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Barclays 'House of Fixed Income' Pins Future Growth on Equities
The house built by fixed income is facing an overhaul. Barclays Plc is showing it can do more for clients than trade bonds and arrange debt deals. Barclays' equities traders pulled level with their fixed income counterparts in the third quarter…
Extension of Peterborough supported housing contracts proposed
Housing support services for vulnerable and homeless people in Peterborough look set to continue after councillors were asked to extend the current contracts. The city council has three contracts with organisations that provide a total of 138 units…
Housing plan for footwear machinery site in Leicester approved
Plans for 311 flats and 43 houses on part of the former British United Shoe Machinery (BUSM) site in Leicester have been given the go-ahead. Leicester City Council has approved a planning application from Trafalgar Global Ltd to build houses as…
Land Minister: Surge in Housing Prices Slowing Down
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Hong Jee-sun says the surge in housing prices is slowing down, adding that he believes the housing market will stabilize when interest rates rise at the end of the year. Hong made the remark on Friday…
Five common house features that put off buyers and make homes look cheap
Having a strong sense of personal style ultimately boils down to confidence and not fretting about what others think of your home. That idea lies at the heart of joyful decorating that's inspiring people to step away from designing purely with…
NFL House in Paris closes ahead of street protests in French capital
PARIS -- The NFL closed its 'NFL House' in Paris on Saturday as the city braced for street protests with a heavy police presence and storefronts boarded up. The league announced the closure to fans on Saturday morning through its 'OnePass' app and…
Nick Shirley and the White House Make Their Relationship Official
Nick Shirley finally got a government check. It's a wonder it took so long. For the last year and a half, he's played the role of quasi-state run media. As the Trump administration flooded a series of cities last year with federal immigration…
Why does Jeremy Bamber and White House Farm still grip people?
The murders of five people at an Essex farmhouse was an unspeakable act of violence. Six-year-old twins, a model and her adoptive parents dead – it set the stage for the ultimate whodunnit. Forty years on from Jeremy Bamber's conviction, why…
Vance front and center in Republican midterms push - is this a dry run for a White House bid?
A day after JD Vance suggested Donald Trump would endorse him if he runs for president, the vice-president shifted awkwardly in the Oval Office as his boss was asked about the remark. “He's a very talented person, and he's a very good…
Trump housing order receives mixed industry reaction
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at reduced housing costs, which could save some mortgage borrowers thousands of dollars, but the final text is narrower than an earlier draft that had circulated in recent weeks.
White House says the US is lifting tariffs on some Canadian goods
The US is lifting some of its 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, with the White House saying on Friday it was working to 'protect the economic prosperity and national security of the American people'. The exemptions could also boost Republican…
Unique house which won awards for its design could be yours for £1.1m
House-hunting can throw up all kinds of surprises, from weird layouts and questionable interior design decisions, to piles of rubbish left behind by the previous residents. But sometimes you stumble across something unlike anything you've seen…
How housing affordability can be achieved at the state and local level
There's one word on everyone's mind in 2026: affordability. And when speaking about affordability, it's hard not to mention housing. More than eight in 10 Americans say housing affordability is a problem where they live. I've seen this at home in…
Trump unveils two major housing moves that could save Americans 'thousands'
With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, the Trump administration has rolled out a series of reforms aimed at easing the country's housing affordability crisis that could save people 'thousands' of dollars and restoring what the…
Cook Political Report shifts 19 House seats in Democrats' favor
Nonpartisan election forecaster Cook Political Report has shifted 19 House seats in Democrats' direction less than two weeks before the midterm elections, according to its latest report published Friday. The shift includes six Republicans whose…
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