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Prices pressures remain under control in the U.S and the recovery is still on the right track…

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Prices pressures remain under control in the U.S and the recovery is still on the right track…

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Prices pressures remain under control in the U.S and the recovery is still on the right track…

Video: Doug Dachille Discusses Fed and Complacency: Video

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March 12 (Bloomberg) — Doug Dachille, chief executive officer of First Principles Capital Management LLC, talks with Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox about risk and the Federal Reserve. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Lipsky Sees `Moderate Recovery’ of Advanced Economies: Video

March 12, 2010

March 12 (Bloomberg) — John Lipsky, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, talks with Bloomberg’s Matt Miller about the prospects for the global economy. Lipsky also discusses Greece’s financial woes and the need to change global financial regulations. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Floehr Says Changed Weather Forecasts Are Less Accurate: Video

March 12, 2010

March 12 (Bloomberg) — Eric Floehr, founder of ForecastWatch.com, talks with Bloomberg’s Lori Rothman about the accuracy of weather forecasts. Floehr also discusses ForecastWatch.com’s business strategy and the impact of weather forecasting on business and economies. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Europe Ahead: The start is with manufacturing and the end is with the BoE and ECB rates!

February 28, 2010

Europe Ahead: The start is with manufacturing and the end is with the BoE and ECB rates!

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Video: Low Medal Haul May Crimp Canadian Olympic Funding: Video

February 26, 2010

Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Michele Steele reports on Canada’s medal haul at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the outlook for government funding of the country’s elite athletes. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Consumers Of Individual Health Policies Are ‘Trapped’

February 20, 2010

They have few options other than dropping coverage as insurers raise rates and slash benefits. Insurers blame the soaring cost of medical care and the churn of customers in the individual market.

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Video: Schenker Sees Oil Between $70-$90 For Most of 2010: Video

February 19, 2010

Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — Jason Schenker, president of Prestige Economics LLC, talks with Bloomberg’s Julie Hyman and Mark Crumpton about factors affecting the oil market and the outlook for prices. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: BusinessWeek’s Ellis Discusses Angela Merkel, USAA: Video

February 19, 2010

Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg BusinessWeek Assistant Managing Editor James Ellis talks with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker about German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s challenges relating to Greece, United Services Automobile Association, and the economics of local businesses. (Source: Bloomberg)

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US consumer prices probably rose in January and the Emergency Measures of the Fed may be ending…

February 19, 2010

US consumer prices probably rose in January and the Emergency Measures of the Fed may be ending…

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Shadow Inventory of Troubled Mortgages Could Undo U.S. Housing Price Gains

February 18, 2010

ratings group Standard & Poors, the current 'shadow inventory,' including all delinquent loans, not only those that are real estate owned, of troubled mortgages will likely take about 33 months to clear at the current rate of liquidations, and the

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Risky or Not, Lenders Slowly Opening Vaults to CRE Lending Again

February 17, 2010

Even as banking regulators and politicians deal with the fallout from the collapse of commercial real estate values and the subsequent impact on the banking systems, it appears that an increasing number of lenders are more inclined to jump back into the…

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COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL HOSTS SILICON VALLEY Trends2010 (dBusinessNews.com)

February 12, 2010

San Jose , CA – Trends2010, Colliers International’s 11 th annual commercial real estate forecast, provided outlooks on Silicon Valley ’s commercial real estate market, commercial banking, and the economic and political landscape.

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Video: U.K.’s Judge Calls Nuclear Power `Imperative’ for Jordan: Video

February 12, 2010

Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) — Barbara Judge, chairwoman of the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority, talks with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan about U.S.-Jordanian nuclear power cooperation and the outlook for nuclear energy in Arab countries. Judge also discusses U.S. electricity generation and power plant development. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: German Recovery Stagnates as Consumer Spending Stalls

February 12, 2010

Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Philipp Encz reports on consumer spending in Germany and the outlook for Europe’s largest economy. Germany’s recovery unexpectedly stalled in the fourth quarter of 2009 as waning consumption and investment offset export growth. Andrea Catherwood also speaks.

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Video: Greek Ex-Economy Minister Urges Job Cuts to Fix Deficit

February 12, 2010

Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) — Greece’s former Economy Minister Stefanos Manos talks with Bloomberg’s David Tweed about the country’s debt crisis and the need to cut public sector jobs. Manos spoke yesterday in Athens.

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Flint Telecom Group Announces Organizational Changes — Reduces Operational Costs by 65%

February 11, 2010

HENDERSON, NV–(Marketwire – February 11, 2010) – Flint Telecom Group, Inc. ( OTCBB : FLTT ) announces a number of organizational changes to significantly reduce operating costs and deliver operational profitability as soon as possible. As a result of these organizational changes, FLTT will reduce corporate overhead costs by 65% and the company has ceased all non-profitable business activities.

