Real Estate News - William L. Paul & Associates

Loan Squeeze Thwarts Small-Business Revival

3/14/2010 10:47 PM

The travails of two Michigan companies illustrate the tough choices their community bank must make...Read More

3/14/2010 11:08 PM

The battle over U.S. sugar quotas is flaring once more as the gap between domestic and much-lower global prices reaches its widest level in at least a decade...Read More

Wen Defends Exchange-Rate Policy

3/14/2010 9:18 AM

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao warned other countries not to pressure China over its exchange-rate policy, and argued strongly that the yuan isn't undervalued...Read More

Japan Ups Economy Assessment

3/15/2010 2:42 AM

Japan's government raised its assessment of the economy for the first time in eight months in March, but emphasized that the risk of prolonged deflation still lingers...Read More

Likely Fed Picks Back Low Rates

3/12/2010 7:35 PM

Janet Yellen and two other likely nominees are expected to be a key counterweight to the Fed's most 'hawkish' policy makers...Read More

Consumer Spending Perks Up

3/13/2010 10:27 AM

Retail sales increased a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in February from a month earlier. Sales excluding the volatile autos sales increased 0.8%. Compared with a year ago, sales rose 4%...Read More

Schwab Issues Profit Warning

3/12/2010 8:17 PM

Charles Schwab warned first-quarter earnings will fall short of fourth-quarter levels as the brokerage said February trading fell 14%....Read More

Bottlenecks Threaten U.S. Export Boom

3/12/2010 12:35 AM

U.S. exporters are reporting serious delays as ship companies whose profits are under pressure idle vessels and reduce the frequency of service between the U.S. and Asia....Read More

Fed Gets Credit for Rescue

3/11/2010 6:35 PM

Economists say stimulus helped but cite U.S. central bank's key role in jump-starting growth...Read More

Americans Pare Debt

3/12/2010 1:15 PM

U.S. household debt fell 1.7% last year, its first annual drop since records began in 1945, amid defaults that could clear the ground for a stronger recovery...Read More

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Loan Squeeze Thwarts Small-Business Revival

3/14/2010 10:47 PM

The travails of two Michigan companies illustrate the tough choices their community bank must make...Read More

Wachovia in Talks on Mexico Claims

3/15/2010 4:49 AM

The Wells Fargo unit is in talks with the Justice Department to settle U.S. allegations that a failure in bank controls enabled Mexican exchange houses to launder drug money...Read More

Financial-Rules Battle Looms

3/14/2010 9:02 PM

The battle over rewriting the rules of Wall Street resumes Monday as Sen. Christopher Dodd plans to introduce legislation that is tougher on financial companies than was expected a few weeks ago...Read More

AIG Keeps $21 Million in Bonuses

3/14/2010 11:01 PM

AIG plans to hold back $21 million in bonus payments to former employees, a move that could set the stage for more battles over employment agreements...Read More

Tommy Hilfiger Sale Nears

3/14/2010 10:13 PM

Phillips-Van Heusen is close to a deal to buy Tommy Hilfiger from Apax Partners for about $3 billion...Read More

Price Gap Spices Sugar Fight

3/14/2010 11:08 PM

The battle over U.S. sugar quotas is flaring once more as the gap between domestic and much-lower global prices reaches its widest level in at least a decade...Read More

Questions Arise in Prius Case

3/14/2010 9:42 PM

An investigation of the Toyota Prius involved in a dramatic incident on a California highway last week is raising questions about the driver's version of the event....Read More

Seeking a Fuller Consumer Profile

3/14/2010 10:30 PM

Digital-marketing companies are moving to blend information about consumers' Web-surfing behavior with personal data available offline to make it easier for online advertisers to reach their target audiences...Read More

Abu Dhabi Fund Reports Returns

3/14/2010 10:21 PM

The emirate's secretive Investment Authority, in its first annual review, reported an annualized return of 6.5% a year over the last 20 years...Read More

Google Likely to Close China Search

3/14/2010 10:31 PM

The U.S. Web giant appears increasingly likely to shutter its Chinese-language search engine, a step that would remove one of the last major foreign players from the world's most populous and fastest-growing Internet market...Read More

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Fighting for the Top Spot in Network News

3/14/2010 10:00 PM

The Economy's Vicious Cycle

3/14/2010 1:30 PM

Iraqis React to Election Result Delay

3/14/2010 12:32 PM

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Venezuela Buys Chinese Warplanes