Monthly Archives: March 2012

March Events At The Old George In Stony Stratford

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March Events At The Old George In Stony Stratford The Old George is a beautiful listed historic pub in Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, renowned for its for friendliness, good food and a marvellous atmosphere. It remains a family owned and independent freehouse with a wide range of traditional real ales and other beverages - so we can offer the quality and service that you prefer. Upcoming Events...Wed 7th - Neil Mercer - The fabulous Mandolin playing of songwriter Neil Read more [...]

AIA Shares Slide After AIG’s $6 Billion Sale

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BY PRUDENCE HO AND YVONNE LEE HONG KONG—American International Group Inc.'s sale of part of its stake in Asian life insurer AIA Group Ltd. raised the expected US$6 billion, but shares in the Hong Kong-listed unit slumped in the wake of the deal. AIA shares, which were suspended from trading Monday, closed at HK$26.75, below the offer price of HK$27.15, already a 7% discount to Friday's closing price of HK$29.20. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 2.2%, in part on Read more [...]

Is the Great Barrier Reef listing? The UN asks if we’re still heritage-worthy

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Obtaining a World Heritage listing for a national asset is a source of great pride for any country. The Taj Mahal (1983), Borobudur (1991) and Uluru (2007) are examples where countries have obtained the much coveted UNESCO inscription. Australia is justifiably proud of its heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, but this week the United Nations is visiting the reef to see whether the listing is still justified. In return for a heritage listing, host countries are obliged to ensure “that effective Read more [...]

Home prices

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Fewer homes are listed for sale in King County now than at any time since the housing crisis began, and observers say the lack of inventory is starting to influence prices, at least in some neighborhoods. Don't get excited — overall, prices are still down. Countywide, the median single-family sale price hit another postboom low in February — $308,125, down 2 percent from January, 8 percent from February 2011 and nearly 36 percent from the market's peak in July 2007. Glenn Crellin, assistant Read more [...]

Boost Business: Claim Your WC Patch Listing

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More local business owners are finding their listing in our "Places" section and taking control of that listing -- a process we call "claiming." Claiming your listing gives owners the power to update business hours, the latest information on a new product line or tips on finding the best parking near your shop. There are now 5,300-plus listings in Walnut Creek Patch's directory, the most comprehensive roster of local merchants and services in the area, and now's the time to make sure you're in control Read more [...]

Local firm targets high-end sales with exclusive listing service

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A local real estate marketing company is developing its own exclusive listing service to sell high-priced B.C. homes to wealthy Asian buyers.However, a claim by TheKey.com president Cam Good that his new service called PLS.ca (Private Listing Service) will result in sale prices more than 25 per cent higher than vendors would get on the multiple listing service (MLS) is being treated with skepticism by other realtors who rely heavily on the MLS to list properties.“Cam is a very innovative guy Read more [...]

CME Group, BM&FBOVESPA, and S&P Indices Announce Agreement for Cross-Listing …

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CHICAGO, NEW YORK AND SAO PAULO, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and BMFBOVESPA (BVMF), the largest equity and futures exchange in Latin America, today announced a cross-listing and cross-licensing agreement involving SP 500 Index and Bovespa Index (IBOVESPA) futures. BVMF will also license CME Read more [...]

Wowprime becomes listed firm on TWSE

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Wowprime owns steak houses, Japanese restaurants and other eating establishments. Steve Day (戴勝益), chairman of Wowprime, announced the establishment of Wowprime's international division and his new plan to enter the global market. Day quickened his pace to enter the global market because a new franchise opening in Thailand has been gaining ground. According to Day, his first step will be to enter countries within Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). As of Feb. 29, Wowprime had 223 Read more [...]

Ten Clubs and Independent Promoters Ink New Deals With TicketWeb

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- TicketWeb today announced signing ticketing new contracts with ten clubs, including: The Knitting Factory, four locations (Boise, Reno, Spokane and Brooklyn); North Hollywood's The Federal Bar; The Big Sky Brewery in Missoula, MT; The Idaho Botanical Garden; Reno's Cargo@CommRow; Three Kings (formerly Eleanor Rigby's) in Read more [...]

Spring Comes Early for Southwestern Pennsylvania Real Estate Market

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PITTSBURGH, March 6, 2012 -- PITTSBURGH, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the February residential real estate report from the West Penn Multi-List, Inc., two primary indicators -- homes under agreement and homes listed for sale -- improved significantly in February versus the same month last year.    A comparison of February 2011 to February 2012 data for the 13-county region the West Penn Multi-List serves shows residential homes placed under agreement increased Read more [...]