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Video: U.S. Stocks Retreat on Concerns About Europe Finances: Video

February 8, 2010

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks slid and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below 10,000 for the first time since November amid concern that deteriorating European government finances will derail the economic recovery. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Enderle Says to Wait for Next Version of Apple’s IPad: Video

February 8, 2010

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — Rob Enderle, president of Enderle Group, talks with Bloomberg’s Carol Massar and Matt Miller about Apple Inc.’s iPad tablet computer, its shortcomings and the outlook for future generations of the product. Apple unveiled the iPad at a company event last month. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Brill Says Press+ Software Lets Publishers Levy Web Fees: Video

February 8, 2010

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — Steven Brill, co-founder of Press+, talks with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan about the company’s software which offers an online payment model to newspaper publishers allowing them to charge users for access to content. Brill also discusses the projected implications for the newspaper industry and the level of control by individual publishers. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Faber Says U.S. Would Be Rated Junk if It Were a Company: Video

February 8, 2010

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — Marc Faber, publisher of the “Gloom, Boom & Doom Report,” talks with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan about U.S. government debt and the nation’s top Aaa rating. Faber also discusses Federal Reserve policy, China’s economy and the real estate market. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Goldman Sachs Helped Push AIG To The Brink

February 6, 2010

Billions of dollars were at stake when 21 executives of Goldman Sachs and the American International Group convened a conference call on Jan. 28, 2008, to try to resolve a rancorous dispute that had been escalating for months.

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Video: Schein’s Bergman Says Animal Health Venture Doing Well: Video

February 5, 2010

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) — Stanley Bergman, chief executive officer of Henry Schein Inc., talks with Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox about the performance of the company’s business units, including its animal-health joint venture, and the outlook for Henry Schein’s Hong Kong-based dental business. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Ferguson Discusses Outlook for European Debt Contagion: Video

February 5, 2010

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) — Harvard University Professor Niall Ferguson talks with Bloomberg’s Lori Rothman about Greece’s fiscal problems and the risk of debt contagion spreading through the euro-zone and to the U.S. (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)

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Painful purge

February 5, 2010

property crashes, the exposure of dodgy deals and banks searching for a way to limit their losses. This real estate Little Armageddon is a normal punctuation mark at the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. Banks have already provisionally

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Investment Firms Launch $400M Fund to Buy Distressed Commercial …

February 2, 2010

Atlanta-based Regent Partners LLC and TriGate Capital have joined forces to form a $400 million fund to invest in commercial real estate in Atlanta and the Southwest. It’s just one more sign that the downturn in the sector has created a …

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US Pending Home Sales may have strongly climbed in December and the overall recovery is undergoing efficiently …

February 2, 2010

US Pending Home Sales may have strongly climbed in December and the overall recovery is undergoing efficiently …

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Greek Real Estate Prices Persist

January 31, 2010

the soundness of Greek banks that many times act as catalysts to these investments; and the fact the Real Estate in Greece is considered a sound investment that appreciates in value as well as a traditionally strong investment vehicle. This may be

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Greek Real Estate Prices Persist

January 31, 2010

the soundness of Greek banks that many times act as catalysts to these investments; and the fact the Real Estate in Greece is considered a sound investment that appreciates in value as well as a traditionally strong investment vehicle. This may be

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Video: Leonsis Battles Over Washington Wizards’ Ownership: Video

January 29, 2010

Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Michele Steele reports on the Washington Wizards’ ownership dispute between former AOL Vice Chairman Ted Leonsis and the estate of former majority owner Abe Pollin. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Future US Promotes Rachelle Considine to Vice President of Sales & Marketing

January 28, 2010

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – January 28, 2010) – Future US, the special-interest media company, today announced the promotion of Rachelle Considine to Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Considine will now oversee marketing and sales development and advertising sales in Future’s gaming magazines as well as Future’s consumer-branded online digital portfolio. Attracting millions of online readers, Future’s digital properties include the websites of print publications, GamesRadar, and the news aggregators ShowHype, BallHype and the Blips websites.

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Commercial Real Estate Investing – Getting Out of Your Comfort …

January 23, 2010

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination. — Tommy LasordaInvesting in commercial investment real estate can.

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Simon Johnson: Krugman For Fed Chair

January 23, 2010

The danger here is uncertainty – the markets fear a prolonged policy vacuum. Fortunately, there is a way to address this. Ben Bernanke should withdraw and the president should nominate Paul Krugman to take his place.

