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Global REIT markets continue to cope with financial crisis
By Staff WriterAsia and Europe's public markets continue to outperform the North American REIT market. However, global REIT markets continue to cope with the credit crunch --...
October 23, 2008
Bond ETFs threatened by credit crisisExchange-traded funds' relative stability is being threatened by the crisis affecting other markets, according to MarketWatch. The site reports bond ETFs have suffered unusual premiums...
October 09, 2008
Partisan prophets and liberal lossesDamning evidence indeed, and thank God for the public record. The Wall Street Journal took a look back at who said what when about the...
October 09, 2008
MetLife, Hartford Said To Have Discussed MergerMetLife recently approached Hartford Financial Services to propose a merger of the two companies, according to a published report.The move by MetLife did not result ...
October 07, 2008
Fed Gets Busy, but Dow Plummets AgainThe Federal Reserve Board and its chairman grabbed the spotlight on October 7, with the Fed announcing in the morning a plan under which it would buy three-month unsecured and asset-backed commercial paper "directly from eligible issuers."
October 07, 2008
Market crisis spreads globallyMark down Oct. 6 as another dark day in the financial markets as the Dow tumbled below 10,000 for the first time since 2004. Only this time, the U.S. financial markets weren't alone -- the European index saw its largest drop ever, falling
October 06, 2008
Hartford Exec: Allianz Deal Is An InvestmentThe move by Allianz S.E. to put $2.5 billion into Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is simply an investment, not a prelude to a takeover, ...
October 01, 2008
Lobbyists urge rescue plan passageLobbyists are scrambling to push Congress to devise policy changes that would propel the financial rescue plan toward passage. The Wall Street Journal reports there are...