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Business Briefs (Daily Breeze)
ISUPPLI: Data firm buys Minnesota rival
2008-07-18 01:15:29 -
Blood In The Financial Streets (Forbes)
Fund manager Anton Schutz says you need to get a little bloody to make a lot of money in the financial sector.
2008-07-18 03:02:32 -
Riding it out to rock bottom (Asia Times)
That the national embarrassments known as Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac are in the news a lot these days means that I should say something about it to show that I have been paying attention.
2008-07-18 03:41:42 -
Construction crawls (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
A beat-the-deadline rush to file permits for apartment construction in New York City lifted housing starts to unexpectedly high levels in June, but it was no cause for rejoicing.
2008-07-18 04:12:12 -
FOCUS: Industry Divisions Make UK Mortgage Market Fix Harder (Nasdaq)
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Divergent views and conflicts of interest within the U.K. mortgage industry are hampering efforts to increase the availability of loans to potential home buyers.
2008-07-18 04:17:52 -
Tokyo Stocks Seen Shaky Next Week amid Earnings Caution (Japan Corporate News)
Tokyo, July 18, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Tokyo stocks are expected to remain shaky next week amid caution about a series of earnings announcements by major Japanese and U.S. firms.
2008-07-18 04:22:51 -
Mortgage drought deepens on 32% lending fall (Times Online)
UK mortgage lending fell by 32 per cent in the year to June and is will worsen further if the Bank of England raises interest rates in a bid to combat inflation, mortgage lenders warned today.
2008-07-18 04:24:37 -
Banks: Your money's safe (Hattiesburg American)
The federal takeover of IndyMac, a California-based mortgage lender that had $32 billion in assets, has led a lot of folks to wonder whether their own bank will be the next victim of the credit crunch.
2008-07-18 04:32:28 -
FOREX-Dollar edges up as stocks eyed, sterling falls - Forbes
LONDON, July 18 (Reuters) - The dollar rose against major currencies on Friday, led by a broad sell-off in sterling as traders awaited Citigroup earnings for further indications on the health of the U.S. banking sector. The dollar had come under some ...
2008-07-18 01:55:00 -
Futures point to weaker stocks before Citi news - MSN MoneyCentral
LONDON (Reuters) Futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq were down around 0.7 percent at 0917 GMT, indicating the indexes are set for a dip after rising between 1.2 and 1.9 percent on Thursday. * Investor focus is ...
2008-07-18 02:31:00 -
Dollar eases, financial concerns weigh - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar inched lower on Friday after posting its biggest daily gain against the yen in more than three months the day before when U.S. stocks rallied on a sharp drop in oil prices. The U.S. currency remained on a shaky footing ...
2008-07-18 12:00:00 -
Big Drop In Mortgage Lending - Sky.com
Mortgage lending has fallen by 32% to around £24 bn in the last year, according to new figures. The Council of Mortgage Lenders said: "The year-on-year decline has gathered pace in recent months; lending in the first quarter of 2008 was down 11 ...
2008-07-18 01:12:00 -
Big Slump In Mortgage Lending - Sky.com
Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show the rate at which mortgage lending is falling has accelerated as the credit crunch tightens its stranglehold on the market. Banks and building societies advanced a total of just £23.8 billion during ...
2008-07-18 01:48:00 -
Gross mortgage lending falls 3 pct in June - International Herald Tribune
LONDON : Gross mortgage lending fell 3 percent in June to an estimated 23.8 billion pounds -- a 32 percent decline from June 2007, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said on Friday. The decline between the first and second quarter was one percent ...
2008-07-18 01:40:00 -
Mortgage rates decline as interest-rate fears ease - Baltimore Sun
WASHINGTON - Mortgage rates fell this week, with 30-year mortgage rates hitting a six-week low as investors' concern that the Federal Reserve would soon raise interest rates abated. The mortgage company Freddie Mac reported yesterday that 30-year ...
2008-07-18 12:07:00