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The City of Gulf Shores, Ala., announced a settlement with British oil company BP (NYSE: BP) for future losses incurred by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill. JPMorgan paying $45 million to settle mortgage suit
JPMorgan Chase & Co is paying the federal government $45 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it charged veterans hidden fees in mortgage refinancing. Joe Paterno,Spanier Fired For "Failure of Leadership" Penn St. Board Says
Penn State's Board of Trustees on Monday defended its firing of legendary football coach Joe Paterno and the university's president, saying they showed a "failure of leadership" in not doing more when alerted to suspicions of child sexual abuse by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Top 10 Most Competitive Cities in The World by Citigroup
Housing more than half of the world's population and producing 80% of global GDP, cities are more important than ever before to the world's societal and economic development. Recognizing the rapid growth of the city as an economic driver, Citigroup has made a ranking of the world's most competitive cities. Britain’s Most Expensive House Sold for £120m
Unamed Ukrainian makes Hanover Lodge in Regent’s Park most expensive home in UK Hanover Lodge in Regent's Park, central London, is set to become the most expensive house in Britain when it is sold in the next few days for £120m. Banks, miners boost FTSE ahead Fed meeting, US data
Banks and miners were firmer at midday on Tuesday as FTSE 100 neared 2012 highs ahead of a U.S. Fed meeting and U.S. consumer data, while insurers supported the gains after results from Prudential and Standard Life . Global Billionaires Settling in New Zealand
New Zealand is becoming a favourite dwelling place for billionaires around the world, the New Zealand Herald reports. The Herald lists American Facebook billionaire Peter Thiel, Russian steel billionaire Alexander Abramov, and New York Empire State Building’s Tony Malkin as among those who have recently been drawn to New Zealand. All change in the Spanish property lending market
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is on a clean up mission to try to put his country's mortgage market back on track.Gone are the days when local newspapers had adverts offering fake P60s for credit purposes but it could take some time for the lending industry to become more mature, according to experts. Chicago-area House Featured in 'Home Alone' Movies Sold For $1.6M
The stately red brick house featured in the 1990 comedy film "Home Alone" has sold for nearly $1.6 million, a person involved in the transaction said on Saturday. UK lenders line up for govt’s NewBuy scheme
Three of the UK's leading lenders will offer 95% Loan to Value (LTV) mortgages on properties built by Barratt, Bellway, Bovis, Persimmon, Redrow and Taylor Wimpey as part of the government's NewBuy schemeunveiled today (Monday 12 March).