‘Shop’ Talk & Hot Air
That’s the buzz these days, as two new shopping-tilted titles hit the increasingly crowded field.
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Home Depot's new Asian chief taps 'huge potential' Home Depot Canada president Annette Verschuren will head up the Atlanta-based retailer's venture into China, the company confirmed Wednesday after it agreed to buy Home Way, a chain with 12
Ind.: HSBC to Cut 600 Mortgage Jobs (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Banking giant HSBC will close next year a central Indiana finance office that employs 600 people because of declining mortgage business.read more...
Fleetwood Reports Definitive Agreement Reached to Exit Retail Business Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. , one of the nation's largest producers of recreational vehicles and manufactured housing, announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement with two retail subsidiaries of
Mortgage insurance write-off may help doom combo loans (BizJournals) A little-known mortgage insurance deduction is helping to make traditional home loans more competitive as exotic loans fall out of favor, mortgage lenders say.read more...
Fort Worth facing decisions on City Hall FORT WORTH -- City government is facing the same problem as many growing families: whether to buy a new home, remodel the existing home or fix up another old building.Commentread
Fed to focus attention on mortgage abuse (AP via Yahoo! News) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the central bank is considering tougher rules to crack down on abusive practices by mortgage lenders. But he says the economy should escape