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- Breaking ground Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:19AMWASHINGTON — Builders broke ground on more single-family homes and apartments in June, helping the battered construction industry gain a little life after a dismal spring.
- Homebuilding shows some signs of life Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:05PMHomebuilding shows some signs of life By DEREK KRAVITZ The Associated Press Published Jul 19, 2011 04:57PM MDT Builders nationwide broke ground on more single-family homes and apartments in June, helping the battered construction industry gain a little life after a dismal spring. Results were less robust along the Wasatch Front. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that builders began work on a ...
- Blog » Bite by Bite Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:05PMBuilders nationwide broke ground on more single-family homes and apartments in June, helping the battered construction industry gain a little life after a dismal spring. Results were less robust along the Wasatch Front.
- Land tax fixers trick more lot sellers in Cebu Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:00PMread more
- Renasant Corporation Announces 2011 Second Quarter Earnings Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:00PMRenasant Corporation today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2011. Net income for the second quarter of 2011 was $5,757,000 as compared to $3,796,000 for the second quarter of 2010. Â Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.23 during the second quarter of 2011 as compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.18 for the second quarter of 2010. Â
- Taubman Centers Announces Second Quarter Results Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:00PM-
- Fulton Financial Reports Second Quarter Earnings of $0.18 Per Share Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:30PMLANCASTER, Pa. -- Fulton Financial Corporation reported net income of $36.4 million, or 18 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, compared to $33.8 million, or 17 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2011.
- Anworth Announces Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:05PMAnworth Mortgage Asset Corporation reported today core earnings available to common stockholders of $31.3 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, consisting primarily of $32.8 million of net income less $1.5 million of dividends paid to our preferred stockholders.
- Don't make a law firm a beneficiary of your estate Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:32PM'There can easily be tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees, thousands of dollars in accounting fees, executor fees, insurance costs, and of course there are non-financial costs that can be incurred — bad blood between family members'
- ICBA Comments on Dodd-Frank: One Year Later Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:33AMAs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act approaches its one year mark, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is working on behalf of the nation’s more than 7,000 Main Street community banks to minimize negative regulatory effects and is advocating for legislation that will ensure the stability and vitality of community banks for generations to come. (PRWeb ...
- U.S. Housing Starts Jump More Than Forecast to Five-Month High Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:00AMHousing starts in the U.S. jumped more than forecast in June as better weather allowed the struggling industry to break ground on delayed projects.
- Housing Starts in U.S. Climbed to Five-Month High in June Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:41AMHousing starts in the U.S. rose more than forecast in June to the fastest pace in five months, led by a surge in work on multifamily dwellings like apartments.
- First No-Load, Open-End Hedge Fund Replication Mutual Fund Marks Three-Year Anniversary; Receives 4-Star Overall ... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:00AMThe IQ Alpha Hedge Strategy Fund , the first no-load, open-end mutual fund designed to replicate broad-based hedge fund performance characteristics, marked its three-year anniversary on June 30th, the fund’s sponsor, IndexIQ, announced today.
- Home building jumps in June after dismal spring Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:53AMU.S. builders broke ground on more single-family homes and apartments in June, helping the battered construction industry gain a little life after a dismal spring.
- Wells Fargo Reports Record Quarterly Net Income of $3.9 Billion Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:17AMSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC): Strong financial results: Record Wells Fargo net income of $3.9 billion, up 29 percent from prior year, up 5 percent from prior quarter Record diluted earnings per common share of $0.70, up 27 percent from prior year, up 4 percent from prior quarter Pre-tax pre-provision profit (PTPP)1 of $7.9 billion, up 4 percent from prior ...
- AmeriServ Financial Reports Earnings for the Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2011 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:00AMAmeriServ Financial, Inc. continued its positive earnings momentum in the second quarter of 2011 by reporting net income of $1,938,000 or $0.08 per diluted common share. Â This represents a significant improvement of $1.5 million from the second quarter 2010 net income of $477,000 or $0.01 per diluted common share. Â For the six month period ended June 30, 2011, the Company reported net income ...
- London midday: IG up, ITE down Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:38AMLONDON (SHARECAST) - Stocks remain modestly higher but traders have made up their minds about some of this morning’s updates, sending stocks in both directions.
