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Telecom

Income — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:39:52 +0000

Apple and China Mobile are in talks to officially bring the iPhone to the world’s largest carrier, by user numbers. By its own count, it has more than 667 million subscribers.

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/iPhone-on-China-Mobile-with-LTE-Could-Be-Bad-News-for-Samsung-777656/

China exports, US mortgage rates

Income — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:04:24 +0000

Chinese exports rose 4.9% in April from a year earlier.

Rates on fixed-rate US mortgages hit record lows this week, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaging 3.83% in Freddie Mac’s most recent survey of conforming mortgage rates, released Thursday.

Big cap tech

Income — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:29:58 +0000

Extreme Tech reports:

“Microsoft has confirmed that WP7 apps will run on WP8, but nothing more. Why would Redmond do anything different? Think about it: Microsoft, with partner Nokia, is in the midst the biggest launch in the platform’s history with the Lumia 900. Any news that this phone will be obsolete when WP8 drops — which is just a few months away — will kill sales.

It’s not like reporters and bloggers haven’t tried to pin Microsoft down on the issue. Long-time Microsoft pundit Mary Jo Foley prodded the company for answers in March, and got the same story as everyone else. Microsoft is definitely hiding something: its “early adopters” are about to be marooned, and that nasty f-word is about to surface: fragmentation.”

US Employment

Income — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:07:14 +0000

Weekly jobless claims totaled 386,000, seasonally adjusted, in the week ended April 14, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday.

CMBS

Income — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:51:45 +0000

In the news …

Loans underlying $1.5 trillion worth of commercial real estate are coming due in the next few years, with over $100 billion of CMBS maturing by the end of 2013. With lending constrained and valuations down, many of these loans will have to either “amend and extend” with the blessing of their current bank, or be resolved through equity injections, recapitalizations or liquidations. It is estimated that between 50-60% of these maturities will fail to refinance, which opens the door to a huge opportunity for distressed real estate investors.

New BDC

Income — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:39:13 +0000

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Higher Gas Prices

Income — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:09:09 +0000

ChangeWave survey: “Among this group, one-in-two (50%) say they’re Eating Out Less and one-in-three (32%) report they’re Working More From Home. Another 18% say they’re Taking More Weekend Trips and Fewer Long Vacations, while 14% are changing the way they … Continue reading →

China

Income — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:21:02 +0000

“Growth momentum could slow down further amid a combination of sluggish export new orders and softening domestic demand. This calls for further easing steps from the Beijing authorities,” HSBC chief China economist, Qu Hongbin, said in a statement.

UK Tax Policy

Income — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:24:54 +0000

British Treasury chief George Osborne on Wednesday confirmed the government will accelerate a cut in the corporate tax rate in April, while dropping the top, marginal personal tax rate of 50% to 45% in April 2013.

The Federal Reserve

Income — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:20:06 +0000

Rates held steady

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fed-stands-pat-downplays-pickup-in-economy-2012-03-13?siteid=bnbh