Williams winding up 2 projects
Two of three major Williams College construction projects should be completed by the time students return to campus next week.
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James Hardie Announces 67% Jump in H1 Net Profit SYDNEY, Nov 10 Asia Pulse - Building products company James Hardie Industries NV says a strong second quarter performance has lifted its first half net profit to $US103.5 million ,
U.S. Existing Home Sales At Near Record Across the U.S., sales of exiting homes in August reached their second-highest rate on record.read more...
Mortgage lending tumbles as credit crunch takes toll (The Herald) Mortgage lending plunged in December and is set to fall further, according to figures which will raise fresh fears about the scale of the damage that the global credit crunch
GM may owe $1B for bad mortgage loans (UPI) General Motors Corp. may owe $1 billion to cover bad mortgage loans its former finance arm made to high-risk U.S. borrowers, a published report said ...read more...
Democrats Call for New Aid Package as 80,000 Jobs Are Cut "These job numbers strengthen the case materially that we are in a recession" The nation's employers eliminated tens of thousands of jobs for the third month in a row,
Ameriquest in $325 million settlement with states LOS ANGELES - Lending giant Ameriquest will implement reforms while its parent company pays $325 million under an agreement to settle investigations into Ameriquest practices by state attorneys general in