Monthly Archives: March 2011

Existing US home sales fall 9.6% in February

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Monday, March 21, 2011 House in foreclosure Sales of existing homes in the U.S. fell 9.6% in February, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said today, in a sign that the U.S. housing market is still depressed. The figure was worse than the 3.9% decline anticipated by the economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires and questions whether the U.S. housing market is beginning to recover or will continue to fall. We have Read more [...]

Last chance to register for the 2012 Culture Diary

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Date:   Mar 21, 2011Any organisation planning to host events during the 2012 Games can register to be listed in the 2012 Culture Diary. The deadline is 31 March 2011.The busiest year in London’s events history is without a doubt going to be 2012.For the first time in the capital, all event planning will be considered from a London wide view to allocate resources and ensure that we’re supported in hosting the greatest show on earth.What is the Culture Diary?The Culture Diary is an online Read more [...]

Holy Trinity Church Removed from Real Estate Listings

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The controversial Holy Trinity Church on Shawmut Avenue was listed for sale last week but then pulled from real estate listings over the weekend after parishioners contacted the Vatican to stop the proceedings. The 26,900-square-foot church, which was closed by Archbishop Sean O’Malley in 2008, was listed with Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty last week. The listing described the property as a “large scale South End development opportunity,” and called for offers by April 15. The property Read more [...]

Dual listed

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Mar 21st 2011 - Edison Investment Research today published a report on Emed Mining (EMED.L, LSE:EMED, LON:EMED) entitled "Dual Listed". In summary, the report says: In December 2010 EMED listed on the TSX, raising a total of C$35m (£22m) combined with a private placement in the UK and an over-allotment option. This is expected to fully fund the equity component of the cost to restart its wholly-owned copper mine in Spain. EMED expects to be producing copper concentrate Read more [...]

Conservationists’ bid to preserve hospital

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By heather pickstock CONSERVATIONISTS are calling for part of Clevedon's Cottage Hospital to be listed. Clevedon Civic Society has suggested that the old cottage part of the hospital, which dates back to the 16th century, be considered for listing to protect it for future generations. The move comes as NHS North Somerset has submitted outline plans to demolish the Cottage Hospital and build 14 new homes on the site. The current hospital was built in 1874 and has 20 beds split over two Read more [...]

Events listed for March 23

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Wed, March 23, 2011 Soup kitchens: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Immanuel Baptist Church, 1615-2nd St. SE, and from 5 to 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 1000-3rd St. NE. Minot State University Brown Bag Book Talk: noon, Gordon B. Olson Library. Kevin Neuharth of the MSU Communication Arts Department will discuss the book "A Different Direction: 7 Possibilities for Saving the (Barely) Living Theatre," by John Ahart. The book talk is free and open to the public.Faith United Methodist Read more [...]

RPT-Lower price for sale sign hangs over Kuwait’s Zain

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Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:19am EDT Zain and Etisalat had agreed terms in September, with Etisalat expecting to qualify for a record Zain 200-fils-per-share dividend, netting it $1.4 billion, according to Reuters calculations. This windfall will follow Zain's $9 billion African asset sale to India's Bharti Airtel last year. However, Etisalat missed a January due diligence deadline and the chances of it completing a transaction before Zain's expected May payout were increasingly Read more [...]

PCCW says studies telecom spin-off via listed trust

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HONG KONG, March 21 | Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:22pm EDT HONG KONG, March 21 (Reuters) - Telecommunication group PCCW Ltd (0008.HK) said on Monday it was studying a possible plan to spin off its telecommunication business by way of trust. "The company is in the preliminary stages of exploring the feasibility of a spin-off an2d separate listing of its telecommunications business in the form of a listed business trust," the company said in a filing with the Hong Read more [...]

Rightmove: Asking prices up in March

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March 21, 2011     by Kay Murchie Property website, Rightmove, has today reported a rise in asking prices in the four week period to March 12. According to Rightmove, asking prices for residential property in England and Wales grew 0.9% on an annual basis, up from February’s 0.3%. On a monthly basis, asking prices were up 0.8%, slowing from February’s 3.1% – which Read more [...]

Events listed for March 22

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Tue, March 22, 2011 Soup kitchen: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 502-17th St. NW. Minot State University will host a Faculty Chamber Music Concert: 7:30 p.m., MSU's Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. The event is free and open to the public.2nd Story Social Club's karaoke: 8 p.m., 13-1st Ave. SW.LOCAL GOVERNMENTWard County Water Resource Board meeting: 9 a.m., Ward County Highway Department, 900-13th St. SE.Minot Public School Board Special Meeting: noon, Administration Building Read more [...]