Fannie Mae may seek more aid; tax credit decision could cost $5.2B
USA Today - Mon Nov 9, 6:55 pm ETFannie Mae said Monday it may have to ask the government for more financial assistance because the company cannot sell $5.2 billion in tax credits.
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Treasury Halts Fannie Mae Tax Credit Sale
Financial Planning.com - Mon Nov 9, 7:38 am ETThe Treasury Department Friday rejected a proposal for Fannie Mae to sell $2.6 billion, or roughly half, of its unused low-income housing tax credits to two unidentified investors believed to be Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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Close to home: A look at real estate in Gary, Indiana
USA Today - Tue Nov 10, 3:18 am ETThe housing fortunes of Gary, Ind., may depend on the demolition of abandoned homes.
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China urban property prices strong in October
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 3:16 am ETProperty prices in major Chinese cities picked up in October, government data showed Tuesday, as people scrambled to buy amid fears that tax breaks and other favourable policies may soon be withdrawn.
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Barclays’ Remarkable Bargain
New York Times - Tue Nov 10, 2:41 am ETIn the panic that swept the financial world last year, Lehman Brothers went bankrupt, and Barclays bought its securities for about $45 billion in cash.
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Lobbying gets housing help
The Washington Times - Tue Nov 10, 5:47 am ETEmergency help for the jobless should be a huge windfall for Realtors, home builders, mortgage bankers and others, and that's no accident. Those industries have spent months and millions of dollars making the case for $20 billion in tax cuts for homebuyers and businesses to help create jobs and revive a sluggish housing market. Their lobbying campaign paid off last week when Congress voted to ...
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Chinese cash inflates Hong Kong property prices
CNN - Tue Nov 10, 2:25 am ETThe most coveted property on Hong Kong island is called "The Peak," overlooking the city's stunning Victoria Harbor.
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College football coaches see salaries rise in down economy
USA Today - Tue Nov 10, 2:22 am ETJeff Tedford is a proven, program-building football coach who makes no apologies for the contract extension he landed before this season and the $2.8 million in pay he's guaranteed this year from the University of California.
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Analyzing salaries for Football Bowl Subdivision coaches
USA Today - Tue Nov 10, 2:02 am ETUSA TODAY attempted to obtain compensation for the head football coach at all 120 schools. USA TODAY obtained at least some information on all but nine schools, most of which are private.
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Madoff items to be auctioned to reimburse victims
USA Today - Tue Nov 10, 1:56 am ETIn the effort to raise money for victims of Bernard Madoff, an auction of items formerly owned by him will be in New York City Saturday.
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Fannie Mae tax credit decision could cost $5.2 bln
The Oregonian - Mon Nov 9, 4:55 pm ETFederal lender requested $15 billion financial aid last week after reporting $19.8 billion quarterly loss.
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Joseph Jackson, singer's father, lobs accusations
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 1:28 am ETOn the eve of a hearing in the Michael Jackson estate, a lawyer for the singer's father filed a 60-page motion Monday that intensifies a bid to get money from his son's estate by making accusations of fraud against the administrators of his will.
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Pay booms in hard times
USA Today - Tue Nov 10, 1:15 am ETCal football coach Jeff Tedford is making $2.8 million this year while the Berkeley campus reels from a $150 million cut in state funding.
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USA Today - Tue Nov 10, 1:01 am ETA coalition of environmental and American Indian groups sued two federal agencies Monday to stop the slaughter of bison outside Yellowstone.
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Britain unveils ambitious plan to expand nuclear-energy capacity
Washington Post - Tue Nov 10, 12:00 am ETLONDON -- The British government unveiled plans Monday to launch one of the world's most ambitious expansions of nuclear-power capacity, calling for the construction of 10 plants to help meet surging energy demands in the era of global warming.
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