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September 2, 2010
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On Real Estate

Deal of the day

By: Eric Kalis

Church gets $4M loan for its school building

Unfinished development bought for $6 million



Acquisitions

P&G lures Panda Express restaurant founder in dry cleaning push

By: Bloomberg News

Procter & Gamble Co. is no longer content just to sell detergent to wash your clothes -- it wants to clean them, too.


Retail

Target's August revenue comparison rises

By: The Associated Press

Discount retailer Target Corp. said Thursday sales of back-to-school and food items helped revenue in stores open at least a year rise 1.8 percent in August.


Wealth Management

Beware demands of ultra-rich clients, Barclays says

By: Bloomberg News

The world’s richest clients often come with “impossible demands,” push margins down and cause internal conflict with investment banking colleagues, said the vice chairman of Barclays Plc’s wealth management unit.


Retail Earnings

Costco's key Aug. revenue figure rises 7 percent

By: The Associated Press

Costco Wholesale Corp. said Thursday that revenue at stores open at least a year increased 7 percent in August, buoyed by higher gas prices and improved international revenue.


Banking Profit

Toronto-Dominion profit rises on domestic banking

By: Bloomberg News

Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canada’s second-largest lender, said profit climbed for the third straight quarter, led by record earnings at its domestic consumer bank.



Factory Orders

Factory orders rose less than forecast

By: Bloomberg News

Orders placed with U.S. factories rose less than forecast in July, restrained by a slump in demand for capital equipment that points to a slowdown in business investment in coming months.



Unemployment Claims

Jobless claims in U.S. decreased to 472,000 last week

By: Bloomberg News

The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits fell last week to a level that indicates the labor market has not improved this year even as the economy expanded.


Development

Hovnanian trims loss for fiscal Q3

By: The Associated Press

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. said Wednesday its fiscal third-quarter loss narrowed versus the prior-year period as the homebuilder booked fewer land-related write-downs.


Real Estate

Woods takes out $54M mortgage on Fla. estate

By: The Associated Press

Fresh off his divorce, Tiger Woods has taken out a $54.5 million mortgage on his Florida waterfront estate.



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