China A-shares end morning higher led by steel firms after Baosteel - CNBC
SHANGHAI (XFN-ASIA) - China A-shares finished the morning session higher led by steelmakers after Baoshan Iron & Steel reported 18 pct rise in first-half profit. Property stocks rebounded after yesterday’s decline, while securities firms

Rates put the bite on new home sales - News.com.au
THE property market continues to struggle with high interest rates and a slowing economy, with new home sales falling in July, a survey has found. The Housing Industry Association (HIA) survey found new home sales fell 7.2 per cent in July. Sales of

House price plunge fuels recession fear - Guardian Unlimited
Fears of recession this winter intensified yesterday after the CBI reported the weakest high street activity in 25 years, the Nationwide building society said house prices were falling at £150 a day and a Bank of England policymaker warned of two

Fitch Rates Lucas County, Ohio’s LTGO BANs & Bonds ‘AA-’/F1+’ - Forbes
The bonds are scheduled for negotiated sale as early as Sept. 3, 2008, while the notes are scheduled for competitive sale on Sept. 3. The bonds and notes are payable from ad valorem taxes levied on all taxable property within the county, subject to