More U.S. retailers looking for fresh markets are turning to Canada, lured by their northern neighbor's resilient economy, strong currency and the familiarity with their brands.
Harvard University's endowment is the main investor in a venture that could buy more than $1 billion of triple-net leased property, a form of investment that offers higher yields and relative stability at a time of financial market volatility, a source familiar with the deal said.
Auction.com, the nation's leading real estate auctioneer and loan sales advisor,has announced its upcoming online auctioning of over 325 Non-Performing Notes & Commercial REO Properties located throughout the Southeastern U.S., representing the largest online auction of commercial real estate to date for the company that pioneered modern real estate auctions.
You've got to put your money somewhere, right? Under the mattress doesn't really work as a retirement program. It's lumpy, vulnerable to theft and your kids might find it.
Chinese couples are faking divorce so they can get borrow money to buy second and third homes. Here are five reasons China's economic bubble is sure to burst.
Star bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach did not instruct anyone to copy analytic systems from his former employer, Trust Company of the West, but did devise a "defensive plan" in the event he would be fired, he testified in court.
Poland became the third most active retail investment market in Europe in the first half of 2011, with $1.73 billion transacted.
China raised interest rates for the third time this year in response to rising inflation in the country. That's just one of the problems the world's second-largest economy faces.
FBR Capital Markets remains positive on the Marcellus Shale as a catalyst for banks in Western Pennsylvania, following a recent investor field trip. Meanwhile, the brokerage upgraded its rating on shares of First Commonwealth Financial Corp. (FCF) to "outperform" from "market perform".
Data showed last week that the net income of US banks was higher in the first quarter than at any time since the financial crisis. However, a rough patch may be round the corner, according to analysts.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Opnext, Acorda Therapeutics, Red Robin Gourmet, BioSante Pharmaceuticals, STEC, AEterna Zentaris and Human Genome Sciences. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Popular, Nordson and Immunogen.
The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Opnext, BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Stratasys, STEC, and Zumiez. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Popular, Abaxis, Nordson, Stamps.com, CEVA, and Immunogen.
Shares of CoStar Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP) touched a new life-time high of $66.09 on Thursday, while LoopNet Inc. (NASDAQ: LOOP) touched a new 52-week high of $18.55.
CoStar Group Inc. is acquiring LoopNet.com, an online commercial real estate marketplace, in a transaction valued at $860 million.
U.S. securities regulator is seeking information from an unknown number of regional and community banks that have restructured troubled loans in order to make them appear healthier than they really are, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the situation.
Aaron LeMieux grew up hearing his native Cleveland used as the punchline for jokes such as the mistake on the lake. But the city is attempting to shake its downtrodden image - enhanced by a history of sporting futility - and entrepreneurs like LeMieux are leading the charge.
Marcellus Shale gas will bring an estimated $250 billion in payments to Pennsylvania land owners and stronger economic activity, said FBR Capital Markets.
The United States is taking financial action to block Lybia's leader and his family from using $30 billion-worth of assets in the country.
A Wikileaks document also reported that the Libyan government had received (and rejected ) investment offers from Bernard Madoff and Allen Stanford, two men were involved in huge Ponzi schemes.
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke testimony on The Economic Outlook and Monetary and Fiscal Policy Before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. February 9, 2011
The number of U.S. companies filing for bankruptcy has plunged and financing is easier to get, but restructuring experts see plenty of trouble ahead in corporate America.
Dow and S&P continue to be fueled by General Electric, Exxon Mobil; but Nasdaq slips
