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U.S. apartment vacancy rate falls, rents rise Monday, Sep 30, 2013 09:09 PM PDT By Ilaina Jonas NEW YORK (Reuters) - Finding an apartment to rent got even harder in the third quarter, as the U.S. apartment vacancy rate fell to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to an industry report released on Tuesday. The national apartment vacancy rate fell 0.1 percentage point to 4.2 percent in the third quarter from the second quarter, according to a preliminary report by real estate research firm Reis Inc. It was the lowest vacancy rate since the third quarter of 2001 when it was 3.9 percent. Some 47 out of 79 markets that Reis tracks posted vacancy decreases. ... Full Story | Top |
AT&T seeks to defend Austin, Texas, market with faster Internet Monday, Sep 30, 2013 09:08 PM PDT | Top |
Giving by U.S. foundations tops $50.9 billion in 2012 Monday, Sep 30, 2013 09:02 PM PDT By Manuela Badawy NEW YORK (Reuters) - Giving in the United States by private and community foundations reached an estimated $50.9 billion in 2012, growing just ahead of inflation, a report released on Tuesday by the Foundation Center showed. The group's report was primarily focused on results of its 2011 survey of foundations but did include the limited projection for 2012. In 2011 the country's 81,777 foundations held $622 billion in assets and distributed $49 billion, just $1.9 billion below 2012's estimate, according to the Foundation Center's annual research study. ... Full Story | Top |
Factbox: Japan to unveil $50 billion stimulus to cope with tax hike Monday, Sep 30, 2013 08:47 PM PDT (Reuters) - Japan's government is to announce an economic stimulus package on Tuesday worth $50 billion or more to cushion the economy from the blow of raising the national sales tax, a final draft of the government plan, seen by Reuters, shows. Following are some points of the program, meant to support growth in the short term while curbing Japan's huge public debt over time, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to announce on Tuesday. - The government will raise the sales tax to 8 percent from 5 percent in April, the first major fiscal reform since 1997. ... Full Story | Top |
Dollar steady ahead of U.S. government shutdown deadline Monday, Sep 30, 2013 08:36 PM PDT | Top |
Japan business mood hits near six-year high, Abe set to raise tax Monday, Sep 30, 2013 08:33 PM PDT | Top |
China manufacturing tepid in September, small firms struggle Monday, Sep 30, 2013 07:21 PM PDT | Top |
Disney, Dish extend contract while new deal talks continue Monday, Sep 30, 2013 06:59 PM PDT | Top |
Dimon, bank executives to meet Obama on Wednesday over debt ceiling: WSJ Monday, Sep 30, 2013 06:25 PM PDT | Top |
Jury set for billionaire Mark Cuban's insider trading trial Monday, Sep 30, 2013 06:17 PM PDT | Top |
Instant View: Japan third quarter big manufacturers' mood improves - BOJ tankan Monday, Sep 30, 2013 05:43 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese big manufacturers' sentiment improved in the three months to September for a third straight quarter, the central bank's "tankan" survey showed, cementing the case for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to proceed with a planned sales tax hike next year. COMMENTARY: YOSHIMASA MARUYAMA, CHIEF ECONOMIST, ITOCHU ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TOKYO "Earnings recovery on the back of a weaker yen, which affected only limited sectors at the time of the previous survey, has spread to a wider part of industry. "Big manufacturers' outlook is a little bit weaker. ... Full Story | Top |
Australia returns to challenge for America's Cup Monday, Sep 30, 2013 05:38 PM PDT By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian wine magnate Bob Oatley's Hamilton Island Yacht Club has been confirmed as the Challenger of Record for the 35th America's Cup, organizers said on Tuesday. Oatley and his son Sandy issued the challenge to the Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) minutes after Larry Ellison's Oracle Team USA beat Team New Zealand in a winner-takes-all race on San Francisco Bay last week. "We're very proud. ... Full Story | Top |
Sailing-Australia returns to challenge for America's Cup Monday, Sep 30, 2013 05:35 PM PDT * Golden Gate Yacht Club confirms Hamilton Island challenge * First Australian challenge since 2000 * Costs to come in focus for 35th America's Cup By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Australian wine magnate Bob Oatley's Hamilton Island Yacht Club has been confirmed as the Challenger of Record for the 35th America's Cup, organisers said on Tuesday. Oatley and his son Sandy issued the challenge to the Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) minutes after Larry Ellison's Oracle Team USA beat Team New Zealand in a winner-takes-all race on San Francisco Bay last week. "We're very proud. ... Full Story | Top |
In historic step, Japan PM to hike tax; will cushion blow to economy Monday, Sep 30, 2013 05:04 PM PDT | Top |
New Zealand bails out stricken state coal miner, bank lenders hit Monday, Sep 30, 2013 04:53 PM PDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand government said it will pump up to NZ$155 million ($128 million) into Solid Energy and private lenders will swap some debt for equity under a plan to save the troubled coal miner, which is slated for partial privatization. The proposed restructuring plan will see the state-owned company issue NZ$100 million of redeemable preference shares, with key lenders exchanging NZ$75 million of debt for equity and the government injecting NZ$25 million. ... Full Story | Top |
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