Foreclosure rise in Q3 as fewer people get help

The number of foreclosed homes rose over the summer after fewer people at risk received assistance lowering their monthly mortgage payments, a new report shows.
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HSBC’s Hong Kong Chief Says More Property Curbs Would Hurt `Real Buyers’ - Bloomberg

Any additional measures by Hong Kong’s government to cool house-price gains would run the risk of crimping demand among “real buyers” as well as speculators, […]

St. Louis may escape impact of debit card limits

If you have a checking account, give a cheer for cut-throat competition among banks here in St. Louis. It may save you from higher fees […]

Oil exports from Iraq’s Kurdish north to resume

Iraq’s newly appointed oil minister says oil exports from the country’s northern self-ruled Kurdish region will soon resume.
Abdul-Karim Elaibi told The Associated Press on Saturday […]

Mortgage rates edge down after 5 weeks of gains

Rates on fixed mortgages dipped after rising for five weeks in a row.
Freddie Mac says the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage slipped to […]

As valuations soar, tech field starts feeling bubbly

On any given day at Grey Dog, a small restaurant in downtown New York, you’ll find clusters of engineers and entrepreneurs crowded around tiny […]

EU leaders agree to align economies better

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Taiwan approves $3B display panel project in China

Taiwanese authorities approved AU Optronics Corp.’s $3 billion project to make television and computer display panels in China, in a bid to maintain the island’s […]

US sues BP, 8 other companies in Gulf oil spill

The Justice Department on Wednesday sued BP and eight other companies in the Gulf oil spill disaster in an effort to recover billions of dollars […]

Pakistan Central Bank Chief `Worried’ Rate Increases May Hurt Investment - Bloomberg

Pakistan’s inflation-fueling government borrowing is forcing the central bank to raise interest rates, “crowding out” investment and undermining economic growth, Governor Shahid Kardar said.
“I […]