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Video: Computing, Mobile Phone Fusion Beneficial for Developers: Video

January 22, 2010

Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Cris Valerio reports on the demand for software developers to build programs as competition in electronic readers and the need for applications grows with Apple Inc.’s possible introduction of a tablet computer next week. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: HSBC’s Evans Sees Global Stocks Rising 15% in 2010: Video

January 18, 2010

Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) — Garry Evans, head of equity strategy at HSBC Holdings Plc, talks with Bloomberg’s Susan Li about the outlook for global stocks. Evans, speaking from Singapore, also discusses Federal Reserve monetary policy and the U.S. economy. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Democrats Closer to Health Bill After Tax Tiff Settled: Video

January 15, 2010

Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) — Congressional Democrats are close to agreeing on legislation to overhaul the U.S. health-care system after labor unions and the White House struck a deal over a tax dispute standing in the way of a bill. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Haiti’s Earthquake Expected To Cost Its Economy At Least 15% Of GDP

January 15, 2010

The earthquake in Haiti will cost the nation’s economy at least 15 percent of its gross domestic product, said Pamela Cox, the World Bank’s vice president for Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Video: Hegarty Says G-Resources Seeks Acquisitions in Asia: Video

January 14, 2010

Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) — Owen Hegarty, vice chairman of G-Resources Group Ltd., talks with Bloomberg’s Zeb Eckert about the company’s growth strategy. Hegarty, speaking in Hong Kong, also discusses the prospects for the company’s Martabe gold and silver mine project in Indonesia, and the outlook for gold prices. (Source: Bloomberg)

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F.D.I.C. Sells Distressed Loans to Colony Fund (New York Times)

January 8, 2010

The F.D.I.C. will own 60 percent of the newly formed limited liability company that will hold the loans, while Colony will own the remaining 40 percent, the agency and the private equity firm said in separate statements.

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Video: Marten Sees Euro Falling Versus Dollar on U.S. Jobs Data

January 8, 2010

Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) — Sonja Marten, a currency strategist at DZ Bank AG, talks with Bloomberg’s Rishaad Salamat about the outlook for the dollar and the yen. Marten speaks from Frankfurt.

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Hines, CalPERS Sold 500,000-SF Office Park for $75M

January 7, 2010

National Office Partners LP, a joint venture of Hines and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), sold Station Square, a 496,967-square-foot office park in Silver Spring, MD, last week to a joint venture led by Moore & Associates…

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U.S. Rate-Increase Expectations Getting Ahead of the Fed?: Analysis

January 7, 2010

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg Multimedia) — The Federal Reserve is likely to keep interest rates low for a longer period than traders anticipate as U.S. inflation remains subdued and the economy grows less than its potential, an analysis shows. Click here for a Bloomberg Multimedia interactive visual analysis of interest-rate expectations and the Fed’s rate decisions. # # -0- Jan/07/2010 18:03 GMT

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Video: Heavy Snow in Beijing Forces Flight Cancellations: Video

January 3, 2010

Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) — Heavy snow in Beijing yesterday caused the cancellation of 298 flights and the delay of more than 400 others. Temperatures at China’s capital were forecast to remain below freezing today. Bloomberg’s Steve Engle reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Landesman Doubts Brazil Stocks Will Repeat 2009 Gains: Video

December 31, 2009

Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — Uri Landesman, a senior portfolio manager at ING Investment Management, talks with Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox about the outlook for equity markets in Brazil. Landesman also discusses Chinese stocks, and the economies of Brazil and China. (This is an excerpt. Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Wallison Says Fannie, Freddie Seeing `Enormous’ Losses: Video

December 31, 2009

Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — Peter Wallison, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, talks with Bloomberg’s Betty Liu about the outlook for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Wallison also discusses the U.S. government’s aid to Fannie and Freddie and the outlook for U.S. housing finance. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: McCullough Says Dollar to Strengthen Over Euro, Gold: Video

December 31, 2009

Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — Keith McCullough, chief executive officer of Research Edge LLC, talks with Bloomberg’s Deirdre Bolton and Jon Erlichman about the outlook for the dollar. McCullough also discusses the drivers contributing to the dollar’s rise, investment strategy and the outlook for the currency market. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Housing In 2010

December 31, 2009

going to be better this year than expected, and that may mean that the Hamptons and the higher-end real estate in Manhattan will start to recover. And in places like Florida and some of these distressed markets: Los Angeles … California–I mean, Las

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Video: Hashim Sees `Challenging’ 2010 for Shipping Industry: Video

December 30, 2009

Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — Khalid Hashim, managing director of Precious Shipping Pcl, talks with Bloomberg’s Josie Ling about the outlook for the shipping industry in 2010. Hashim also discusses Precious Shipping’s fleet capacity and the state of global trade. Precious Shipping is Thailand’s largest shipping company. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Burns Says Lobbyists Thwarting SEC Regulation Efforts: Video

December 30, 2009

Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) — Douglas Burns, a former federal prosecutor, talks with Bloomberg’s Lori Rothman about the influence of lobbyists on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission initiatives to improve oversight of financial markets. Burns also discusses the Obama administration’s proposals for financial regulation and the Galleon Group LLC case. (Source: Bloomberg)

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The good, the bad and the ugly face of cricket

December 29, 2009

The good, the bad and the ugly face of cricket

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