- Comerica Reports Second Quarter 2011 Net Income of $96 Million Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:45AMComerica Incorporated today reported second quarter 2011 net income of $96 million, a decrease of $7 million compared to $103 million for the first quarter 2011, primarily due to the impact of a federal income tax settlement.
- Chinese property prices cooling in more areas Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:28PMMore cities in China experienced cooling property prices in June, compared to May, as policies targeting speculation kicked in. Property prices fell in 12 of the 70 major cities monitored, and remain .....
- China Stocks Drop for Second Day on Banks’ Capital Raising, Property Risks Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:28PMChina’s stocks fell for a second day on concern the government will take more steps to cool property- price gains and banks’ fundraising will drain capital from existing shares.
- ELS Reports Second Quarter Results Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:23PMCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ELS) (the “Company”) today announced results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011. a) Financial Results For the second quarter 2011, Funds From Operations (“FFO”) were $27.3 million, or $0.73 per share on a fully-diluted basis, compared to $27.1 million, or $0.76 per share on a fully-diluted basis, for the same ...
- India Sees Growth Imperiled With Greek-Like Tax Evasion Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:17PMAs Rama Murthy completes the sale of his three-bedroom apartment in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, he accepts from the buyer a bag full of rupees -- a part of the purchase price the tax man will never see.
- The Costs of Lower Taxes Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:37PMLess government and smaller tax bills sound awfully good until we realize we like most of what government provides us and really don’t want to give up any of it.
- Company ‘Red Flags’ Send Bond Spreads to Records: China Credit Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:23PMBorrowing costs have risen to record levels for Chinese companies marked with “red flags” by ratings firms for unclear financial reporting and high levels of private ownership.
- Zions Bancorporation Reports Earnings of $0.16 Per Diluted Common Share for Second Quarter 2011 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:10PMZions Bancorporation today reported second quarter net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $29.0 million or $0.16 per diluted common share, compared to $14.8 million or $0.08 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2011.
- David Tepper Buys and Sells Rising Stocks: HPQ, GT, IP, M, LCC, NAV, FITB, YHOO, HIG, NCT Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:50PMBy William Ding. David Tepper Buys and Sells Rising Stocks Read more » »
- Negative Interest Rates, Euro Disintegration, Fuel Gold's Historic Rally Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:16PMThe Federal Reserve has just ended its $600-billion Treasury bond-buying program, known as QE-2, and already, traders are trying to figure what new tricks the Fed might in the months ahead, in order counter a significant correction in the US-stock market in the second half of 2011. Including QE-1 and QE-2, the Fed pumped $2.35-trillion into the coffers of the Wall Street Oligarchs.
- Startup Children – How To Parent An Entrepreneur (Part III) - Board Games Can Teach Children Negotiating And Risk ... Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:59AMNote: This is part III of a five part series. Access the first installment HERE , part II HERE , part IV HERE and part V HERE .
- Wealth in Quebec: a different view Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:30AMPer capita, there are far fewer rich people in the French-speaking province than in Ontario. A hangover of its cultural history and values, today that lack of affluence is also one of the starkest symptoms of a larger problem
- 8 European banks fail the stress tests Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:57AM8 European banks fail the stress tests
- KSA-Singapore trade to rise with new tax accord Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:47AMSINGAPORE - Singapore expects economic and trade ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to grow with the new Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement.
- Learning from crises Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:01PMCRISES, especially very severe ones, are often learning opportunities. Unfortunately, so far the world seems to have learned very little from the recent financial crisis. In fact, the situation today is just as dangerous as it was in 2007, with the United States now worried by its anemic economic recovery, Europe paralysed by fears for the survival of its currency union, and emerging markets ...
- First Horizon Tops EPS, Rev Falls Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:20PMFirst Horizon National Corp.???s second quarter 2011 earnings of 16 cents per share came in ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 11 cents per share.
- NewsWatch: Eight banks fail Europe’s stress tests Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:12PMEight lenders fail Europe’s second round of bank stress tests, with a combined capital shortfall of 2.5 billion euros.
- New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares, Inc. Announces Earnings for Second Quarter Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:33PMNEWPORT, NH--(Marketwire - 07/15/11) - New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares, Inc. (the Company) (NASDAQ: NHTB - News ), the holding company for Lake Sunapee Bank, fsb (the Bank), today reported consolidated net income for the six months ended June 30, 2011 of $4,025,140, or $0.65 per common share (assuming dilution), compared to $3,723,971, or $0.60 per common share (assuming dilution), for same ...
