Cooling Condo-conversion Mania Makes Investors More Patient

Condominium construction doubled the inventory available in the Tampa Bay area in just a few short years. Goldfinger and his Marcus & Millichap colleague Jay Crotty have had a front-row seat to the condominium boom in Tampa Bay. A few weeks ago, the pair was part of the...

A RUSE OF A DEAL: THE REAL ESTATE GET- RICH-QUICK SCHEME

By: Helene Lorraine Erickson Inside a jam-packed conference room of 1,200 people, a resource speaker in his early 30’s proceeded to the podium with a challenge: who among the 1,200 people present that night becomes a millionaire before the year is over? It was a...

Gold Rises Above $600 for 1st Time in 25 Years on Oil Prices

Some investors buy gold as inflation increases to preserve purchasing power.

Looking to diversify? It’s as good as gold

The price of gold at a 25-year high. American Eagles. Canadian Maple Leafs. South African Krugerrands. Copy & Click this URL: http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2006/0409/biz/stories/02biz.htm   

Dildo Residents Given the Shaft

I know I know I just coudn't resist the great headline, however this is a case of a company that is just this side of a Ponzi scheme. The result is still the same; screwing investors. Don't blame us, Edmonton company tells Newfoundlanders

DP World Abandons Effort to Take Over Port Operations

DP World will sell its leases on the U.S. terminal operations "to a U.S. entity".

Was the whole thing a sucker-punch to get Halliburton the ports deal?

Plan is now to transfer operations of American ports to a U.S. "entity".

the stockholders are waiting for their money

The P&O stockholders have approved it -- NOT the British Government. Americans reading or hearing the way the corporate media presents the news, could easily misunderstand and get completely the wrong idea.

Halliburton hooking up with Dubai Ports World?

Some people see Halliburton as the best U.S. company equipped to partner Dubai Ports World.

clearing up the media myth's in the port deal

P&O is not, and never has been, controlled by the British Government. P&O has always been a private company, with private citizens as stockholders. Dubai Ports World is owned by the Dubai Government. Any switch from one to the other, will be a switch from private...

White House U.S./Dubai Partnership Company

A new plan to save the ports deal.

Schieffer failed to note DPW & DIC are owned by a foreign government

Special American laws come into effect, if the acquiring company is owned by a foreign government. Dubai Ports World and Dubai International Capital are owned by a foreign government -- the Dubai Government.

Neil Bush was in Dubai during the year of 9/11

Many companies had drawn up contingency plans for a possible evacuation.

DPW & MarAd

In February, the Commerce Committee vetted the appointment of David C. Sanborn of Virginia, a senior DPW executive, to be the new administrator of MarAd.  DPW = Dubai Ports World.  MarAd = U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration.