Attorney General Henry Announces New Protections for Pennsylvania Car Buyers
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry has introduced new regulations aimed at providing stronger consumer protections for residents purchasing motor vehicles in the state. The changes, which amend the Pennsylvania…
Chinese buyers snap up luxury homes as ‘hard currency’ in soft property market
BEIJING (Reuters) – In the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, where the real estate sector has slowed, luxury property is bucking the downtrend, the official Securities Times reported on Monday, as wealthy…
Australian home buyers could benefit from higher rates: RBA
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians looking to buy a new home could actually benefit from rising interest rates as they lower the price of housing enough to ultimately result in lower mortgage payments…
Mortgage Rates Jump Above 6% For First Time Since 2008, Making Buyers Feel The Squeeze
Mortgage Rates Jump Above 6% For First Time Since 2008, Making Buyers Feel The Squeeze John Hugh DeMastri on September 15, 2022 Thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages jumped past 6% for the first time…
To buy or not to buy: Russian aluminium dilemma for Europe’s buyers
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – Europe’s power crisis, production cuts and shortages of aluminium have left consumers in a quandary about Russian supplies of the metal vital for the region’s transport,…
Foreigners net buyers of Japanese stocks in the week to Aug 5 after a weekly sale
(Reuters) – Foreigners turned net buyers of Japanese stocks in the week ended Aug. 5 as a batch of upbeat corporate earnings reports boosted sentiment. Overseas investors bought Japanese stocks worth a…
Canadian home buyers return to fixed-rate loans as economy wobbles
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO – Canadian home buyers are shifting to fixed-rate mortgages at the fastest pace in a year, on bets that more rate hikes from the central bank are in…
Japanese investors were big buyers of foreign equities in July
(Reuters) – Japanese investors purchased heavily in foreign equities in July, as global stocks rebounded last month on the back of positive earnings and hopes of less aggressive monetary tightening measures from…
UpEquity and zavvie Join Forces to Expand Options for Home Sellers, Buyers
BOULDER, Colo., July 12, 2022 — There are two enormous obstacles in today’s real estate market: competing against all-cash buyers and the certainty of having a home to move into before you…
Chip shortages result in record wire fraud reports by desperate buyers
By Jane Lanhee Lee WASHINGTON D.C – A severe semiconductor shortage has resulted in record wire fraud cases last year reported by desperate buyers, a company that tracks counterfeit and fraud in…
Michigan Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Defrauding Business Opportunity Buyers of More Than $5 Million
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Michigan man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for defrauding victims of more than $5 million in connection with the sale of medical-related business opportunities, U.S.…
Virginia Dem Introduces Bill To Hit Gun Buyers Where It Hurts
Virginia Dem Introduces Bill To Hit Gun Buyers Where It Hurts Blake Mauro on June 15, 2022 Virginia Democratic Rep. Don Beyer introduced a bill Tuesday that would levy a 1,000% tax on…
Analysis-Golden age of buses? Buyers hop on UK transport firms
By Yadarisa Shabong LONDON – Private capital has a keen eye on British bus companies. Low valuations, hopes that travellers will ditch cars, and government incentives to invest in environmentally-friendly vehicles are…
Young S.Korean home buyers test Yoon’s vow to resolve affordability crisis
By Jihoon Lee and Cynthia Kim SEOUL – Young South Koreans are buying homes in defiance of sharp rate rises that has once again put the spotlight on a severe housing shortage,…
Facebook Marketplace Buyers Robbed at Gunpoint in Clifton
CLIFTON, NJ – He thought he was buying a new phone from a seller on the Facebook Marketplace. It turned out, he was walking into a trap to rob him. Last weekend,…
U.S. house price inflation to cool as buyers sidelined by higher rates: Reuters poll
By Indradip Ghosh and Prerana Bhat BENGALURU – Burning U.S. house price inflation will cool to 10%, half its current rate this year, and slow further over the next two as already…
Swiss Re, UBS among founding buyers in carbon removal scheme
By Susanna Twidale LONDON – Insurance firm Swiss Re and banking giant UBS are among five founding buyers of credits from a scheme set up by a Swiss company to drive down the cost of…
Woodside’s ‘crown jewel’ Scarborough gas lures buyers to fill Russia gap
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE – Woodside Petroleum has received strong interest from companies for a stake in the Scarborough natural gas project it is developing off Western Australia in the wake of…
Charlotte Business Owners Are Indicted For Selling Stolen iPhones To Domestic And International Buyers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two Charlotte business owners, Hamzeh Jamal Alasfar, 30, and Tayseer Issam Alkhayyat, 34, both of Charlotte, are facing federal charges for allegedly selling fraudulently obtained Apple iPhones (iPhones) and…
Foreigners turn net buyers of Japanese stocks in week to May 6
(Reuters) – Foreign investors were net buyers of Japanese stocks in the week ended May 6 as some investors scooped up shares in banking and commodity-related sectors, despite a sell-off in broader…
Lavrov says Russia has enough energy buyers apart from West
(Reuters) – Russia has enough buyers for its energy resources outside of Western countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, as European Union countries try to sharply reduce their reliance…
As property market cools, New Zealand’s recent home buyers tighten belts
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – When Aarti and Gaurav Kathuria were saving for their first home, a three-bedroom townhouse in Auckland, they cut back on eating out and other expenses so they…
Peloton seeks buyers for minority stake – WSJ
(Reuters) – Fitness equipment maker Peloton Interactive Inc is exploring the sale of a sizable minority stake in the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the…
Indonesia’s palm oil export ban leaves global buyers with no plan B
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI – Global edible oil consumers have no option but to pay top dollar for supplies after Indonesia’s surprise palm oil export ban forced buyers to seek alternatives, already…
Russian Deputy PM says several buyers agree to pay in roubles for Russian gas
(Reuters) – Several buyers of Russian gas have agreed to switch to payments in roubles, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday. “We expect the decision (to switch to roubles)…
Citigroup says Mexico unit buyer’s nationality not decisive, despite government preference
MEXICO CITY – The nationality of who buys Citigroup’s Mexican unit, known as Citibanamex, will not be the deciding factor despite the Mexican government’s preference to sell the bank to a local…
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