- Two Canadian views on the U.S. debt crisis Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:30PMComment: If politicians cannot let reason prevail and avert a U.S. default the consequences will be dire, not only for America, but the world
- TSX bolstered by higher oil prices, U.S. takeover offers Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:38PMRising oil prices, solid U.S. earnings from Google and Citibank, and two large merger offers lifted Canadian stocks on Friday, although the country’s benchmark index was likely to post its first losing week in four
- Arrow Reports Solid Second Quarter Operating Results and Strong Asset Quality Ratios Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:43AMArrow Financial Corporation announced operating results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011. Â Net income for the second quarter of 2011 was $5.8 million, representing diluted earnings per share of $.51, as compared to net income of $5.7 million and $.50 diluted EPS for the second quarter of 2010, an increase of $.01 per share or 2.0%. Â The cash dividend paid to shareholders ...
- Citigroup Reports Second Quarter 2011 Net Income of $3.3 Billion, Compared to $2.7 Billion in Second Quarter 2010 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:11AMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Citigroup Inc. today reported second quarter 2011 net income of $3.3 billion, or $1.09 per diluted share, on revenues of $20.6 billion. Second quarter net income grew 24% from the prior year period and 11% from the first quarter 2011, while net revenues were 7% lower versus the prior year period and 5% higher than the first quarter 2011. Vikram Pandit, Citi’s Chief ...
- Indian Market Ends Modestly Lower Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:31AMThe Indian market ended Friday's session modestly lower, as worries about U.S. government debt and lingering eurozone concerns kept investors at bay. Also, investors awaited the release of European bank stress tests results for greater clarity on the global economic outlook.
- National Bankshares, Inc. Reports Higher First Half Earnings Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:30PMBLACKSBURG, VA--(Marketwire - 07/14/11) - Today, National Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: NKSH - News ) announced net income of over $4.22 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. Net income was $8.24 million through June 30, 2011, or nearly 6.12%, above the total reported for the first half of 2010. Basic net income per share was $0.61, which compares with $0.58 for the first six months last year ...
- Labour's tax plan sends 'perverse signals' - accountant Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:15PMLabour says it's tax plans are fair but a critic says they are anything but.
- Independent Bank Corp. Reports Second Quarter Net Income of $11.1 Million Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:12PMROCKLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Independent Bank Corp., (NASDAQ: INDB), parent of Rockland Trust Company, today announced net income of $11.1 million for the second quarter of 2011, or $0.52 on a diluted earnings per share basis. The results of the second quarter 2011 represent an increase of $0.14 or 36.8% on a diluted per share basis as compared to the second quarter of 2010 and were ...
- Labour insists tax plans are fair Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:01PMCritics claim Labour's tax proposals will allow people to rip off the State.
- Expert panel to sort out capital gains tax Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:15PMLabour's capital gains tax would create numerous and difficult boundary issues in demarcating what is caught.It plans to appoint an expert panel, drawn from tax practitioners, industry and officialdom, to advise on such issues.The...
- Landlord: 'Nasty tax won't get a cent of my property gains' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:14PMInvestor says Labour plan punishes those trying to provide for their own retirement. Nine years ago, David Whitburn had $7000 and a handful of shares.Today, he has more than $1 million equity in his property portfolio and...
- PM slams Labour's tax plans Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:00PMJohn Key said Labour's proposed tax strategy will encourage more people to rip off the system.
- Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. Reports Record Second Quarter 2011 Operating Earnings Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:57AMPenns Woods Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWOD) today reported that net income from core operations ("operating earnings”), which is a non-GAAP measure of net income excluding net securities gains and losses, increased to $2,958,000 and $5,729,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $2,735,000 and $5,185,000 for the same periods of 2010. Operating earnings per share for the ...
- Unwanted help Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:46AMWith the initial deficit of LE 170 billion, the government was quick to sign a $3 billion (LE 17.88 billion) loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) while announcing that it would engage in talks with the World Bank for further financing.
- A safety net Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:31AMThe banking policies were truly put to the test during the past few months and in most cases they proved rather successful. Since the appointment of Farouk El Okdah as Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) governor in December 2003, the banking sector has been subject to major reforms.