en-us Reuters UK) - Property is again in vogue with wealthy investors who plan to raise their exposure to the asset class in coming years, with the U.S., China and the UK the most popular places to invest, a survey showed on Monday.The Barclays Wealth and Economist Intelligence Unit BARC...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:30:21 -0800 BCS BCS Reuters) - The dollar recouped some of its overnight losses on Tuesday, while Asian shares slipped as investors shrugged off upbeat U.S. home sale data and took light profits on recent rallies.Financial bookmakers expected shares in Europe to open lower while U.S. equity futures were down...]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:30:09 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:29:25 -0800 GLD GLD Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:59:04 -0800 Reuters UK) - Senior U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Thursday inflation is not an immediate threat as a weak economic recovery and a grim outlook for jobs keep price pressures in check.Charles Plosser, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:01:50 -0800 Reuters) - Senior U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Thursday inflation is not an immediate threat as a weak economic recovery and a grim outlook for jobs keep price pressures in check.Charles Plosser, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and Richard...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:01:18 -0800 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:31:47 -0800 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:40:18 -0800 PETM PETM Reuters UK) - Land Securities LAND gave bullish property investors a reality check on Wednesday after reporting fresh portfolio mark-downs as the UK real estate market continues on an uncertain road to recovery.The bellwether investor said the value of its investment properties slipped 6.9 percent to 7.38 billion pounds...]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00:34 -0800 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:38:59 -0800 CMCSA CMCSA Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:02:00 -0800 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:27:28 -0800 UBS UBS Reuters) - UBS UBSN UBS boss Oswald Gruebel is targeting an annual pretax profit of 15 billion Swiss francs ($14.9 billion) as he aims to put the subprime crisis and a U.S. tax row behind the loss-making bank and win back clients.Chief executive Gruebel told investors on...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:30:16 -0800 GS UBS GS,UBS Reuters UK) - British Land BLND posted its first rise in net asset value since 2007 on Tuesday, fuelling hopes that the billions of pounds of distressed property loans jamming bank balance sheets may not be as toxic as first feared.The bluechip real estate company said its net asset...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:32:04 -0800 GPOR GPOR Reuters UK) - Turnaround wizard Oswald Gruebel must prove to investors he has not lost his magic by clearly mapping out UBS's road to recovery at a key investor event.UBS is expected to unveil business targets, and investor expectations for the no-nonsense Gruebel...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:00:47 -0800 UBS UBS Reuters UK) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in a rare comment on the U.S. dollar's value, on Monday acknowledged the currency's slump was causing some prices to rise, but said other factors restraining inflation were winning the day.While showing he was not indifferent to the...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:15:21 -0800 Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in a rare comment on the U.S. dollar's value, on Monday acknowledged the currency's slump was causing some prices to rise, but said other factors restraining inflation were winning the day.While showing he was not indifferent to the dollar's...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:00:38 -0800 Reuters) - CIT Group Inc CITGQ, the large U.S. consumer finance company, on Monday posted a $1.07 billion loss for the third quarter, the last full three-month period prior to its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.The net loss attributable to shareholders equaled $2.74 per share, and compared with a...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:30:19 -0800 Reuters) - Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKaBRKb on Monday revealed new investments in Nestle AG NESN NSRGY and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM and that it has nearly doubled its investment in Wal-Mart Stores Inc WMT.In a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing reporting U.S.-listed...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:30:17 -0800 BRK BNI COP ETN XOM KFT MCO NSC NRG RSG STI TRV UNP UPS WMT WLP WFC BRK,BNI,COP,ETN,XOM,KFT,MCO,NSC,NRG,RSG,STI,TRV,UNP,UPS,WMT,WLP,WFC