en-us Reuters UK) - Dubai struggled to ease fears of debt default on Thursday after its move to delay repayments at two flagship firms shook confidence in the Middle East as a centre for investment and a source of capital.Dubai's debt problems, a hangover from...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:00:15 -0800 DPW DPW Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:32:20 -0800 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:21:37 -0800 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:16:05 -0800 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:08:09 -0800 KIRK KIRK Reuters UK) - Morgan Stanley MS has handed off its Crescent real estate subsidiary to Barclays Capital BARCBC, the companies said on Friday.A Morgan Stanley spokeswoman said the New York bank agreed to transfer the subsidiary to Barclays in exchange for a "full release" of liability on the...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:16:14 -0800 BCS MS BCS,MS Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:10:02 -0800 Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials on Thursday downplayed the consequences of the falling U.S. dollar, underscoring that deflation is still a threat, especially with commercial real estate prices falling.Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher said in an interview with Market News International that the...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:15:13 -0800 Reuters UK) - Federal Reserve officials on Thursday downplayed the consequences of the falling U.S. dollar, underscoring that deflation is still a threat, especially with commercial real estate prices falling.Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher said in an interview with Market News International that...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:31:34 -0800 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:09:47 -0800 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 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:57:39 -0800 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:50:57 -0800 Reuters UK) - Lloyds Banking Group LLOY has more than 700 million pounds ($1.2 billion) of debts and investments tied up in Kenmore Property, the Times newspaper reported on Friday.UK-based real estate investor Kenmore Property Group has placed 21 companies within the group into administration, and two others into...]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:30:32 -0800 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:17:51 -0800 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:00:24 -0800 PGR PGR Reuters) - In the end, Garth Peterson, a rising star at Morgan Stanley in China, was undone by his pursuit of "guanxi."A central concept in Chinese society, guanxi loosely translates as "connections" and relationships." But to Chinese people, it means much more than...]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:45:15 -0800 AVY MS AVY,MS Reuters UK) - In the end, Garth Peterson, a rising star at Morgan Stanley in China, was undone by his pursuit of "guanxi."A central concept in Chinese society, guanxi loosely translates as "connections" and relationships." But to Chinese people, it means much more...]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:30:38 -0800 AVY MS AVY,MS Reuters UK) - In the end, Garth Peterson, a rising star at Morgan Stanley in China, was undone by his pursuit of "guanxi."A central concept in Chinese society, guanxi loosely translates as "connections" and relationships." But to Chinese people, it means much more...]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:31:48 -0800 AVY MS AVY,MS Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery is under way and policymakers should now focus on ensuring it is a durable one, a top Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday."Now that growth has resumed, the overall objective of economic policy should be to bring about a durable recovery and...]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:45:31 -0800