After the report that the UK's new car sales fell in July for the first time in a year - and by a substantial amount (story) the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has reported new problems in the UK housing market. And government figures support it.
The principal owners of the Westminster Mall filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County District Court against the City of Westminster and the Westminster Economic Development Authority (WEDA).
Mining: Sundance Resources shares suspended as Directors go missingIt's the classic case of putting all one's eggs in one basked - or in this case, all your senior management in one small aircraft. The principle members of the board of Sundance Resources, a Pert...
Oil: the USA's campaign against BPUS "Think Tank" "The Globalist" has published an article by Martin Seiff suggesting that BP should be sold to CNOOC of China. But Nigel Morris-Cotterill opines that this is pa...
Construction: it's the Burj, but not as we know itFor six years, residents of and visitors to Dubai have been given directions and followed road signs relating to Burj Dubai, long planned and eventually executed as the world's tallest building,...
Construction: Australian trade bodies present a generally dismal pictureIn a report published 31 October 2009 Australia's Housing Industry Association published a report saying "Loss of momentum for new home sales." And a report published by the Australian...
Construction: UK's tax authority arrests 21 over fraud allegationsHer Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the principle tax authority in the UK, has arrested 21 people and is alleging a multi-million pounds tax fraud.
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