Posts Tagged ‘housing’
Stocks soar on Europe hopes, strong housing starts (AP)
AP – Encouraging signs out of Europe and a surprisingly strong report on the U.S. housing market drove the Dow Jones industrial average up more than 300 points Tuesday. It was the best day for stocks this month.
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Obama to promote new steps to help housing woes (AP)
AP – Seeking to circumvent congressional opposition, President Barack Obama will promote a series of executive branch steps aimed at jumpstarting the economy this week, beginning with new rules to make it easier for homeowners to refinance their mortgages.
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Egyptians storm building housing Israeli Embassy
A group of about 30 protesters broke into the Israeli Embassy in Cairo Friday and dumped hundreds of documents out of the windows, Egyptian and Israeli officials said.
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APNewsBreak: Perry bills feds for housing illegals (AP)
AP – Texas Gov. Rick Perry has asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for nearly $350 million to cover the costs incurred detaining illegal immigrants in state prisons and county jails.
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Geithner wants housing overhaul bill in 2 years (AP)
AP – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the Obama administration wants Congress to approve legislation overhauling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation’s troubled housing finance giants, within two years.
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Housing sought for survivors of deadly mudslides (AP)
AP – Days after mudslides wiped out whole neighborhoods, many residents continued to live in homes in threatened areas, unwilling to join the thousands crowded into shelters despite the ever-present danger to their lives.
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Cargo plane crashes into Pakistani housing complex (AP)
AP – A cargo plane crashed into a housing complex in Karachi soon after takeoff Sunday, setting off a huge blaze and killing all eight Russian crew on board, Pakistan’s civil aviation authority said.
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