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...It feels like a slow credit squeeze, not a violent crunch, with real estate near frozen rather than collapsing....
...Per Starr et al., a 10 per cent increase in the number of non-competes leads to 6 per cent lower wages in states that enforce the agreements versus those that do not....
...Abdulrahman al-Saleh, director-general of the department of finance, said that the holding company could sell some of its foreign investments and real estate holdings, which include the QE2 cruise liner...
...As a former investment banker, Augar tells the story of the disaster in the financial markets. What really happened at Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland et al? This gives you a clearer idea....
...The abundance of cash resulting from booming oil prices has created a new wave of Arab investors in European assets, willing to bid for anything from high-end London real estate to Parisian wax museums....
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