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Newell Rubbermaid, the maker of Sharpie markers and namesake plastic storage containers, will close a third of its 80 plants and cut 5,000 jobs to invest in more profitable businesses.
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How to Shop for a Mortgage Today (WFMJ Youngstown) The troubles in the subprime-mortgage market have led to tighter standards for all borrowers. Buyers and refinancers with sterling credit records won't feel the pinch.read more...
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Rebuilding may trigger cuts in tariffs WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said Monday it is considering reducing high tariffs imposed on such items as lumber from Canada and cement from Mexico if building needs from Hurricane
Mortgage lenders see stock prices sink under weak market (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides) NEW YORK - It's not just companies that build houses that are seeing their stock prices crumble under the weight of a weakening real estate market. Shares of mortgage lenders
S&P downgrades more mortgage securities, warns on refinancing (Market Watch) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Standard & Poor's downgraded more mortgage-backed securities on Thursday and warned that defaults and delinquencies could be exacerbated by the increasing difficulty some homeowners face refinancing
Brokers' updates Buy at 527.5p notes Merrill Lynch. The broker has raised its 2005 and 2006 EPS forecasts by nine per cent to 37p and 42p respectively, following the group's recent interim