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Although economic growth slowed in recent months, Fannie Mae expects a modest re-acceleration in the second half of the year as the labor market regains traction.
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Singapore property developer CapitaLand Ltd. (C31.SG) is seeking to raise S$650 million (US$518 million) through a seven-year convertible bond issue, a term sheet seen by Dow Jones Newswires said...
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Armed with empty suitcases and same-day return tickets, an army of mainland Chinese is descending on suburban outlet shopping malls and international fashion chains in Hong Kong, turning cheap...
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Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has urged successor Mark Carney not to bring to Britain his trademark policy of spelling out how long interest rates will remain low.
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Alpine, the Austrian unit of Spanish construction group FCC , will hold talks with its owners on how to meet its financing needs and has many options open, Chief Executive Arnold Schiefer said.
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China's housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years, driven by a jump in prices in Beijing and Shanghai, complicating the task of policymakers trying to cool the...
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Average new home prices in China's 70 major cities rose 4.
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A federal judge has revived a closely watched lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of misleading Belgian-French bank Dexia SA into buying more than $1.
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SunTrust Banks Inc won a court order on Friday preventing a Connecticut-based hedge fund from moving forward with a $13 million arbitration over mortgage-backed securities.
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Asian stock markets traded mostly higher Friday, with Japanese blue chips swinging to gains in the afternoon session.
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Japanese blue-chip stocks fell Friday, extending losses into a second day after sharp gains earlier in the week, though Chinese and Australian shares inched higher.
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PORTLAND, Ore.--The leader of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is open to cutting the central bank's bond-buying program at some point over the next few months, provided the economy...
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A trio of hawkish regional Federal Reserve officials are calling for the central bank to stop buying mortgage-backed bonds, citing recent improvement in the housing market.
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Housing, particularly new home construction, will be the driver for new jobs to boost economic recovery, mortgage-finance company Freddie Mac (FMCC) said in its latest review of the U.S. economic...
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Housing, particularly new home construction, will be the driver for new jobs to boost economic recovery, mortgage-finance company Freddie Mac (FMCC) said in its latest review of the U.S. economic...
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A trio of hawkish regional Federal Reserve officials are calling for the U.S. central bank to stop buying mortgage-backed bonds, citing recent improvement in the housing market.
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A plan to roll the Empire State Building into a real estate investment trust is a whisker away from obtaining the necessary investor approval for a stock offering allowing the public to own a...
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Brazilian stocks were slightly lower Thursday morning amid weak U.S. data and a streak of disappointing earnings reported by some local companies.
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Construction of new homes sank last month, a sign of weakness for a part of the economy that has been in recovery mode.
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Housing starts dropped 16.5% in April to an annualized 853,000-unit rate. Permits for the month increased 14.3%, the highest since June 2008.
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Ground-breaking for new homes plummeted more than expected in April from an almost five-year high, but applications to build new homes shows the housing sector could still contribute to the...
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The Richmond Fed president said an improving housing market suggests it is time for the central bank to stop aiming its stimulus at the sector.
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Blackstone's asset managers are trying to convince investors that shares in their own firms are a bargain.
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Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC.PH) will be removed from the MSCI Global Standard indices as the stock index undergoes rebalancing, the investment research firm said Thursday.
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DDR Corp. (DDR) plans to acquire a portfolio of shopping centers from its joint venture with Blackstone Group L.P. (BX) in a $1.46 billion deal.
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Retirement village operator Ryman Healthcare Ltd. (RYM.NZ) full year net profit rose sharply as the company continues to expand, opening new villages and facilities in New Zealand.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts says it will grow its hotel footprint in Latin America by 50% over the next five years.
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London's benchmark stock index rose for a 10th straight trading session Wednesday, after the Bank of England said it has become more upbeat about the U.K.'s growth prospects.
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London's benchmark stock index was on track for a tenth straight day of gains on Wednesday, after the Bank of England said it has become more upbeat on the U.K.'s growth prospects.
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U.S. home builders' confidence rose this month, with sales expectations rising to the highest level in more than five years, a sign the housing market will keep driving the economic recovery.
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U.S. home builders' confidence rose this month, with sales expectations rising to the highest level in more than five years, a sign the housing market will keep driving the economic recovery.
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The total number of mortgage applications filed in the U.S. last week fell 7.3% from the prior week as several interest rates declined, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.
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Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (H78.SG), an Asian property investment, management and development group, said Wednesday rental reversions in its Central office portfolio continued to be largely...
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Thailand's largest property developer Central Pattana PCL (CPN.TH) and two members of the billionaire Chirathivat family that controls the company are raising $367 million through a share sale,...
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Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC.PH) said Wednesday negotiations for the sale of its bank unit has been slowed by its ownership of real estate assets, including foreclosed properties.
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Mining firms weighed on London's benchmark index on Wednesday as most metals prices headed south, while London Stock Exchange Group PLC and EasyJet PLC jumped after well-received earnings reports.
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Japanese shares soared Wednesday on the back of a weaker yen and strengthening expectations for earnings growth, sending the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average above the 15,000-point level for the...
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Philippine conglomerate Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI.PH) said Wednesday first-quarter net profit rose 18% from the year-earlier period, buoyed by good performances at its property development,...
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Central Pattana PCL (CPN.TH) and two of its shareholders are raising US$367 million through a share sale, the latest company to tap into the buoyant Thailand stock market, a term sheet seen by Dow...
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Japanese shares soared Wednesday on the back of a weaker yen and strengthening expectations for earnings growth, sending the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average above the 15,000-point level for the...
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Brazilian stocks were nearly flat at closing Tuesday, when early optimism about the global economy was tempered with some disappointing results by local companies and a bill to reform the...
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The Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday the federal deficit is expected to shrink to $642 billion in the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30, down sharply from last year because of higher taxes...
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Real-estate website Zillow Inc. (Z) said its real-time rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose for a second straight week after a string of declines.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc won dismissal on Tuesday of fraud claims brought by a bond insurer over a CDO tied to subprime mortgage securities called Abacus.
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A New York appeals court dismissed a case against Goldman Sachs Group Inc brought by a bond insurer who claimed it was fraudulently induced to insure the bank's Abacus product tied to subprime...
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U.S. households cut their debt loads broadly during the first three months of 2013, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York says.
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U.S. households cut their debt loads broadly during the first three months of 2013, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York says.
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