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NorthStar Realty Finance Announces First Quarter 2008 Results - Yahoo Finance
- First quarter 2008 AFFO per share of $0.35. - Strong liquidity position with $312 million of available liquidity at March 31, 2008. - $12.44 diluted GAAP book value per common share. - Ratings on several classes of NorthStar secured term notes ...
2008-05-08 04:09:00 -
Thursday, May 8, 12:00 p.m. ET: Color of Money Live - Washington Post
Need advice about how to handle your personal finances? Whether the struggle is saving for retirement, organizing your bank files, or talking about money responsibility with your spouse or loved one, Post personal finance columnist Michelle ...
2008-05-07 05:53:00 -
Long Campaign Threatens Bush Legacy - CBS News
We are in one of the longest presidential campaigns in modern memory - and haven’t even started focusing on the general election. It’s been enough to drive most of us mad, but if there’s one person in particular suffering the most, it may be ...
2008-05-08 03:01:00 -
6 scariest homes markets - MSNBC
When choosing these cities we looked strictly at statistics, things like the number of foreclosures, steep price drops and high unemployment.* Many of these cities are perfectly nice places to live, with thriving cultures. Detroit, for example, was ...
2008-05-09 09:01:00 -
ECB, Battling Inflation, May Keep Rate at 4% as Growth Slows - Bloomberg
May 8 (Bloomberg) -- The European Central Bank may leave interest rates at a six-year high to damp inflation even as the economy cools, a survey of economists shows. ECB policy makers will keep the benchmark lending rate at 4 percent when they meet ...
2008-05-06 05:55:00 -
Euro edges higher against US dollar in aftermath of ECB meeting - International Herald Tribune
FRANKFURT, Germany : The euro was higher against the U.S. dollar on Friday after the European Central Bank signaled that it was unlikely it would consider any interest rate cuts in the coming months. In midmorning European trading, the 15-nation ...
2008-05-09 05:12:00 -
MPC split in favour of holding interest rate - Times Online
The intense quandary facing the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was emphasized today in a knife-edge vote by The Times MPC recommending that the UK interest rate should be kept on hold. Out of the nine members of the independent ...
2008-05-07 12:10:00 -
Fitch Rates AT&T's $3B Debt Offering 'A'; Outlook Stable - Forbes
Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating to AT&T Inc.'s (AT&T) (NYSE: T) $3 billion three-tranche debt offering. The offering consists of $750 million of 4.95% global notes due 2013, $1 billion of 5.60% global notes due 2018 and $1.25 billion of 6.40 ...
2008-05-09 07:28:00 -
ECB, Bank of England leave rates steady - Washington Post
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet speaks during a news conference in Zappeio Hall in Athens Thursday, May 8, 2008. The European Central Bank has left its interest steady at 4 percent, following a similar decision by the British ...
2008-05-08 10:07:00 -
AIG sees market affecting mortgage units into 2009 - Reuters South Africa
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group (AIG.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) sees weak market conditions in the U.S. residential market affecting its operating results at two mortgage units into 2009, its chief executive said on Friday ...
2008-05-09 06:17:00 -
Home repossession orders surge - International Herald Tribune
LONDON : Home repossession orders in England and Wales hit the highest level since the early 1990s in the first three months of this year, government figures showed on Friday, and experts say the situation is set to worsen. Further evidence of a ...
2008-05-09 03:18:00 -
Consumer group spent $180,000 lobbying gov't in 1Q - CNBC
WASHINGTON - The Center for Responsible Lending, a consumer group pressing for tighter controls on lending practices, spent $180,000 lobbying in the first quarter. The Durham, N.C.-based advocacy group has been an active participant in the debate ...
2008-05-09 08:33:00 -
Shocking increase in home repossesions - Western Telegraph
The amount of mortgage repossession orders made in Pembrokeshire has increased by a shocking 248% government figures have revealed today (Friday). Statistics released by the Ministry of Justice show that the number of orders made by Haverfordwest ...
2008-05-09 05:05:00 -
House OKs mortgage rescue - Baltimore Sun
WASHINGTON - The House passed yesterday the most sweeping government plan yet to shore up the troubled housing market and help people struggling to pay their mortgages, adopting legislation that would underwrite $300 billion in new loans and keep an ...
2008-05-09 04:29:00 -
U.K. Home Repossessions Touch Highest Since 1990s (Update1) - Bloomberg
May 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. home repossession claims by mortgage lenders rose 16 percent from a year ago to the highest since the early 1990s, prompting the government to pledge more support to people struggling with their debts. The Ministry of ...
2008-05-09 05:05:00