Sunday 13 July 2008

Housing slump puts 250,000 jobs at risk - Guardian Unlimited



Up to 250,000 people whose jobs are linked to the building industry could be put out of work if the housing downturn continues, according to industry trade body the house Builders Association. About 100,000 people directly involved in the industry ...

Hedge funds suffer worst first half in nearly two decades - Independent

Hedge funds suffer worst first half in nearly two decades
Independent, UK - Jul 10, 2008
By Nick Clark Hedge funds suffered their worst start to the year for almost two decades in 2008, although there was some good news as Man Group, ...
Man Group rides out hedge funds storm Times Online
Man Group's Funds Managed Increase to $79.5 Billion (Update2) Bloomberg
Man Group's Assets Rise 6.6% As Fund Attracts Net New Money Wall Street Journal
Markets Media (press release) - Financial News
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The Effects of Oil Speculation - Seeking Alpha

Ottawa Citizen

The Effects of Oil Speculation
Seeking Alpha, NY - 4 hours ago
Investments in commodity indexes were $185 billion, commodity trading advisers accounted for $94 billion, and hedge funds had $75 billion in commodity ...
Part Four: The Regulators Blowtorch Oil Speculators FOXBusiness
Are big bets by speculators driving up oil? USA Today
HAZEL HENDERSON: A CLOSER LOOK AT OIL SPECULATORS: 11/07/2008 ... MaximsNews Network
Reuters - Columbus Dispatch
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Unitech Corporate Parks posts FY pretax profit of 2.34 mln pounds - CNBC
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Unitech Corporate Parks Plc. posted a full-year pretax profit of 2.34 million pounds, and said it looks forward to the future with confidence. For the year to March 31, 2008, the investment company, focused on commercial ...

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