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Women’s Group Knocks Summers’ World Bank Presidency Prospects
World Bank President? Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala or Jose Antonio Ocampo ?
Google’s Amazon River ‘Street View’ Allows For Virtual Tours [PHOTOS & VIDEOS]
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Expedites Temporary Housing For Residents In Areas Struck By LA Wildfires
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Pasadena Native Lost Her House To LA Wildfires One Day After Paying Off Her Mortgage: 'It's Gone'
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How The Mircale Malibu Mansion And Pacific Palisades Home Survived The Devastating LA Fires
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What Happens To Your Mortgage And Property Tax When You Lose Your Home In A Natural Disaster?
The reserve requirement for 379 branches of state-run Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., the country's third-biggest lender, will decline by two percentage points below that of other Chinese banks. Spanish banks' higher real estate cover: A big but necessary step forward
Fitch Ratings says in a newly-published report that the new coverage levels for real estate (RE) assets required by the Spanish government is a big but necessary step forward and there are significant challenges ahead. 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Clears 4%: Freddie Mac
Interest rates on the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose above 4 percent for the first time since October 2011, following increases in bond yields, Freddie Mac reported. World Water Day 2012: A Reality Check [PHOTOS]
World Water Day is celebrated every year on 22 March. World Water Day is celebrated across the globe on 22 March and a variety of events are organised in several countries to create awareness about preserving the fast depleting sources of drinking water. Mexico Earthquake 2012: Two Quakes Damage 800 Homes in Worst, Strongest Since 1985 [PHOTOS]
Two strong earthquakes struck Mexico Tuesday in a 7.4-magnitude earthquake, the worst since 1985, that destroyed hundreds of homes and affected over 20 million people with widespread damage. View the slideshow to see photos of the damage by the March 20 quake in Mexico. Inamo: the Restaurant of the Future?
We visit Inamo St James in London to test our its interactive table and ordering system. Inamo is a restaurant chain in London which is offering diners a unique and interactive experience which sees you controlling the ordering of food and drinks, taking the waiter/waitress out of the equation. When is Spring? Vernal Equinox 2012 Marks End of Winter, Earliest in Over a Century [PHOTOS]
It may already feel like Spring for most resident in the U.S., aside from those in Arizona and New Mexico who are experiencing rare winter-like snowstorms, but when exactly does spring official start? The 2012 vernal equinox, or spring equinox, is Tuesday, marking the beginning of spring and end of winter. This year, it is particularly special, with the earliest date in over a century. Goldman Sachs Cuts Jobs: Report
Goldman Sachs Group Inc has started reducing employees in the trading and investment banking divisions, it has been reported. Fed Fining Eight More Home Mortgage Lenders In Robo-Signing Scandal
The Federal Reserve plans to fine eight more bank holding companies for improper home mortgage foreclosures, the latest fallout from the so-called robo-signing scandal in which banks filed foreclosure documents without verifying their accuracy. Why Wall Street Wants To Be Your Landlord
At the height of the boom, commercial banks and investors gorged themselves on real estate, building unsustainable towers of debt that finally collapsed in 2008. But with the housing market improving, they may soon return for second helpings.
