Pending home sales slowed in August, with tight inventory conditions, higher interest rates, rising home prices and continuing restrictive mortgage credit impacting the market, according to the National Association of Realtors. The ...
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One of the UK's longest established renewables companies, Dulas Ltd, has been awarded a £4.3m contract by housing association First Wessex to install solar PV technology on up to 1,000 of its affordable homes across the south of ...
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Economic experts are calling 2010 – 2020 the Low Growth Decade. Chronically high unemployment in the United States, slowing growth in a number of other countries, an aging infrastructure and a lack of business confidence are holding ...
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Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 4.8% in 2013, according to the Q3 update to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. The Foundation ...
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ENCOURAGING signs for the housing sector have driven a rise in banking shares, which pushed the market to a fifth straight day of gains. The release of China's latest economic growth figure of 7.5 per cent - in line with expectations - ...
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Construction has become massive with residential, commercial and industrial projects. Road construction today marks an important building infrastructure development part. These are carried out with the help of numerous materials that ...
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Driven by rising home prices and growing demand,the U.S.housing recovery is well underway,concludes The State of the Nation's Housing report released today by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.While still at ...
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The Australian dollar slumped to a near three-year low during Asia trade after local economic data disappointed and Goldman Sachs warned the resource-rich country was at risk of a steep economic downturn. New government figures today ...
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Shares were punished yesterday as investors worried about resources stocks being hit by global economic concerns, and the dollar was also sharply lower on the increased likelihood of an imminent cut in the official cash rate. The ...
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Signs that a nascent recovery in the housing sector stumbled in March pushed the Australian dollar to its lowest since mid-April. The number of house-building permits fell 5.5 per cent in March, the most since July, curbing optimism that ...
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The SOLiC 200 – an intelligent solar immersion controller – is now for sale in the UK from Segen Ltd. Iain McRitchie, Managing Director of Earthwise Products Ltd, comments, "We are thrilled that Segen, a recognised ...
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Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 5.6% in 2013, according to the Q2 update to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. The Foundation ...
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The dollar was higher late today following strong economic data showing rising house prices in the fourth quarter of 2012 and solid gains in consumer sentiment in March. At 4.50pm AEDT, the Aussie fetched $US1.0313 compared with US$1.0282 ...
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Chris Bowen … ‘times are tough’ The Government will extend the $57.5 million Apprentice Kickstart Initiative to make it easier for employers to take on apprentices. Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, Chris ...
The National Retail Federation released its 2013 economic forecast today, projecting retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) will increase 3.4 percent, slightly less than the preliminary 4.2 percent ...
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