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European commercial property rebounds

Submitted by Good News Happens on January 18, 2010 — Leave a Comment

By Daniel Thomas, Property Correspondent
Published: January 17 2010 19:18 | Last updated: January 17 2010 19:18
Commercial real estate investment has risen by more than 40 per cent in Europe in the past three months to the highest lev… carry on reading.

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House prices are rising again in many countries

Submitted by Good News Happens on January 7, 2010 — Leave a Comment

After the crash
Jan 5th 2010
From Economist.com
WHEN The Economist last took stock of house prices across the globe, prices were falling in all but two countries. Three months later, prices are now rising in a total of six count… carry on reading.

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Toyota plant workers sheltered from the downturn

Submitted by Good News Happens on November 17, 2009 — Leave a Comment

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – When the call came in on July 4, 2008 that Toyota was going halt production for three months, Wes Woods was getting ready to watch a fireworks display with his children.
“I was told that not only were we going to stop… carry on reading.

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Real Estate Funds Rally 33% in Three Months

Submitted by Good News Happens on September 29, 2009 — Leave a Comment

By Stan Luxenberg 09/28/09 – 12:15 AM EDT
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Real estate mutual funds, ground zero for the financial meltdown and housing bust, returned 33% in the past three months, ranking as the top-performing category, a… carry on reading.

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ABI reports fall in credit insurance claims

Submitted by Good News Happens on September 18, 2009 — Leave a Comment

By Kiran Stacey
Published: September 17 2009 07:28 | Last updated: September 17 2009 07:28
Fewer companies claimed on credit insurance policies for payment defaults in the three months to August 21, the first quarter-on-quarter fall i… carry on reading.

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Brazil’s economy leaves recession

Submitted by Good News Happens on September 18, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Brazil has come out of recession after its economy grew in the April-to-June quarter.
The largest economy in Latin America expanded by 1.9% in the second quarter from the previous three months.
<a rel="nofollow"… carry on reading.

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Loosely-coupled organisations & the future of corporations

Submitted by Dig For Leadership Tagging Machine on June 19, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Over the last three months I’ve been doing a lot of presentations to IT and HR leaders about understanding and working with informal structure in the enterprise. My talks usually provoke a barrage of questions about privacy, inter-generation… carry on reading.

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RIM chief upbeat on subscriber surge

Submitted by Good News Happens on June 19, 2009 — Leave a Comment

By?Andrew?Edgecliffe-Johnson in?New?York
Published: June 19 2009 00:38 | Last updated: June 19 2009 00:38
Research in Motion reported a surge in smartphone subscribers and revenues for the three months to May 30, but shares in the gro… carry on reading.

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Building of new homes and apartments jumped 17.2 percent

Submitted by Good News Happens on June 17, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Housing flashes signs recession may be ending
Construction of new homes and apartments hits highest in three months
updated 2:53 p.m. ET June 16, 2009
WASHINGTON – Fresh signs that the economy is stabilizing — though at very lo… carry on reading.

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