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Gov. Gavin Newsom Expedites Temporary Housing For Residents In Areas Struck By LA Wildfires
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Pasadena Native Lost Her House To LA Wildfires One Day After Paying Off Her Mortgage: 'It's Gone'
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How The Mircale Malibu Mansion And Pacific Palisades Home Survived The Devastating LA Fires
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The PIMCO Total Return Fund, the world's largest bond fund, reduced its exposure to mortgage bonds and Treasuries in November after profiting as a result of the Federal Reserve's stimulus measures, data from the firm's website shows. Pablo Lehmann’s 'Scribe House': Innovative Apartment Made from Paper
Pablo Lehmann, an Argentinian artist, has made a life size apartment from books.It took him two years to complete his outstanding handiwork. Massachusetts Slaps Utilities With Record Fines for 2011 Outages
Massachusetts has fined three electric utilities an unprecedented $24.8 million for their slow response to widespread power outages caused by 2011's devastating Tropical Storm Irene and a pre-Halloween blizzard. Genworth Names Thomas McInerney CEO
Genworth Financial Inc named Thomas McInerney chief executive as the insurer looks to move past the billions of dollars in losses from its mortgage insurance business. Chestnut Hill Realty Buy Two Framingham Apartments for $85M
Chestnut Hill Realty has paid $84.5 million for two apartment complexes with a combined 581 units in Framingham, Mass. Obama Seeks $60.4 Billion for Sandy Repairs, States Want More
President Barack Obama asked Congress on Friday to approve a $60.4 billion aid package to help East Coast states rebuild after Superstorm Sandy, well short of their initial requests. Greece Says Qatar Eyeing Investment in Defense Sector
Qatar is interested in Greek defense companies being privatized and could submit investment plans when Prime Minister Antonis Samaras visits the Gulf state early next year, Greece's defense minister said on Monday. In Giant 'Garage Sale' Japan's TV Giants Hawk $3 Billion of Assets
Panasonic Corp, Japan's struggling maker of Viera brand TVs, owns more than 10 million square meters of office and factory space, dormitories for its workers and sports facilities for its rugby, baseball and women's athletics teams. Former NDYMAC Officers Found Liable for $168 Million in Negligent Loans
Three former officers of IndyMac Bank FSB's homebuilder division were found liable by a jury on Friday for more than $168 million for negligently lending to developers who were unlikely to repay millions of dollars in loans. Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer Dies at 104
Oscar Niemeyer, a towering patriarch of modern architecture who shaped the look of contemporary Brazil and whose inventive, curved designs left their mark on cities worldwide, died late on Wednesday. He was 104.
