscomb & Williams Inc. lifted its position in Mondelez International by 0.3% during the second quarter. Linscomb & Williams Inc. now owns 13,433 shares of the company's stock valued at $580,000 after buying an additional 39 shares during the period. Allen Investment Management LLC lifted its
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Local real estate sales dipped in January, echoing a trend in other southern Ontario communities, but the average price of area homes continues to remain high. Last month, 96 residential properties were sold, down 22.6 per cent from January 2917. “Listings are selling close to the asking price and
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“Our new headquarters is JMAC's investment in our business partners,” JMAC Lending's Chief Financial Officer Anthony Pham said. “This sets the tone for our commitment to providing a stable operations center backed by our industry-leading mortgage technology and expertise.We want to demonstrate
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