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Bahrain's Arcapita sells stakes in UK retirement homes [National, The (United …

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Bahrain's Arcapita sells stakes in UK retirement homes [National, The (United …
Arcapita Bank has sold its interests in five retirement homes outside London, as the Bahraini investment bank liquidates assets to raise money for its creditors. Arcapita and its investors sold the 80 per cent ownership in the property … Arcapita is …
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Social Security/Medicare vs Corporate Welfare
In other words, taxpayers spent six times more on giving free money to companies making record profits than we did to making sure the people who were laid off by these corporations can still feed their families. $ 205 billion in corporate goodies was …
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Visa changes mean foreign students turn their back on 'unfriendly' Britain
"The money I spent hasn't bought what I expected, no matter how hard I have tried," she says. Her tale will strike a chord … Many take out loans in India and valued the chance to work afterwards to pay these back and gain experience. There are still …
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Freddie Mac warns of bogus landlords renting out foreclosed homes

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Freddie Mac warns of bogus landlords renting out foreclosed homes
The fraud promoters sometimes change the locks on the front door, remove the lockbox installed by the real estate agent marketing the house for Freddie Mac and tell prospects: Oh, and don't worry about that real estate sign in the front yard offering …
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Fortunes based on casinos, real estate, energy help fuel contributions to …
Huge-dollar donors are often invited to state dinners at the White House and other events with the president. They also may be questioned to weigh in on public policy, especially if it affects their own financial interests. And the ranks of ambassadors …
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Rich Cribs: Hampton Bays waterfront homes, and more

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Rich Cribs: Hampton Bays waterfront homes, and more
The property is on the Shinnecock Bay and comes with sandy beaches, a private boat dock and a tennis court. “You have a small bit of everything,” says Ronald Guzas, the real estate broker from Atlantic Shores Realty who is representing this listing.
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Blackstone Venture to Sell Senior Homes for .7 Billion
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI bought the 133-property portfolio out of bankruptcy in 2010, HCP said in a statement today. The Long Beach, California-based company, the largest health-care REIT by market value, said the buy will add 8 cents a …
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