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Homes: Haven or Prison?

nysun.com     3 hrs ago   1 related          

Everything will be all right if we just fix the housing problem. That was the hope investors clung to as they watched Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac crumble this week. The presidential campaigns reflect a similar faith in housing's...                    

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Retail Is Pillar of Strength In Cracking Economy

nysun.com     2 hrs ago          

Bankruptcies have plagued the retail sector this year, with a number of prominent stores in New York closing, including the Sharper Image, Bombay Co., Steve & Barry's, Comp USA, Linens 'N Things, Fortunoff, and Bennigan's. Last...                    

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Qitaihe moves toward recycling economy

people.com.cn     2 hrs ago          

Qitaihe, the only pilot city for coal recycling in Heilongjiang, has stepped up efforts to become an important coal chemical and electricity base in the northeastern province. The city plans further development of its coking...                    

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Mudanjiang on quest for capital frome home and abroad

people.com.cn     2 hrs ago          

At a construction site for a calcium carbide project funded by Hong Kong's Longrui Group, Zhang Jing from the company is full of anticipation. "By the end of this year, a large chemical plant will stand here with an annual...                    

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Citi Denies Shopping Stake in HDFC, but Other Assets are Still Up for Grabs

istockanalyst.com     1 hr ago   3 related          

Ajay Banga, Citigroup Inc.’s (C) Asia-Pacific chief said yesterday (Wednesday) that his company would not sell its stake in India’s Housing Development Finance Corp. (HDFC), but did not comment on reports that the largest U.S....                    

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EDITORIAL: Glass ceiling: Devon tower to pierce city's clouds

tmcnet.com     8 hrs ago   5 related          

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 20--Oklahoma City was recently named one of the most recession-proof places in the country. The state's economy continues to do better than the nation as a whole. A prime factor in both trends...                    

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Ever Vail gets warm reception

vaildaily.com     1 hr ago   4 related          

Residents are excited, intrigued, cautious about ski-village proposal Special to the Daily/Vail Resorts VAIL, Colorado — Some were impressed, some were intrigued and some just needed more time to digest all the information....                    

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Emerson digitally automates new ultra-supercritical power plant in China

pennnet.com     11 hrs ago   1 related          

Emerson Process Management has received a contract from Huaneng Group to apply its Plantweb digital plant architecture at Haimen, a new ultra-supercritical, coal-fired power plant being built in China. The plant will employ...                    

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Speculation nation

salon.com     3 hrs ago   4 related          

The near universal -- but utterly mistaken -- belief that housing prices would keep going up, up and up was the all-important catalyst, argues Robert Shiller in "The Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis...                    

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edubourse.com: Circuit City Enhances Customer Experience With Customized Microsoft Software-Based Tablet PCs for Sales Associates in New-Format Stores edubourse.com

Circuit City Enhances Customer Experience With Customized Microsoft Software-Based Tablet PCs for...

edubourse.com     2 hrs ago   4 related          

By La Société - REDMOND, Wash., and RICHMOND, Va. — Aug. 20, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. and Circuit City Stores Inc. today announced that select Circuit City stores are empowering their sales associates with Tablet PCs running a...                    

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